Comparison

快手 vs Pivlite

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

快手

Discover a vibrant app where you can watch addictive short videos, join group video chats, enjoy interactive live streams, showcase your talents on a big stage, and create stunning videos with 30 beauty filters and a variety of magical expressions. Let your creativity shine and have fun with every tap!

Features
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「有趣视频,一看就上瘾」 好看的、好玩的、好笑的短视频,都在这。 「一起同框,越玩越有戏」 随时随地多人同框,搭戏模仿,有趣更有戏。 「互动直播,有你更出众」 随时随地侃大山,好看的小哥哥小姐姐都爱玩的直播在这里。 「支持原创,潇洒做自己」 脑洞大,才艺多,有绝活,给你大舞台。 「美颜滤镜,拍出你的美」 30款美颜滤镜,上百种魔法表情;要萌要酷随你变,怎么变都好看。 自动续费订阅说明 1.--订阅服务: 快手超粉团连续包月 2.--订阅价格: 金粉团:连续包月29.9元/月 钻粉团:连续包月69.9元/月 3.--付款: 确认购买后,您的iTunes账户将被收取费用,订阅将会自动续订。 4.--续订: 苹果iTunes账号将在当前订阅结束前的最后24小时里被收取续订费用,并确定续订开支。扣款成功后订阅周期顺延一个订阅周期。 5.--取消续订:如需取消订阅,请在当前订阅周期24小时前,打开苹果手机“设置”-->进入“iTunes Store 与App Store”-->点击“Apple ID”,选择“查看Apple ID”,进入“账户设置”页面,点击“订阅”,选择“快手超粉团连续包月”,取消订阅即可。 6.超粉团服务协议: https://ppg.viviv.com/doodle/YnZeNydF.html 7.超粉团自动续费协议: https://ppg.viviv.com/doodle/xaOHTsAQ.html 8.隐私政策:https://www.kuaishou.com/about/policy?tab=privacy 9.服务协议:https://www.kuaishou.com/about/policy?tab=protocol

About

Pivlite

Explore over 50 million illustrations, manga, and novels. Discover trending and new works, search by keyword, title, character, or tag. Find artists and follow creators. This unofficial app offers a vast collection of fan art and original content.

Highlights
  • Browse 50M+ illustrations, manga, novels
  • Discover popular and new works
  • Search by keyword, title, character, tag
  • Filter by gender popularity
  • View user profiles and follow artists
  • Save frequently searched keywords
Features
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Browse over 50 million illustrations, manga, and novels from artists worldwide. Pivlite helps you discover artwork, manga, and novels you love on iPhone and iPad. FEATURES Popular Works • Explore the most popular works of the season. • Filter by Daily, Weekly, and Monthly rankings. • Browse Male, Female, Original, and Rookie categories. Following New • Quickly see new posts from artists you follow. • Stay up to date with fresh work from the community. Search • Search by work ID, illustration, manga, user, and tag. • Search title, caption, tags, and author. • Sort results by popularity (Premium). • Find and follow artists from search results. Download Center • Manage Downloading and Downloaded tasks in one place. • Save illustrations, manga, and animated works to your photo library. Novels & Reading • Read novels with bookmarks, history, and series support. • Export and enjoy long-form reading on iPhone and iPad. Follow us on Weibo (https://weibo.com/u/2975751864) or visit our website (https://www.pivlite.com).

Screenshots

快手4 screens
Pivlite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: 快手 at Free against Pivlite's $3.99. 快手 also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (37K vs 25). Pivlite's advantage is review sentiment (68% vs 49%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

快手 is free to download; Pivlite costs $3.99 up front. 快手 sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Pivlite sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

快手 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 快手 has 37K ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 49% of 快手's written reviews are positive against 68% of Pivlite's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
快手 versus Pivlite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter快手Pivlite
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.7 (37K ratings) — better3.3 (25 ratings)
Positive reviews49.2% of reviews68.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings37K — better25
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#84 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size692 MB134 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperBeijing Kwai Technology Co., Ltd.泽勇 周

Customer experience

快手

All ratings37,243 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral1.8%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews1,176 reviews
Positive49.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative43.0%

Pivlite

All ratings25 ratings
Positive52.0%
Neutral16.0%
Negative32.0%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive68.1%
Neutral12.8%
Negative19.1%

Bugs and requests

快手

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to log in or create accounts
  • Frozen accounts with no clear resolution
  • Inconsistent video playback and loading

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add English language support
  • Improve video quality and stability
  • Provide more options for non-Chinese users
  • Implement better content moderation

Pivlite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

快手

One-time9
  • 42 Kwai Coins$0.99
  • 粉条币$3.99
  • 175快币$3.99
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  • 280 Kwai Coins$5.99
  • 476 Kwai Coins$9.99
  • 78元粉条推广$9.99
  • 686 Kwai Coins$14.99
  • 1386 Kwai Coins$29.99
  • 4886 Kwai Coins$99.99
4 purchases

Pivlite

One-time4
  • 尝鲜体验包$0.99
  • 图片加速月卡$1.99
  • 连载追更包$6.99
Show 1 more
  • 高级尊享包$14.99

Questions

Is 快手 free?
快手 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pivlite free?
Pivlite costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 快手 or Pivlite?
快手 is rated higher. 快手 averages 4.7 out of 5 from 37K ratings, while Pivlite averages 3.3 from 25 ratings.
Do 快手 or Pivlite have ads?
Both 快手 and Pivlite show ads.
Which is updated more often, 快手 or Pivlite?
快手 ships an update weekly, and Pivlite weekly. Most recently, 快手 was updated on November 4, 2026 and Pivlite on November 2, 2026.

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