Twitch vs KICK
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Twitch
Discover and join live communities centered around games, music, sports, and more. Watch your favorite streamers, chat in real-time, and even start your own broadcast directly from your device. Explore a vast array of content, from popular games to unique IRL experiences.
- Watch live streams
- Chat with communities
- Discover new streamers
- Subscribe to favorites
- Stream directly from app
- Dark mode
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Twitch is where thousands of communities come together for our favorite streamers, for the games we love, for the lulz, for each other, for whatever. Download Twitch and join millions enjoying live games, music, sports, esports, podcasts, cooking shows, IRL streams, and whatever else crosses our community’s wonderfully absurd minds. We’ll see you in chat. Here’s a convenient list of other awesome things about Twitch: Everyone is “about” community. We actually are one: Whatever you nerd out about, you can find your people on Twitch. Give support, get support: Find new streamers and subscribe to your favorites. Plus, unlock exclusive perks for your support. Start your own channel: The Twitch app is one of the easiest ways to start streaming. Just create an account, go live directly from the app, and bring people together around whatever you’re passionate about. You never know what you’ll find: Popular games are always live, but so are music festivals, rocket launches, street tours of Tokyo, and goat yoga. Yes, really. Dark mode: Y’all love this one. Black and purple have never looked this good together. Twitch's Terms of Service are available at https://www.twitch.tv/p/legal/terms-of-service/ For feedback and assistance, please visit our Support Center: https://help.twitch.tv Please note: This app features Nielsen’s proprietary measurement software which contributes to market research, like Nielsen’s TV Ratings. Please see http://priv-policy.imrworldwide.com/priv/mobile/us/en/optout.html for more information
KICK
A live streaming platform for creators to connect with their communities. Offers a favorable revenue split for creators and allows multistreaming. Viewers can experience internet culture in real-time without ads.
- Live streaming
- Creator community interaction
- 95-5 subscription split
- Creator incentive program
- Multistreaming
- Ad-free viewing
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if you know you know. the mobile streaming app is here. early access gives you everything you need to make it big IRL. go live straight from the app. stream with your front and back camera (at the same time). give your comm every angle when you share your screen. the best pick kick, and so should you. download the app and spark up your first mobile stream today. oh, btw, if you wanna read the boring stuff, here it is: kick.com/terms-of-service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Twitch at 4.7 against KICK's 3.7. Twitch also leads on ratings volume (2.8M vs 57) and chart position (#8 vs #83). KICK's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Twitch sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. KICK asks for nothing beyond the download.
Twitch holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Twitch has 2.8M ratings behind it against 57, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 35% of Twitch's written reviews are positive against 43% of KICK's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Twitch ships an update every 6 days, KICK weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Twitch | KICK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.8M ratings) — better | 3.7 (57 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 34.7% of reviews | 43.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.8M — better | 57 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #8 — better | #83 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 459 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Twitch Interactive, Inc. | Kick Streaming |
Customer experience
Twitch
KICK
Bugs and requests
Twitch
Reported bugs
5 issues- Streams freezing, audio cutting out
- Inability to pause/rewind streams
- Inconsistent behavior when minimizing app
- Disappearing followed channels
- Inability to manage subscriptions on mobile
Requested features
5 requests- Add subscription/Prime support on mobile
- Improve customization options
- Implement better video quality controls
- Restore old, more user-friendly UI layout
- Add option to disable auto-play and ads
KICK
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Twitch
- 95 Bits$1.99
- 245 Bits$4.99
- 1 Sub Token$5.99
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- 500 Bits$6.99
- 510 Bits$9.99
- 2 Sub Tokens$9.99
- 1050 Bits$19.99
- 5 Sub Tokens$29.99
- 2750 Bits$49.99
- 10 Sub Tokens$59.99
KICK
No in-app purchases





