
Although Twitch is completely free to use, its multifaceted viewing options make it feel like a premium product. Last but not least, you can download past streams for offline viewing, so you don't have to worry about connection issues when traveling. Leaving the channel will also automatically put it in PiP mode within the app, while you navigate around other sections of Twitch. On this stream selection menu, you also have the option to receive only the channel's chat messages (useful for moderators), an audio-only stream (handy for talk shows), or you can tap on Pop Out, which puts the entire app in a picture-in-picture mode on your phone or tablet. You can manually select your quality level at any time by tapping on the video, then tapping on the gear icon in the upper right, choosing your level, then tapping on Apply at the bottom of the screen.

Video quality is uniformly high and tweakable: While the quality of the content itself may vary, the technical side of a Twitch stream is consistently solid, from 160p to 1080p at 60 frames per second (60 fps is preferable for fast-paced games).

So what fuels Twitch's amazing success? Is everybody doing it because everybody else is doing it, or is Twitch good in its own right? Pros That makes it the biggest platform in the world for live game streaming, easily eclipsing even YouTube Gaming, despite Google's deep pockets and wealth of talent and experience.

As of February 2018, Twitch claimed a whopping 15 million DAUs, with two million people streaming every month. If you've been watching HBO's Silicon Valley, then you're familiar with the phrase "daily active users." It's the main litmus test of an app's success in the real world.
