favorited

Review by eFreeware

Most livestreaming apps ask you to pick a side: you broadcast, or you watch. favorited is built around the idea that you can do both at once, because the streams themselves contain games you can join while they are running. That single decision shapes everything else about the app, from the way viewers climb ranks to the way creators are paid.

The app has been out since November 2022 and sits in the Lifestyle category on Google Play, where it has passed 500,000 installs and holds a 3.7 average from 5,132 ratings. It is free to download and supported by ads, with in-app purchases available. The developer describes it as the fastest growing livestream community, which is the kind of claim I take as positioning rather than fact.

If you have ever wanted to do more during a stream than type into a chat box, this is the pitch. It is also aimed at people on the other side of the camera, since the developer promotes a 70 percent share of earnings for creators.

Streaming, watching and everything in between

At its core, favorited is a real-time video platform. You can go live and stream whatever you do — music, games, comedy, conversation — to an audience that is watching as it happens. On the other side, you can browse live broadcasts and follow creators whose output you like. Nothing about that part is unusual, and the developer treats it as the foundation rather than the selling point.

What separates the app is the layer on top. Streams can include interactive games that viewers join while the broadcast continues, so the audience is participating rather than spectating. The developer also describes creator battles, where viewers can challenge streamers and move up a ranking as they take part. I read that as the app's real hook: a stream is treated as a session you play inside, not a program you sit through.

The community angle runs through all of it. The developer talks about meeting new friends, building a fanbase and joining a tight-knit group, which suggests the app wants repeat relationships rather than one-off viewing. Whether that materializes depends on the people who show up, but the design clearly pushes in that direction.

The 70 percent split and what it means for streamers

For anyone thinking about broadcasting rather than watching, the money question comes first, and favorited answers it more directly than most. The developer says creators keep 70 percent of their earnings and calls the platform one of the more generous profit-sharing arrangements around. That is a concrete number rather than a vague promise, and it is the kind of thing a streamer can compare against whatever they are using now.

That figure belongs to the developer's marketing and describes the very top of the range, not a typical outcome, so I would treat it as an illustration of the ceiling rather than an expectation. What the 70 percent split actually produces depends on how many viewers a stream attracts and how they spend.

Competing, ranking and the gamified layer

The competitive side is what I would expect to keep people coming back. Viewers can challenge creators directly, and a rank system rises as you take part. That turns a passive viewing habit into something closer to a ladder, where the reason to open the app tomorrow is to defend or improve a position.

Interactive games inside live streams are the other half of that. They give a viewer something to do with their hands during a broadcast, and they give a creator a reason for the audience to stay past the first minute. For streamers who already play games on camera, the fit is obvious. For musicians and comedians, the draw is more about the audience interaction than the game itself.

It is set up as a gamified adventure where you play, connect and earn rather than simply watch. That is a fair description of the intent. How well the games hold attention over months is the part no listing can tell you.

What you need before you start

The requirements here are the ordinary ones for a live video app: a phone, a connection good enough for real-time streaming, and a willingness to be on camera if you want the creator side. Watching is the lighter commitment, and the interactive games and battles sit on the viewer's side of that line, so you can take part without ever broadcasting.

The app is free to download, shows ads and offers in-app purchases. The content rating is Teen, which fits a platform built around live user-generated broadcasts. The app links its privacy policy and terms of service, which is where I would look before deciding how much of myself to put into a profile.

The trade-offs are the ones that come with any live community. Earnings depend on audience size and spending, the headline income figures describe the top end, and the quality of what you find on any given evening depends on who is streaming. There is also the usual reality of ads and purchases sitting alongside the free experience.

Who gets the most from favorited

I would point this at two groups. The first is people who want to broadcast and care about the split — the 70 percent figure is the clearest reason to choose this over a general-purpose streaming app, and the games give a small channel a way to hold an audience that chat alone rarely does. The second is viewers who find plain watching dull and want something to do during a stream, whether that means joining a game or taking on a creator.

The app has been updated as recently as October 2026, so it is being worked on rather than left alone. A 3.7 average from more than five thousand ratings suggests a mixed but engaged audience, which is what I would expect from a platform where the experience varies so much from stream to stream.

If you want a quiet place to watch long-form video without interaction, the gamified layer here is the whole point and would just be noise. If you want to perform, compete or earn from being on camera, the structure is built for you.

A livestream app for people who would rather play

favorited is worth installing if the idea of a stream you can play inside appeals to you, either as a viewer who wants more than a chat box or as a creator who wants a shot at a 70 percent share. The interactive games and creator battles give it a reason to exist beyond another live video feed.

Go in with realistic expectations about earnings, since the biggest numbers the developer cites come from the top of the platform, and accept that ads and purchases are part of the free version. If that trade sounds reasonable, the download costs nothing and the format is different enough from a standard streaming app to be worth an evening.