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Overlays, one chat bot for Kick, Twitch and Discord, bonus hunts, giveaways and a viewer store. This tool is free. Your StreamNeeds account adds the rest.
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Twitch channel points calculator
Work out how fast viewers earn channel points on your stream, and how many hours of watching a reward really costs them before you set its price.
Short answer:A viewer earns about 320 channel points an hour: 10 points every 5 minutes, plus 50 for each bonus chest they claim every 15 minutes. Subs earn more: 1.2x at Tier 1, 1.4x at Tier 2 and 2x at Tier 3.
Points per hour
320
Points per week
5,890
Points per month
25,523
5,000 points takes this viewer about 16 h of watching, or 6 streams.
Points that work on every platform
StreamNeeds viewer points work on Kick, Twitch and YouTube together, with a store, giveaways and predictions.
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How viewers earn channel points
Viewers earn 10 points every 5 minutes they watch live and can claim a 50-point bonus every 15 minutes. They get 300 points for following, 250 for joining a raid, and watch streak bonuses of 300 to 450 points for coming back stream after stream.
Subs earn faster: Tier 1 subs get 1.2 times the points, Tier 2 1.4 times and Tier 3 twice as many.
Pricing rewards
Price a reward by the hours of watching it should take. Something small like highlighting a message can cost a few minutes; choosing the next game should cost a regular viewer several streams. Type a cost and the calculator turns it into hours and streams for a viewer who claims their bonuses.
How to use it
- Type how long and how often you stream.
- Pick the viewer's sub tier and whether they claim bonuses and keep a streak.
- Type a reward cost to see how many hours and streams it takes.
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Common questions
How many channel points do you get per hour on Twitch?
- About 120 for watching, or 320 if you claim every bonus chest. Subs earn up to twice that.
How do I get channel points faster?
- Claim the bonus chest every time it appears, keep your watch streak going, join raids and subscribe for the multiplier.
Can streamers change how many points viewers earn?
- Streamers can't change the base rate, but they can rename points and set the cost of every reward.
Do channel points expire?
- No. Points stay in the viewer's balance for that channel.
Do channel points work on Kick or YouTube?
- Kick has its own points, and YouTube has none built in. StreamNeeds gives you one points balance across Kick, Twitch and YouTube.
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This tool is one small part of StreamNeeds. A free account adds the tools you run live, on Kick, Twitch and YouTube.
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Commands, points and a viewer store across Kick, Twitch and Discord.
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Track slot results live and share a page your viewers can follow.
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Run giveaways in chat and on Discord, with draws anyone can check were fair.
Points and a viewer store
Viewers earn points for watching and chatting and spend them in your own store.
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One-tap buttons for your phone or Stream Deck that switch scenes and run your stream.
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