Live creator showdowns
Battle Stars
Two creators, side by side, live. 5-minute rounds. Their fans pick a side and fill their creator's power rod with free cheers and tips. Every creator keeps their own tips, win or lose.
Live now
No showdowns live right now. Turn on Live alerts and we’ll email you when a creator you follow or support starts one.
How fans join the battle
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Find a battle
Look for “Live showdown now” on a creator’s page, tap a link a creator shared, or turn on Live alerts in Settings to get an email when a creator you follow or support starts one.
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Sign in free
Anyone with a free ByUs account can watch, whether or not you’re a member of either creator.
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Pick a side
Tap ♥ Cheer for your creator. Every tap is 1 point, up to 100 free points per side each round.
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Tip to power up
Tips start at $5 and count big: $1 = 10 points. Checkout opens in a new tab so you don’t miss a second, and your tip shows in the chat.
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Gold Rush
Tips and gifts in the last 45 seconds of a round count double, and the power rods turn gold, so the lead can flip right before the buzzer.
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Don’t get smoked out
In the last minute, a creator with under a quarter of the points gets smoked out: smoke rolls across their camera and their tips and gifts count half until their fans push them back over the line.
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Watch the buzzer
Each round is 5 minutes. Tips still going through get a 15-second final count, then the winner is called with confetti and gets a one-minute encore. Win rounds in a row to build a 🔥 streak.
How creators start one
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Go live
Tap + then LIVE to go live with the ByUs camera (showdowns don’t work from streaming software yet).
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Invite a creator
Tap Showdown, type their name and tap them in the list. They get an email and have 10 minutes to join. Agree on a time first so they’re ready.
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Go side by side
When they accept, they appear next to you on your live. ByUs emails both of your members and followers who have Live alerts on.
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Start a round
Tap Start round for 5 minutes, up to 6 rounds per showdown. Share the watch link so fans who aren’t your members yet can join in.
New creators can go live right away. Showdowns open after ByUs’s quick one-time review of a new page, which makes sure every creator is a real person.
Creator ranks
Ranked wins move a creator up. A round is a ranked win when fans sent at least $1 in tips or gifts during it, and it’s not a second win over the same creator within 24 hours. Every rank shows on the creator’s page and here, moves them up the board, and adds free live credit each month.
⚔️ Rookie
Every creator starts here
Badge after your first ranked win
🥉 Contender
5 ranked wins
+$5 of live credit a month
🥈 Champion
25 ranked wins
+$15 of live credit a month
🏆 Legend
100 ranked wins
+$25 of live credit a month
All 30 gifts
Fans send gifts from a gift tab during lives and showdowns: a hold on their card, charged once when the live ends for only what they sent. Creators keep 70% of every gift. In a showdown, gifts also fill the creator’s power rod.
Glow stick1¢
Spark1¢
Wave5¢
Clap10¢
Sunflower10¢
Coffee25¢
Cupcake50¢
Mixtape50¢
Party hat$1
Pizza slice$1
Headphones$2
Dance floor$3
Spotlight$5
Front row$7.50
Mic drop$10
Neon sign$15
Sparkler$20
Tour bus$30
Trophy$50
Gold record$75
Standing ovation$100
Laser show$150
Platinum record$200
Best in Show$250
Stadium$300
World tour$400
Grand finale$425
Hall of Fame$450
Legend$500
Walk of Fame$500
Good to know
- Do I have to pay to take part?
- No. Watching and cheering are free. Tips are always optional.
- Who gets my tip?
- The creator you tipped, win or lose. Tips are never moved to the other creator.
- What are points worth?
- Nothing in cash. Points only fill the power rods and decide who wins the round. Gold Rush points are battle points only: a $1 tip is still $1 to the creator.
- What does the winner get?
- Bragging rights, confetti and a win on their page, shown on the Most wins board here.
- What’s a ranked win?
- A round where fans sent at least $1 in tips or gifts, that isn’t a second win over the same creator within 24 hours. Ranked wins earn creator ranks (see Creator ranks above). Every win still counts on the creator’s page.
- Is it recorded?
- The showdown is part of the host creator’s live, and ByUs keeps the same private safety copy it keeps of every live.
Ready for your first showdown?
Make your free creator page, then challenge a creator friend.