GroupMe vs Threads
GroupMe
Skype Communications S.a.r.l
App Store
$37.93M/mo
~$455.18M/yr · 265.1M installs
VS
Threads
Instagram, Inc.
App Store
$103.56M/mo
~$1.24B/yr · 327.8M installs
Revenue winner
Threads wins
+173% vs other
Installs winner
Threads wins
+24% vs other
MAU winner
Threads wins
+23% vs other
Rating winner
GroupMe wins
+2% vs other
Why Threads is winning
Top 2 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Threads earns roughly 3× more per month than GroupMe - $103.56M vs $37.93M.
- Subscription model. Threads runs a $21.99/mo subscription that compounds; GroupMe relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
GroupMe
vs
Threads
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$37.93M
▶
$103.56M
Annual revenue (est.)
$455.18M
▶
$1.24B
Lifetime installs (est.)
265.1M
▶
327.8M
Monthly active users (est.)?
118.5M
▶
145.9M
App Store rating
4.72★
◀
4.64★
Total ratings
1.6M
▶
1.9M
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
▶
$21.99
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
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3 tiers
- Category
- Social Networking
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Sep 25, 2010
- Last updated
- May 7, 2026
- File size
- 496.3 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 15.67
- Languages
- Dutch, English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian +8 more
- Category
- Social Networking
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Jul 5, 2023
- Last updated
- May 5, 2026
- File size
- 187.8 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 428.0
- Languages
- Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish +25 more
GroupMe trajectory
Threads trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, GroupMe or Threads? v
Threads earns about $103.56M per month, while GroupMe earns about $37.93M. That is a 2.7× revenue gap (~$65.63M more per month for Threads). Annual revenue: GroupMe ≈ $455.18M/year, Threads ≈ $1.24B/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, GroupMe or Threads? v
Threads leads with about 327.8M estimated downloads vs 265.1M for GroupMe - a 1.2× gap. GroupMe's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.6M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Threads's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.9M ratings.
Are GroupMe and Threads in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Social Networking category, which means they compete directly for the same paying users and category-level wallet share. Direct competitors, head-to-head.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do GroupMe and Threads offer? v
GroupMe: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Threads: IAP range 3 tiers detected. GroupMe runs a "Free + one-time IAP (10 tiers)" monetization model; Threads runs "Subscription (~$21.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, GroupMe or Threads? v
GroupMe edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: GroupMe 1.6M ratings, Threads 1.9M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these GroupMe vs Threads revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $37.93M for GroupMe and $103.56M for Threads are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Social Networking) - net of the 15-30% Apple/Google store cut. Real revenue depends on country mix, retention, refunds and ad fill rate, none of which Apple or Google publish.
How do I compare GroupMe or Threads to a different App Store app? v
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