LINE vs Threads
LINE
LINE Corporation
App Store
$126.1K/mo
~$1.51M/yr · 2.0M installs
VS
Threads
Instagram, Inc.
App Store
$103.56M/mo
~$1.24B/yr · 327.8M installs
Revenue winner
Threads wins
+82033% vs other
Installs winner
Threads wins
+16671% vs other
MAU winner
Threads wins
+18558% vs other
Rating winner
Threads wins
+43% vs other
Why Threads is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Threads earns roughly 821× more per month than LINE - $103.56M vs $126.1K.
- Premium pricing. Threads charges $21.99/mo vs LINE's $4.99/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
- Bigger install base. Threads has ~327.8M lifetime installs vs LINE's ~2.0M - 167.7× the funnel top.
- Better app store reviews. Threads sits at 4.64★ vs 3.24★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
LINE
vs
Threads
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$126.1K
▶
$103.56M
Annual revenue (est.)
$1.51M
▶
$1.24B
Lifetime installs (est.)
2.0M
▶
327.8M
Monthly active users (est.)?
782K
▶
145.9M
App Store rating
3.24★
▶
4.64★
Total ratings
18K
▶
1.9M
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
$4.99
▶
$21.99
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
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3 tiers
- Category
- Social Networking
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Jun 23, 2011
- Last updated
- May 7, 2026
- File size
- 384.7 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 26.6.0
- Languages
- Arabic, English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian +11 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
LINE trajectory
Threads trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, LINE or Threads? v
Threads earns about $103.56M per month, while LINE earns about $126.1K. That is a 821.3× revenue gap (~$103.43M more per month for Threads). Annual revenue: LINE ≈ $1.51M/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, LINE or Threads? v
Threads leads with about 327.8M estimated downloads vs 2.0M for LINE - a 167.7× gap. LINE's App Store downloads are estimated from 18K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Threads's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.9M ratings.
Are LINE 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 LINE and Threads offer? v
LINE: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Threads: IAP range 3 tiers detected. LINE runs a "Subscription (~$4.99/mo)" 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, LINE or Threads? v
Threads edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 3.2 (gap of 1.4 stars). Rating volume: LINE 18K ratings, Threads 1.9M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these LINE vs Threads revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $126.1K for LINE 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 LINE or Threads to a different App Store app? v
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