Locals.com vs Threads
Locals.com
Locals Technology Inc
App Store
$519.8K/mo
~$6.24M/yr · 4.5M installs
VS
Threads
Instagram, Inc.
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 349.6M installs
Revenue winner
Locals.com wins
+51983300% vs other
Installs winner
Threads wins
+7669% vs other
MAU winner
Threads wins
+1134% vs other
Rating winner
Locals.com wins
+2% vs other
Why Locals.com is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Locals.com earns roughly 519833× more per month than Threads - $519.8K vs $0.
- Subscription model. Locals.com runs a $7.99/mo subscription that compounds; Threads relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- More monetization surfaces. Locals.com runs 10 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Locals.com
vs
Threads
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$519.8K
◀
$0
Annual revenue (est.)
$6.24M
◀
$0
Lifetime installs (est.)
4.5M
▶
349.6M
Monthly active users (est.)?
2.0M
▶
24.8M
App Store rating
4.72★
◀
4.64★
Total ratings
41K
▶
2.1M
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$7.99
◀
No sub
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
◀
0 tiers
- Category
- Social Networking
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Jun 3, 2020
- Last updated
- Apr 14, 2026
- File size
- 51.6 MB
- Content rating
- 17+
- Version
- 2.1.31
- Languages
- English
- Category
- Social Networking
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Jul 5, 2023
- Last updated
- Jun 30, 2026
- File size
- 199.6 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 436.0
- Languages
- Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish +25 more
Locals.com trajectory
Threads trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Locals.com or Threads? v
Locals.com earns about $519.8K per month, while Threads earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$519.8K more per month for Locals.com). Annual revenue: Locals.com ≈ $6.24M/year, Threads ≈ $0/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Locals.com or Threads? v
Threads leads with about 349.6M estimated downloads vs 4.5M for Locals.com - a 77.7× gap. Locals.com's App Store downloads are estimated from 41K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Threads's App Store downloads are estimated from 2.1M ratings.
Are Locals.com 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 Locals.com and Threads offer? v
Locals.com: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Threads: no IAP detected on the public listing. Locals.com runs a "Subscription (~$7.99/mo)" monetization model; Threads runs "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Locals.com or Threads? v
Locals.com edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: Locals.com 41K ratings, Threads 2.1M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Locals.com vs Threads revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $519.8K for Locals.com and $0 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 Locals.com or Threads to a different App Store app? v
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