TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited vs Threads
TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited
TextNow, Inc.
App Store
$5.54M/mo
~$66.43M/yr · 136.3M installs
VS
Threads
Instagram, Inc.
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 350.1M installs
Revenue winner
TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited wins
+553579400% vs other
Installs winner
Threads wins
+157% vs other
MAU winner
Threads wins
+45% vs other
Rating winner
TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited wins
+3% vs other
Why TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited earns roughly 5535794× more per month than Threads - $5.54M vs $0.
- Subscription model. TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited runs a $4.99/mo subscription that compounds; Threads relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- More monetization surfaces. TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited 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.
TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited
vs
Threads
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$5.54M
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$0
Annual revenue (est.)
$66.43M
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$0
Lifetime installs (est.)
136.3M
▶
350.1M
Monthly active users (est.)?
17.2M
▶
24.9M
App Store rating
4.79★
◀
4.64★
Total ratings
908K
▶
2.1M
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$4.99
◀
No sub
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
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0 tiers
- Category
- Social Networking
- Price
- Free
- Released
- May 7, 2009
- Last updated
- Jun 29, 2026
- File size
- 409.6 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 26.26.0
- Languages
- English, French, Spanish
- 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
TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited trajectory
Threads trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited or Threads? v
TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited earns about $5.54M per month, while Threads earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$5.54M more per month for TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited). Annual revenue: TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited ≈ $66.43M/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, TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited or Threads? v
Threads leads with about 350.1M estimated downloads vs 136.3M for TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited - a 2.6× gap. TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited's App Store downloads are estimated from 908K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Threads's App Store downloads are estimated from 2.1M ratings.
Are TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited 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 TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited and Threads offer? v
TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Threads: no IAP detected on the public listing. TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited runs a "Subscription (~$9.99/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, TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited or Threads? v
TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited 908K ratings, Threads 2.1M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited vs Threads revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $5.54M for TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited 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 TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited or Threads to a different App Store app? v
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