TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited vs Threads

TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited

TextNow, Inc.
App Store
$19.56M/mo
~$234.68M/yr · 134.7M installs
VS

Threads

Instagram, Inc.
App Store
$103.56M/mo
~$1.24B/yr · 327.8M installs
Revenue winner Threads wins +430% vs other
Installs winner Threads wins +143% vs other
MAU winner Threads wins +141% vs other
Rating winner TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited wins +3% vs other

Why Threads is winning

Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Threads earns roughly 5× more per month than TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited - $103.56M vs $19.56M.
  2. Premium pricing. Threads charges $21.99/mo vs TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited's $4.99/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
  3. Bigger install base. Threads has ~327.8M lifetime installs vs TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited's ~134.7M - 2.4× the funnel top.

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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.)?
$19.56M
$103.56M
Annual revenue (est.)
$234.68M
$1.24B
Lifetime installs (est.)
134.7M
327.8M
Monthly active users (est.)?
60.6M
145.9M
App Store rating
4.80★
4.64★
Total ratings
898K
1.9M
US grossing rank
-
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Cheapest monthly sub
$4.99
$21.99
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
3 tiers

TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited

TextNow, Inc.
App Store
Category
Social Networking
Price
Free
Released
May 7, 2009
Last updated
May 4, 2026
File size
406.4 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
26.18.0
Languages
English, French, Spanish
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Threads

Instagram, Inc.
App Store
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
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FAQ

Which makes more money, TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited or Threads? v
Threads earns about $103.56M per month, while TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited earns about $19.56M. That is a 5.3× revenue gap (~$84.00M more per month for Threads). Annual revenue: TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited ≈ $234.68M/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, TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited or Threads? v
Threads leads with about 327.8M estimated downloads vs 134.7M for TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited - a 2.4× gap. TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited's App Store downloads are estimated from 898K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Threads's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.9M 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: IAP range 3 tiers detected. TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited runs a "Subscription (~$9.99/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, 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 898K ratings, Threads 1.9M 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 $19.56M for TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited 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 TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited or Threads to a different App Store app? v
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