Threads vs Bluesky
Threads
Instagram, Inc.
App Store
$17.65M/mo
~$211.81M/yr · 349.2M installs
VS
Bluesky
Bluesky PBLLC
Google Play
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 14.8M installs
Revenue winner
Threads wins
+1765041800% vs other
Installs winner
Threads wins
+2257% vs other
MAU winner
Threads wins
+1306% vs other
Rating winner
Threads wins
+48% vs other
Why Threads is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Threads earns roughly 17650418× more per month than Bluesky - $17.65M vs $0.
- Subscription model. Threads runs a $21.99/mo subscription that compounds; Bluesky relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. Threads has ~349.2M lifetime installs vs Bluesky's ~14.8M - 23.6× the funnel top.
- Better app store reviews. Threads sits at 4.64★ vs 3.13★ - 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.
Threads
vs
Bluesky
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$17.65M
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$0
Annual revenue (est.)
$211.81M
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$0
Lifetime installs (est.)
349.2M
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14.8M
Monthly active users (est.)?
24.8M
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1.8M
App Store rating
4.64★
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3.13★
Total ratings
2.1M
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57K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$21.99
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
2 tiers
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0 tiers
- 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
- Category
- Social
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Apr 9, 2023
- Last updated
- Jun 29, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Mature 17+
- Version
- 1.126.0
- Languages
- -
Threads trajectory
Bluesky trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Threads or Bluesky? v
Threads earns about $17.65M per month, while Bluesky earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$17.65M more per month for Threads). Annual revenue: Threads ≈ $211.81M/year, Bluesky ≈ $0/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store / Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Threads or Bluesky? v
Threads leads with about 349.2M estimated downloads vs 14.8M for Bluesky - a 23.6× gap. Threads's App Store downloads are estimated from 2.1M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Bluesky reports 10,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Threads and Bluesky in the same App Store category on each store and competing for the same money? v
No - Threads is in Social Networking and Bluesky is in Social. They share screen-time attention but earn money in different niches: Threads from social networking monetization patterns, Bluesky from social.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do Threads and Bluesky offer? v
Threads: IAP range 2 tiers detected. Bluesky: no IAP detected on the public listing. Threads runs a "Subscription (~$21.99/mo)" monetization model; Bluesky 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, Threads or Bluesky? v
Threads edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 3.1 (gap of 1.5 stars). Rating volume: Threads 2.1M ratings, Bluesky 9K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Threads vs Bluesky revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $17.65M for Threads and $0 for Bluesky are derived from App Store grossing rank / Google Play install ranges, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Social Networking / Social) - 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 Threads or Bluesky to a different App Store app? v
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