Bluesky Social vs Threads
Bluesky Social
Bluesky PBLLC
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 1.5M installs
VS
Threads
Instagram, Inc.
App Store
$10.41M/mo
~$124.93M/yr · 348.7M installs
Revenue winner
Threads wins
+1041043600% vs other
Installs winner
Threads wins
+23374% vs other
MAU winner
Threads wins
+3859% vs other
Rating winner
Threads wins
+19% vs other
Why Threads is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Threads earns roughly 10410436× more per month than Bluesky Social - $10.41M vs $0.
- Subscription model. Threads runs a $12.99/mo subscription that compounds; Bluesky Social relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. Threads has ~348.7M lifetime installs vs Bluesky Social's ~1.5M - 234.7× the funnel top.
- More monetization surfaces. Threads runs 4 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.
Bluesky Social
vs
Threads
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
▶
$10.41M
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
▶
$124.93M
Lifetime installs (est.)
1.5M
▶
348.7M
Monthly active users (est.)?
625K
▶
24.8M
App Store rating
3.90★
▶
4.64★
Total ratings
14K
▶
2.1M
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
▶
$12.99
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
▶
4 tiers
- Category
- Social Networking
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Feb 18, 2023
- Last updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- File size
- 82.2 MB
- Content rating
- 17+
- Version
- 1.125.0
- Languages
- AN, EU, KM, Catalan, Danish, Dutch +31 more
- Category
- Social Networking
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Jul 5, 2023
- Last updated
- Jun 22, 2026
- File size
- 201.4 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 435.0
- Languages
- Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish +25 more
Bluesky Social trajectory
Threads trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Bluesky Social or Threads? v
Threads earns about $10.41M per month, while Bluesky Social earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$10.41M more per month for Threads). Annual revenue: Bluesky Social ≈ $0/year, Threads ≈ $124.93M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Bluesky Social or Threads? v
Threads leads with about 348.7M estimated downloads vs 1.5M for Bluesky Social - a 234.7× gap. Bluesky Social's App Store downloads are estimated from 14K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Threads's App Store downloads are estimated from 2.1M ratings.
Are Bluesky Social 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 Bluesky Social and Threads offer? v
Bluesky Social: no IAP detected on the public listing. Threads: IAP range 4 tiers detected. Bluesky Social runs a "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)" monetization model; Threads runs "Subscription (~$12.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Bluesky Social or Threads? v
Threads edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 3.9 (gap of 0.7 stars). Rating volume: Bluesky Social 14K ratings, Threads 2.1M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Bluesky Social vs Threads revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for Bluesky Social and $10.41M 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 Bluesky Social or Threads to a different App Store app? v
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