Threads vs Molo
Threads
Instagram, Inc.
App Store
$10.34M/mo
~$124.04M/yr · 346.2M installs
VS
Molo
Molo App Developer
Google Play
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 883K installs
Revenue winner
Threads wins
+1033640900% vs other
Installs winner
Threads wins
+39121% vs other
MAU winner
Threads wins
+8338% vs other
Rating winner
Threads wins
+3% vs other
Why Threads is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Threads earns roughly 10336409× more per month than Molo - $10.34M vs $0.
- Subscription model. Threads runs a $12.99/mo subscription that compounds; Molo relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. Threads has ~346.2M lifetime installs vs Molo's ~883K - 392.2× 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.
Threads
vs
Molo
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$10.34M
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$0
Annual revenue (est.)
$124.04M
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$0
Lifetime installs (est.)
346.2M
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883K
Monthly active users (est.)?
24.6M
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291K
App Store rating
4.64★
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4.50★
Total ratings
2.0M
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3K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$12.99
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
4 tiers
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0 tiers
- 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
- Category
- Social
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Mar 17, 2026
- Last updated
- Jun 15, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Mature 17+
- Version
- 2.1.73
- Languages
- -
Threads trajectory
Molo trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Threads or Molo? v
Threads earns about $10.34M per month, while Molo earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$10.34M more per month for Threads). Annual revenue: Threads ≈ $124.04M/year, Molo ≈ $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 Molo? v
Threads leads with about 346.2M estimated downloads vs 883K for Molo - a 392.2× gap. Threads's App Store downloads are estimated from 2.0M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Molo reports 500,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Threads and Molo in the same App Store category on each store and competing for the same money? v
No - Threads is in Social Networking and Molo is in Social. They share screen-time attention but earn money in different niches: Threads from social networking monetization patterns, Molo from social.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do Threads and Molo offer? v
Threads: IAP range 4 tiers detected. Molo: no IAP detected on the public listing. Threads runs a "Subscription (~$12.99/mo)" monetization model; Molo 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 Molo? v
Threads edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 4.5 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: Threads 2.0M ratings, Molo 2 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Threads vs Molo revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $10.34M for Threads and $0 for Molo 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 Molo to a different App Store app? v
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