Comparison

Threads vs Root Wisdom

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Threads

Connect with others and discover conversations on a platform designed for real-time discussions. Share your thoughts, join existing threads, and explore communities based on your interests. Control your experience with customizable privacy settings and direct messaging options.

Highlights
  • Start and share threads with text, images, and polls
  • Join discussions and reply to conversations
  • Discover trending topics and moments
  • Control content visibility and replies
  • Connect with friends, creators, and communities
  • Private 1:1 and group direct messaging
Features
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Discover new perspectives and connect through conversation on Threads. See what people are talking about right now—from niche interests to big moments. With communities, you can find people who also care about your interests on Threads. Reply, listen, share or just follow along. Here’s what you can do on Threads: ■ Start a thread, share your take Have something on your mind? Take it to Threads. Share a thought, ask a question or open up a conversation. There’s more than one way to kick things off with text, images, polls, ghost posts and more. ■ Jump into replies Jump into the discussion, react to new ideas or just see where the conversation goes. Every thread is an invitation to join in. ■ Keep up with what’s trending From live scores to breaking moments, Threads helps you stay close to what’s happening —and join the conversation when you’ve got something to say. ■ Control the content you see Control who can reply to you, mention you or see your posts. Use Hidden Words to filter out posts and replies that include words or phrases you don’t want to see—so your experience stays on your terms. ■ Go deep on your interests Follow friends, creators and communities for every interest. Threads is built to help you discover new voices and join conversations—starting with the communities you care about most. ■ Connect over chat Keep the conversation going privately with 1:1 and group DMs. When a public thread gets more personal, move it to your inbox to go deeper or share it with a smaller group. Meta Terms: https://www.facebook.com/terms.php Meta Privacy Policy: https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy Threads Supplemental Privacy Policy: https://help.instagram.com/515230437301944 Threads Supplemental Terms: https://help.instagram.com/769983657850450 Instagram Community Guidelines: https://help.instagram.com/477434105621119 Consumer Health Privacy Policy: https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policies/health Learn how we're working to help keep our communities safe across Meta technologies at the Meta Safety Center: https://about.meta.com/actions/safety

About

Root Wisdom

Features
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Root Wisdom with Dr. Sy Reconnect. Remember. Rise. Root Wisdom with Dr. Sy is a space for exploring ancestral traditions, community learning, and spiritual practice inspired by the African diaspora. Created for all seekers, this app offers pathways to deepen self-awareness, cultural understanding, and collective connection. Whether you're returning to long-held traditions or discovering them for the first time, Root Wisdom offers grounded, respectful guidance rooted in legacy and lived experience. Inside the App: Explore courses on ancestral practices, herbal knowledge, rootwork, and cultural rites Join live gatherings, workshops, and conversations centered around tradition and reflection Access curated resources and tools to support your personal spiritual journey Connect with a like-minded community in shared learning spaces Stay up to date with upcoming sessions and teachings from Dr. Sy and the Root Wisdom team This is more than an app—it’s a place to learn, grow, and reconnect with the wisdom that lives within and around you. Rooted in tradition. Guided by purpose. Open to all.

Screenshots

Threads4 screens
Root Wisdom2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Root Wisdom at none against Threads's 10. Root Wisdom also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.3). Threads's advantage is chart position (#2 vs unranked). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Threads sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Root Wisdom asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Threads versus Root Wisdom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThreadsRoot Wisdom
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.4M ratings) — better—
Positive reviews51.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.4M — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#2 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.313.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size232 MB2 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperInstagram, Inc.Create Community

Bugs and requests

Threads

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to post or comment
  • Disappearing posts and replies
  • Inconsistent account linking with Instagram

Requested features

5 requests
  • Chronological feed option
  • Hashtag and keyword search
  • Trending topics section
  • Bookmarking/saving posts
  • Direct messaging functionality

Root Wisdom

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Threads

Subscriptions6
  • No ads (1 account)2 variants$7.991 Month
  • No ads (2 accounts)3 variants$12.991 Month
  • No ads (3 accounts)2 variants$17.991 Month
Show 3 more
  • No ads (4 accounts)$22.991 Month
  • No ads (7 accounts)$37.991 Month
  • No ads (13 accounts)$67.991 Month
None

Root Wisdom

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Threads free?
Threads is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Root Wisdom free?
Root Wisdom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Threads or Root Wisdom have ads?
Both Threads and Root Wisdom show ads.

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