Comparison

Threads vs Pilot Time Splitter

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

Pilot Time Splitter

Connect with fellow pilots at your local airport to share flight time and costs. This app simplifies finding training partners to help you build hours and achieve your aviation goals more efficiently.

Highlights
  • Connect with nearby pilots
  • Split flight time and costs
  • Build flight hours faster
  • Map view of available pilots
  • Streamlined pilot search
Features
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Find pilots at your airport and start flying together. This app makes it easy to connect with other pilots in training so you can split time, share costs, and build hours faster. Just set your home airport and see who’s nearby. Instead of searching through group chats or asking around, you can open the map and instantly find people at your field who are looking to fly. Whether you’re working toward your next rating or just trying to get more time in the air, this gives you a straightforward way to make it happen.

Screenshots

Threads4 screens
Pilot Time Splitter3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pilot Time Splitter at none against Threads's 10. Pilot Time Splitter also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Threads's advantage is ratings volume (2.4M vs 1) and chart position (#1 vs unranked). On price and iOS requirement 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. Pilot Time Splitter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pilot Time Splitter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Threads has 2.4M ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Threads versus Pilot Time Splitter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThreadsPilot Time Splitter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.4M ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.4M — better1
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#1 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.315.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size232 MB66 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperInstagram, Inc.EVAN DANIEL TIEDEMANN

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

Pilot Time Splitter

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

Pilot Time Splitter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Threads free?
Threads is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pilot Time Splitter free?
Pilot Time Splitter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Threads or Pilot Time Splitter?
Pilot Time Splitter is rated higher. Threads averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.4M ratings, while Pilot Time Splitter averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Threads or Pilot Time Splitter have ads?
Threads shows ads; Pilot Time Splitter does not.

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