Comparison

Threads vs Gumwall

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

Head to head
About

Threads

Connect and share your thoughts on a platform designed for conversation. Discover trending topics, join communities based on your interests, and engage in discussions through text, images, and polls. You can also control your experience with privacy settings and direct messaging.

Highlights
  • Start conversations with text, images, polls, and more
  • Join discussions through replies
  • Stay updated on trending topics
  • Control content visibility and replies
  • Discover communities and creators
  • 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

Gumwall

This app allows you to create a shared digital scrapbook with friends, pinning photos, locations, and dates to a personal wall. It automatically adds contextual details like weather and location to your memories, encouraging consistent use through gamified elements.

Highlights
  • Create shared memory walls with friends
  • Pin photos, locations, and dates
  • Automatic memory context (weather, location)
  • Invite friends to add memories
  • Gamified habit building (streaks, quests)
  • Optional premium subscription for advanced features
Features
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Gumwall is a shared wall for the memories you make with friends; the photos, places, and little moments you never want to lose. STICK MEMORIES TO YOUR WALL Save a photo, give it a caption and a date, and pin the place it happened. Your wall becomes a beautiful timeline of your life with the people in it. SHARE WALLS WITH FRIENDS Tag the friends who were there and the memory sticks to their wall too. Open a shared wall to see everything you and one friend have collected together, like a scrapbook you both keep. GET YOUR MEMORIES BACK Know a friend is sitting on a great photo of you? Send them a request link; they can add it straight to your wall, even before they have the app. REMEMBER THE MOMENT, NOT JUST THE PHOTO When you upload a photo, the date, time, location, and even weather are added automatically. Each memory feels like looking back and being there again. MAKE IT A HABIT Streaks, quests, and levels gently nudge you to keep your wall of memories growing. GUMWALL PREMIUM An optional subscription (monthly or yearly, with a free trial on the yearly plan) keeps Gumwall ad-free, supports the app, and gets you new features first — like video memories, voice notes, and photo imports. Terms of Use: https://gumwall-remember-with-friends-backend.rork.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://gumwall-remember-with-friends-backend.rork.app/privacy

Screenshots

Threads4 screens
Gumwall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gumwall at 100% against Threads's 52%. Gumwall also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Threads's advantage is ratings volume (2.3M vs 2) and chart position (#1 vs unranked). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 13 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Gumwall sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gumwall holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Threads has 2.3M ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Threads's written reviews are positive against 100% of Gumwall's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Threads ships an update weekly, Gumwall daily. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Threads versus Gumwall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThreadsGumwall
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.3M ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.3M — better2
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#1 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.3 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size223 MB34 MB
Age rating+124+
DeveloperInstagram, Inc.BRADEN JAMES HAMM

Customer experience

Threads

All ratings2,311,671 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews8,104 reviews
Positive51.6%
Neutral6.3%
Negative42.1%

Gumwall

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Gumwall

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Threads

Subscriptions13
  • No Ads Multi Tier3 variants$0.991 Month
  • No Ads Multi Tier2 variants$1.991 Month
  • No Ads Multi Tier3 variants$2.991 Month
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  • No Ads Multi Tier4 variants$3.991 Month
  • No ads (1 account)3 variants$7.991 Month
  • No ads (2 accounts)5 variants$12.991 Month
  • No ads (3 accounts)2 variants$17.991 Month
  • No ads (4 accounts)5 variants$21.991 Month
  • No ads (4 accounts)$22.991 Month
  • No ads (5 accounts)2 variants$26.991 Month
  • No ads (7 accounts)$37.991 Month
  • No ads (8 accounts)$42.991 Month
  • No ads (13 accounts)$67.991 Month
2 purchases

Gumwall

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$5.001 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$30.001 Year

Questions

Is Threads free?
Threads is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gumwall free?
Gumwall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Threads or Gumwall?
Gumwall is rated higher. Threads averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.3M ratings, while Gumwall averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Threads or Gumwall have ads?
Threads shows ads; Gumwall does not.
Which is updated more often, Threads or Gumwall?
Threads ships an update weekly, and Gumwall daily. Most recently, Threads was updated on October 20, 2026 and Gumwall on October 7, 2026.

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