Minds.com vs Thread
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Minds.com
An open-source social network focused on internet freedom, privacy, and free speech. Users can earn crypto rewards and have control over their social media experience. The platform prioritizes transparency and community governance.
- Open source platform
- Free speech focus
- Privacy protection
- Earn crypto rewards
- Community governance
- Transparent algorithms
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Minds is an open source social network dedicated to Internet freedom. Speak freely, protect your privacy, earn crypto rewards and take back control of your social media. We're on a mission to elevate global discourse through Internet freedom. Internet freedom means: ■ Free speech ■ Privacy ■ Open source ■ Self-sovereignty ■ Community governance Our code and algorithms are free and open source for maximum transparency and accountability. Our content policy is based on the First Amendment and governed by a community jury in order to minimize bias and censorship. We believe you can only change someone's mind if you provide them with a platform to speak it. For support, questions, or more information, please visit: https://www.minds.com/help Open source code: https://developers.minds.com Contact us at info@minds.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Thread
This app connects students with volunteers and collaborators to build a supportive community. It aims to improve educational and economic outcomes by fostering service and social well-being.
- Connects students with volunteers
- Facilitates collaboration
- Supports educational attainment
- Promotes social well-being
- Reconfigures social support structures
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Thread weaves a new social fabric by connecting students, university and community-based volunteers, and collaborators. By radically and permanently reconfiguring the social support structure of all involved, Thread breaks the cycle of crime, poor educational and economic outcomes and replaces it with a new cycle of educational attainment, service and social well-being.
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Verdict
Minds.com and Thread both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of Minds.com's written reviews are positive against 0% of Thread's. Minds.com also leads on ratings volume (1.6K vs 12). Thread's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and ads (none vs shown). On price, rating 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
Both are free to download. Minds.com sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Thread asks for nothing beyond the download.
Thread holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Minds.com has 1.6K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Minds.com's written reviews are positive against 0% of Thread's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Minds.com ships an update every 5 weeks, Thread fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minds.com | Thread |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (1.6K ratings) | 4.5 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MINDS.ORG, INC. | Thrive Software, Inc |
Customer experience
Minds.com
Thread
Bugs and requests
Minds.com
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login issues
- Inconsistent video playback
- Posting/commenting problems
Requested features
4 requests- Improved search and discovery
- Better content organization
- Integration with other platforms
- Enhanced moderation tools
Thread
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Minds.com
- Plus Daily Test Subscription$0.997 Days
- Plus Monthly Subscription$12.991 Month
- Pro Monthly Subscription$69.991 Month
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- Plus Yearly Subscription$129.991 Year
- Boost.Consumable $1$1.00
- Boost.Consumable $10$10.00
- Boost.Consumable $30$30.00
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- Boost.Consumable $300$300.00
Thread
No in-app purchases








