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title: "Threads - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in South Africa | Apple App Store"
description: "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"
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# Threads — South Africa
> Join the conversation

![Threads App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/ae/d4/63/aed46306-c76d-6e97-0ba9-aec6f115bc33/Prod-0-0-1x_U007ephone-0-0-0-1-0-0-P3-85-220.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [Instagram](https://apptail.io/developer/instagram-dCP) (United States)
**Category:** Social Networking
**Rating:** 4.7/5 (29,390 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** com.burbn.barcelona
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** South Africa
**Version:** 424.0 (released 2026-04-06)
**Original Release:** 2023-07-05
**Languages:** English, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek (modern), Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Chinese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/za/app/app/id6446901002)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/south-africa](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/south-africa)

## Threads Description
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.

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## Threads Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/5c/d0/0e/5cd00e76-edc5-90b9-2e16-09950e9aa8c8/01_iOS-1242x2688-Join-the-conversation_en_GB.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/9d/fb/38/9dfb3817-67c6-1115-4455-c9bbf1c9b705/02_iOS-1242x2688-Discover-new-takes_en_GB.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/66/f6/db/66f6db03-d724-ed77-a70b-fed698b4bf8e/03_iOS-1242x2688-Find-your-community_en_GB.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/fb/6b/ef/fb6befd1-4411-5a63-308f-8b3bcfa4620f/05_iOS-1242x2688-Say-it-your-way_en_GB.png/1242x2688.png)

## Threads Rating Breakdown in South Africa
- 5 stars: 24,532 (83%)
- 4 stars: 2,344 (8%)
- 3 stars: 1,283 (4%)
- 2 stars: 471 (2%)
- 1 stars: 760 (3%)

## Threads Reviews in South Africa

### *---- "Scam"
Lots of catfish
-- Stupid Anonymous, 2025-01-02

### *---- "Wendy Machanik"
You’ve blocked / hijacked ever story on my Facebook
-- wendy machanik, 2024-12-31

### ***-- "Specific to country"
Require connections specifically to South Africa
-- MoDesai, 2024-12-23

### **--- "Same app"
Boring , looks like they copied twitter but still wanna be IG💔😭
-- Pinkie-D, 2024-12-20

### *---- "Opinion"
Threads is a bunch of rubbish try to be sensational
-- Richard Kruger, 2024-12-20

### ***** "I truly like it so much."
Every thing I see is almost in real time . Very new insight interesting information too. I find it refreshing and relevant to my interactions or interests!
-- Joyvanbeek, 2024-12-20

### ****- "Good, but boring"
Needs more features and better user interface but other than that pretty good but very bland
-- Lordpenguin12, 2024-12-10

### ***** "Menace"
just loves it.
-- Menace.V, 2024-12-09

### ***** "User friendly"
Not complicated
-- Cephas,useful and reliable., 2024-12-05

### *---- "Stop promotion Threads"
Jesus please stop promotion this app EVERYWHERE !! I don't want it and I'm not interested in, now I keep getting notifications that someone posted a thread I might like etc. I'm not interested....
-- NeoKruger, 2024-12-03

### *---- "Spun"
Honestly, I don’t think it’s myself however I recall Threads aiming to function like WhatsApp, WeChat ? Def Threads morphing into Grape Winery - UI switching feels like I stumbled into a parallel dimension , where I think I’m still located in my space time but it’s not… Threads lets EVERYONE (real,  imagined , generated etc) litter themselves on my feed.. so what’s the cheat-code for super-admin-root ?-making it a bit more difficult for them/thee/these/those profiles from simply announcing themselves uninvited.
-- nck-d, 2024-12-02

### ***** "W"
greater than x
-- tj131h, 2024-11-27

### ***** "Good"
You’re coming up good
-- Zwai s, 2024-11-27

### ***** "The clean version of twitter"
It’s connected to my IG and I can’t say the dumbest things ever wouldn’t have it any other way
-- Static Trey, 2024-11-26

### ***** "Threads"
It is a great way to give advice and to communicate
-- lollipop sick, 2024-11-21

### *---- "Can’t create an account"
Worst app, it won’t allow to create an account. Section are completed and get error message every time for weeks now.
-- MrE 🌟, 2024-11-17

### *---- "Photos and videos"
It takes long to to upload
-- Momo@44, 2024-11-15

### *---- "Instagram down"
Why must we log in via Instagram? For the past few month can’t create account on instagram because it is down.
-- Josandre, 2024-11-14

### ***-- "Delete replies"
Make us able to delete replies would be 5 star of this was added a
-- CallmeThom, 2024-11-10

### ****- "R"
Can be improved
-- Nurkhan77, 2024-11-08

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## Threads Store Rankings
| Chart | Country | Category | Rank |
|-------|---------|----------|------|
| Top Free | South Africa | Social Networking | #1 |
| Top Free | Azerbaijan | Social Networking | #1 |
| Top Free | Singapore | Social Networking | #1 |
| Top Free | Mexico | Social Networking | #1 |
| Top Free | Chile | Social Networking | #1 |
| Top Free | Vietnam | Social Networking | #1 |
| Top Free | Japan | Social Networking | #1 |
| Top Free | Israel | Social Networking | #1 |
| Top Free | Saudi Arabia | Social Networking | #1 |
| Top Free | Egypt | Social Networking | #1 |
| Top Free | Sweden | Social Networking | #1 |
| Top Free | Netherlands | Social Networking | #1 |
| Top Free | Norway | Social Networking | #1 |
| Top Free | Ireland | Social Networking | #1 |
| Top Free | Kuwait | Social Networking | #1 |
| Top Free | Ecuador | Social Networking | #1 |
| Top Free | Thailand | Social Networking | #1 |
| Top Free | Argentina | Social Networking | #1 |
| Top Free | United Arab Emirates | Social Networking | #1 |
| Top Free | Germany | Social Networking | #1 |
| Top Free | Denmark | Social Networking | #1 |
| Top Free | Colombia | Social Networking | #1 |
| Top Free | Lebanon | Social Networking | #1 |
| Top Free | Indonesia | Social Networking | #1 |
| Top Free | Finland | Social Networking | #1 |
| Top Free | Austria | Social Networking | #1 |
| Top Free | Switzerland | Social Networking | #1 |
| Top Free | France | Social Networking | #1 |
| Top Free | Malaysia | Social Networking | #1 |
| Top Free | Spain | Social Networking | #1 |
| Top Free | Australia | Social Networking | #1 |
| Top Free | Dominican Republic | Social Networking | #1 |
| Top Free | Brazil | Social Networking | #1 |
| Top Free | New Zealand | Social Networking | #1 |
| Top Free | Belgium | Social Networking | #1 |
| Top Free | South Korea | Social Networking | #2 |
| Top Free | United States | Social Networking | #2 |
| Top Free | Philippines | Social Networking | #2 |
| Top Free | Belarus | Social Networking | #2 |
| Top Free | Taiwan | Social Networking | #2 |
| Top Free | Czechia | Social Networking | #2 |
| Top Free | Ukraine | Social Networking | #2 |
| Top Free | Hungary | Social Networking | #2 |
| Top Free | Italy | Social Networking | #2 |
| Top Free | Portugal | Social Networking | #2 |
| Top Free | India | Social Networking | #2 |
| Top Free | United Kingdom | Social Networking | #2 |
| Top Free | Greece | Social Networking | #2 |
| Top Free | Hong Kong SAR China | Social Networking | #2 |
| Top Free | Romania | Social Networking | #2 |
| Top Free | Poland | Social Networking | #2 |
| Top Free | Canada | Social Networking | #2 |
| Top Free | Kazakhstan | Social Networking | #2 |
| Top Free | Belarus | Overall | #3 |
| Top Free | Pakistan | Social Networking | #3 |
| Top Free | Algeria | Social Networking | #3 |
| Top Free | Peru | Social Networking | #3 |
| Top Free | Lebanon | Overall | #3 |
| Top Free | Mexico | Overall | #4 |
| Top Free | Indonesia | Overall | #4 |
| Top Free | Israel | Overall | #4 |
| Top Free | Nigeria | Social Networking | #4 |
| Top Free | Russia | Social Networking | #4 |
| Top Free | Dominican Republic | Overall | #6 |
| Top Free | Malaysia | Overall | #6 |
| Top Free | Canada | Overall | #6 |
| Top Free | Ukraine | Overall | #6 |
| Top Free | Ecuador | Overall | #8 |
| Top Free | Kazakhstan | Overall | #8 |
| Top Free | Argentina | Overall | #8 |
| Top Free | United Arab Emirates | Overall | #8 |
| Top Free | Kuwait | Overall | #8 |
| Top Free | Egypt | Overall | #9 |
| Top Free | Colombia | Overall | #10 |
| Top Free | Chile | Overall | #10 |
| Top Free | Taiwan | Overall | #11 |
| Top Free | Algeria | Overall | #11 |
| Top Free | Switzerland | Overall | #11 |
| Top Free | Philippines | Overall | #11 |
| Top Free | United States | Overall | #11 |
| Top Free | Finland | Overall | #12 |
| Top Free | Hong Kong SAR China | Overall | #12 |
| Top Free | Belgium | Overall | #12 |
| Top Free | Thailand | Overall | #12 |
| Top Free | Portugal | Overall | #12 |
| Top Free | Germany | Overall | #12 |
| Top Free | Singapore | Overall | #13 |
| Top Free | Azerbaijan | Overall | #13 |
| Top Free | Australia | Overall | #13 |
| Top Free | New Zealand | Overall | #14 |
| Top Free | Brazil | Overall | #14 |
| Top Free | Spain | Overall | #15 |
| Top Free | Ireland | Overall | #15 |
| Top Free | Italy | Overall | #15 |
| Top Free | Netherlands | Overall | #15 |
| Top Free | United Kingdom | Overall | #16 |
| Top Free | South Africa | Overall | #17 |
| Top Free | Sweden | Overall | #17 |
| Top Free | Hungary | Overall | #17 |
| Top Free | Austria | Overall | #18 |
| Top Free | Norway | Overall | #19 |
| Top Free | India | Overall | #19 |
| Top Free | Saudi Arabia | Overall | #19 |
| Top Free | France | Overall | #19 |
| Top Free | Czechia | Overall | #19 |
| Top Free | Peru | Overall | #21 |
| Top Free | South Korea | Overall | #21 |
| Top Free | Japan | Overall | #22 |
| Top Free | Denmark | Overall | #23 |
| Top Free | Vietnam | Overall | #24 |
| Top Free | Pakistan | Overall | #25 |
| Top Free | Romania | Overall | #26 |
| Top Free | Poland | Overall | #28 |
| Top Free | Nigeria | Overall | #34 |
| Top Free | Russia | Overall | #39 |
| Top Free | Greece | Overall | #41 |

## Threads Discovered Keywords
- tread
- instagram
- threads
- an instagram app
- apps
- trends
- video threads
- friendly for twitter
- tweetbot for twitter
- idea

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## Threads Available In
- [United States](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/united-states)
- [Brazil](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/brazil)
- [Taiwan](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/taiwan)
- [Japan](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/japan)
- [India](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/india)
- [Vietnam](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/vietnam)
- [Mexico](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/mexico)
- [Thailand](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/thailand)
- [United Kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/united-kingdom)
- [Canada](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/canada)
- [Indonesia](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/indonesia)
- [Italy](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/italy)
- [Philippines](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/philippines)
- [France](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/france)
- [Malaysia](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/malaysia)
- [Nigeria](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/nigeria)
- [Kazakhstan](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/kazakhstan)
- [Saudi Arabia](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/saudi-arabia)
- [Germany](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/germany)
- [Colombia](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/colombia)
- [Spain](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/spain)
- [South Korea](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/south-korea)
- [Ukraine](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/ukraine)
- [Egypt](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/egypt)
- [Australia](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/australia)
- [Argentina](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/argentina)
- [Hong Kong SAR China](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/hong-kong)
- [Russia](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/russia)
- [United Arab Emirates](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/united-arab-emirates)
- [Dominican Republic](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/dominican-republic)
- [Chile](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/chile)
- [Ghana](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/ghana)
- [South Africa](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/south-africa)
- [Pakistan](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/pakistan)
- [Portugal](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/portugal)
- [Romania](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/romania)
- [Netherlands](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/netherlands)
- [Uzbekistan](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/uzbekistan)
- [Ecuador](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/ecuador)
- [Switzerland](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/switzerland)
- [Peru](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/peru)
- [Singapore](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/singapore)
- [Poland](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/poland)
- [Sweden](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/sweden)
- [Belgium](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/belgium)
- [Israel](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/israel)
- [Belarus](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/belarus)
- [Greece](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/greece)
- [Senegal](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/senegal)
- [Jordan](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/jordan)
- [Azerbaijan](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/azerbaijan)
- [Algeria](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/algeria)
- [Kuwait](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/kuwait)
- [Czechia](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/czechia)
- [Oman](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/oman)
- [Austria](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/austria)
- [Sri Lanka](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/sri-lanka)
- [Angola](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/angola)
- [Qatar](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/qatar)
- [Hungary](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/hungary)
- [Panama](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/panama)
- [Uruguay](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/uruguay)
- [New Zealand](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/new-zealand)
- [Nepal](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/nepal)
- [Kenya](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/kenya)
- [Bulgaria](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/bulgaria)
- [Uganda](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/uganda)
- [Ireland](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/ireland)
- [Finland](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/finland)
- [Norway](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/norway)
- [Honduras](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/honduras)
- [Denmark](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/denmark)
- [Lebanon](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/lebanon)
- [Armenia](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/armenia)
- [Bahrain](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/bahrain)
- [Tunisia](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/tunisia)
- [Paraguay](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/paraguay)
- [Jamaica](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/jamaica)
- [Cyprus](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/cyprus)
- [Slovakia](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/slovakia)
- [Croatia](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/croatia)
- [Latvia](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/latvia)
- [Macao SAR China](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/macau)
- [Mali](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/mali)
- [Lithuania](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/lithuania)
- [Luxembourg](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/luxembourg)
- [Namibia](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/namibia)
- [Estonia](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/estonia)
- [Madagascar](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/madagascar)
- [North Macedonia](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/north-macedonia)
- [Slovenia](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/slovenia)
- [Malta](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/malta)
- [Mauritius](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/mauritius)
- [Brunei](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/brunei)
- [Barbados](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/barbados)
- [Iceland](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/iceland)
- [Suriname](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/suriname)
- [Belize](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/belize)
- [Cayman Islands](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/cayman-islands)
- [Bermuda](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/bermuda)
- [Grenada](https://apptail.io/app/threads-UyUm/grenada)

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