We Should Write Sometime vs Needle Music
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
We Should Write Sometime
This app connects songwriters with collaborators in their area. It simplifies the process of finding and connecting with other musicians to create music together. Utilize swipe technology to discover and match with potential songwriting partners.
- Songwriter discovery
- Local collaboration
- Swipe-based matching
- Connect with musicians
- Minimize collaboration challenges
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Helping songwriters spend more time doing what they love to do, write songs. The We Should Write Sometime app will minimize all the challenges when it comes to finding, connecting, and collaborating with not only other songwriters but the right type of songwriters. We Should Write Sometime uses swipe left/right technology to help you find songwriters in your area.
Needle Music
Connect with other music enthusiasts and discover new tracks. This app analyzes your taste to find a community, allowing you to save, comment on, and share music and playlists from your streaming services.
- Discover new music
- Save music to Spotify/Apple Music
- Music taste analysis
- Community matching
- Comment and engage with friends' music
- Share songs and playlists
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Needle is the home of music lovers. -Discover new music and save directly to your Spotify or Apple Music -Needle analyzes your music taste to match you with a community -Save, comment, and engage with your friend's music -Easily share songs & playlists from your streaming library Terms of Use: https://www.needlemusic.co/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.needlemusic.co/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: We Should Write Sometime at none against Needle Music's 8. We Should Write Sometime also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (88% vs 63%). Needle Music's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (360 vs 79). On price, ads, device support 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
Both are free to download. Needle Music sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. We Should Write Sometime asks for nothing beyond the download.
We Should Write Sometime holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 79 and 360 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of We Should Write Sometime's written reviews are positive against 63% of Needle Music's.
We Should Write Sometime ships an update every 6 weeks, Needle Music every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 12, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | We Should Write Sometime | Needle Music |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (79 ratings) — better | 4.2 (360 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better | 63.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 79 | 360 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | We Should Write Sometime | Needle Music, LLC |
Customer experience
We Should Write Sometime
Needle Music
Bugs and requests
We Should Write Sometime
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Needle Music
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues and unable to create accounts
- Syncing problems with connected music platforms
- Inconsistent UI behavior and freezing
- Notifications not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for more streaming services (Apple Music, Deezer, etc.)
- Implement dark mode
- Allow users to select song segments to share
- Add follower/following count visibility
- Improve notification system
In-app purchases
We Should Write Sometime
No in-app purchases
Needle Music
- Needle Premium - Weekly$0.997 Days
- Party Starter$2.001 Month
- Needle Premium - Monthly$2.991 Month
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- Needle Subscription - Monthly$2.991 Month
- Groove Guru$8.001 Month
- Diamond Certified$20.001 Month
- Needle Subscription - Yearly$24.001 Year
- Needle Premium - Yearly$24.991 Year
Questions
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