We Should Write Sometime vs Haikumi
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.
Haikumi
This social networking app facilitates communication exclusively through haiku. Users can send and receive messages composed of 5-7-5 syllable poems. It offers a unique and mindful way to connect with others.
- Haiku-based messaging
- Unique communication style
- Mindful social connection
- Poetry-focused platform
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Welcome to Haikumi, a messenger that only sends and receives haiku. Created by Albert Choi https://haikumi.app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: We Should Write Sometime at 79 against Haikumi's 18. Haikumi's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for We Should Write Sometime against 4.7 for Haikumi. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 79 and 18 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of We Should Write Sometime's written reviews are positive against 86% of Haikumi's.
We Should Write Sometime ships an update every 6 weeks, Haikumi monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | We Should Write Sometime | Haikumi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (79 ratings) | 4.7 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better | 85.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 79 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | We Should Write Sometime | Mimio LLC (U.S.) |
Customer experience
We Should Write Sometime
Haikumi
Bugs and requests
We Should Write Sometime
Reported bugs
4 issues- 🐛 Add button not pressable after limit
- 🐛 Hyperlinks in chat do not open
- 🐛 No option to delete profile
- 🐛 App has outdated/slow features
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to delete profile
- Fix issue with adding songs/sites beyond a limit
- Improve hyperlink functionality in chat
Haikumi
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
We Should Write Sometime
No in-app purchases
Haikumi
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is We Should Write Sometime free?
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