We Should Write Sometime vs Primal
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.
Primal
Experience a next-generation social media platform built on Nostr and Bitcoin. Enjoy rich media feeds, long-form articles, and integrated Bitcoin wallet functionality. Discover content easily and authorize other Nostr apps with remote login.
- Rich media feeds with playback
- Built-in Bitcoin wallet
- Long form articles
- Extensive content discovery
- Advanced search
- Remote Login for Nostr apps
- Configurable ambient sounds
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Next generation social media powered by Nostr and Bitcoin. Primal features rich feeds with media playback, built-in wallet, long form articles, extensive content discovery, advanced search. Primal can also be used to authorize activity in compatible Nostr apps using Remote Login. During an active remote session, Primal can play user-configurable ambient sounds that continue while the app is in the background. Our terms of use are available at: http://primal.net/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: We Should Write Sometime at none against Primal's 5. Primal's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Primal sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. We Should Write Sometime asks for nothing beyond the download.
Primal holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Primal has 928 ratings behind it against 79, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 88% and 88% positive.
We Should Write Sometime ships an update every 6 weeks, Primal every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | We Should Write Sometime | Primal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (79 ratings) | 4.9 (928 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | 88.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 79 | 928 — 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 |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 156 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | We Should Write Sometime | Primal Systems Incorporated. |
Customer experience
We Should Write Sometime
Primal
User reviews
We Should Write Sometime
From 79 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Unique concept for songwriters
- 👍 Easy to use and navigate
- 🤝 Great for meeting new people and collaborators
- 🚀 Efficient connection and collaboration
- ✨ Innovative in the music industry
Room to improve
- 🤷♀️ Low user activity reported
- 🧐 Some profiles are barren
- 😠 Arrogant experienced writers mentioned
- 🤔 Outdated/slow features noted
Primal
From 928 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth and fast performance
- 🔒 Secure and private social experience
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
- 💡 Seamless integration with Bitcoin Lightning Network
- 🤘 Empowering decentralized social media
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🇨🇦 Limited functionality for Canadian users
- 🔍 Lacking advanced search and discovery features
- 🔔 Inconsistent push notification support
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
Primal
Reported bugs
3 issues- Losing relay connections when switching to desktop
- Issues with account creation and sign-in process
- Inconsistent display of reactions from other Nostr apps
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for more Nostr reaction types
- Implement robust community/subreddit features
- Improve cache management and clearing options
- Provide better account management and sign-out options
In-app purchases
We Should Write Sometime
No in-app purchases
Primal
- Primal Premium Monthly$6.991 Month
- Primal Pro Monthly$69.991 Month
- Primal Premium Yearly$69.991 Year
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- Primal Pro Yearly Subscription$749.991 Year
- Prepaid Nostr Zaps$4.99
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