Slyd.in vs Primal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Slyd.in
Experience secure and private messaging designed for iOS devices. Communicate with confidence knowing your conversations are protected.
- Secure messaging
- Private communication
- iOS device support
- End-to-end encryption (implied by 'secure')
- User-friendly interface (implied by 'messaging')
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Secure and private messaging on your iOS devices
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 review sentiment: Primal at 88% against Slyd.in's 42%. Primal also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.2) and ratings volume (928 vs 34). Slyd.in's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5). On price, update cadence, 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. Slyd.in asks for nothing beyond the download.
Primal holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Primal has 928 ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Slyd.in's written reviews are positive against 88% of Primal's.
Slyd.in ships an update every 3 weeks, Primal every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 23, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Slyd.in | Primal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (34 ratings) | 4.9 (928 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews | 88.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 34 | 928 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 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 | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 156 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | RedEx Media LLC | Primal Systems Incorporated. |
Customer experience
Slyd.in
Primal
Bugs and requests
Slyd.in
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Slyd.in
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
