Nos Social vs Primal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nos Social
Connect with others in safe, supportive online communities focused on shared interests and social change. This app fosters authentic connections and sustainable relationships through a decentralized protocol, giving you ownership of your account and feed.
- Create and discover communities
- Discuss shared interests
- Drive social change
- Make new friends
- Decentralized protocol (Nostr)
- Own your account, feed, and connections
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Nos is a social app designed to help you create, and discover, safe and supportive communities where you can discuss shared interests, drive social change, and make new friends. Informed by research, Nos has been developed on Nostr, a decentralized, user-led protocol, and driven by our mission to enable authentic communities built on care, connection and sustainable relationships. You own your account, your feed, and your connections, leading to more fulfilling, positive interactions online. Interact with your followers on any app on Nostr, and in the Fediverse. Download Nos today.
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 rating: Primal at 4.9 against Nos Social's 4.0. Primal also leads on ratings volume (937 vs 3). Nos Social'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. Nos Social asks for nothing beyond the download.
Primal holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Primal has 937 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Nos Social ships an update monthly, Primal every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nos Social | Primal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) | 4.9 (937 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 87.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 937 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 140 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Verse Communications Inc | Primal Systems Incorporated. |
Customer experience
Nos Social
Primal
Bugs and requests
Nos Social
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
Nos Social
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
