Primal vs Nostrmo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Nostrmo
This open-source client allows you to control your social media account using a Nostr key. It offers a decentralized approach, requiring no personal phone number or other sensitive information for account management.
- Open-source protocol
- Nostr key account control
- No personal information required
- Decentralized social networking
- Cross-device support
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A nostr client with the open source protocols. Control you account with a nostr key and without any phone or other infomations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Primal at 4.9 against Nostrmo's 4.5. Primal also leads on ratings volume (928 vs 4) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). Nostrmo's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 88%) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Nostrmo sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
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 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of Primal's written reviews are positive against 100% of Nostrmo's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Primal ships an update every 2 weeks, Nostrmo every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Primal | Nostrmo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (928 ratings) — better | 4.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 928 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 156 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Primal Systems Incorporated. | 荣庄 杨 |
Customer experience
Primal
Nostrmo
Bugs and 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
Nostrmo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Nostrmo
- Buy me a coffee$2.99
- Buy me two coffee$5.99
- Buy me five coffee$14.99
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- Buy me ten coffee$29.99
