Primal vs Thrilld
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
Thrilld
Connect with Web3 professionals globally for business discussions, online or at events. Discover projects, investors, and service providers, and gain exposure. The app also serves as a Web3 conference tool for networking and event management.
- Web3 professional networking
- AI-driven matchmaking
- Industry event networking
- Project and investor discovery
- Company and personal exposure
- Web3 community access
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Thrilld is a networking app via which industry professionals can find each other, talk business, and build lasting connections; online and at events. The app also functions as an industry conference tool. This version brings a new meeting scheduler, improved agendas, extra sponsor visibility, and better networking possibilities. Thrilld Labs is a company incorporated in the Netherlands and consists of a global team. Our mission: giving everyone access to professional opportunity, regardless of where you’re based, whom you know, or where you go. That's how we make business (and events, where oftentimes the magic happens!), better. Thrilld Labs is also soon launching an event management and ticketing platform with Web3 features, "Thrilld Events".
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Primal at 4.9 against Thrilld's 4.0. Primal also leads on ratings volume (928 vs 4). Thrilld's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). 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. Thrilld 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 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 Thrilld'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, Thrilld every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Primal | Thrilld |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (928 ratings) — better | 4.0 (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 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 156 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Primal Systems Incorporated. | Thrilld Labs B.V. |
Customer experience
Primal
Thrilld
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
Thrilld
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
Thrilld
No in-app purchases









