Primal vs YABOYNANCY
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
YABOYNANCY
Express yourself with a unique collection of digital stickers. Personalize your messages and conversations with fun and engaging designs. Elevate your digital communication with this creative sticker pack.
- Unique sticker collection
- Message personalization
- Creative expression
- Digital communication enhancement
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GET YOUR NANCY ON WITH YA STICKER NANCY!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Primal at Free against YABOYNANCY's $1.99. Primal also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (928 vs 4). YABOYNANCY's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and review sentiment (100% vs 87%). On rating, ads and iOS requirement 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
Primal is free to download; YABOYNANCY costs $1.99 up front. Primal sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. YABOYNANCY asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Primal against 5.0 for YABOYNANCY. 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 are what separate them: 87% of Primal's written reviews are positive against 100% of YABOYNANCY's.
Primal ships an update every 2 weeks, YABOYNANCY every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Primal | YABOYNANCY |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (928 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 928 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 156 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Primal Systems Incorporated. | Red Door Endeavors Inc. |
Customer experience
Primal
YABOYNANCY
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
YABOYNANCY
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
YABOYNANCY
No in-app purchases
