Primal vs Join Tracker
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
Join Tracker
A secure platform for communities to connect and share content. Create or join groups, post updates, and engage with others. Manage your online space and build meaningful connections.
- Create and join groups
- Post updates, photos, and videos
- Engage with comments
- Manage online community space
- Build meaningful connections
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Tracker is a secure platform designed for communities to connect, share, and grow. Join or create groups, post updates, share photos and videos, and engage with comments. Whether you’re a business, nonprofit, or publication, Tracker gives you the tools to manage your own space online. Take control, build meaningful connections, and bring your community closer than ever with Tracker. Start today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Join Tracker at none against Primal's 5. Join Tracker also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). Primal's advantage is ratings volume (928 vs 10). On price, rating, 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. Join Tracker 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 Join Tracker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Primal has 928 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Primal's written reviews are positive against 100% of Join Tracker's.
Primal ships an update every 2 weeks, Join Tracker every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Primal | Join Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (928 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 928 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 156 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Primal Systems Incorporated. | Tracker LLC |
Customer experience
Primal
Join Tracker
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
Join Tracker
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
Join Tracker
No in-app purchases
