Comparison

Primal vs Mirage | Speak Your Mind

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Mirage | Speak Your Mind

A decentralized social platform prioritizing free speech and user control. Content is stored on a blockchain, making it censorship-resistant and permanent. Users can customize their feed through transparent moderation filters.

Highlights
  • Decentralized content storage
  • Censorship-resistant platform
  • User-controlled feed curation
  • Transparent moderation
  • Permanent content persistence
  • No corporate oversight
Features
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True Discourse. Decentralized. Unstoppable. Mirage is what Reddit could have been -- a simple, user-centric platform built to protect speech, erase corporate censorship, and give you control over your feed. No more black box algorithms controlled by faceless corporations. DECENTRALIZED BY DESIGN Every post and comment exists across the entire network through a blockchain, so no single server holds the keys to your content. All nodes see the same live feed of activity. The blockchain ensures what you see is agreed upon by the network as a whole, making Mirage fast, censorship-resistant, and impossible for one operator to control. ZERO CRYPTO KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED You don't need a wallet, tokens, or any understanding of crypto to join. Anyone can sign up instantly and start posting just like they would on Reddit or X. Your device performs a simple proof of work that takes seconds, then you're in. We handle the blockchain complexity in the background. A FREE SPEECH PROTOCOL Not a company. Not a platform. A protocol that can't be bought, sold, or shut down. Reddit started as the front page of the internet, then came the censorship and corporate takeover. We watched it die. We built what comes next. Your voice, permanently on the internet. MODERATION ON YOUR TERMS Moderators offer filters and curation that you can choose to follow -- completely voluntary and transparent. A node can block content locally, but it cannot remove it from every node. If you dislike a node's policy, you can browse another node with different settings. Move freely. WHAT PERSISTS AND WHAT FADES On-chain and persistent: usernames, account balances, validator data, and governance parameters. Off-chain and ephemeral: the actual text of posts and comments are stored by nodes. If no node keeps a post, it disappears. That's the idea behind the name Mirage -- content appears as long as nodes keep it. BUILT FOR PEOPLE - Post, comment, and vote without corporate oversight - Your content is permanent and can't be censored network-wide - No hidden algorithms deciding what you see - Simple interface focused on content, not ads - Transparent moderation logs visible to all - No platform-wide policy changes without consent - Your space can't be shut down or sold Spaces that cannot be shut down. Moderation that is open and transparent. A feed shaped by your choices, not advertisers. Join Mirage today. Website: https://mirage.foundation

Screenshots

Primal4 screens
Mirage | Speak Your Mind4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mirage | Speak Your Mind at none against Primal's 5. Mirage | Speak Your Mind also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 87%). Primal's advantage is ratings volume (936 vs 6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Primal sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Mirage | Speak Your Mind asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Primal against 5.0 for Mirage | Speak Your Mind. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Primal has 936 ratings behind it against 6, 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 Mirage | Speak Your Mind's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Primal ships an update every 2 weeks, Mirage | Speak Your Mind every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Primal versus Mirage | Speak Your Mind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrimalMirage | Speak Your Mind
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (936 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings936 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB81 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperPrimal Systems Incorporated.Mirage Research LLC

Customer experience

Primal

All ratings935 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral0.6%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews135 reviews
Positive87.4%
Neutral3.0%
Negative9.6%

Mirage | Speak Your Mind

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Mirage | Speak Your Mind

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Primal

Subscriptions4
  • 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
One-time1
  • Prepaid Nostr Zaps$4.99
None

Mirage | Speak Your Mind

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Primal free?
Primal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mirage | Speak Your Mind free?
Mirage | Speak Your Mind is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Primal or Mirage | Speak Your Mind?
Mirage | Speak Your Mind is rated higher. Primal averages 4.9 out of 5 from 936 ratings, while Mirage | Speak Your Mind averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Primal or Mirage | Speak Your Mind have ads?
Neither Primal nor Mirage | Speak Your Mind shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Primal or Mirage | Speak Your Mind?
Primal ships an update every 2 weeks, and Mirage | Speak Your Mind every 5 days. Most recently, Primal was updated on November 7, 2026 and Mirage | Speak Your Mind on November 5, 2026.

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