Waca vs Primuse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Waca
Easily add custom watermarks to your photos as you take them. Adjust transparency and color for personalized branding or identification.
- Add watermarks while taking photos
- Customize watermark transparency
- Customize watermark color
- Quick photo capture
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A visualized local music player designed for music lovers. 1. An incredibly user-friendly local music player with stunning UI design. 2. Music visualization: 3D particles dance driven by your music, creating an amazing experience. 3. Supports local and NAS music sources, such as Navidrome, SubSonic, Emby, WebDAV, AList, FNOS, etc. 4. Various personalized functions are available in the personalized settings, and you can also customize features with the developer. 5. Multi-platform support: iPhone, iPad, Mac, etc. Official website of Waca: https://likunyu.com/apps/waca/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Primuse
Consolidate all your music sources, from local files and NAS drives to cloud storage and streaming services, into a single, intuitive interface. Enjoy audiophile-grade playback with advanced features and smart discovery tools.
- Unified playback from NAS, cloud, local files, and streaming
- Audiophile-grade playback with lossless decoding
- Spatial audio and real-time spectrum visualizer
- Smart discovery and playlist generation
- Powerful search including lyrics and Pinyin
- DLNA receiver functionality
- Offline downloads and smart caching
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Primuse brings your personal music collection together on iPhone and iPad. YOUR MUSIC SOURCES Local files and folders; Synology DSM, QNAP; WebDAV, SMB/CIFS, FTP/FTPS, SFTP, NFS, S3 and UPnP/DLNA. Navidrome, Subsonic/OpenSubsonic, Airsonic, gonic, Jellyfin, Emby, Plex, Feiniu Music, Daoliyu Music, Songloft and Synology Audio Station. Baidu Netdisk, Aliyun Drive, Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Drime, 123 Cloud Drive and Guangya Cloud. Search and play your Apple Music library and catalog through the system player with the required Apple Music access. LISTEN YOUR WAY Play FLAC, ALAC, APE, WAV, WavPack, MP3, AAC, Opus, DSD, DTS and more; use CUE sheets to browse individual tracks. Offline downloads, gapless playback, crossfade, ReplayGain, speed control, sleep timer, EQ, reverb and dynamics let you shape playback. Supported headphones and playback routes offer spatial audio and head tracking. LYRICS, ARTWORK AND EDITING Follow line- and word-synced lyrics, translations, romanization, duets and backing vocals. Edit lyrics and translations, time lines or words while listening, and adjust offsets. Find artwork, lyrics and tags; change covers, edit metadata and save embedded lyrics or sidecar files on supported writable formats and sources. Create and share lyric posters in multiple styles. AN IMMERSIVE STAGE Explore full-screen cover walls, vinyl, starry skies, flowing lines, auroras and audio-reactive visuals, with artwork and synchronized lyrics. ORGANIZE AND DISCOVER Browse albums, artists, genres and source folders. Combine sources in one queue, manage playlists and smart playlists, and import or export M3U8/JSON. Search titles, artists, albums, Pinyin and lyrics; use favorites, ratings, comments and listening statistics, find duplicates and recover recently deleted items. Supported servers can synchronize favorites; Navidrome supports song-rating writeback. RADIO Search and favorite stations, organize them with folders and tags, import or subscribe to station lists, and display available live track information. Keep automatic or custom station artwork. SYNC AND SHARE Sync supported library data, listening statistics, sources and settings with iCloud. Transfer music, folders, lyrics and artwork over the local network between iPhone, iPad and Mac, or send them to Apple TV. Browser file access, DLNA receiving, song sharing and public links from compatible OpenSubsonic servers offer more ways to connect. SMART TOOLS Get recommendations for your library and listening context. Connect a compatible AI service for semantic search, lyric translation and audio transcription; audio is uploaded only after your consent. Capabilities depend on the selected service. ON IPHONE AND IPAD Landscape playback, system Lock Screen and Control Center lyrics, widgets, CarPlay, Siri Shortcuts, Spotlight, AirPlay and external-display lyrics keep music close at hand. Apple Watch mirrors iPhone playback controls, the queue and current lyrics. Export lyric posters as images, videos or Live Photos.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Primuse at 5.0 against Waca's 4.0. Primuse also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (97% vs 64%). Waca's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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. Waca sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Primuse asks for nothing beyond the download.
Primuse holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Primuse has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Waca's written reviews are positive against 97% of Primuse's.
Waca ships an update every 3 days, Primuse weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Waca | Primuse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.3% of reviews | 96.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 圣臣 刘 | 玉琴 孙 |
Customer experience
Waca
Primuse
In-app purchases
Waca
- Function unlocking$0.99
Primuse
No in-app purchases








