What The HEX! vs KONG Crypto
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
What The HEX!
This utility tool allows for rapid conversion between integer and hexadecimal number formats. It is designed for ease of use and quick operation in either direction. The application is readily available and free to download.
- Integer to hexadecimal conversion
- Hexadecimal to integer conversion
- Quick and easy to use
- Free to download
- Supports iPhone and iPod
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What The HEX! is a tool for fast conversions between Integers and Hexadecimals. It is quick and easy to use for converting in either direction. What the HEX! is readily available and it's free!
KONG Crypto
Verify crypto assets by scanning KONG and SiLo devices using NFC. This utility app connects your NFC-enabled iPhone to your crypto hardware for on-chain validation.
- NFC scanning for crypto devices
- Verifies KONG and SiLo assets
- On-chain validation
- Requires NFC-enabled iPhone
- Simple tap-to-scan functionality
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This app scans and verifies KONG and SiLo devices via NFC. To use the app you must have KONG or a SiLo and an NFC enabled iPhone. Simply tap to scan, hold the device against your phone. The app will validate the corresponding crypto asset stored on chain against the KONG.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: KONG Crypto at every 4 months against What The HEX!'s every 35 months. KONG Crypto also leads on ratings volume (12 vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for What The HEX! against 4.9 for KONG Crypto. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 12 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
What The HEX! ships an update every 35 months, KONG Crypto every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | What The HEX! | KONG Crypto |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.9 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 35 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bayta Industries LLC | Airtime Network, Inc. |
Customer experience
What The HEX!
KONG Crypto
In-app purchases
What The HEX!
No in-app purchases
KONG Crypto
No in-app purchases
