Comparison

Mintage vs Blockchain Mint

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

Head to head
About

Mintage

Features
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Quickly and accurately store your coin collection information with this app. Calculate monetary values for purchases or sales. No Ads. Grade your coins with a five level scale. Highly customizable, you may enter any kind of coin, currency, collectables, with any detail information. Add photos from your library or camera. Photos saved in the app can be added to your photo library with a long press gesture. The app has capabilities to make calls and get directions within the app. Checkboxes are savable.

About

Blockchain Mint

This app helps you monitor the value of your cryptocurrency investments. It focuses on the risks associated with digital currency and suggests offline storage methods for safeguarding your assets.

Highlights
  • Monitor cryptocurrency value
  • Understand Bitcoin risks
  • Learn about cold storage
  • Safeguard investments
Features
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Whether you're a tech-savvy early adopter or just showing up to the cryptoparty, Bitcoin, the blockchain and its many technological offshoots are changing the way bankers, politicians and normal people think about money. But boarding the Bitcoin wagon isn't easy. Even Bitcoin's biggest fans have a hard time holding on to cryptocurrency: wallets are hacked on a regular basis. Passwords are forgotten. Currency exchanges go bankrupt and hard drives crash. With all the risk, it's hard to know how to safely get started. Experts agree that the easiest way to safeguard your Bitcoin investment is with cold storage - saving cryptocurrency offline where it can't be hacked.

Screenshots

Blockchain Mint4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Blockchain Mint at Free against Mintage's $1.99. Mintage's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Blockchain Mint is free to download; Mintage costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mintage ships an update every 4 weeks, Blockchain Mint every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on May 26, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mintage versus Blockchain Mint: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMintageBlockchain Mint
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating2.8 (24 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.2% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperYourStoreCentral.com LLCRearden Metals Pte Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Mintage

No in-app purchases

None

Blockchain Mint

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mintage free?
Mintage costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blockchain Mint free?
Blockchain Mint is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mintage or Blockchain Mint have ads?
Neither Mintage nor Blockchain Mint shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mintage or Blockchain Mint?
Mintage ships an update every 4 weeks, and Blockchain Mint every 2 months. Most recently, Mintage was updated on May 26, 2026 and Blockchain Mint on September 15, 2026.

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