MC Status Widget for Minecraft vs Squadnox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MC Status Widget for Minecraft
Monitor the status of your favorite Minecraft servers directly from your device. View player counts, online player lists, server version, and ping. Integrates with iOS features like widgets and Apple Watch for quick access.
- Server online status
- Player count and list
- Server version and ping
- Home Screen/Lock Screen Widgets
- Apple Watch app and complications
- Siri and Shortcuts support
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This app is for anyone who plays on a Minecraft server (Java edition & Bedrock/MCPE). Add any server to the app and see useful information about it, including: * Online Status * Number of players online * List of players who are online** * Host * Port * Message of the day * Server Version * Ping * Domain SRV records **Only supported on servers with 1.7+, on Java Edition. In addition, server owners can disable this feature This app also supports many of your favorite iOS integrations, such as Home Screen/Lock Screen Widgets, Apple Watch app/complications, Shortcuts supports, Siri Support, Dark/Tinted icon support, CloudKit support and more! This app is also open source. If you want to contribute, request a feature, or report a bug, please do so at https://github.com/eclair4151/MinecraftServerStatusWidget *This app is neither made by nor endorsed by Mojang/Microsoft
Squadnox
Easily set up and manage free game servers for you and your friends. Enjoy dedicated hardware with fast SSDs and automatic updates. Save progress and resume gaming sessions anytime.
- Free game server hosting
- Quick server setup
- Automatic updates
- Dedicated hardware (up to 8 CPU cores, 16GB RAM)
- NVME SSD storage
- Save progress automatically
- Supports numerous popular games
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Squadnox provides you and your friends with free game servers. Whether you want to play for just a few hours or all night long, Squadnox makes setting up a server quick and easy. With our app, you can create and manage servers quickly, easily and, above all, free of charge. Simply invite your friends, boost your server and start playing right away. You can keep your server running for as long as you need it. After your gaming session, it stops automatically and saves your progress so that you can continue playing the next time. Squadnox automatically takes care of server setup, updates and hardware. Our game servers have up to 8 CPU cores and 16 GB RAM available and use super-fast NVME SSDs. So you never have to worry about your server again and can focus on playing instead. We are constantly adding new features and support for more games. But let us know if you are missing a feature or support for a game. We are always open to suggestions and feedback. We currently officially support the following games: - 7 Days To Die - Core Keeper - Don't Starve Together - Eco - Enshrouded - Hytale - Longvinter - Minecraft: Bedrock Edition - Minecraft: Java Edition - Palworld (Xbox & Game Pass) - Palworld (Steam) - Project Zomboid - Starbound - StarMade - Staxel - Terraria - tModLoader - Unturned - V Rising (PC) - V Rising (PS5) - Valheim - Veloren - Vintage Story
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MC Status Widget for Minecraft at 4.7 against Squadnox's 3.9. MC Status Widget for Minecraft also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (85% vs 63%). Squadnox's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, monetization model 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. MC Status Widget for Minecraft sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Squadnox asks for nothing beyond the download.
MC Status Widget for Minecraft holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MC Status Widget for Minecraft has 307 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of MC Status Widget for Minecraft's written reviews are positive against 63% of Squadnox's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on September 15, 2026.
| Parameter | MC Status Widget for Minecraft | Squadnox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (307 ratings) — better | 3.9 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews — better | 62.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 307 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Tomer Shemesh | Squadnox |
Customer experience
MC Status Widget for Minecraft
Squadnox
Bugs and requests
MC Status Widget for Minecraft
Reported bugs
3 issues- Widget not showing up in iOS 14
- Issues with IPv6 server addresses
- Bedrock server status not working correctly
Requested features
3 requests- Push notifications for server status changes
- Advanced server analytics and reporting
- Apple Watch app and complications
Squadnox
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MC Status Widget for Minecraft
- Tip Developer $1.99$1.99
- Tip Developer $4.99$4.99
- Tip Developer $9.99$9.99
Squadnox
No in-app purchases
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