ThreeFold Connect vs Acurast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ThreeFold Connect
Access your digital identity, wallets, and ThreeFold network resources. Stay updated on the latest ThreeFold news and manage your decentralized assets seamlessly.
- Access digital identity
- Manage wallets
- Access farms
- View ThreeFold updates
- Secure portal
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ThreeFold Connect is your portal to ThreeFold: access your wallets, your digital identity, your farms, and ThreeFold updates with ease.
Acurast
This app allows you to contribute your phone's unused processing power to a decentralized cloud network. You can earn cryptocurrency by providing compute resources and even deploy NodeJS applications directly on your device.
- Contribute phone compute power
- Earn cryptocurrency (cACU)
- Deploy NodeJS applications
- Tap into decentralized cloud
- Utilize underutilized phone resources
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Turn your iPhone into part of a decentralized cloud, and receive ACU rewards for it. Acurast lets your phone run small compute jobs for developers. In return, you receive ACU rewards for the work your phone completes. No technical setup needed: if you have a spare iPhone or one sitting on a charger, you can take part. HOW IT WORKS 1. Install Acurast and create your account. 2. Pair your phone as a Processor. It takes about a minute. 3. Start Acurast. Your phone picks up compute jobs and collects rewards as it works. BEST SETUP A spare iPhone on a charger and Wi-Fi is ideal. Start Acurast, let the screen dim, and your phone contributes compute to the network. YOUR PHONE STAYS YOURS - Jobs run in a sandbox, separate from your photos, messages and other apps. - Acurast doesn't collect data linked to your identity. WHAT IS DEPIN? DePIN stands for decentralized physical infrastructure network: real devices owned by everyday people instead of one company's data center. Acurast is a DePIN for compute. Developers use Acurast to run apps and AI models on thousands of phones, without depending on a single cloud provider. Rewards depend on the jobs your phone completes and are not guaranteed. Join the Acurast Cloud Rebellion and make your phone part of the unstoppable cloud.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Acurast at 96% against ThreeFold Connect's 50%. Acurast also leads on ratings volume (204 vs 9) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). ThreeFold Connect's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Acurast holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Acurast has 204 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of ThreeFold Connect's written reviews are positive against 96% of Acurast's.
ThreeFold Connect ships an update every 6 weeks, Acurast every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ThreeFold Connect | Acurast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (9 ratings) | 4.8 (204 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 96.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 204 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 158 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TF Tech | Acurast |
Customer experience
ThreeFold Connect
Acurast
Bugs and requests
ThreeFold Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Acurast
Reported bugs
2 issues- Recent update causing app to crash after extended use
- Inconsistent earnings reporting
Requested features
2 requests- Background mode to continue earning while device is locked
- More device compatibility (older/Android)
In-app purchases
ThreeFold Connect
No in-app purchases
Acurast
No in-app purchases
