Node Runner vs HeliumGeek
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Node Runner
Monitor your decentralized network nodes instantly from your device. View node name, earnings, uptime, and location directly from a home screen widget. Log in with your existing credentials to access all your node information in one convenient place.
- Real-time node status monitoring
- View earnings and uptime
- Node location display
- Home screen widget support
- Login with existing credentials
- All node information in one place
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Mysterium is a decentralized service based on the Ethereum Blockchain, this app lets you constantly ad instantly monitor your nodes status, uptime and earnings. Stop going to the website, make login, choose the node you want to monitor and read informations. Now, with a simple swipe you can check every nodes stats, directly from the widget section of your iOS device. For every node you will be able to see directly from the widget section of the home screen: - the name of the node; - the earning of the node; - how many hours the node has been running for; - the country the node is located. You will just need to login in the app with the same credentials you'd use in the "my.mysterium.network" dashboard and we will gather all the info you could be interested in. Everything will be displayed in one place.
HeliumGeek
Monitor the status of your hotspots and receive instant notifications for any downtime or synchronization issues. Track your earnings with home screen widgets and get alerted for every reward earned, displayed in various currencies.
- Hotspot status monitoring
- Instant downtime notifications
- Reward tracking
- Home screen widgets for earnings
- Reward alerts
- Multi-currency reward display
- Coverage radius analysis
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See rewards, data use, and status for your Helium hotspots in one place. Follow one hotspot or an entire fleet on iPhone and iPad. • Find and follow Helium Mobile and IoT hotspots by name. • Review reward history, recent activity, data use, and performance trends. • Explore hotspot maps, leaderboards, and network-wide metrics. • Keep rewards and HNT exchange rates in view with Home Screen widgets. • Premium adds hourly data, speedtest trends, advanced metrics, and issue diagnostics. • Monitoring plans offer hotspot issue and reward alerts. Pro adds fleet issue summaries and CSV exports. HeliumGeek is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Helium Network. It does NOT provide a wallet or a way to earn, buy, sell, or transfer HNT. Exchange-rate data is provided by CoinGecko. ------------------------------------------------------------------ EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HeliumGeek at 4.7 against Node Runner's 3.3. HeliumGeek also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 40%) and ratings volume (2.5K vs 3). Node Runner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. HeliumGeek sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Node Runner asks for nothing beyond the download.
HeliumGeek holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HeliumGeek has 2.5K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Node Runner's written reviews are positive against 70% of HeliumGeek's.
Node Runner ships an update every 3 days, HeliumGeek every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Node Runner | HeliumGeek |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) | 4.7 (2.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 70.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 2.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | H501 di Leonardo Zanobi | Olga Bondaruk |
Customer experience
Node Runner
HeliumGeek
Bugs and requests
Node Runner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
HeliumGeek
Reported bugs
3 issues- Reachability tracker not working
- Notifications not working
- Incorrect miner status display
Requested features
4 requests- Add fiat currency display for earnings
- Customizable widget options
- Notification for every reward received
- Support for wallet tracking
In-app purchases
Node Runner
No in-app purchases
HeliumGeek
- 1 Hotspot14 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Premium3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- 3 Hotspots$4.991 Month
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- Premium x3$4.991 Month
- 6 Hotspots$9.991 Month
- Premium x6$9.991 Month
- 10 Hotspots$14.991 Month
- Pro$14.991 Month
- 20 Hotspots$29.991 Month
- Pro x2$29.991 Month
- Pro x5$74.991 Month
- Pro x50$249.991 Month
- Remove Ads$14.99
