Block Screen vs Envoy by Foundation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Block Screen
Personalize your lock and home screens with live Bitcoin data. Access real-time block height, mempool fees, price, news, and mining difficulty across all your Apple devices. Enjoy a private, ad-free experience with customizable themes and widgets.
- Live Bitcoin widgets for lock and home screens
- Real-time block height and price tracking
- Mempool fee recommendations
- Mining difficulty and hashrate
- Curated Bitcoin news feeds
- Customizable color themes and widget selection
- Apple Watch complications and StandBy mode support
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Turn your lock screen and Home Screen into a personalized bitcoin screen with live Bitcoin widgets. Block Screen puts real-time block height, mempool fees, price, news, and mining difficulty (and more!) on every Apple device you own: iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, Mac, CarPlay. No accounts, no ads. –––– KEY WIDGETS & VIEWS –––– • Lock-Screen Widget – glanceable block height and bitcoin prices • Home-Screen Widget – small, medium and large sizes • StandBy Mode – full-screen clock-style display while charging • Apple Watch Complication & Smart Stack – stats right on your wrist • iPad and macOS – adaptive layouts for Stage Manager and desktop • CarPlay – widgets on your vehicle dashboard –––– BITCOIN STATS YOU CARE ABOUT –––– • Block height & next halving countdown • Mempool fee recommendations (high / medium / low) • Mining network hashrate & difficulty in real time • Live BTC price in USD, EUR & more • Curated Bitcoin-only news feeds –––– BUILT FOR CUSTOMIZATION –––– • Custom color themes • Choose which widgets appear in Smart Stack rotation –––– PRIVATE BY DESIGN –––– Block Screen talks directly to public Bitcoin APIs—no log-ins, tracking, or analytics SDKs. “Everything you need and nothing you don't." Download Block Screen free today and keep with the Bitcoin network at a glance: price, mempool, or countdown to the next halving.
Envoy by Foundation
A user-friendly Bitcoin wallet offering robust account management and privacy features. It simplifies self-custody with quick setup and optional seed words, allowing seamless management of both mobile and hardware wallet accounts.
- Magic Backups for quick self-custody
- Manage mobile and hardware wallets together
- Seamless Bitcoin purchases
- Zen-like interface for sending/receiving
- Connect Passport hardware wallet for updates
- Open source and privacy preserving
- Optional Tor connection for privacy
- Connect your own Bitcoin node
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Bitcoin Simplified. Envoy is a simple Bitcoin wallet with powerful account management and privacy features. Use Envoy alongside your Passport hardware wallet for setup, firmware updates, and more. Envoy offers the following features: 1. Magic Backups. Get up and running with self-custody in only 60 seconds with automatic encrypted backups. Seed words optional. 2. Manage your mobile wallet and Passport hardware wallet accounts in the same app. 3. Seamless Bitcoin purchases deposited straight to your mobile wallet or Passport accounts. 4. Send and receive Bitcoin in a zen-like interface. 5. Connect your Passport hardware wallet for setup, firmware updates, and support videos. Use Envoy as your software wallet connected to your Passport. 6. Fully open source and privacy preserving. Envoy optionally connects to the Internet with Tor for maximum privacy. 7. Optionally connect your own Bitcoin node.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Block Screen at 4.9 against Envoy by Foundation's 4.6. Block Screen also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 81%) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
Block Screen holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 30 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Block Screen's written reviews are positive against 81% of Envoy by Foundation's.
Block Screen ships an update every 11 days, Envoy by Foundation every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Block Screen | Envoy by Foundation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (46 ratings) — better | 4.6 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 89.5% of reviews — better | 81.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 46 — better | 30 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 146 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthew Ramsden | Foundation Devices, Inc. |
Customer experience
Block Screen
Envoy by Foundation
In-app purchases
Block Screen
No in-app purchases
Envoy by Foundation
No in-app purchases
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