Comparison

Block Screen vs Crypto Widget Toolkit

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Crypto Widget Toolkit

Track Ethereum gas fees and Bitcoin prices with customizable widgets for your iPhone, Apple Watch, and iPad. Monitor key blockchain metrics and make informed crypto investment decisions.

Highlights
  • Ethereum gas fee widgets
  • Bitcoin price and fee tracking
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Apple Watch widgets
  • Staking pool analytics
  • Daily active addresses and transaction counts
  • Flippening index and Road to 1T metrics
Features
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The best Ethereum gas fee & Bitcoin fees widget app Ethereum Gas Fee Widget and All Essential Crypto Analytics. Introducing the Crypto Widget Toolkit - the ultimate tool for crypto enthusiasts and traders! With this app, you can easily add widgets to your iPhone's Home Screen and Lock Screen to keep track of Ethereum gas fees, prices, and more. The app's widgets allow you to quickly and conveniently view real-time data on the Ethereum network, including the current gas fees and price. You can also see which blockchain is making the most money at any given time. With the Crypto Widget app, you'll have all the information you need to make informed decisions about your cryptocurrency investments, right at your fingertips. Download it today and take control of your crypto portfolio! Analytics include: - Home Screen widget Ethereum price & gas fee (urgent, fast, slow) - Lock Screen widget Ethereum price & gas fee (urgent, fast, slow) - Apple Watch widget Ethereum price & gas fee (urgent, fast, slow) - Apple Watch widget Bitcoin fees (urgent, fast, slow) - Apple Watch Total ETH staked - Home Screen Bitcoin price - Lock Screen Bitcoin price - Lock Screen Bitcoin fees - Home Screen Bitcoin fees - Home Screen widget the flippening index ETH vs BTC - Home Screen widget the Road to 1T - Home Screen widget Crypto fees - Home Screen widget Staking Pools - Home Screen widget Staking Pools APY - Money printer: How much money are protocols paying to grow? - Home Screen widget Money printer: How much money are protocols paying to grow? - Daily active addresses (ETH, BTC, DOGE) - Daily transaction count (ETH, BTC, DOGE) - Bitcoin fees - eth gas tracker - Your collectibles "Crypto Widget Toolkit" adhere's to Apple Standard End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Block Screen3 screens
Crypto Widget Toolkit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Block Screen at none against Crypto Widget Toolkit's 3. Block Screen also leads on ratings volume (40 vs 6). Crypto Widget Toolkit's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 89%) and iOS requirement (16.2 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Crypto Widget Toolkit sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Block Screen asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Block Screen against 5.0 for Crypto Widget Toolkit. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Block Screen has 40 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Block Screen's written reviews are positive against 100% of Crypto Widget Toolkit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Block Screen ships an update every 11 days, Crypto Widget Toolkit every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Block Screen versus Crypto Widget Toolkit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlock ScreenCrypto Widget Toolkit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (40 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings40 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.016.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew RamsdenWorathiti Manosroi

Customer experience

Block Screen

All ratings36 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral2.8%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive89.5%
Neutral10.5%
Negative0.0%

Crypto Widget Toolkit

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Block Screen

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Crypto Widget Toolkit

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro - Forever$14.99

Questions

Is Block Screen free?
Block Screen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crypto Widget Toolkit free?
Crypto Widget Toolkit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Block Screen or Crypto Widget Toolkit?
Crypto Widget Toolkit is rated higher. Block Screen averages 4.9 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while Crypto Widget Toolkit averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Block Screen or Crypto Widget Toolkit have ads?
Neither Block Screen nor Crypto Widget Toolkit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Block Screen or Crypto Widget Toolkit?
Block Screen ships an update every 11 days, and Crypto Widget Toolkit every 9 days. Most recently, Block Screen was updated on October 15, 2026 and Crypto Widget Toolkit on October 8, 2026.

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