Comparison

Block Screen vs Bitcoin Sidekick

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

Bitcoin Sidekick

Track Bitcoin prices, analyze market dynamics, and gain on-chain insights with real-time data and advanced charting tools. Personalize your home screen with widgets for quick access to key metrics and news. This privacy-focused app offers powerful features for both new and experienced Bitcoin users.

Highlights
  • Real-time price updates
  • Advanced charting with indicators
  • On-chain and mempool insights
  • Customizable home screen widgets
  • Privacy-focused design
  • No account required
Features
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Bitcoin, without the noise. A fast, private companion for understanding Bitcoin in real time — price action, market structure, and on-chain health across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. Live charts and technical analysis • Real-time price streaming with live line charts and signals — SMA, EMA, VWAP, and trend • Candlestick charts with 11 indicators including RSI, Bollinger Bands, Fibonacci retracements, support and resistance, and trendlines • Order book depth charts with overlays for spread, VWAP, imbalance, and liquidity heatmap • Exchange spread comparison across global markets On-device intelligence • Ore — a Core ML intelligence layer surfacing market regime shifts, a Now/~30m/~60m fee forecast, narrative trends, and plain-language anomaly insights, all on-device • Alerts for price, fee rate, regime shifts, and anomalies • Daily Ore briefing across price action, macro, on-chain, derivatives, sentiment, and news On-chain intelligence • Mempool explorer with fee zones, congestion levels, whale tracking, and next-block analysis • Block explorer with transaction count, miner, SegWit usage, and reward breakdown • Mining dashboard with hashrate, difficulty, pool distribution, and profitability • Halving countdown with historical context and quarterly returns heatmap • On-chain activity charts with unique addresses, transaction count, and price correlation Lightning Network • Network capacity, channel count, and growth trends • Node directory by country with interactive map • Node detail with channels, fees, and connectivity Watch-only wallet • Track Bitcoin addresses without exposing private keys • QR code scanning and generation • Full transaction history with fee and confirmation details • Encrypted storage with optional biometric protection Market and macro context • Market cap, volume, and 24-hour price movement • Fear and Greed sentiment index • Monetary regime dashboard — Fed balance sheet, DXY, CPI, real yield, debt-to-GDP • Bitcoin/fiat converter with 100+ currencies and saved conversions Stay informed • Bitcoin-only news from global sources with category filtering • AI summaries for news, charts, mempool, and order book — pre-generated by frontier models • Real-time headline translation • Bitcoin library with the whitepaper, BIP specifications, and reference documents Built for Apple • Liquid Glass design throughout • iPhone, iPad, Mac, and an Apple Watch app with 9 complications • 20 widgets for Home Screen and Lock Screen, including the Ore regime and fee-forecast widgets • Ten Siri App Shortcuts — ask "Hey Bitcoin Sidekick, should I send bitcoin now" — plus a Network Health Shortcuts action and App Clip support • 46 languages and 100+ fiat currencies • Reorderable home-screen tiles Pro tools Go deeper with Pro — all on-device: the Send Window fee-timing verdict (app, widget, and Siri), Ore Foresight bands with predictive alerts, per-rule High-Conviction confidence floors, a portfolio dashboard across your watched addresses, address labels and cohort filtering, UTXO analytics, the Intelligence Archive, and Ore widgets. One unlock includes everything — subscription or lifetime. Privacy by design • No accounts, no tracking, no third-party SDKs • No personal data collection • AI summaries send only a locale code — never your data Subscriptions and purchases Advanced features are available via in-app purchase or subscription. Manage or cancel in your App Store settings. By downloading or using this app, you agree to Apple's Standard End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://bitcoinsidekick.app/privacypolicy.html Bitcoin Sidekick is designed for education and research, not financial advice.

Screenshots

Block Screen3 screens
Bitcoin Sidekick4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Block Screen at none against Bitcoin Sidekick's 18. Block Screen also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.4). Bitcoin Sidekick's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 89%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Bitcoin Sidekick sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 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 4.8 for Bitcoin Sidekick. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 30 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Block Screen's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bitcoin Sidekick's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Block Screen ships an update every 11 days, Bitcoin Sidekick every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Block Screen versus Bitcoin Sidekick: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlock ScreenBitcoin Sidekick
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (40 ratings) — better4.8 (30 ratings)
Positive reviews89.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings40 — better30
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew RamsdenJeffrey Jackson

Customer experience

Block Screen

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

Bitcoin Sidekick

All ratings30 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Block Screen

No in-app purchases

18 purchases

Bitcoin Sidekick

Subscriptions3
  • Overlays Pro$9.991 Month
  • Overlays Premium$14.991 Month
  • Bitcoin Sidekick Pro Annual$79.991 Year
One-time15
  • Developer Tip$0.99
  • Depth Chart$0.99
  • Candlesticks Chart$1.99
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  • Developer Tip$2.99
  • Volume Aggregation$4.99
  • VWAP Depth$4.99
  • Imbalance Metrics$5.99
  • Liquidity Heatmap$6.99
  • Fibonacci Retracements$7.99
  • Historical Depth Snapshots$7.99
  • Support & Resistance Levels$7.99
  • Developer Tip$9.99
  • Developer Tip$29.99
  • Lifetime Overlays$34.99
  • Bitcoin Sidekick Pro Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Block Screen free?
Block Screen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bitcoin Sidekick free?
Bitcoin Sidekick is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Block Screen or Bitcoin Sidekick?
Block Screen is rated higher. Block Screen averages 4.9 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while Bitcoin Sidekick averages 4.8 from 30 ratings.
Do Block Screen or Bitcoin Sidekick have ads?
Neither Block Screen nor Bitcoin Sidekick shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Block Screen or Bitcoin Sidekick?
Block Screen ships an update every 11 days, and Bitcoin Sidekick every 9 days. Most recently, Block Screen was updated on September 19, 2026 and Bitcoin Sidekick on September 24, 2026.

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