Block Screen vs Anotao
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.
Anotao
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Anotao te ayuda a llevar tus cuentas del día a día: el café, el mercado, el arriendo y todo lo que entra o sale de tu bolsillo. REGISTRA SIN COMPLICARTE Escribe el monto, revisa la cuenta y guarda. La categoría y la nota son opcionales. También puedes guardar y añadir otro movimiento, repetir uno anterior o continuar un borrador. ENTIENDE EN QUÉ SE VA TU PLATA Consulta tus movimientos, busca por descripción y filtra tu historial. Revisa gastos e ingresos por período y las categorías en las que más gastas. TUS CUENTAS, EN UN MISMO LUGAR Organiza efectivo, bancos y tarjetas. Registra transferencias entre cuentas y pagos de tarjeta sin contarlos otra vez como gastos. Añade un saldo inicial para consultar el saldo calculado a partir de tus movimientos. CADA MONEDA POR SEPARADO Usa la moneda que corresponda a cada cuenta y consulta sus totales por separado. Los montos muestran separadores de miles según tu configuración regional. A TU MANERA Elige español o inglés, tema claro u oscuro, oculta los montos con un toque y personaliza lo que aparece en el inicio. Configura recordatorios y registra movimientos recurrentes. Anotao es el nuevo nombre de FlowFinances. Conservas tu cuenta y tu historial. ¿Necesitas ayuda? Escríbenos a julian.f.valencia@hotmail.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Anotao at every 3 days against Block Screen's every 11 days. Anotao also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Block Screen ships an update every 11 days, Anotao every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Block Screen | Anotao |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (46 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 89.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 46 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Matthew Ramsden | JULIAN FAURICIO VALENCIA MARIN |
In-app purchases
Block Screen
No in-app purchases
Anotao
No in-app purchases
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