Comparison

Block Screen vs Ask Nicki

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

Ask Nicki

This app offers personalized financial guidance for Gen Z, explaining complex money topics in simple terms. It allows users to track spending by talking and provides short, actionable lessons on financial concepts. All data is stored locally on the device for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • Personalized money advice
  • Spending tracking via voice input
  • Short, actionable financial lessons
  • Local data storage for privacy
  • Explanation of economic concepts
  • Budgeting and goal setting
Features
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Money finally makes sense. Ask Nicki is the money app for Gen Z. No shame, no jargon, no hype. Just real money help, explained like a text from your smartest friend. ASK NICKI, YOUR POCKET MONEY COACH Ask anything about saving, budgeting, debt, your first paycheck, investing, or how the economy actually works, and get a warm, straight answer, not a lecture. Stressed about a bill? Wondering if you can afford something? Just ask, like you are texting a friend. TRACK IT BY TALKING Tell Nicki what you spent ("dropped $40 on shein") and she logs it for you. Or tap to quick add. At the end of the month, see where your money actually went and whether you are on track, with a recap that is honest and never a guilt trip. DAILY DRIP, MONEY IN 2 MINUTES Short lessons built around what you already do, like doom spending, BNPL, your first paycheck, and betting. Each one lands a single idea and one action, then gets out of your way. No textbooks. No homework. IT ALL STAYS ON YOUR PHONE Your budget, your goals, and your chats live on your device, not our servers. No bank connection. Nothing to sell, nothing to breach. You sign in with Apple, and the only thing that ever leaves your phone is a question you choose to ask Nicki. LEARN WHAT NO ONE TAUGHT YOU Inflation, compounding, index funds, credit, emergency funds, and yes, Bitcoin and sound money, all explained in plain english as ideas to understand, never as pressure to buy anything. Ask Nicki is free to start. Reserve unlocks every lesson and more time with Nicki each day. Make money make sense. Educational information only. Not financial, tax, or legal advice. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Block Screen3 screens
Ask Nicki4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Block Screen at none against Ask Nicki's 1. Block Screen also leads on ratings volume (40 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and iOS requirement 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. Ask Nicki sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 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 Ask Nicki. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Block Screen has 40 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Block Screen versus Ask Nicki: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlock ScreenAsk Nicki
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (40 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings40 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB4 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMatthew RamsdenVRINDA SHARMA

Customer experience

Block Screen

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

Ask Nicki

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Block Screen

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Ask Nicki

Subscriptions1
  • Unpeeled2 Months trial$6.991 Month

Questions

Is Block Screen free?
Block Screen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ask Nicki free?
Ask Nicki is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Block Screen or Ask Nicki?
Ask Nicki is rated higher. Block Screen averages 4.9 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while Ask Nicki averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Block Screen or Ask Nicki have ads?
Neither Block Screen nor Ask Nicki shows ads.

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