Nix Toolkit vs AxeSentry
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nix Toolkit
This app connects to Nix Sensor devices to provide color scanning and analysis. It offers features like single scans, access to premium color databases, and custom library creation. Users can view digital color values and spectral curves, and match scanned colors to extensive libraries.
- Single scan color analysis
- Access to premium color databases
- Create and share custom color libraries
- Multipoint average scanning
- Nix Paints feature
- Nix Quality Control feature
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The Nix Toolkit is the new all-in-one companion app for our Nix Sensor device line-up. It’s compatible with all Nix Mini, Nix Pro, Nix QC, and Nix Spectro devices. Functions in the app will be turned on and off depending on which device you have connected. Functions include: 1. “Single scan” (available for all devices) 2. “Premium databases” (available for all devices) 3. “Create and share custom library (Compatible with Nix Pro, Spectro and QC devices only) 4. “Multipoint average scanning for all tools” 5. "Nix Paints feature" 6. "Nix Quality Control feature" The “Single scan” function displays digital values (CIELAB, HEX, and RGB) and Spectral curve on swipe (Spectro device only) when you scan a sample with your Nix Color Sensor. Premium databases offer paid subscriptions to world-class color libraries (including Pantone, RAL, and NCS). Once subscribed you can browse the entire library, and scan and match to the closest color. The Nix Toolkit app lets you take control of how you perceive color. Select from dark or light mode, or use your own system settings. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We’d love to help with whatever questions or issues you have. Please note that a free account is required to use the app (you will be prompted to create one when you first open the app). A Nix device (Mini, Pro, QC, or Spectro) is required to unlock app functions. Learn more about the Nix Sensor line-up at www.nixsensor.com. If you find any bugs please contact us directly at info@nixsensor.com and our team will attend to them quickly. Nix®, Nix Pro™, and Nix Mini™ are trademarks of Nix Sensor Ltd. All other trademarks used herein are simply references to trademarks owned by others and are not intended as trademark use. Terms of use: https://www.nixsensor.com/legal/
AxeSentry
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AxeSentry keeps an eye on your Bitaxe and NerdAxe / NerdQAxe miners so you don't have to. It talks to your devices directly over your home Wi-Fi using the AxeOS API — no account, no cloud, no data leaves your network. WATCH YOUR WHOLE SWARM • Live hashrate, temperature, power, best share and uptime for every miner • Swarm totals and a health timeline showing when devices went offline, ran hot or slowed down • List or grid view, with sorting by hashrate, temperature, best diff or name • A dead or stuck miner is pinned to the top in red so you spot it instantly ALERTS THAT REACH YOU • High temperature, low hashrate, new best share, block found and miners-offline alerts • Set global thresholds or override them per device • Mute for 4, 8 or 12 hours when you need quiet • A full in-app alert history logs everything — even alerts that fired while muted AUTO-RECOVERY • Automatically reboot a miner that drops below its hashrate limit or rises above its temperature limit — up to three tries, a minute apart • Optionally undervolt and/or downclock an overheating miner on the third reboot to cool it down (with safe floors) • Every part of this is opt-in and configurable SOLO MINING, MADE FUN • Block-odds card estimates how often your swarm would find a block solo, using live BTC or BCH difficulty • A full-screen celebration with sound the moment one of your miners solves a block CONTROL EVERY MINER • Change pool, frequency, voltage and fan, or reboot and identify — per device • Or reboot all, set fans on all, and identify all from one Controls screen BUILT FOR YOUR DEVICES • Universal app for iPhone and iPad • iCloud sync keeps your miner list the same on every device • Home-screen widget and a Live Activity with devices online, on the Lock Screen and (optionally) the Dynamic Island • Best-effort background monitoring so alerts can reach you even when the app is closed PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Works only on your local network — your iPhone or iPad must be on the same Wi-Fi as your miners • No sign-up, no analytics, no tracking. Nothing is collected. Compatible with Bitaxe and NerdAxe / NerdQAxe miners running the AxeOS API. AxeSentry is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the makers of Bitaxe, NerdAxe or AxeOS.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Nix Toolkit at Free against AxeSentry's $0.99. AxeSentry's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On update cadence, ads, device support 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
Nix Toolkit is free to download; AxeSentry costs $0.99 up front. Nix Toolkit sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. AxeSentry asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 19, 2026.
| Parameter | Nix Toolkit | AxeSentry |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (190 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 32.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 190 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nix Sensor Ltd. | Fredy Soussou |
Bugs and requests
Nix Toolkit
Reported bugs
24 issues- Sensor crashes if you tab out of the app
- Takes 5-6 attempts to connect with device
- Purchased libraries not showing up
- WiFi router stopping download
- App crashes since update
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- App crashes before doing anything
- App is always 90 degrees wrong on iPads
- Unit is wildly off even after calibration
- Constantly prompts for password
- App took money but won't provide access to Pantone library
- Cannot connect consistently
- Battery dead and would not charge
- Cannot get hold of support
- Birthday fields don't work on signup
- Email support form has 'undefined' error
- App resets settings if device disconnected or phone locked
- App won't boot up, stuck on 'downloading paints database'
- Constantly 'downloading paints database'
- App freezes as soon as you connect
- App freezes or disconnects constantly
- App freezes screen and cannot scroll
- App stuck on downloading paint database
- App doesn't load up
- App is stuck downloading paint database
Requested features
20 requests- Ability to save and export bulk data as .csv
- Allow tabbing out of app while collecting data
- Download paint library without phone signal
- Show multiple vendor color matches at once
- Full UI overhaul with iOS conventions
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- Easier way to scan for color values
- Easier way to match to paint brands
- Easier way to save and export data
- Landscape support for iPads
- Ability to calibrate sensor
- On-demand calibration
- Better password management (Face ID, Apple Keychain)
- Ability to create custom libraries easily
- Improved user flow and UI
- Ability to scan color and get RGB/other values
- Option to scan color and get multiple paint/other library matches
- Bring back Nix Paints app functionality
- More intuitive way to save colors
- Allow offline use of paint libraries
- More affordable subscription for Pantone access
AxeSentry
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Nix Toolkit
- RAL$4.991 Month
- Glass Packaging Institute$8.991 Month
- NCS$9.991 Month
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- Pantone FHI$9.991 Month
- Pantone PMS$9.991 Month
- RAL$49.991 Year
- NCS$99.991 Year
- Pantone FHI$99.991 Year
- Pantone PMS$99.991 Year
- Glass Packaging Institute$100.001 Year
AxeSentry
No in-app purchases









