Bitcoin Widgets vs Plasma
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bitcoin Widgets
Display real-time Bitcoin network status and essential information directly on your device. Monitor your full node, explore the mempool, track currency conversions, and stay updated on the next halving event.
- Full node status monitoring
- Mempool.space explorer status
- Combined node and explorer status
- Moscow Time (sats per dollar) display
- Halving countdown timer
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Simple widgets for real Bitcoiners: • Current status of your full node. • Current status of mempool.space Bitcoin explorer. • Combined status of your full node and mempool.space Bitcoin explorer. • Current Moscow Time (sats per dollar) for selected currencies. • Countdown to the upcoming halving.
Plasma
Directly connect to your Core Lightning node and manage it remotely via the Lightning network. This app offers lightning-fast performance for node management, requiring only your node's public ID and a rune for connection.
- Connect to Core Lightning node
- Remote node management
- Lightning network connection
- Scan LNLink QR codes
- Fast performance
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Connect to your Core Lightning node directly over the Lightning network with Plasma! Scan a LNLink QR code and remotely manage your node, Plasma is lightning fast. All it requires is your nodes public ID and a rune to connect.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Bitcoin Widgets at 3 against Plasma's 1. Plasma's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Bitcoin Widgets against 5.0 for Plasma. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Bitcoin Widgets ships an update every 3 weeks, Plasma monthly. Both last shipped on October 4, 2026.
| Parameter | Bitcoin Widgets | Plasma |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Martin Janik | Denton LLC |
Customer experience
Bitcoin Widgets
Plasma
In-app purchases
Bitcoin Widgets
No in-app purchases
Plasma
No in-app purchases
