Bitcoin Widgets vs Pubky Ring
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.
Pubky Ring
Securely manage your public keys for decentralized applications. Authorize or revoke access, organize keys across devices, and control active sessions. Maintain self-custody of your identity without accounts or tracking.
- Securely manage public keys
- Authorize/revoke service access
- Organize and sync keys
- View and control active sessions
- Self-custodial identity
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Pubky Ring is the key manager for your identity in the Pubky ecosystem. It lets you securely manage your pubkys—the public keys that power your presence across decentralized apps. Use Pubky Ring to: - Authorize or revoke access to services - Organize and sync your pubkys across devices - View and control active sessions - Stay fully self-custodial, with no accounts or tracking Whether you’re using the Pubky App or any other tool built on Pubky Core, Pubky Ring keeps your identity portable, private, and under your control. Crafted by Synonym Software Ltd.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Bitcoin Widgets at 4 against Pubky Ring's 2. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 Pubky Ring. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bitcoin Widgets | Pubky Ring |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Martin Janik | Synonym Software Ltd |
Customer experience
Bitcoin Widgets
Pubky Ring
In-app purchases
Bitcoin Widgets
No in-app purchases
Pubky Ring
No in-app purchases
