Comparison

Satoshi Sidekick vs Ember Canvas

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Satoshi Sidekick

This unofficial companion app helps STEPN users optimize their NFT shoes for earning potential. It calculates estimated earnings, durability loss, and mystery box chances, while also providing speed alerts and energy timers with optional voice updates.

Highlights
  • NFT shoe optimizer
  • Estimate earnings and costs
  • Speed range alerts
  • Energy timer with voice updates
  • Real-time price data integration
  • Mystery box chance calculation
Features
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UNOFFICIAL companion application for STEPN. This app was created by a community member and is not affiliated with STEPN in any way. SHOE OPTIMIZER Optimize your earning potential with the shoe optimizer. Save up to six different shoes and calculate your estimated GST & GMT earning, durability loss/repair cost, HP loss/restoration cost, and mystery box chance. See total profit calculated in USD using real-time price data. SPEED ALARM Set a custom speed range or choose the default speed range for your shoe. If you start going too slow or too fast, the app will warn you with an audible alert. ENERGY TIMER WITH OPTIONAL VOICE UPDATES The app will start a timer based on the amount of energy you want to spend. Optional voice updates alert you every five minutes with the amount of time remaining in your workout, and the app will alert you when all of the energy is spent. OPTIONAL VOICE UPDATES FOR SPEED Voice alerts update you on your current speed and/or your average speed for the most recent five minutes.

About

Ember Canvas

This app helps you break the smoking habit by replacing the ritual with a creative outlet. Engage in short sessions that mimic smoking, using your breath to create digital art and build a personal gallery.

Highlights
  • Replaces smoking ritual with art
  • 3-minute sessions mirroring cigarette breaks
  • Breath-activated ash animation
  • Unlock masterpieces session by session
  • Personal art gallery
  • Focuses on habit replacement, not just quitting
Features
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Why can't you quit? It's not the nicotine. It's the ritual. The pause. The deep breath. The moment of calm in a chaotic day. That's what you're actually addicted to. Ember doesn't take that away. It replaces what comes after. Light up. Breathe. Watch ash fall. Over 20 sessions, those ashes quietly become a masterpiece — a Vermeer, a Van Gogh, a da Vinci. You're not quitting anything. You're collecting something. Every cigarette you don't smoke becomes a brushstroke. Every craving becomes art. - 3-minute sessions that mirror a real cigarette - Blow into your mic — the ash responds to your breath - Complete masterpieces revealed one session at a time - Build a personal gallery of works you created The ritual stays. The smoke disappears. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Satoshi Sidekick4 screens
Ember Canvas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Ember Canvas at none against Satoshi Sidekick's shown. Ember Canvas also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Satoshi Sidekick sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Ember Canvas sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.79 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Satoshi Sidekick ships an update every 2 weeks, Ember Canvas every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Satoshi Sidekick versus Ember Canvas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSatoshi SidekickEmber Canvas
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB49 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperRobert GodfreySAELI, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

Customer experience

Satoshi Sidekick

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ember Canvas

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Satoshi Sidekick

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
2 purchases

Ember Canvas

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited$4.791 Month
One-time1
  • 1 Painting Pack$1.19

Questions

Is Satoshi Sidekick free?
Satoshi Sidekick is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ember Canvas free?
Ember Canvas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Satoshi Sidekick or Ember Canvas have ads?
Satoshi Sidekick shows ads; Ember Canvas does not.
Which is updated more often, Satoshi Sidekick or Ember Canvas?
Satoshi Sidekick ships an update every 2 weeks, and Ember Canvas every 2 days. Most recently, Satoshi Sidekick was updated on October 22, 2026 and Ember Canvas on October 7, 2026.

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