Comparison

Sci vs NodeVault

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

Head to head
About

Sci

Customize your home screen with unique sci-fi themed widgets. Display various information like clocks, calendars, system stats, and fitness data with extensive styling options. Create multiple widgets in different sizes with personalized layouts, backgrounds, fonts, and colors.

Highlights
  • Customizable sci-fi widget styles
  • Display clocks, calendars, system info
  • Show fitness data (steps, distance)
  • Multiple widget sizes (Large, Medium, Small)
  • Personalize layout, background, fonts, colors
  • Use custom background images
Features
Currently charting
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Add some Sci-Fi to your Home Screen.  This widget making tool is for displaying many types of information with great styling customization. You can display multiple widgets, all with their own unique style and info in Large, Medium, and Small widget sizes You can change the layout, background, fonts and colors, and even use your own images. *Offline contains the pre-made template backgrounds, but the background selection section needs internet to download from online. DISPLAYABLE INFORMATION: • Digital clock • Analog clock (some with second hand to show a little animation) • Calendar • Date/Day • System info (battery, brightness, memory, storage) • Countdown/Days since • Step count - Distance - Floors • Display contacts (just opens this widget app) These are generic sci-fi styles to to keep the coolness of how designers imagined future interfaces past and present on low and high budgets, but actual display real information instead of meaningless gobbledygook. * Please do not ask in reviews or by mail to include any trademarked names, logos, images or other properties. NSTEnterprises respects copyrights and will not include them.

About

NodeVault

Features
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NodeVault — Your Secure Gateway to Web3 NodeVault is a fast, non-custodial EVM wallet built for iOS. Your private keys stay on your device — we never access or custody your funds. Manage tokens, NFTs, and on-chain activity across supported networks with an experience designed for clarity and security. Why NodeVault? Non-custodial by design — Create, import, or watch wallets; keys secured with Face ID, Touch ID, or passcode Multi-chain support — Native assets, ERC-20, ERC-721/1155 NFTs Encrypted wallet chat — End-to-end encrypted messaging with contacts, media, and transaction cards NFT redemption — Redeem eligible NFTs with signed, verifiable submissions Security you can trust Bank-grade local encryption, scene-aware passcode lock, privacy manifest compliance, and transparent disclosures for swap, bridge, and buy flows. Every transaction requires your explicit on-device signature. Important: NodeVault is a wallet interface, not a bank, exchange, or broker. Swap routing, bridge delivery, and fiat purchases are handled by third-party decentralized protocols or licensed on-ramp providers. On-chain risks (slippage, fees, irreversible transactions) are your responsibility. Questions or feedback? Contact us through the app.

Screenshots

Sci4 screens
NodeVault3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: NodeVault at Free against Sci's $3.99. NodeVault also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). Sci's advantage is chart position (#158 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

NodeVault is free to download; Sci costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sci ships an update every 3 months, NodeVault every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Sci versus NodeVault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSciNodeVault
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (48 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings48 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#158 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size186 MB100 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNSTE, LLCDolphinode

Bugs and requests

Sci

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • Empty box shown
  • Unable to add widgets to lock screen
  • Widgets not recognized
  • Directions are vague
  • Step-by-step directions disappear
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  • App crashes
  • Widgets are not flexible
  • Old layout not possible after update
  • Fonts not showing up same as in app
  • Layout not showing up same as in app
  • Preview differs from actual widget
  • Stuck in build a clock settings
  • Does not apply changes
  • Not available in app store for iPhone SE 2022
  • Clock is slow to refresh
  • Widget does not update to military time
  • No options to save clock design
  • Does not work on Lock Screen
  • Doesn't let you save it

Requested features

12 requests
  • More customization for widget backgrounds
  • Option to make rectangle widgets bigger on iPad
  • More options for Home and Lock Screen
  • Add more templates
  • Improve flexibility of templates
Show 7 more
  • Add military time option
  • Provide clear instructions for use
  • Add more customization options
  • Make app available for iPhone SE 2022
  • Add more themes
  • Improve widget refresh rate
  • Make app work on Lock Screen

NodeVault

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Sci

No in-app purchases

None

NodeVault

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sci free?
Sci costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is NodeVault free?
NodeVault is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sci or NodeVault have ads?
Neither Sci nor NodeVault shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sci or NodeVault?
Sci ships an update every 3 months, and NodeVault every 2 weeks. Most recently, Sci was updated on October 30, 2026 and NodeVault on October 28, 2026.

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