Comparison

Bitcoin Sidekick vs Satoshi Widgets

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

Head to head
About

Bitcoin Sidekick

Track Bitcoin prices, analyze market dynamics, and gain on-chain insights with real-time data and advanced charting tools. Personalize your home screen with widgets for quick access to key metrics and news. This privacy-focused app offers powerful features for both new and experienced Bitcoin users.

Highlights
  • Real-time price updates
  • Advanced charting with indicators
  • On-chain and mempool insights
  • Customizable home screen widgets
  • Privacy-focused design
  • No account required
Features
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Bitcoin, without the noise. A fast, private companion for understanding Bitcoin in real time — price action, market structure, and on-chain health across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. Live charts and technical analysis • Real-time price streaming with live line charts and signals — SMA, EMA, VWAP, and trend • Candlestick charts with 11 indicators including RSI, Bollinger Bands, Fibonacci retracements, support and resistance, and trendlines • Order book depth charts with overlays for spread, VWAP, imbalance, and liquidity heatmap • Exchange spread comparison across global markets On-device intelligence • Ore — a Core ML intelligence layer surfacing market regime shifts, a Now/~30m/~60m fee forecast, narrative trends, and plain-language anomaly insights, all on-device • Alerts for price, fee rate, regime shifts, and anomalies • Daily Ore briefing across price action, macro, on-chain, derivatives, sentiment, and news On-chain intelligence • Mempool explorer with fee zones, congestion levels, whale tracking, and next-block analysis • Block explorer with transaction count, miner, SegWit usage, and reward breakdown • Mining dashboard with hashrate, difficulty, pool distribution, and profitability • Halving countdown with historical context and quarterly returns heatmap • On-chain activity charts with unique addresses, transaction count, and price correlation Lightning Network • Network capacity, channel count, and growth trends • Node directory by country with interactive map • Node detail with channels, fees, and connectivity Watch-only wallet • Track Bitcoin addresses without exposing private keys • QR code scanning and generation • Full transaction history with fee and confirmation details • Encrypted storage with optional biometric protection Market and macro context • Market cap, volume, and 24-hour price movement • Fear and Greed sentiment index • Monetary regime dashboard — Fed balance sheet, DXY, CPI, real yield, debt-to-GDP • Bitcoin/fiat converter with 100+ currencies and saved conversions Stay informed • Bitcoin-only news from global sources with category filtering • AI summaries for news, charts, mempool, and order book — pre-generated by frontier models • Real-time headline translation • Bitcoin library with the whitepaper, BIP specifications, and reference documents Built for Apple • Liquid Glass design throughout • iPhone, iPad, Mac, and an Apple Watch app with 9 complications • 20 widgets for Home Screen and Lock Screen, including the Ore regime and fee-forecast widgets • Ten Siri App Shortcuts — ask "Hey Bitcoin Sidekick, should I send bitcoin now" — plus a Network Health Shortcuts action and App Clip support • 46 languages and 100+ fiat currencies • Reorderable home-screen tiles Pro tools Go deeper with Pro — all on-device: the Send Window fee-timing verdict (app, widget, and Siri), Ore Foresight bands with predictive alerts, per-rule High-Conviction confidence floors, a portfolio dashboard across your watched addresses, address labels and cohort filtering, UTXO analytics, the Intelligence Archive, and Ore widgets. One unlock includes everything — subscription or lifetime. Privacy by design • No accounts, no tracking, no third-party SDKs • No personal data collection • AI summaries send only a locale code — never your data Subscriptions and purchases Advanced features are available via in-app purchase or subscription. Manage or cancel in your App Store settings. By downloading or using this app, you agree to Apple's Standard End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://bitcoinsidekick.app/privacypolicy.html Bitcoin Sidekick is designed for education and research, not financial advice.

About

Satoshi Widgets

Features
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Bitcoin never sleeps. Satoshi Widgets keeps what matters most right in sight. Follow exactly what you care about - without crowded exchange terminals, ads, or unnecessary noise. Add elegant Bitcoin widgets to your Home Screen or Lock Screen, or complications to your Apple Watch face. The latest overview is always just a glance away. Whenever you want more context, open the app to explore charts, market activity, and what is happening across the Bitcoin network. Satoshi Widgets gives you: Elegant Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets Apple Watch complications Clear and easy-to-use apps Bitcoin market and network data in one place A customizable experience across the app, widgets, and Apple Watch No accounts and no ads Whether Bitcoin is on your wrist, phone, or tablet, Satoshi Widgets follows one simple idea: focus on the signal and ignore the noise. Premium access, free trial & subscriptions: Satoshi Widgets is free to download and includes 7 days of full access to Premium features. After the 7-day free access period ends, continued access to live Bitcoin data, dashboards, iPhone and iPad widgets, and Apple Watch widgets and complications requires a separate in-app subscription. • Premium Monthly: Unlocks full access and renews monthly until canceled. • Premium Yearly: Unlocks full access and renews yearly until canceled. The included 7-day free access period ends automatically, does not convert into a paid subscription, and does not result in a charge. You are charged only after you actively select and confirm a subscription. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in the Satoshi Widgets iOS app or in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Bitcoin Sidekick4 screens
Satoshi Widgets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Satoshi Widgets at 17.0 against Bitcoin Sidekick's 26.4. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Bitcoin Sidekick sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Satoshi Widgets sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bitcoin Sidekick ships an update every 9 days, Satoshi Widgets every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Bitcoin Sidekick versus Satoshi Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBitcoin SidekickSatoshi Widgets
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (30 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings30 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeffrey JacksonJan Bula

In-app purchases

18 purchases

Bitcoin Sidekick

Subscriptions3
  • Overlays Pro$9.991 Month
  • Overlays Premium$14.991 Month
  • Bitcoin Sidekick Pro Annual$79.991 Year
One-time15
  • Developer Tip$0.99
  • Depth Chart$0.99
  • Candlesticks Chart$1.99
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  • Developer Tip$2.99
  • Volume Aggregation$4.99
  • VWAP Depth$4.99
  • Imbalance Metrics$5.99
  • Liquidity Heatmap$6.99
  • Fibonacci Retracements$7.99
  • Historical Depth Snapshots$7.99
  • Support & Resistance Levels$7.99
  • Developer Tip$9.99
  • Developer Tip$29.99
  • Lifetime Overlays$34.99
  • Bitcoin Sidekick Pro Lifetime$99.99
3 purchases

Satoshi Widgets

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Bitcoin Sidekick free?
Bitcoin Sidekick is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Satoshi Widgets free?
Satoshi Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bitcoin Sidekick or Satoshi Widgets have ads?
Neither Bitcoin Sidekick nor Satoshi Widgets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bitcoin Sidekick or Satoshi Widgets?
Bitcoin Sidekick ships an update every 9 days, and Satoshi Widgets every 8 days. Most recently, Bitcoin Sidekick was updated on October 10, 2026 and Satoshi Widgets on October 9, 2026.

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