AxentHost vs MCCompanion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AxentHost
Easily create and manage free game servers directly from your phone. Control server settings, hardware, and send commands. Collaborate with friends to manage servers and earn free credits for on-demand hosting.
- Create and manage game servers
- Send commands from phone
- Access server files
- Add mods and plugins
- Team creation with friends
- Earn free credits for hosting
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Create your own game server in a glance. AxentHost is an app that makes managing your free game servers even easier. You access your server list and manage each of your servers settings, hardware, and send commands directly from your phone. Even more useful if your friends are playing on your server, and you want to manage it or talk to them in game through the console, even out of home ! Your game server hosting Choose your game • Minecraft & Minecraft PE • Terraria • Hytale • Palworld • Unturned • Rust • Valheim • Gmod • Project Zomboid • SCP : Secret Laboratory • Team Fortress 2 • BeamNG.Drive • Factorio • Sons of The Forest • Satisfactory • Space Station 14 • Terratech Worlds • Mindustry • Abiotic Factor • Foundry • Core Keeper • Vintage Story • DayZ • Don't Starve Together • RimWorld • Longvinter • V Rising • Stardew Valley • Trackmania • 7 Days To Die • Euro Truck Simulator 2 Get free credits The AxentHost unique credit system allows you to get free disposable and scalable servers at any time. You can get even more free credits using the mobile app ! Either for Minecraft PE (pocket edition), Minecraft Bedrock, Terraria (TmodLoader, Tshock...), Unturned, and even more... You can host a game server for free for you and your friends right now. Manage your server Game server management • Start, Stop, Restart your server from your phone • Check your server hardware consumption Server files management • Get access to your server files • Open, create, delete... any server file • Add mods, plugins, rules... Create team with your friends Invite your friends in your team in order to manage your servers, stack credits and play together ! You can even set roles to your friends to define who can manage each server. Flexible consumption • Hourly : use your free credits to get your server running on demand on an hourly basis. • Monthly : collect diamonds to get your server running on a classic monthly basis. Stop thinking and try the app now for free and play with your friends ! Contact us or join our community server if you have any question. Warning : This application is not an official Minecraft product, and is not related to Mojang AB. This application respects the Mojang terms : https://account.mojang.com/terms
MCCompanion
Connect your console to any external server for a seamless gaming experience. Manage multiple servers, monitor your connection, and even create and preview custom skins in 3D. Look up player profiles and their 3D skins.
- Connect consoles to external servers
- Save and manage multiple servers
- Monitor real-time connection
- View and edit skins in 3D
- Player profile and skin lookup
- Supports Java and Bedrock skins
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MCCompanion is an unofficial, independent companion app for players not affiliated with or endorsed by Mojang or Microsoft. Connect Consoles to Any Server Play on external servers from your PlayStation, Xbox, or Nintendo Switch. MCCompanion broadcasts servers as local LAN games, so you can join any Bedrock server without restrictions no complicated setup required. Server Management Save and organize multiple servers, switch between them instantly, and monitor your connection in real time. Built-in relay selection ensures the fastest, most stable connection no matter where you are in the world. Skin Studio View your skin in stunning 3D, edit it with built-in drawing tools, and manage multiple skins in one place. Supports both Java and Bedrock skins via Geyser. Player Lookup Search any player by username to view their profile, stats, and 3D skin preview whether they play Java or Bedrock Edition. MCCompanion is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Mojang Studios or Microsoft. Minecraft is a trademark of Mojang AB.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MCCompanion at 4.7 against AxentHost's 3.8. MCCompanion also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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
Both are free to download. AxentHost sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. MCCompanion asks for nothing beyond the download.
MCCompanion holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MCCompanion has 112 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of AxentHost's written reviews are positive against 80% of MCCompanion's.
AxentHost ships an update every 3 weeks, MCCompanion weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AxentHost | MCCompanion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (10 ratings) | 4.7 (112 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 112 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AxentSoftware | Jens Collaert |
Customer experience
AxentHost
MCCompanion
In-app purchases
AxentHost
- Bronze$2.99
- Standard$3.99
- Silver$5.99
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- Classic$9.90
- Gold$9.99
- Premier$17.99
- Platinum$19.99
- Elite$34.99
- Ultimate$39.99
- Supreme$59.99
MCCompanion
No in-app purchases
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