IR Hosting vs LongPool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IR Hosting
This platform simplifies cryptocurrency mining by managing machines, electricity, and operations. It offers flexible mining options and integrates with global mining pools for stable income.
- Mining machine hosting solutions
- Electricity and operation management
- Mining pool configuration
- Cooperation with mining machine brands
- Integration with global mining pools
- 7x24h expert operation and maintenance
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IR Hosting is the world's leading mining service platform, providing users with a full range of mining machine hosting service solutions. This greatly reduces users’ complex operational processes such as mining machine management, electricity bill management, mining machine operation and maintenance, etc. Users only need to easily configure the mining pool to obtain stable mining income safely and quickly. Our advantage: 1. IR Hosting, as an independent mining service provider platform, has carried out extensive cooperation with many mainstream mining machine brands around the world. At the same time, the platform aggregates outstanding global mining pools including HumPool, BTC.COM, AntPool, F2Pool, ViaBTC, and Poolin to provide users with more flexible mining options and revenue integration service capabilities. 2. The IR Hosting team has more than 6 years of experience in mining operations and related system construction. It has experience and advantages in the entire industry chain of mining machine production, mining machine operation and maintenance, and mining operations. They are capable of providing comprehensive support for the system from various aspects. 3. The IR Hosting platform has a very good foundation in automatic monitoring of mining machines, automated batch management, data perspective analysis, meter and electricity bill management, etc., as well as an expert team 7*24h operation and maintenance to assist customers in optimizing resource allocation and improving mining efficiency. We will delve deeply into the mining industry, commit to customer success, and make mining easier!
LongPool
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LongPool is a world-leading cryptocurrency mining pool platform dedicated to providing miners with secure, stable, and efficient mining services. Key Features 1.Multi-currency Mining: Supports mining of BTC, DOGE, LTC, ETC, and many other mainstream cryptocurrencies. It also supports dozens of merged mining coins, allowing flexible selection of the optimal mining strategy. 2.Real-time Earnings Display: Features a transparent earnings distribution system. Mining earnings are visible each day with automatic daily payouts. 3.Miner Monitoring: Provides a real-time view of miner status and hash rate, along with offline alerts to ensure users can promptly address any issues. 4.Data Statistics: Comprehensive hash rate and earnings statistics help users optimize mining efficiency. 5.Global Node Support: Service nodes deployed worldwide provide miners with a low-latency, highly stable network environment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: IR Hosting at every 3 weeks against LongPool's every 6 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
IR Hosting ships an update every 3 weeks, LongPool every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IR Hosting | LongPool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Bgin Management LLC | Insight Cloud Computing Technology Co., Limited |
In-app purchases
IR Hosting
No in-app purchases
LongPool
No in-app purchases









