Comparison

Kryptex vs HashWatcher

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

Head to head
About

Kryptex

Monitor cryptocurrency mining operations, track equipment performance, and manage payouts. View real-time statistics, balance, and temperature data for your mining rigs.

Highlights
  • View mining statistics
  • Manage equipment
  • Monitor temperatures
  • Track hashrate
  • Request payouts
  • View balance
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View statistics and balance, manage equipment, monitor temperatures and hashrate, as well as request payouts.

About

HashWatcher

Monitor and control a wide range of cryptocurrency mining hardware from a single interface. Track hashrate, power, temperature, and efficiency in real-time. Optimize performance and receive alerts for potential issues.

Highlights
  • Real-time hashrate, power, and temperature monitoring
  • Birds-eye fleet view of all mining rigs
  • Remote monitoring via HashWatcher Hub
  • Overclocking and performance controls for supported miners
  • Smart temperature alerts
  • Exportable PDF reports for auditing and electricity tracking
  • Mac Menu Bar live stats
Features
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HashWatcher is a fast, local-first dashboard for monitoring and controlling Bitcoin mining hardware from one clean view. Track your entire fleet without filling your Home Screen with IP shortcuts. See hashrate, power, temperature, efficiency, uptime, pool status, and alerts across all supported miners. NEW: SolarWatcher Use solar, battery, grid, and home-load data to run miners smarter. SolarWatcher can help supported miners follow available surplus power, protect battery reserve, and automatically step between Low Power, Eco, Standard, and Super modes. Supported SolarWatcher integrations include Victron VRM, Home Assistant, Enphase IQ Gateway, APsystems EZ1, EcoFlow, Solar Assistant, and SolarEdge where configured. Fleet Monitoring -Bird’s-eye view of all miners -Real-time hashrate, power, temp, efficiency, uptime, and status -Charts and local telemetry history -Miner detail dashboards for troubleshooting -Temperature, VR temp, anomaly, block-found, and best-difficulty alerts Miner Controls -Overclocking and performance modes for supported solo miners -Braiins OS, LuxOS, VNish, BitAxe-family, NMMiner/NerdQaxe, Canaan, FutureBit, Lucky Miner, Hammer, and Bitdsk support -Supported Canaan controls including work modes, fan controls, LED/LCD options, and scheduling -Supported Antminer-class devices when running compatible firmware such as Braiins OS, LuxOS, or VNish Remote Monitoring -HashWatcher Hub/Gateway lets you monitor miners away from home through a private remote-access path. No port forwarding or dynamic DNS required. -Reports and Tools -Daily PDF reports -Maintenance planning and reminders -Energy and output tracking -Leaderboards and performance comparison -iOS widgets, Lock Screen widgets, Apple Watch support, and Mac menu bar stats Supported examples include BitAxe Max, Ultra, Supra, Gamma, Gamma Turbo, Supra Hex, NerdQAxe+, NerdQAxe++, NerdQAxe+ Hydro running ESP-Miner, LuckyMiner LV06/LV08, Canaan Avalon Nano 3/Nano 3S, Avalon Q, Avalon Mini 3, Antminer S21/S19/S17-series devices and Braiins BMM101 devices.... and more. Privacy HashWatcher reads miner data directly from devices you configure. Optional cloud-backed features are used only for services such as Hub connectivity, alerts, leaderboards, and app features that need them. HashWatcher does not mine cryptocurrency. It monitors and manages supported mining hardware. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Kryptex4 screens
HashWatcher4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HashWatcher at 4.9 against Kryptex's 4.4. HashWatcher also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 58%) and ratings volume (475 vs 7). Kryptex's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. HashWatcher sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Kryptex asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HashWatcher holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HashWatcher has 475 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Kryptex's written reviews are positive against 88% of HashWatcher's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kryptex ships an update every 3 weeks, HashWatcher weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Kryptex versus HashWatcher: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKryptexHashWatcher
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings)4.9 (475 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews87.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7475 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB187 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperxBlock Ventures OUEngineered Essentials Ventures, LLC

Customer experience

Kryptex

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative33.3%

HashWatcher

All ratings475 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews106 reviews
Positive87.7%
Neutral5.7%
Negative6.6%

In-app purchases

None

Kryptex

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

HashWatcher

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$39.99

Questions

Is Kryptex free?
Kryptex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HashWatcher free?
HashWatcher is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Kryptex or HashWatcher?
HashWatcher is rated higher. Kryptex averages 4.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while HashWatcher averages 4.9 from 475 ratings.
Do Kryptex or HashWatcher have ads?
Neither Kryptex nor HashWatcher shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kryptex or HashWatcher?
Kryptex ships an update every 3 weeks, and HashWatcher weekly. Most recently, Kryptex was updated on October 17, 2026 and HashWatcher on October 16, 2026.

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