Comparison

Touch vs HashForge

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

Head to head
About

Touch

Control your astrophotography sessions remotely from your mobile device or Mac. Manage imaging, focus, guiding, and polar alignment. This open-source tool enhances your workflow without ads or in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Remote imaging session launch
  • Focus control
  • Guiding performance monitoring
  • Three Point Polar Alignment
  • Connected device control
  • Open source
Features
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Touch-N-Stars brings the core features of the popular astrophotography software N.I.N.A. right to your phone, tablet, or Apple Silicon Mac. Start imaging sessions, adjust focus, monitor guiding, or perform a Three Point Polar Alignment – all from the palm of your hand. Key Features: - Launch imaging sessions and control focus remotely - Monitor guiding performance in real time - Perform Three Point Polar Alignment (requires N.I.N.A. v2.2.2.0+) - Control all connected devices such as the dome or flat panel - 100% open source. No ads. No in-app purchases. Requirements: - A running N.I.N.A. instance on your imaging PC - Advanced API Plugin enabled (Port 1888, API v2) - Touch'N'Stars Plugin Touch-N-Stars is a companion tool – not a full replacement for the desktop experience. Enhance your astrophotography workflow and stay flexible – wherever you are.

About

HashForge

Features
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Generate and verify cryptographic hashes right on your device — fast, clean, and completely offline. Type or paste any text, or pick a file, and get every common digest at once: MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, and SHA-512. Tap any result to copy it. Checking a download or a signature? Paste the expected hash and see an instant match or mismatch. HOW IT WORKS Enter your text or choose a file and the hashes compute immediately. Copy the one you need with a tap, or drop an expected value into the verify bar to confirm two files or strings are identical. Recent hashes are saved so you can find them again. FEATURES - MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, and SHA-512 in one view - Hash both text and files - Verify against an expected hash with a live match indicator - One-tap copy for any result - Recent history so nothing gets lost - Clean, calm interface built for quick checks PRO A one-time unlock adds an HMAC generator to sign messages with a secret key (MD5 through SHA-512), unlimited history instead of the most recent entries, and CSV export of your full hash log. Buy once and keep it forever — no subscription. PRIVACY Everything is computed on your device. No account, no sign-in, no tracking, and nothing ever leaves your phone.

Screenshots

Touch4 screens
HashForge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Touch at none against HashForge's 1. Touch also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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. HashForge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Touch asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Touch versus HashForge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTouchHashForge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohannes Maier永 张

In-app purchases

None

Touch

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

HashForge

One-time1
  • HashGenerator Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Touch free?
Touch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HashForge free?
HashForge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Touch or HashForge have ads?
Neither Touch nor HashForge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Touch or HashForge?
Touch ships an update fortnightly, and HashForge fortnightly. Most recently, Touch was updated on October 30, 2026 and HashForge on October 25, 2026.

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