Comparison

HashWatcher vs ParaApp

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

Head to head
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/

About

ParaApp

Monitor and manage your Bitcoin mining operations on Parasite Pool. Track hashrate, workers, and pool rankings, and fine-tune hardware performance directly from your device. Features include real-time dashboards, local miner management, and push notifications.

Highlights
  • Real-time mining dashboard
  • Worker status monitoring
  • Pool leaderboards
  • Local miner discovery and management
  • Hardware performance tuning
  • Push notifications
  • Multi-language support
Features
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ParaApp helps you keep track of your Bitcoin mining on Parasite Pool. See your hashrate, workers, and pool rank as they update, talk with other miners in the app, and check your stats from a home screen widget without opening it. If you run your own miners, you can find them on your network and change settings like frequency, voltage, and fan speed right from your phone. Features: Mining Dashboard • Live hashrate, best difficulty, and worker status • Charts for the last hour, day, week, or month • Pool leaderboards for difficulty and loyalty • Share your stats in one tap Home Screen Widgets • Your hashrate and stats on the home screen • Updates on its own through the day Community Chat • Talk with other Parasite Pool miners in real time • Reply to messages and catch pool news Local Miner Management • Finds Bitaxe and Avalon miners on your network • Watch temperature, power, and accepted shares • Set frequency, voltage, and fan speed • Restart a miner with a swipe to confirm Swarm Overview • Combined stats for all your miners • See which are online or offline • Jump straight to any device Convenience • Scan a QR code to add your address • Get notified about blocks, worker changes, and new difficulty records • Available in English, Spanish, French, German, and Portuguese

Screenshots

HashWatcher4 screens
ParaApp3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ParaApp at none against HashWatcher's 3. ParaApp also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 87%). HashWatcher's advantage is ratings volume (487 vs 13). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. ParaApp asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for HashWatcher against 5.0 for ParaApp. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HashWatcher has 487 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of HashWatcher's written reviews are positive against 100% of ParaApp's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HashWatcher ships an update weekly, ParaApp every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
HashWatcher versus ParaApp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHashWatcherParaApp
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (487 ratings)5.0 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings487 — better13
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size187 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEngineered Essentials Ventures, LLCSQUIRREL SYSTEMS LLC

Customer experience

HashWatcher

All ratings475 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews107 reviews
Positive86.9%
Neutral6.5%
Negative6.5%

ParaApp

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

HashWatcher

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$39.99
None

ParaApp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HashWatcher free?
HashWatcher is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ParaApp free?
ParaApp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HashWatcher or ParaApp?
ParaApp is rated higher. HashWatcher averages 4.9 out of 5 from 487 ratings, while ParaApp averages 5.0 from 13 ratings.
Do HashWatcher or ParaApp have ads?
Neither HashWatcher nor ParaApp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HashWatcher or ParaApp?
HashWatcher ships an update weekly, and ParaApp every 4 days. Most recently, HashWatcher was updated on October 25, 2026 and ParaApp on October 15, 2026.

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