Bitcoinist vs Mining Guardian
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bitcoinist
This app allows users to mine Bitcoin using professional, remote hardware without impacting their phone's performance. It offers transparent pricing, live monitoring, and direct BTC wallet delivery, making Bitcoin mining accessible without technical expertise.
- Remote ASIC miner deployment
- Global data center operations
- Live monitoring and status updates
- Time-bound mining contracts
- Direct BTC wallet payouts
- No device strain or heat
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Bitcoin mining, unchained. Real ASIC hardware. Your choice of pool. Managed from your iPhone. Put real mining power to work. Rent remote Bitcoin mining capacity in 1 TH/s units, choose your pool and follow your mining activity in one app. Your Phone Is the Control Panel The mining happens on datacenter-hosted hardware. Electricity, maintenance and operation are included in your rental. Manage your miners without buying, installing or maintaining equipment at home. Choose How You Mine ▸ Public Pool. Join OCEAN and contribute mining work alongside other miners. ▸ Private Pools. Create your own pool or join other users. Combine your mining power to compete for a block. When your pool finds a valid block, eligible participants share its reward according to the pool’s allocation rules. ▸ Mix Your Approach. Manage miners across Public Pool mode and private pools. Follow the Action Track miner status, mining activity, estimated rewards and payout status. Explore user and pool leaderboards and see how your mining activity compares. Learn. Participate. Earn Diamonds. Explore Bitcoin Academy and earn Diamonds through learning activities and qualifying referrals. Use them for mining rentals, extensions and avatars. Diamonds are in-app points with no direct Bitcoin or cash redemption. Connect Your Own Wallet Set your external Bitcoin address to receive eligible mining payouts. Bitcoinist does not provide a wallet or hold user Bitcoin. Payouts go to the external Bitcoin address you provide. Automatic payouts require at least 7,000 eligible sats and a valid Bitcoin address. Private-pool block rewards must reach Bitcoin’s 100-block maturity before distribution. Bitcoinist covers public-pool fees and Bitcoin network transaction fees for user payouts. Any private-pool organizer fee is shown before you join. Start Your Way Choose a mining rental or subscription through Apple In-App Purchase. Current prices, mining capacity, duration and billing terms are shown before you buy. Mining results vary. Bitcoin rewards, profitability and payout timing are not guaranteed. Choose your pool. Activate your miners. Follow the work. Bitcoinist is operated by BFM Company Limited, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. Business licence No. 07010714. Terms & Conditions (EULA): https://bitcoinist.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://bitcoinist.app/privacy
Mining Guardian
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Mining Guardian puts your entire mining operation in your pocket — no laptop in the container, no wifi in the hall, no compromises. Built for owners and operators running a Mining Guardian appliance, the app gives you everything the operations console does, at phone altitude: FLEET HEALTH AT A GLANCE See every miner's status the moment you open the app: online/offline counts, fleet hashrate against maximum, flagged units with plain-English diagnoses, and live curtailment state with the grid price and the system's mining decision. AI DEEP DIVE — YOUR DAILY ANALYST Every day, Mining Guardian's AI reads your whole fleet and writes the analysis a senior technician would: fleet-wide synthesis, cohort comparisons, and per-miner diagnoses that separate a clogged strainer from a failing hashboard. Browse today's report or any day in history, including refinement passes, restart post-analyses, and hourly health. INTELLIGENCE CATALOG A full dossier on every hardware model you run: real specs, firmware history, known issues, market pricing and availability, repair procedures, cooling requirements, and an AI verdict grounded in your fleet's real-world data. APPROVE ACTIONS FROM ANYWHERE When the system wants to restart a hot miner or power-cycle an offline one through your smart PDU, it asks first. Review the evidence, see the confidence score, and approve or deny with a hardware-confirm step — every action audited, executed exactly once. BUILD A SCAN — ASK YOUR FLEET ANYTHING Compose custom scans from a library of checks (thermal, hashrate, cooling, power, availability), point them at the whole facility, one model, or one miner, and let the local AI or Claude write an evidence-grounded answer. AND THE REST OF THE CONSOLE Live activity timeline with job progress, automation-mode switch, scheduled task management with run-now, Grafana dashboard links, full scan history, and secure device pairing. TRY IT RIGHT NOW — NO HARDWARE NEEDED Tap "Try the Demo" on the first screen to explore every feature with a realistic fictional 120-miner hydro site — full fleet data, AI reports, and a working approvals queue. When you're ready for the real thing, pairing with your Mining Guardian appliance takes one code and ten seconds. Mining Guardian requires a Mining Guardian appliance on your site for live operation. Connect over your private network (Tailscale) or from anywhere via secure cloud relay. A Big Star Power product.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mining Guardian at none against Bitcoinist's 26. Mining Guardian also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs weekly). 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. Bitcoinist sells 26 in-app purchases, starting at $33.99 per 3 months. Mining Guardian asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bitcoinist ships an update weekly, Mining Guardian daily. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bitcoinist | Mining Guardian |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (19 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 163 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BFM Company Limited | Robert Fiesler |
In-app purchases
Bitcoinist
- 1 1 TH/s Miner Pack - Quarterly$33.993 Months
- 3+3 1 TH/s Miner Pack - Quarterly$98.993 Months
- VIP Annual Membership$99.991 Year
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- 3+3 1 TH/s Miner Pack - Quarterly$199.993 Months
- 3+3 1 TH/s Miner Pack - Yearly$289.991 Year
- 10+10 1 TH/s Miner Pack - Quarterly$314.993 Months
- 12+12 1 TH/s Miner Pack - Quarterly$374.993 Months
- 10+10 1 TH/s Miner Pack - Quarterly$529.993 Months
- 12+12 1 TH/s Miner Pack - Quarterly$599.993 Months
- 21+21 1 TH/s Miner Pack - Quarterly$649.993 Months
- 12+12 1 TH/s Miner Pack - Yearly$1099.991 Year
- 21+21 1 TH/s Miner Pack - Yearly$1899.991 Year
- Package of 500 thousand Diamonds$2.99
- Package of 600 thousand Diamonds$2.99
- Diamonds - Sample Pack$4.99
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- Package of 4.2 million Diamonds$14.99
- Package of 3.5 million Diamonds$19.99
- Package of 18 million Diamonds$59.99
- Package of 15 million Diamonds$79.99
- Package of 54 million Diamonds$159.99
- Diamonds - Pro Pack - VIP$249.99
- Package of 108 million Diamonds$299.99
- Package of 216 million Diamonds$549.99
- Package of 180 million Diamonds$599.99
- Diamonds - Elite Pack$1799.99
- Diamonds - Elite Pack - VIP$1799.99
Mining Guardian
No in-app purchases
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