Comparison

Spectator vs Corn Stack

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

Head to head
About

Spectator

Features
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Track your Bitcoin portfolio without connecting an exchange or sharing private keys. Just paste a public address. See your balance in BTC and USD, a full transaction history with the dollar value at the time of each transaction, and interactive charts going back as far as you want. No exchange connections, no logins, no account, no ads. You're just looking. Track as many wallets as you like. Stick a widget on your home screen. Works with any Bitcoin address type: legacy, SegWit, and Taproot. Completely free. No catch. • Portfolio total across all wallets • Balance history charts (1D, 1W, 1M, 1Y, All) • Transaction history with USD value at time • Three home screen widget styles • Pending transaction tracking • Drag to reorder wallets

About

Corn Stack

Features
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Corn Stack is the ultimate privacy-first portfolio tracker and calculator. And when we say portfolio, we mean strictly Bitcoin-only! We eliminate the noise and focus solely on managing your stacked sats. Built by a Bitcoiner for Bitcoiners, Corn Stack protects your Bitcoin data. Your portfolio is stored securely and exclusively on your device using Apple's local database. There is no account creation, no cloud syncing, and absolutely no tracking. • Live Market Data: Stay on top of the market with the latest price data supported across 38 global fiat currencies. • Two-Way Calculator: Instantly and accurately calculate conversions between your local fiat currency, BTC, and Sats in both directions. • Historical Charts: Visualize Bitcoin's macroeconomic trends with high-fidelity daily price charts to help keep your time preference low. • Always Accessible: Whether you are on a flight or out of cell range, offline caching ensures your portfolio, calculator, and the last fetched market prices are always available. • Node connectivity: Retrieve on-chain and lightning wallet balances using your own node. Stack your sats securely, and protect your life and time.

Screenshots

Spectator4 screens
Corn Stack4 screens

Verdict

The call

Spectator and Corn Stack are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spectator ships an update fortnightly, Corn Stack weekly. Both last shipped on September 18, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Spectator versus Corn Stack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpectatorCorn Stack
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMonolayer StudioDARK NEBULA PTE. LTD.

In-app purchases

None

Spectator

No in-app purchases

None

Corn Stack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spectator free?
Spectator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Corn Stack free?
Corn Stack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Spectator or Corn Stack have ads?
Neither Spectator nor Corn Stack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spectator or Corn Stack?
Spectator ships an update fortnightly, and Corn Stack weekly. Most recently, Spectator was updated on September 18, 2026 and Corn Stack on September 18, 2026.

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