Comparison

QuickFX vs GYLEX

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

Head to head
About

QuickFX

This app provides real-time currency exchange rates directly on your home screen widget. Easily convert amounts between over 30 currencies and view historical trends at a glance. It offers a clean, ad-free experience without requiring an account or subscription.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets
  • Real-time exchange rates
  • 30+ currency support
  • Favorite currency pairs
  • 7-day trend charts
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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QuickFX converts currencies without getting in your way. Type an amount and you have the answer. 161 currencies, with rates updated every hour. THE CONVERTER Type in either box and the other one updates as you go. Pin the pairs you use most and switch between them with one tap. The chart shows how the rate has moved over the last day, week or month, and a little speech bubble tells you in plain English whether today is a good day to change money. HOME SCREEN, LOCK SCREEN AND WRIST Widgets show your rate without opening the app. There's an Apple Watch app, and Siri and Shortcuts can do a quick conversion for you. RATE ALERTS Set a target rate and QuickFX lets you know when a currency gets there. YOUR LANGUAGE English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese. Pick one in Settings, or let QuickFX follow your iPhone. QUICKFX PRO The converter is free and always will be. Pro adds the extras for people who travel a lot. Scan prices. Point your camera at a menu or a price tag and every price is converted right where it's printed. Freeze the picture, zoom in, save it to Photos. The reading happens on your iPhone, so it works without a connection. Your card's fee. Most bank cards add 1.5 to 3% when you pay in another currency. Tell QuickFX your fee and it adds it to every conversion and every scanned price, so you see what you'll really pay. Longer charts. Three months, one year, five years, or all the way back. Ten colours for the converter. Swiss made by Purple Mouse. No account, no ads. QuickFX Pro is a yearly subscription. It renews automatically unless you turn it off at least 24 hours before the end of the current year. Payment is charged to your Apple Account, and you can manage or cancel the subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://purplemouse.ch/privacy/

About

GYLEX

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An easy way to keep an eye on the Bitcoin network. Follow new blocks as they arrive, see what's waiting in the mempool, and get a feel for what a transaction might cost right now. Price charts, the halving schedule and a few key network figures sit alongside. You can also look up blocks, transactions and addresses, compare other blockchain networks at a glance, and follow the addresses or transactions you care about, read-only and without an account. Data comes from public sources. The content in this app isn't financial advice.

Screenshots

QuickFX4 screens
GYLEX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GYLEX at none against QuickFX's 4. QuickFX's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. QuickFX sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per year. GYLEX asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QuickFX ships an update weekly, GYLEX every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
QuickFX versus GYLEX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuickFXGYLEX
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB3 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMichael KnoxJoris Jansen

In-app purchases

4 purchases

QuickFX

Subscriptions1
  • QuickFX Pro$6.991 Year
One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
None

GYLEX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QuickFX free?
QuickFX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GYLEX free?
GYLEX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do QuickFX or GYLEX have ads?
Neither QuickFX nor GYLEX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QuickFX or GYLEX?
QuickFX ships an update weekly, and GYLEX every 6 days. Most recently, QuickFX was updated on November 5, 2026 and GYLEX on November 6, 2026.

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