Comparison

PyBLOCK vs Namebase Wallet

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

Head to head
About

PyBLOCK

Features
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PyBLØCK Pocket is the official iOS companion for the PyBLØCK Bitcoin mining pool, with a self-custodial Bitcoin wallet whose keys never leave your device. POOL • Live SHA-256 pool stats: total hashrate, workers, block odds, next difficulty adjustment and every block found. • Every stratum in one place: WAVICLES (DATUM · TIDES shared payouts), CAROUSEL (a different sovereign Knots template every job), CHIRP and SV2 on Stratum V2, and DATUM. • Connection details and fees for each stratum come straight from the pool, ready to copy into your miner. • Track the BTC payout address you mine to: every worker behind it with live 1m / 5m / 1h / 1d hashrate and last-share times. Pin one address for free. • Push notifications when PyBLØCK finds a block or when your own address sees new activity. • Inspect the next block PyBLØCK's Knots node is building — every transaction tile sized by vbytes and colored by feerate. WALLET • Create a BIP39 seed (24 words plus a mandatory passphrase, with a word quiz to confirm your backup) or import one (12–24 words) and restore its addresses. • Native SegWit (bc1q) and legacy addresses. "+ NEW" gives you a fresh receive address instantly. Import a private key as legacy, SegWit or both. • A step-by-step send wizard with a final review, plus saved contacts. • PayNym (BIP-47) reusable payment codes. • Encrypted backup PDF, exported only while your device is offline. • Spending password and Face ID. Keys stay encrypted on your device and never leave it. CHAT • Community chat and direct messages over Nostr, with report and block tools. WHY PYBLØCK PyBLØCK is one of the few Bitcoin pools that enforces Knots' standard relay policy at the template level. No JPEGs, no inscriptions, no spam — just monetary transactions, the way Bitcoin's blockspace was meant to be used. PYBLØCK PRO AND WHALE Optional subscriptions, monthly or annual. Pro: up to 10 tracked addresses, the live block template viewer, historical hashrate charts and offline alerts. Whale: everything in Pro plus up to 25 addresses, all themes, Bitcoin Academy and analytics. Subscriptions renew automatically and can be cancelled anytime from iOS Settings. LEARN MORE • Support: https://t.me/pyblockpool Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://astrolexis.space/privacy PyBLØCK Pocket is published by AstroLexis LLC.

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Namebase Wallet

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Your keys. Your names. Namebase is a self-custody wallet for Handshake — the blockchain where top-level names are won at public auction, not rented from a registrar. Bid, hold HNS, and manage on-chain DNS. Private keys never leave your device. Bid on names Open an unclaimed name, place a blind bid, reveal after bidding ends, then register the name or get your coins back. Manage the ones you own Renew, transfer, or finalize a name. Edit the DNS records it publishes on chain. Send and receive HNS Pay any Handshake address. Payments, bids, and name actions land in one history you can filter. Open Handshake sites A browser is built in. It resolves names through the node on your device and checks each site’s certificate against its on-chain TLSA record. Run a node Namebase runs a real Handshake node on your device. Light by default so you can start immediately; switch to full in Settings when you want to verify the chain locally. Your keys stay on the device, behind a 24-word recovery phrase only you hold, and an optional password. Restore an existing Bob or Shake Wallet from that phrase. There is no account, no sign-in, and no way to buy, sell, or exchange HNS in the app. Namebase cannot access your wallet or recover a lost phrase. Handshake is a young protocol. Names and coins can lose value, and a lost recovery phrase cannot be restored by anyone.

Screenshots

PyBLOCK4 screens
Namebase Wallet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Namebase Wallet at every 3 days against PyBLOCK's weekly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PyBLOCK ships an update weekly, Namebase Wallet every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
PyBLOCK versus Namebase Wallet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPyBLOCKNamebase Wallet
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB18 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperBruno AiubEskimo Software

In-app purchases

None

PyBLOCK

No in-app purchases

None

Namebase Wallet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PyBLOCK free?
PyBLOCK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Namebase Wallet free?
Namebase Wallet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PyBLOCK or Namebase Wallet have ads?
Neither PyBLOCK nor Namebase Wallet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PyBLOCK or Namebase Wallet?
PyBLOCK ships an update weekly, and Namebase Wallet every 3 days. Most recently, PyBLOCK was updated on October 7, 2026 and Namebase Wallet on October 12, 2026.

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