Comparison

Bitcoin vs Bither

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

Head to head

★ 3.161 ratingsView app →

About

Bitcoin

Easily monitor Bitcoin market prices with this intuitive application. It gathers data from public APIs for a straightforward view of cryptocurrency fluctuations. Please note that the data is for informational purposes and not financial advice.

Highlights

Real-time Bitcoin price checks
Intuitive and simple interface
Data from multiple public APIs
Supports iPhone and iPod

Features

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This app allows you to easily check Bitcoin market prices - incredibly simple and intuitive. Disclaimer : We do not assume responsibility for the accuracy of the data presented in this application. The data is gathered from public APIs* and should not be used as a basis for financial decisions. Public APIs* : Bitfinex, Bitstamp, BTCChina, BTC-e, BTer, CampBX, Huobi, Korbit, Kraken, Mt.Gox, OKCoin, Bithumb, GateCoin, Poloniex, Coinnest, Bitflyer, GOPAX, Coinbase Pro, OKEx, Gemini, Bittrex

About

Bither

Manage your Bitcoin securely with this app, offering both hot and cold wallet options. Monitor your assets, view real-time prices, and conduct transactions with enhanced privacy and control. Ideal for everyday use or long-term storage.

Highlights

Cold wallet for offline storage
Hot wallet for daily use
Real-time Bitcoin price monitoring
Asset monitoring
Private key protection
Decentralized P2P transactions
Automatic backup and recovery

Features

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Bither - a simple and secure Bitcoin wallet! iOS is the best Operating System to safely protect your Bitcoin private keys. With Bither wallet for iOS running on cold or hot mode, you can use Bitcoin as simple as cash or credit card. Bither for Apple Watch Features: 1. Realtime price of major Bitcoin Exchanges. 2. Monitoring your Bitcoin assets. Bither Cold Wallet Features: 1. Cold wallet running on offline mode (Backup phone). 2. Private keys are protected by password. 3. Security check for private keys. 4. Sign the hot wallet's unsigned transactions. 5. Automatically backup and recovery. 6. Easy to clone. Bither Hot Wallet Features: 1. Hot wallet running on online mode (Daily phone). 2. You can easily monitor your Bitcoin savings with Watch Only mode. 3. You can prepare unsigned transaction for Watch Only address, and use the Bither Cold Wallet to sign the transaction. 4. Hot wallet also supports private keys, you can save some pocket money in this kind of addresses. 5. Decentralized and P2P (peer to peer) Bitcoin wallet, no registration or login needed. 6. Realtime price of major Bitcoin Exchanges. 7. System notification for new transactions. The source code of Bither : https://github.com/bither/bither-ios The first library of Bitcoin Protocol for Objective-C : https://github.com/bither/bitheri

Screenshots

Bitcoin4 screens

Bither4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bither at none against Bitcoin's 1. Bither also leads on review sentiment (51% vs 36%). Bitcoin's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. Bitcoin sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bither asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level

Bitcoin versus Bither: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Bitcoin	Bither
Price	Free	Free
Rating	—	3.1 (61 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	35.6% of reviews	51.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings	—	61 — better
Update frequency	Every 3 months	Every 3 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	Yes	No — better
Monetization	Free	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	11.0 — better	15.6
Further details — not scored
Size	4 MB	11 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Sehwan Kim	BITHER Limited

Customer experience

Bitcoin

Written reviews45 reviews

Positive35.6%

Neutral13.3%

Negative51.1%

Bither

All ratings61 ratings

Positive50.8%

Neutral9.8%

Negative39.3%

Written reviews51 reviews

Positive51.0%

Neutral7.8%

Negative41.2%

Bugs and requests

Bitcoin

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Bither

Reported bugs

14 issues

iOS cold wallet not working
Peer network randomly stops working
Cannot access cold wallet page in flight mode
App crashes after data reload
Cannot update block data in background on iOS

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Cold wallet mode has bugs on iOS 13 (e.g., prompts to close Wi-Fi)
Transactions stuck at 0 confirmations for months
App hangs, possibly due to advertising
App opens and closes immediately after opening
Coins stuck in wallet, awaiting confirmation
Transactions take 100 confirmations to become usable
Cannot enter cold wallet page with flight mode enabled
Cold wallet option not displaying
Hot wallet unusable, app crashes

Requested features

8 requests

Dark mode
Apple Watch version
Display fee in satoshi/kb
Support dynamic fee
Add custom change address feature

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Support public key input for cold wallet monitoring
Adapt to new phone resolutions
Allow archiving addresses with small balances

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bitcoin

One-time1

Remove ADs$0.99

None

Bither

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bitcoin free?

Bitcoin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is Bither free?

Bither is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Bitcoin or Bither have ads?

Neither Bitcoin nor Bither shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Bitcoin or Bither?

Bitcoin ships an update every 3 months, and Bither every 3 months. Most recently, Bitcoin was updated on November 1, 2026 and Bither on November 1, 2026.