Best apps to monitor your Bitaxe
Your miner already has a dashboard, but it only works on your home Wi-Fi and won't tell you when something goes wrong. These five apps add a phone or desktop view, alerts and, in some cases, a way to check in from anywhere.
1. The short answer
- One Bitaxe, just curious: the built-in dashboard (type the miner's IP into your browser) plus your pool's stats page is enough, and free.
- A few miners and an iPhone: AxeSentry ($0.99) for alerts and auto-reboot, or Miner Monitor if you want pool stats on the go.
- Mac or Windows, and free: Bitaxe Baller, open source.
- Mixed fleet, Android, or Avalon miners: HashWatcher.
2. The apps side by side
| App | Runs on | Price | Works with | Away from home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HashWatcher Mixed fleets, including Avalon miners, and solar automation | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android | Free; Premium $2.99/mo, $19.99/yr or $39.99 lifetime (US App Store) | Bitaxe family, NerdQaxe, NMMiner, Avalon Nano 3/3S, Avalon Q and Mini 3, Lucky Miner, plus Antminers on Braiins OS, LuxOS or VNish | Yes, with their HashWatcher Hub device (sold separately). Alerts for temperature, offline, best difficulty and block found. |
| Bitaxe Baller A free desktop dashboard with tuning tips and power cost | Mac (Apple silicon), Windows, Umbrel; phone companion | Free (open source, MIT); Pro $29/yr | Bitaxe-family miners on your home network | Pro sends Discord alerts when a miner goes offline or runs hot. The free version keeps 1 hour of history. |
| Miner Monitor Checking solo pool stats when you're out | iPhone, iPad | Free for 1 miner and 1 pool; Pro $2.99/mo, $19.99/yr or $49.99 lifetime | Bitaxe, NerdQaxe and other AxeOS miners, plus your workers on public-pool.io and solo.ckpool.org | Pool stats by payout address work from anywhere. Miner alerts only fire while the app is open. |
| AxeSentry A cheap watchdog that reboots a stuck miner | iPhone, iPad | $0.99 one-time | Bitaxe, NerdAxe, NerdQAxe and NMAxe miners running AxeOS | Home Wi-Fi only. Alerts for high temp, low hashrate, offline, new best share and block found; optional auto-reboot. |
| Traxe A simple phone view with widgets | iPhone, Apple Watch | Free; Pro $2.99/mo or $9.99 one-time (5 miners) | Bitaxe, NerdQAxe and other ESP-Miner (AxeOS) miners | Finds miners on your Wi-Fi; Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets show total hashrate. |
Prices are as listed in the US App Store or on the maker's site on Nov 1, 2026 and can change. We have no deal with any of these apps.
3. Watching your miner when you're away
- Free: look up your Bitcoin address on your pool's site (for example public-pool.io or solo.ckpool.org). If the hashrate there drops to zero, your miner is off or lost Wi-Fi.
- Alerts to your phone: HashWatcher (with its Hub) and Bitaxe Baller Pro (Discord) can tell you a miner went offline while you're out. AxeSentry and Miner Monitor alert you on your home network.
- Skip port forwarding. The miner's web page has no login, so opening it to the internet lets strangers change your pool.
4. What to watch for
- Hashrate well below normal for your board: see Is my Bitaxe normal?
- Chip temperature climbing toward the point where mining stops.
- Offline or zero shares: usually Wi-Fi or a wrong pool setting. Check the setup checklist.
- Best difficulty is your luckiest share so far. See what it means on the solo odds page.
Questions
Do I need an app to monitor my Bitaxe?
No. Every Bitaxe has a built-in dashboard: type its IP address into a browser on the same Wi-Fi. Apps help when you have several miners, want alerts, or want to check from your phone.
How can I check my Bitaxe when I'm not home?
The simplest free way is your pool's page: public-pool.io and solo.ckpool.org show your workers' hashrate when you look up your Bitcoin address. For the miner itself, HashWatcher offers a Hub device for remote access, and Bitaxe Baller Pro can send Discord alerts.
Should I open a port on my router to reach my miner?
We wouldn't. The miner's dashboard has no password, so anyone who finds it could change your pool or settings. Use your pool's stats page or an app's own remote option instead.
Will an app slow down my miner?
No. These apps only read the stats the miner already reports. Changing frequency or voltage from an app is like doing it in the dashboard, so the same care applies.
Which app works with the Avalon Nano 3S?
Of the five here, HashWatcher lists the Avalon Nano 3 and 3S. The others are built for Bitaxe-style miners running AxeOS.
Keep reading
- First-hour setup checklist
- Is my Bitaxe normal?
- Bitaxe firmware compared
- Best miners for beginners
- How loud are home miners?
Bitaxe Radar is independent and not paid by any app listed here.