TickrMeter Review: Track Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies from your desktop or bedside table
TickrMeter is pitched as a “stock symbol for your table.” But more importantly for this target audience, it also tracks the price of Bitcoin, Ethereum and other top cryptocurrencies.
In this exclusive review, the Bitcoinist team goes hands-on with the latest retail version of TickrMeter. Is it worth the price you pay to pay even more attention to asset prices?
TickrMeter Bitcoin & Crypto Price Ticker Review
What is TickrMeter?
TickrMeter is a digital price ticker for your desk, table, nightstand, or wherever you see it most. Using the ticker meter.io application, owners of the device can set it up to track the price of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and individual stocks like Tesla or Microsoft. More than 500 different cryptocurrencies can be selected according to the company’s website, plus a list of stocks from Nasdaq.
Device size and screen
At about 4 inches wide and 1.5 inches tall, the little black device barely takes up any footprint, and thanks to an e-paper display, it fades into the background wherever it’s placed. E-paper displays are used in digital readers such as Kindles, praised for their ease of readability and lack of intrusive light.
However, the lack of light can be both an advantage and a disadvantage. For use on bedside tables, the paper display is not visible in total darkness. A red or green LED can be turned on or off, and the brightness can be adjusted. But it unfortunately lacks enough brightness to make the paper screen readable in the middle of the night.
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Features: Price tracking, playlists and more
That one minor complaint aside, TickrMeter does exactly what it was designed to do, and it does it well. Inside the application, there are other customizations that allow users to adjust how often the tracked price is updated. Intervals include one minute to once per day. It also allows users to track gains from a user-specified average purchase price or create custom alerts for when the price passes above or below a certain level.
An additional unique feature involves daisy-chaining several of these devices together by stacking them on top of each other, essentially creating a full watchlist of TickrMeters. As such, the device can be purchased as a single, two-pack, three-pack, or six-pack. Up to ten can be stacked together in one chain. With just one device, there’s also a way to create a playlist that cycles through a custom selection of ticker symbols randomly, in order, or based on the day’s winners or losers.
Specifications and how to buy
TickrMeter connects via WiFi and has a rechargeable battery that can be charged via an included USB cable or be connected all the time. Another advantage of the e-paper screen is that it uses very little power to leave the operation.
The TickrMeter started as a successful IndieGogo campaign in late 2021, but has since been taken to retail. Recently, TickrMeter appeared on the Danish version of the popular TV show Shark Tank and eventually received investments from successful e-commerce entrepreneur Jesper Buch and venture capitalist Christian Arnstedt.
Due to the segment on Shark Tank, the TickrMeter is currently on sale for $85 per single unit. Bitcoinist purchased his device for objective review purposes. Delivery took less than a week from the time of purchase. TickrMeter comes highly recommended from the Bitconist team and is an ideal sidekick for a trader, investor or simply any crypto enthusiast.
I love my new one @TickrM ticker. Goes on my bedside table (yes, I like to check prices in the middle of the night too) pic.twitter.com/y8KRD1zwaa
— Tony “The Bull” (@tonythebullBTC) 27 February 2023
