Welcome to ComparisonTables – a repository dedicated to creating and maintaining comparison tables for a wide range of topics, including software, hardware, services, and more. The goal is to provide up-to-date, comprehensive, and easy-to-navigate tables to help make informed decisions.
These tables cover various categories and are designed to be comprehensive and user-friendly. Given the nature of the data, some tables may be extensive and are best viewed on larger screens. It may be post effective to copy and paste these tables into a spreadsheet for sorting and filtering as your need dictates.
Notes:
- I think a more selective use of colored circles may be more effective. I plan to circle back here to experiement with that.
- Keeping the columns narrow and moving longer notes/comments to below the table (via links?) may be a better option. Play around with options there.
- Turn all wallet names into links to main websites
| Wallet | Custodial? | OS | Channel Open Fees | Liquidity Provider? | Lightning Tx Fees | Open Source | Notes / Trade Offs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash App | 🔴 Yes | 🟢 iOS/ Android | 🟢 N/A | 🟢 N/A | 🟢 Free | 🟠 No | 🟠 Full KYC, 🟠 not available in all states |
| Primal | 🔴 Yes | 🟠 iOS only | 🟢 N/A | 🟢 N/A | 🟢 ~0-5 sats | 🟢 Yes | 🟠 Paired with Nostr Client |
| Muun | 🟢 No | 🟢 iOS/ Android | 🟢 N/A | 🟢 N/A | 🔴 On-Chain Fees | 🟢 Yes | 🟡 Stores Bitcoin On-Chain, 🟢 Easy to use |
| Aqua | 🟢 No | 🟢 iOS/ Android | 🟢 N/A | 🟢 N/A | 🟠 ~500 sats | 🟢 Yes | 🟡 Stores Bitcoin on Liquid and can be slow |
| Breez | 🟢 No | 🟢 iOS/ Android | 🟡 0.4% or On-Chain Fees | 🟢 Yes (50k sats) | 🟢 ~0-5 sats | 🟢 Yes | 🟡 Uses Greenlight (Less Stable?) |
| Zeus | 🟢 No | 🟢 iOS/ Android | 🟡 10k sats or On-Chain Fees | 🟢 Yes (80k sats) | 🟢 ~0-2 sats | 🟢 Yes | 🟡 Slow to Open / Load, 🟢 Non-custodial lightning address |
| Blixt | 🟢 No | 🟢 iOS/ Android | 🟡 On-Chain Fees or 6850 sats (Lightning) | 🟢 Yes (Dunder LSP) | 🟢 ~0-5 sats | 🟢 Yes | 🟡 Lightning Channel Open Still Buggy |
| Mutiny | 🟢 No | 🟢/🟡 PWA | 🟡 40k sats (On-Chain) 15k sats (Lightning) | 🟢 Yes (100k sats) | 🟢 ~0-5 sats | 🟢 Yes | 🟡 App Must be Open to Send / Receive, 🟢 Nostr Wallet Auth |
| Phoenix | 🟢 No | 🟢 iOS/ Android | 🟡 On-Chain Fees + 1000 sats (w/Splicing) | 🟢 Yes (80k sats) | 🟡 0.4 % + 4 sat | 🟢 Yes | 🟡 Slightly Higher Lightning Tx Fees, 🟢 Fast and reliable |
Your contributions keep these tables relevant and valuable. If you'd like to suggest a change or an update, please follow the Contribution Guidelines which includes step-by-step instructions for submitting a pull request.
For simple changes, editing the .md file is probably sufficient. For larger changes, there are a number of tools to convert csv files to markdown including:
- Simple web tool: https://csvtomd.com/
- Python script: https://github.com/mplewis/csvtomd
(Instructions on starting a new table – to be added)
(Information on how to request updates for existing tables – to be added)
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Hopefully this repository serves as a valuable resource for everyone. Looking forward to your contributions!