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iOS Lightning wallets #120

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ghost commented 4 years ago

The best non-custodial LN wallet for iOS, in my opinion, is Breez. Breez gives you a free 0.01 BTC incoming channel to start with. Sats App & Zeus LN are phenomenal non-custodial iOS LN wallets too. BlueWallet can be non-custodial with the ability to plug-in your own Bitcoin Full node through Electrum Personal Server (EPS), ElectrumX or Electrs.

bolatovumar commented 4 years ago

@khny258 Breez Wallet is in the list of LN wallets in Ch. 2 already. See here: https://github.com/lnbook/lnbook/blob/develop/02_getting_started.asciidoc#lightning-wallets

aantonop commented 4 years ago

I would like recommendations and reviews of iOS wallets.

So far, I've come across:

I can't really evaluate these as I don't use Apple phones

Please add your thoughts and experiences!

bolatovumar commented 4 years ago

@aantonop Breez is also available on Android and is the same across both platforms I believe. Zap looks similar but is different across iOS/Android.

ghost commented 4 years ago

I would like recommendations and reviews of iOS wallets.

  • Must be non custodial. We may offer one example of a custodial wallet but we already have BlueWallet that can also be non custodial and works on iOS
  • Easy to use, great UX. I prioritize UX over technical features. We may introduce more "advanced" wallets later in the book but for chapter 2 we want a few easy to use options

So far, I've come across:

  • Breez
  • Peach
  • Zap

I can't really evaluate these as I don't use Apple phones

Please add your thoughts and experiences!

Breez is the best non-custodial LN wallet for iOS, in my opinion. Their UI/UX is unmatched. They also give you a free 0.01 BTC incoming channel to start off with and their support on Telegram is phenomenal.

Zap is the second best non-custodial LN wallet for iOS. Great UI/UX. Very clean and easy to use but users have to learn about what inbound liquidity is and why it's needed. They must have channels opened to their wallet.

Peach is a wallet I would not recommend because of their data collection practices. Terrible for privacy!

0xjacobb commented 4 years ago

I would like recommendations and reviews of iOS wallets.

  • Must be non custodial. We may offer one example of a custodial wallet but we already have BlueWallet that can also be non custodial and works on iOS
  • Easy to use, great UX. I prioritize UX over technical features. We may introduce more "advanced" wallets later in the book but for chapter 2 we want a few easy to use options

So far, I've come across:

  • Breez
  • Peach
  • Zap

I can't really evaluate these as I don't use Apple phones

Please add your thoughts and experiences!

I use Breeze, ZAP, Zeus LN and BlueWallet. My thoughts are:

Zeus is "geeky" and I don't recommend it to "normal users".

Although, I've started with BlueWallet, which is a great app, Breeze and ZAP are the best way to go on iPhone IMHO. For full "be your own bank style" --> ZAP + mynode.

aantonop commented 3 years ago

Does anyone want to tackle a PR to add any missing entries in the table of wallets (Chapter 2)?

aantonop commented 3 years ago

Fixed