BlueWallet vs zap-iOS

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BlueWallet		zap-iOS
	Project
338	Mentions	21
2,454	Stars	181
6.5%	Growth	-
9.8	Activity	0.0
3 days ago	Latest Commit	about 2 years ago
JavaScript	Language	Swift
MIT License	License	MIT License

The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.

BlueWallet

Posts with mentions or reviews of BlueWallet. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-09.

Restoring my bitcoin wallet with my 12 words/bip32 private key
1 project | /r/BitcoinBeginners | 9 Dec 2023
bitcoin transaction fee too high in trust wallet
2 projects | /r/BitcoinBeginners | 9 Dec 2023
Taproot watch only in blue wallet
1 project | /r/BitcoinBeginners | 6 Dec 2023

BlueWallet does not support Taproot, see https://github.com/BlueWallet/BlueWallet/issues/3880.
coin base wallet UTXO
1 project | /r/BitcoinBeginners | 10 Jul 2023
cex.io is holding my funds with no reason
1 project | /r/Bitcoin | 10 Jul 2023

Thus you will import the seed into a better wallet like https://bluewallet.io that can sign the transaction
Test transaction failed?
1 project | /r/coldcard | 8 Jul 2023

just use BlueWallet - https://bluewallet.io/ :-) I think it is easier than sparrow
Getting started
4 projects | /r/Bitcoin | 2 Jul 2023

https://bluewallet.io - excellent, easy to use wallet, Open Source and Non-Custodial
F21 A guy wants to tip me in bitcoin.... Idk where to start 😅
2 projects | /r/BitcoinBeginners | 29 Jun 2023

If $100 or more, there are some good suggestions like BlueWallet (https://bluewallet.io/).
Is bluewallet the way to go here?
2 projects | /r/Bitcoin | 15 Jun 2023

Exactly this. Blockstream Jade hardware wallet used with Sparrow wallet on a laptop with linux, to make transactions. Then Bluewallet for a watch-only wallet on your phone device.
Why is it so difficult to pair Jade to the Green app?
1 project | /r/BitcoinBeginners | 12 Jun 2023

I also use my blockstream jade airgapped with sparrow wallet on a linux laptop which I have been extremely happy with. You can also use BlueWallet for phone.

zap-iOS

Posts with mentions or reviews of zap-iOS. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-04.

Zap ⚡️ ⚡️
1 project | /r/zap_lightning | 11 May 2023
Does Strike actually have a lightning wallet?
1 project | /r/Bitcoin | 18 Feb 2023
Serious Question about Bitcoin
15 projects | /r/Bitcoin | 4 Jan 2023

Zap, developed by the guy behind Strike (Note that the iOS version is discontinued and has a security flaw).
📑 MiniBolt resources 📚 List of the MiniBolt core/bonus guides + latest versions
34 projects | /r/minibolt | 15 Dec 2022

Zap Mobile iOS v0.5.1-3 beta (Released: 10th February 2020) - https://github.com/LN-Zap/zap-iOS/releases
Zap
2 projects | /r/lightningnetwork | 10 Dec 2022
Recommend me a wallet
1 project | /r/BitcoinBeginners | 2 Oct 2022

https://zaphq.io/ or electrum will fit your needs although electrums UX is a little trickier to use
Newbie Question - Wallets
2 projects | /r/lightningnetwork | 27 Sep 2022

Okay if custody of your own coins is priority for you, and you don't want to run a node straight away, I guess my recommendation is Zap Desktop. You can also get it from its github page. Basically it's running an lnd node in the background, but it presents a nice GUI as a front end.
Best Bitcoin lightning wallet Reddit (review) - Top 5
4 projects | /r/reviewsforyou | 20 Jul 2022

It does not require KYC and is compatible with iOS, Android, Mac, Windows and Linux. Web: https://zaphq.io
Remember why Bitcoin was created...
2 projects | /r/Bitcoin | 21 Jun 2022

https://zaphq.io/ makes it easy to accept Lightning Network from friends and fam.
Rules for Alpha Test
1 project | /r/ShitcoinFantasyLeague | 3 Oct 2021

A prize of 21,000 satoshis will be paid to the winner. This is real bitcoin. You will need a Lightning Wallet such as https://zaphq.io/ to receive

What are some alternatives?

When comparing BlueWallet and zap-iOS you can also consider the following projects:

phoenix - Phoenix is a self-custodial Bitcoin wallet using Lightning to send/receive payments.

zeus - A mobile Bitcoin wallet fit for the gods. ⚡️ Est. 563345

electrum - Electrum Bitcoin Wallet

umbrel - A beautiful home server OS for self-hosting with an app store. Buy a pre-built Umbrel Home with umbrelOS, or install on a Raspberry Pi 4, Pi 5, any Ubuntu/Debian system, or a VPS.

BTCPay Server - Accept Bitcoin payments. Free, open-source & self-hosted, Bitcoin payment processor.

Breez Mobile Client - Lightning Network mobile client

specter-desktop - A desktop GUI for Bitcoin Core optimised to work with hardware wallets

apollo - Muun Android wallet

trezor-firmware - :lock: Trezor Firmware Monorepo

lightning - Core Lightning — Lightning Network implementation focusing on spec compliance and performance