lightning
Core Lightning — Lightning Network implementation focusing on spec compliance and performance (by ElementsProject)
zap-iOS
Zap Wallet - Native iOS lightning wallet focused on user experience and ease of use ⚡️ (by LN-Zap)
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| lightning | zap-iOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | 21 | |
| 2,758 | 181 | |
| 1.0% | - | |
| 9.9 | 0.0 | |
| 3 days ago | about 2 years ago | |
| C | Swift | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | MIT License |
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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.
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.
lightning
Posts with mentions or reviews of lightning.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-04.
- Opening channel from external wallet in Core Lightning
- Obtain gossip messages without node
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Craig falsely insists that the Lightning Network is infringing on nChain's patents for a CBDC
Wait until they realize Craig Wright's Cryptographic Proof was there all along.
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Lightning node on a pruned bitcoind
https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/issues/5310.
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Serious Question about Bitcoin
c-lightning, developed by [Blockstream]
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Run a node
LND - https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd CLN - https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning
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📑 MiniBolt resources 📚 List of the MiniBolt core/bonus guides + latest versions
Core Lightning (CLN) v.22.11 (Released 30th November 2022) - https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/releases
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Can't open channels on my Linux VM Core Lightning implementation
I opened an issue on the Core Lightning repo. It has a complete list of the logs that were happening that caused the peer to drain and disconnect https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/issues/5816
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How to use the lightning network without apps.
A country can't stop you from running lnd or Core Lightning, so I'm not sure what you're talking about?
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⚡ RaspiBolt Improvement Proposals (RBIPs) & Bounties 💰
Power cuts can lead to node corruption (e.g. here)
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 ⚡️ ⚡️
- Does Strike actually have a lightning wallet?
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Serious Question about Bitcoin
Zap, developed by the guy behind Strike (Note that the iOS version is discontinued and has a security flaw).
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📑 MiniBolt resources 📚 List of the MiniBolt core/bonus guides + latest versions
Zap Mobile iOS v0.5.1-3 beta (Released: 10th February 2020) - https://github.com/LN-Zap/zap-iOS/releases
- Zap
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Recommend me a wallet
https://zaphq.io/ or electrum will fit your needs although electrums UX is a little trickier to use
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Newbie Question - Wallets
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.
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Best Bitcoin lightning wallet Reddit (review) - Top 5
It does not require KYC and is compatible with iOS, Android, Mac, Windows and Linux. Web: https://zaphq.io
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Remember why Bitcoin was created...
https://zaphq.io/ makes it easy to accept Lightning Network from friends and fam.
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Rules for Alpha Test
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 lightning and zap-iOS you can also consider the following projects:
lnd - Lightning Network Daemon ⚡️
zeus - A mobile Bitcoin wallet fit for the gods. ⚡️ Est. 563345
Eclair - A scala implementation of the Lightning Network.
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.
phoenix - Phoenix is a self-custodial Bitcoin wallet using Lightning to send/receive payments.
Breez Mobile Client - Lightning Network mobile client
RTL - Ride The Lightning - A full function web browser app for LND, C-Lightning and Eclair
BlueWallet - Bitcoin wallet for iOS & Android. Built with React Native
raspiblitz - Get your own Bitcoin & Lightning Node running - on a RaspberryPi with a nice LCD
apollo - Muun Android wallet