Lightning Wallet reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 254 Reddit reviews across 10 subreddits and 49 posts to rank the best Lightning Wallet brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/Bitcoin, r/lightningnetwork, r/BitcoinBeginners, r/TheLightningNetwork, r/btc. Top-rated brands include Phoenix (4.1/5), Muun (4.0/5), Breez (4.3/5).

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Reviews254
Subreddits10
Posts49
Brands62
Products23
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#1

Phoenix

4.1
(34)
"I've been using Phoenix and am pretty impressed with the ease of use."
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"Have a look at these, non custodian wallets: https://phoenix.acinq.co/"
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"Try Phoenix Wallet (my favorite)"
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"Or you can just use Phoenix wallet"
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"Phoenix is probably the best mobile wallet. It's a lite node."
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"Phoenix is a user-friendly non-custodial wallet that meets all requirements."
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"Once you have accumulated a significant amount for yourself you can either transfer it directly to the onchain network to save it in self-custody or open a wallet like phoenix"
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"If you are not in the US, I recommend Phoenix Wallet by Acinq. You can sideload it, too."
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"Phoenix"
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"Depends on the country but Phoenix works great."
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#2

Muun

4.0
(32)
"Muun wallet is the best overall user experience. It is seamless on-chain or lightning. It is open source and self-custody."
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"Muun has been good for me"
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"Muun, hands down..."
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"Just loaded Blue and had it going in like 2 minutes. Pretty simple."
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"Muun"
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"MUUN"
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"Muun is lighting done easily"
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"It's the simplest to use, and you can even receive a few sats for free in an empty wallet."
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"I’ve been very happy with Muun, supports on-chain as well as lightning. A very simple app and works very good."
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"MUUN"
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#3

Breez

4.3
(27)
"All three are great wallets but the POS in Breez has no competition."
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"Breez has the best Lightning POS out there."
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"Now that they support the NFC bolt card, I'd say its the best option for merchants."
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"Breez"
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"I use Breez on IOS. You'll need to download Testflight first, but it works fine going on 2 years now."
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"Breez"
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"Breez is incredibly easy to use and offers great cashback for spending Bitcoin."
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"Breez is fantastic. Fully non-custodial; can receive Lightning payments straight away."
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"Watch the GitHub repository for the latest updates."
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"Great UI!!!"
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#4

Wallet of Satoshi

3.8
(24)
"Also “Wallet of Satoshi” is fantastic and has one of the highest node traffics in the world"
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"Where's Wallet of Satoshi??"
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"Thank you everyone... I think I will go for Wallet of Satoshi to begin with."
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"It's by far, the simplest, fastest, cheapest one out there."
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"Wallet of Satoshi"
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"Wallet of Satoshi"
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"Wallet of Satoshi"
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"Wallet of Satoshi"
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"I'd recommend adding Wallet of Satoshi as a buffer."
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"I withdraw Lightning to WoS, which I use as a transaction/transition wallet"
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#5

Blue Wallet

4.3
(15)
"Blue wallet is the most versatile and feature rich with in-app P2P on/off ramp through HodlHodl."
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"Blue wallet"
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"Blue wallet"
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"BlueWallet"
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"Blue wallet."
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"You can even connect it to your own node."
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"My research led me to BlueWallet but I haven’t had a chance to set it up."
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"Bluewallet hands down."
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"Bluewallet is pretty good used it a little bit."
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"Blue wallet is the most versatile and feature rich."
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#6

Bluewallet

4.3
(12)
"I use it and it’s awesome"
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"BlueWallet"
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"BlueWallet"
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"I think BlueWallet is the best wallet for newcomers, I’ve tried it in some educational spaces and everyone was able to make a transaction in a few steps."
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"Definitely Bluewallet. It does not get any easier."
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"Great light duty mobile wallet. Open Source. Can import pub files and create watch only for other wallets (coldcard/ledger). Really great for ln as well as btc. Can’t recommend it enough."
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"I like Zeus and BlueWallet as such."
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"For a personal wallet use whatever feels good. I like bluewallet or muun."
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"Bluewallet is pretty simple for newcomers."
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"Pretty good. Also linked with some nice shops."
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#7

Aqua

4.1
(11)
"Aqua beats them all with convenience of having built in Tether support and being fast, reliable and cheap to use because of Liquid use."
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"Highly recommend you to try Aqua wallet for everything Lightning without the pains of lightning. It's also self custodial!"
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"I've been hearing a lot of positive feedback on Aqua wallet, might give that one a try myself later this week."
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"Aqua is a good no KYC wallet that supports lightning and you can buy gift cards via lightning with https://thebitcoincompany.com and get sats back."
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"Aqua was cheap, thank you :)"
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"Aqua Wallet or Muun Wallet"
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"Aqua and coinOS"
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"Aqua is sweet!"
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"I've tested both Mutiny and Aqua and like them for different reasons."
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"E.g. Blitz & Aqua wallet."
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#8

Zeus

4.0
(11)
"Zeus LN is what I have found best for accessing my node remotely from mobile."
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"Zeus is a pretty good lightning wallet also"
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"Lightning I would say Zeus. For what you’re asking I’d say Aqua."
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"Zeus, Mutiny."
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"I like Zeus and BlueWallet as such."
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"My recommendation is Phoenix or Zeus or Breez."
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"SBW, Zeus"
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"Are you running your own lightning node? -> ZeusLN"
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"Zeus"
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"If you have your own node Zeus is cool."
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#9

Blixt

4.7
(7)
"Also Blixt - doesn't require node but can be connected to one."
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"Have you tried blixt?"
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"It’s a full LND node on your phone."
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"Check out Blixt Wallet!"
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"Try this one if you want the latest and greatest stuff like Keysend, Lightning Address, LNURL and WebLN."
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"#2 Blixt (honestly don't know if this is avail on iOS)."
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"Blixt for lightning (small amounts)."
#10

Strike

4.7
(6)
"Strike is the best for lightning transactions IMO."
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"Imo Strike. Simple, bitcoin only, and great lightning integration."
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"If in USA use strike or river ."
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"I’d recommend Strike App. You can also withdraw for free with 0 fee but it says it takes 24 hours normally takes about 5 hours from my experience"
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"Strike is also now trying to function more and more like a lightning wallet so stay tuned there"
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"Strike has the chance to take over the world if they fix the small sending and buying limits."
#11

Phoenix Wallet

3.8
(5)
"I use Phoenix wallet and DCA until my channel is close to full."
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"Phoenix is awesome, but it's mobile-only."
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"I use Phoenix for mobile ans for desktop sadly I don't know"
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"Maybe Blue or Pheonix."
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"Users in the USA should migrate away from Phoenix Wallet before May 3rd due to regulatory concerns."
#12

Lightning Network

4.5
(4)
"*Lightning wallets* - https://lnroute.com/mobile-wallets ([⚡](https://lightningnetworkstores.com/wallets)) - https://lnroute.com/desktop-wallets ([⚡](https://lightningnetworkstores.com/wallets)) - https://lnroute.com/category/wallets/online-wallets ([⚡](https://lightningnetworkstores.com/wallets)) - https://lightningnetworkstores.com/wallets ([⚡](https://lightningnetworkstores.com/wallets))"
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"To help keep track of all the mobile lightning wallets, I started a list here: http://lightningnetworkstores.com/wallets"
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"Lightning wallets - https://lnroute.com/mobile-wallets"
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"This is probably the solution I'm most interested in with regard to the 'always on' requirement for Lightning Network."
#13

Blixt Wallet

4.3
(4)
"Once someone knows more about how bitcoin and LN works, I definitely recommend Blixt Wallet. It runs a full LND node on your phone and has automatic inbound channels."
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"If you are more advanced, Blixtwallet is basically a lightning node on your phone"
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"Blixt wallet is a non-custodial open source lightning and on-chain wallet."
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"Have a look at these, non custodian wallets: https://blixtwallet.github.io/"
#14

Zap

3.8
(4)
"If you want to manage your own lightning node, I've used zap and been happy."
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"Zap + own lnd node, because Zap has been working without bugs or interruptions."
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"I still use Zap even though it hasn't been updated in a while."
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"Tried Zap but prefer BlueWallet."
#15

Lightning Wallet

3.0
(3)
"Phoenix looks the best out of all options."
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"An iOS lightning wallet can't come soon enough."
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"Do not stack BTC in Lightning wallet, it's not secure enough for long term stacking of meaningful amounts."
#16

OBW

4.5
(2)
"OBW is great: https://github.com/nbd-wtf/obw"
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"OBW is working alright for spending only."
#17

SBW

4.5
(2)
"I like and use SBW it works as you want to"
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"SBW, Zeus"
#18

BTCPayServer

4.0
(2)
"BTCPayServer"
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"For POS I'd suggest https://btcpayserver.org/ or a custodial lightning wallet as you want lots of good connections and channels to receive payments."
#19

Eclair Wallet

4.0
(2)
"The Eclair wallet on Android has a main net version."
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"Right now we have Eclair, CoinClip, and rawtx. I think only Eclair works on mainnet currently."
#20

Speed Wallet

4.0
(2)
"I transfer to and from Kraken to and from Speed wallet and Wallet of Satoshi"
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"Speed wallet I use daily it’s very useful and fast and small amounts"
#21

Mutiny

4.0
(2)
"I've tested both Mutiny and Aqua and like them for different reasons."
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"Mutiny wallet"
#22

Exodus

3.5
(2)
"Exodus is my fav wallet."
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"Doesn't Exodus support lightning now?"
#23

Coinos

3.0
(2)
"If it is to accumulate the first sats you could use blink or coinos because the rates will be much lower than the self-custody rates"
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"Coinos. It’s a web based wallet. But I heard people adding it to Alby Go."
#24

Turin Wallet

5.0
(1)
"TurinWallet"
#25

Trust Wallet

5.0
(1)
"Trust wallet"
#26

Blue

5.0
(1)
"Blue & Strike."
#27

Bitkit

5.0
(1)
"Bitkit"
#28

Bitnob

5.0
(1)
"Bitnob works!!!"
#29

BlueWallet

5.0
(1)
"BlueWallet acts as a hot wallet, allowing you to limit remote access and has Tor built in."
#30

Lightning Node

5.0
(1)
"The best one is a self hosted."
#31

lncli

5.0
(1)
"The 'barebones' lightning experience is severely underrated. We've got programmable money and I'm in love!"
#32

Satoshi

5.0
(1)
"I love wallet of satoshi"
#33

Bitcoin

5.0
(1)
"Setting up your own BTC and Lightning node allows for greater control and security."
#34

LN Node

5.0
(1)
"Running your own LN node is the best option but requires work."
#35

SwissBitcoinPay

5.0
(1)
"If you're looking to a POS for your activity/shop, SwissBitcoinPay is the best I found so far."
#36

Wasabi Wallet

5.0
(1)
"Wasabi wallet?"
#37

Lightning Labs

5.0
(1)
"Lightning labs"
#38

Boltz

5.0
(1)
"Boltz.exchange"
#39

Zaphq

5.0
(1)
"Https://zaphq.io/download"
#40

Proton

5.0
(1)
"Proton"
#41

Start9

5.0
(1)
"I highly recommend running a Start9 node."
#42

Lnbits

5.0
(1)
"Lnbits has a really good web app."
#43

NODL

5.0
(1)
"Running your own lighting nod is the best hands down."
#44

MyNode

5.0
(1)
"Running your own lighting nod is the best hands down."
#45

Fully Noded

5.0
(1)
"I use Fully Noded on my Apple phone. Works great!"
#46

Blitz

4.0
(1)
"E.g. Blitz & Aqua wallet."
#47

Breez Wallet

4.0
(1)
"Breez Wallet is a good alternative for transferring funds."
#48

Green Wallet

4.0
(1)
"Green Wallet is another recommended option for users."
#49

Greenlight

4.0
(1)
"Pretty neat. It uses c-lightning and you got your own keys."
#50

Alby

4.0
(1)
"Alby Hub is the best, but it's self hosted and requires small effort"
#51

Minibits

4.0
(1)
"Check out Minibits. It's an e-cash wallet that runs entirely on Lightning. It is a custodial wallet, so don't trust it with a bunch of money, but there is no KYC, and it's simple to use."
#52

Joy ID Wallet

4.0
(1)
"Joy ID wallet is fantastic"
#53

Orange Pill App

4.0
(1)
"It's pretty darn simple to use, but you have to want to use (and pay for) Orange Pill App."
#54

BTC2

4.0
(1)
"If were going custodian id rather try btc2 on slp."
#55

Eclair

3.0
(1)
"Eclair is OK."
#57

CashApp

3.0
(1)
"CashApp for a simplistic/free/custodial solution."
#58

Coinomi

3.0
(1)
"I would prefer if exchanges and wallets like coinomi and jaxx integrated lightning than another lightning wallet"
#59

WOS

2.0
(1)
"WOS is only used as a backup with limited funds."
#60

Zap Wallet

2.0
(1)
"Zap also requires a node. Plus it's no longer maintained."
#61

Muun Wallet

1.0
(1)
"Muun is not a lightning wallet"
#62

Breeze

1.0
(1)
"Breeze sucks so bad it won't do, still not sure what kind of mobile can be compatible for breeze"

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