Comparison

Fully Noded vs USBC

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Fully Noded

A self-sovereign Bitcoin wallet that connects to your own node via Tor for enhanced privacy and security. It supports single and multi-signature wallets, utilizes PSBTs and output descriptors, and offers powerful recovery tools.

Highlights
  • Connects to your own Bitcoin node via Tor
  • Self-sovereign, private, and secure experience
  • Supports single and multi-signature wallets
  • Utilizes PSBTs and output descriptors
  • Powerful recovery tool for BIP39 phrases
  • Interoperability with Coldcard
Features
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Your node, your Bitcoin! Fully Noded is a bitcoin wallet that is powered completely by your own node over Tor. This makes using Bitcoin a truly self sovereign, private and secure experience, exactly the way it should be. Fully Noded offers an intuitive yet powerful interface where the home screen displays stats about the Bitcoin network as seen by your node, the active wallet tab offers a powerful but simple wallet experience that allows you to utilize single signature and multi signature wallets. Fully Noded uses psbt’s (partially signed bitcoin transactions) and output descriptors to take advantage of the latest and greatest functionality the Bitcoin Core codebase has to offer. With this architecture Fully Noded always keeps your private keys safely encrypted and securely stored on your device, users always have the ability to delete their seed words from the device and add them later at anytime. Fully Noded never stores your private keys on your node. Generally the way it works is Fully Noded uses a Bitcoin library called LibWally to sign transactions locally and create private keys locally. Your node acts a watch-only wallet and builds psbt’s which Fully Noded signs without letting your private keys get exposed to network requests. Fully Noded is also a powerful recovery tool, you can add any BIP39 recovery phrase and it will recover all of the popular wallets for you. The app offers excellent interoperability with Coldcard, just airdrop wallet export files and psbt’s to Fully Noded and watch the magic happen, using your Coldcard as a watch-only or multisig wallet powered by your own node has never been easier. Read more here: https://github.com/Fonta1n3/FullyNoded/blob/master/Readme.md For full functionality and compatibility we recommend using Bitcoin Core 0.20.0 For advanced users Fully Noded has a powerful suite of tools which are essentially a interface between you and your node’s bitcoin-cli commands as well, its a great learning tool where you can interact with Bitcoin Core like never before. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to us on our Telegram group: https://t.me/FullyNoded

About

USBC

Securely manage your digital assets and personal identification with this non-custodial wallet. Encrypt and store your IDs directly on your device for easy and safe access. Communicate securely with contacts using an end-to-end encrypted chat system.

Highlights
  • Non-custodial digital wallet
  • Encrypted ID storage
  • End-to-end encrypted chat
  • High security and privacy
  • Identity standards compliant
Features
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Manage your secure digital wallet with the USBC application. This non-custodial wallet offers the highest level of security and privacy, keeping your information encrypted and at your fingertips. Always be prepared with your most important IDs encrypted and directly on your device. Built on the latest identity standards and encryption technology, we make using your IDs easier and safer whether you’re online or in person. The USBC application also features an end-to-end encrypted chat system for secure communication with your contacts.

Screenshots

Fully Noded4 screens
USBC3 screens

Verdict

The call

Fully Noded and USBC both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 88% of Fully Noded's written reviews are positive against 62% of USBC's. Fully Noded also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and device support (3 vs 1). USBC's advantage is ratings volume (281 vs 49). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Fully Noded against 4.7 for USBC. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: USBC has 281 ratings behind it against 49, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Fully Noded's written reviews are positive against 62% of USBC's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fully Noded ships an update weekly, USBC fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Fully Noded versus USBC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFully NodedUSBC
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (49 ratings) — better4.7 (281 ratings)
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews — better61.7% of reviews
Number of ratings49281 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB524 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDenton LLCGlobal Id Framework Inc.

Customer experience

Fully Noded

All ratings49 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral2.0%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral4.2%
Negative8.3%

USBC

All ratings281 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral0.7%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive61.7%
Neutral10.6%
Negative27.7%

Bugs and requests

Fully Noded

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

USBC

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Cannot restore old account
  • Errors verifying identity
  • Gornverment ID fails (Vietnam)
  • Cannot access card, poor support
  • Won't work, error setting up global ID address
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  • Wallet Uphold could not be verified
  • Update forcing older devices out
  • Only for iOS 16 or above

Requested features

12 requests
  • Reset and clear old reviews
  • Add Universal Name recovery option
  • Merge old verified account with new system
  • Add Russian language
  • More detailed transaction history
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  • Allow users to choose Uphold alternative
  • Add Philippines to country list for Uphold
  • Add Philippines for residence verification
  • Make digital card number easily copyable
  • More partnerships for app usage
  • Add XRP staking
  • Smoother, livelier interface for crypto beginners

In-app purchases

None

Fully Noded

No in-app purchases

None

USBC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fully Noded free?
Fully Noded is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is USBC free?
USBC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fully Noded or USBC?
Fully Noded is rated higher. Fully Noded averages 4.8 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while USBC averages 4.7 from 281 ratings.
Do Fully Noded or USBC have ads?
Neither Fully Noded nor USBC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fully Noded or USBC?
Fully Noded ships an update weekly, and USBC fortnightly. Most recently, Fully Noded was updated on September 21, 2026 and USBC on September 14, 2026.

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