Comparison

Fully Noded vs SHDW Operator

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

SHDW Operator

Monitor the status and performance of your Shadow Nodes. Receive timely notifications about any changes to your nodes, including their rank, rewards, and uptime. Access helpful links to leaderboards and your Grafana site.

Highlights
  • Check Node status
  • View Node rank and rewards
  • Monitor Node uptime
  • Track Node wield version and specs
  • Check wallet shdwPoints
  • Access Leaderboard links
  • Link to Grafana site
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This is a convenient way to check on your Shadow Nodes status as a Shadow Operator, and you can receive periodic notifications on any changes. You can check on the following in the app: - Node is up and running/verified - Node rank - Node rewards - Node uptime and earning time - Node wield version - Node specs - Wallet shdwPoints The app also can help with giving you handy links like the following: - The Shadow Node Leaderboard - Link to your Grafana site

Screenshots

Fully Noded4 screens
SHDW Operator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Fully Noded at 49 against SHDW Operator's 1. Fully Noded also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). SHDW Operator's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

SHDW Operator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fully Noded has 49 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fully Noded ships an update weekly, SHDW Operator every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Fully Noded versus SHDW Operator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFully NodedSHDW Operator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (49 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings49 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDenton LLCMichael Wildermuth

Customer experience

Fully Noded

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

SHDW Operator

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Fully Noded

No in-app purchases

None

SHDW Operator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fully Noded free?
Fully Noded is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SHDW Operator free?
SHDW Operator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fully Noded or SHDW Operator?
SHDW Operator is rated higher. Fully Noded averages 4.8 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while SHDW Operator averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Fully Noded or SHDW Operator have ads?
Neither Fully Noded nor SHDW Operator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fully Noded or SHDW Operator?
Fully Noded ships an update weekly, and SHDW Operator every 2 days. Most recently, Fully Noded was updated on September 21, 2026 and SHDW Operator on June 5, 2026.

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