Comparison

Fully Noded vs Bitcoin UI

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

Bitcoin UI

Control your Bitcoin node directly from your Apple device with this open-source, self-custody interface. Manage wallets, view transactions, and execute commands securely with a modern, minimalist design. Prioritizes user privacy and full control over your Bitcoin operations.

Highlights
  • Bitcoin Full Node Control
  • Secure RPC Authentication
  • Transaction History
  • Wallet Management
  • Bitcoin Core Commands
  • iOS & macOS Support
  • Open-Source
Features
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Bitcoin Core UI for iOS & macOS – a fully open-source, complete Bitcoin node control with sovereign self-custody, a trustless "Don't trust, verify" approach, and features like a modern UI, secure RPC authentication, transaction history, wallet management, full terminal command execution for your headless, hardened and secure Bitcoin node The complete source code is available on our official GitHub repository. This project is a self-custody, sovereign tool designed to give you full control over your Bitcoin node using your trusted Apple device. Before using this tool, please ensure that you fully understand the code and all operational aspects of both your Bitcoin node and this UI application. Use at your own risk; no warranty is provided. For a complete explanation of the terms, please refer to the full documentation. By using this app you agree to all licenses and terms. We have rigorously tested this application on Bitcoin Testnet 3, and we highly recommend that you do the same. It has also been successfully tested on Bitcoin Mainnet. Official GitHub repository: https://github.com/BeeEvolved/Bitcoin-UI/ Terms: https://beeevolved.com/TermsBitcoinUI.html Key Features: Bitcoin Full Node Control: Manage and interact with your Bitcoin node seamlessly. Secure RPC Authentication: Connect securely using your RPC credentials. Transaction History: View past transactions directly from your node. Wallet Management: Create, manage, and interact with Bitcoin wallets. Bitcoin Core Commands: Execute any Bitcoin Core command with ease. iOS & macOS Support: Fully compatible with both iOS and macOS devices. Minimalist UI: Clean, intuitive, and modern user interface. Real-Time Data: Monitor Bitcoin blockchain and node status instantly. Animated Next Block Preview Open-Source: Fully transparent and community-driven development. This is a 100% free and open-source project. This app collects no information; all operations are performed locally on your device to ensure complete privacy and sovereignty.

Screenshots

Fully Noded4 screens
Bitcoin UI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Fully Noded at weekly against Bitcoin UI's every 3 months. Fully Noded also leads on ratings volume (49 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.1). Bitcoin UI's advantage is 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

Bitcoin UI 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, Bitcoin UI every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Fully Noded versus Bitcoin UI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFully NodedBitcoin UI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (49 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings49 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.1
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB1 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDenton LLCBee Evolved LLC

Customer experience

Fully Noded

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

Bitcoin UI

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

In-app purchases

None

Fully Noded

No in-app purchases

None

Bitcoin UI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fully Noded free?
Fully Noded is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bitcoin UI free?
Bitcoin UI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fully Noded or Bitcoin UI?
Bitcoin UI is rated higher. Fully Noded averages 4.8 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while Bitcoin UI averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Fully Noded or Bitcoin UI have ads?
Neither Fully Noded nor Bitcoin UI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fully Noded or Bitcoin UI?
Fully Noded ships an update weekly, and Bitcoin UI every 3 months. Most recently, Fully Noded was updated on September 21, 2026 and Bitcoin UI on September 16, 2026.

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