Hive Keychain vs StarKey Wallet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hive Keychain
This mobile wallet provides secure management for all your Hive accounts. It protects your keys with PIN and biometric encryption, allowing you to handle various Hive operations like transfers, delegations, and Hive Engine transactions.
- Secure key management with PIN and biometrics
- Import accounts via private keys or QR code
- View account information (VP, balances, tokens)
- Broadcast transfers, delegations, and power ups
- Handle Hive Engine operations
- Open-source code available on GitHub
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The most secure mobile wallet for your Hive accounts! Hive Keychain lets you handle all your Hive related operations from your mobile! Your keys are kept safe by a combination of encryption by pin code and biometrics (fingerprint). From the App, you can import your accounts via your private keys or QR code (from Hive Keychain browser extension). You will then get access to your account main information such as VP, balances, Hive Engine tokens, delegations and transaction history. It also lets you handle Hive operations while keeping your keys safe. You can broadcast your transfers, delegations and power up/down, as well as Hive Engine operations. The App is entirely opensource and its source code can be found on Github: https://github.com/hive-keychain/hive-keychain-mobile
StarKey Wallet
This self-custodial wallet simplifies secure access to Web3. It offers advanced key recovery and management for multiple blockchains, enabling users to experience true digital asset ownership.
- Self-custodial Web3 gateway
- Advanced key recovery schemes
- Secure asset protection
- Multi-blockchain navigation
- Intuitive asset management
- True digital ownership experience
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Your secure gateway to Web3, StarKey is the go-to self-custodial wallet to make on-chain explorations simpler and more secure. With advanced key recovery schemes, StarKey ensures your assets are well-protected and your keys are easy to store and recover. Get intuitive features to help you manage your assets, navigate multiple blockchains, and experience true ownership — all within one fun-to-use wallet. StarKey is the official wallet for Supra, learn more about its unique features at starkey.app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hive Keychain at 4.9 against StarKey Wallet's 4.1. On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hive Keychain holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 72 and 47 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Hive Keychain's written reviews are positive against 75% of StarKey Wallet's.
Hive Keychain ships an update every 5 days, StarKey Wallet every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hive Keychain | StarKey Wallet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (72 ratings) — better | 4.1 (47 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 72 — better | 47 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hive Keychain Limited | StarKey |
Customer experience
Hive Keychain
StarKey Wallet
Bugs and requests
Hive Keychain
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
StarKey Wallet
Reported bugs
3 issues- Withdrawal issues
- Disappearing token balances
- Login/transaction failures
Requested features
2 requests- Web version of the wallet
- Improved customer support
In-app purchases
Hive Keychain
No in-app purchases
StarKey Wallet
No in-app purchases
