Envoy by Foundation vs BitBuddies App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Envoy by Foundation
A user-friendly Bitcoin wallet offering robust account management and privacy features. It simplifies self-custody with quick setup and optional seed words, allowing seamless management of both mobile and hardware wallet accounts.
- Magic Backups for quick self-custody
- Manage mobile and hardware wallets together
- Seamless Bitcoin purchases
- Zen-like interface for sending/receiving
- Connect Passport hardware wallet for updates
- Open source and privacy preserving
- Optional Tor connection for privacy
- Connect your own Bitcoin node
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Bitcoin Simplified. Envoy is a simple Bitcoin wallet with powerful account management and privacy features. Use Envoy alongside your Passport hardware wallet for setup, firmware updates, and more. Envoy offers the following features: 1. Magic Backups. Get up and running with self-custody in only 60 seconds with automatic encrypted backups. Seed words optional. 2. Manage your mobile wallet and Passport hardware wallet accounts in the same app. 3. Seamless Bitcoin purchases deposited straight to your mobile wallet or Passport accounts. 4. Send and receive Bitcoin in a zen-like interface. 5. Connect your Passport hardware wallet for setup, firmware updates, and support videos. Use Envoy as your software wallet connected to your Passport. 6. Fully open source and privacy preserving. Envoy optionally connects to the Internet with Tor for maximum privacy. 7. Optionally connect your own Bitcoin node.
BitBuddies App
Connect to your BitBuddy device to customize its LED colors and brightness. This companion app allows for easy interface with your BitBuddy for personalized settings.
- Connect to BitBuddy device
- Set LED colors
- Adjust LED brightness
- Personalize settings
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The mobile app companion for your BitBuddy. Use this app to connect to your device and set LED colors, brightness, and more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Envoy by Foundation at 4.6 against BitBuddies App's 3.5. Envoy by Foundation also leads on ratings volume (30 vs 2). BitBuddies App's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Envoy by Foundation holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Envoy by Foundation has 30 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Envoy by Foundation | BitBuddies App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (30 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 146 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Foundation Devices, Inc. | BitBuddies LLC |
Customer experience
Envoy by Foundation
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In-app purchases
Envoy by Foundation
No in-app purchases
BitBuddies App
No in-app purchases
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