Helium Wallet vs Heltec Hotspot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Helium Wallet
Manage your Helium blockchain accounts, send and receive HNT tokens, and organize frequently used addresses. This app provides a secure and convenient way to interact with the Helium network.
- Manage multiple Helium accounts
- Send and receive HNT
- Address Book for saved addresses
- Interact with Helium Blockchain
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Use the Helium Wallet to manage multiple accounts on the Helium Blockchain, send and receive HNT, save your most-used Helium Addresses in an Address Book, and more!
Heltec Hotspot
Manage your Helium Hotspots, track token earnings, and send Helium tokens securely. Onboard new devices to the Helium blockchain and assert their locations for accurate status and earning reports.
- Onboard Helium Hotspots
- View token earnings
- Send Helium tokens
- Manage multiple Hotspots
- Assert Hotspot location
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Heltec is a secure and convenient app for onboarding Helium Hotspots, viewing token earnings, and sending Helium tokens quickly between friends. Add your Heltec hotspot to Helium blockchain and assert location for it. And then you can view the earnings and the running status of it. With the Heltec app you can manage one or many Hotspots.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Helium Wallet at 20% against Heltec Hotspot's 0%. Helium Wallet also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). Heltec Hotspot's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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.
Helium Wallet ships an update every 8 days, Heltec Hotspot monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Helium Wallet | Heltec Hotspot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (356 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 20.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 356 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nova Labs, Inc. | Chengdu Huilite Automation Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Helium Wallet
Heltec Hotspot
Bugs and requests
Helium Wallet
Reported bugs
4 issues- Unable to pair with Ledger
- Crashes when trying to claim rewards
- Balances not updating correctly
- Transactions failing due to insufficient funds error
Requested features
3 requests- Add credit/debit card option to add funds
- Improve Ledger support
- Provide more transparency around hotspot location and earnings
Heltec Hotspot
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Helium Wallet
No in-app purchases
Heltec Hotspot
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Helium Wallet free?
Is Heltec Hotspot free?
Do Helium Wallet or Heltec Hotspot have ads?
Which is updated more often, Helium Wallet or Heltec Hotspot?
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