Comparison

pier wallet vs ColdWallet

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

pier wallet

This application provides a simplified entry point to Web3 and blockchain interactions through a smart contract wallet. It offers features like social recovery instead of seed phrases, simplified gas fees, and progressive security, making self-custody accessible to individuals, creators, and businesses.

Highlights
  • Smart contract wallet
  • Self-custody of assets
  • Social recovery (no seed phrase)
  • Simplified gas fees
  • No transaction failures
  • Account abstraction
Features
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pier is a next generation wallet: Discover a new Web3 experience! With pier, you can finally access Web3 & benefit from self-custody with ease. Our smart contract wallet is the simplest way to interact on a blockchain: For individual users, for creators & communities and for businesses. pier makes account abstraction available to everyone. You benefit from: • no seed phrase but google authenticator and social recovery • no complicated gas fees • progressive security set up • no transaction failures pier embraces true decentralization while creating a space that is simple and comfortable to navigate. This means that you get an account directly on a blockchain and transact without intermediaries. You alone are the owner of your assets and you embrace self-custody. pier has no access to your funds and cannot restore access. While most other wallets are very technical and difficult to use, pier wallet uses smart contract technology and account abstraction to offer an intuitive user experience. pier wallet has been awarded by Best of Swiss App for its outstanding usability and user experience! Ready to start exploring Web3? Begin your journey with pier.

About

ColdWallet

Features
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Most impulse buys regret themselves — if you just wait. ColdWallet puts a 48-hour lock between you and your next impulse purchase. The moment you want to buy something, add it. The clock starts. 48 hours later, most urges are gone. The ones that survive? You probably actually needed them. What you get: - 48-hour impulse lock — every want sits in a cooldown queue before you can act on it - Color-coded daily budget — green, yellow, or red at a glance so you always know where you stand - No-spend streak — tracks consecutive days without unplanned spending; planned expenses don't break it - Money-saved total — every resisted impulse adds up; watch your savings grow - Weekly summary with chart — see your spending patterns at a glance - Local notifications — daily check-in reminder and an alert when your 48-hour wait is up - 100% on-device — all data lives on your device; no account, no sync, no cloud - No third-party SDKs — zero trackers, zero analytics, zero ads ColdWallet is not a budgeting spreadsheet. It's a friction device. It slows you down just enough that your future self gets a vote.

Screenshots

pier wallet4 screens
ColdWallet4 screens

Verdict

The call

pier wallet and ColdWallet are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
pier wallet versus ColdWallet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterpier walletColdWallet
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNBK Labs AGHELGE JOHANNESSEN BJORLAND

In-app purchases

None

pier wallet

No in-app purchases

None

ColdWallet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is pier wallet free?
pier wallet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ColdWallet free?
ColdWallet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do pier wallet or ColdWallet have ads?
Neither pier wallet nor ColdWallet shows ads.

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