Lynx. vs Spice Wallet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Lynx.
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Lynx is a sleek and elegant self-custody crypto wallet with a very secure payment feature which allows a two-party (merchant and customer) integrity check of the transaction at all times. Non-intuitiveness : In order to maximize efficiency, Lynx is NOT designed for immediate, off-the-shelf use, you need to read the manual first to be able to use it (itβs not long, donβt worry) : https://lynx.tf With the payment feature, the merchant is able to verify the integrity of the payment details(the price, the blockchain used,β¦) settled by the customer, on his own iPhone without any chance of external tampering as well as making offline signature verification. On the other hand, the customer only signs for the specific amount of funds explicitly asked by the merchant and not more, the manual explains this feature in detail. Finally, before processing the transaction, the merchant will recheck the integrity of the transaction : If there is any error in the receiving address or the amount, the transaction will be immediately cancelled before being processed. As long as you use the payment feature, it is impossible for erroneous transactions to be processed, and thus for funds to be lost. Bitcoin is available for all users, while subscribers get access to Ethereum, Polygon and USDC on Polygon. By using Lynx, you agree to its Terms of service (https://madewithlove.tf/privacy.html) One last thing : When you go out to have a walk downtown, you never happen to hold 5000 $ in cash in your pocket because it's both very useless and very dangerous. Lynx (like EVERY mobile self-custody crypto wallet) is not designed to hold large amounts of money, you should never have more than around 2000 $ at any given time (more or less depending on your cost of living) except if you already planned to spend the money soon. If you need to store large amounts of money, you have to use a hardware wallet like ledger.com or trezor.io, or deposit funds in an exchange like Binance. Lynx is for payments not store of value.
Spice Wallet
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Spice Wallet is an open-source and self-custody wallet for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dai, and Monero created by MAGIC Grants, a public charity. FEATURES * A beautiful, modern interface available in light and dark themes. * Fully self-custody. Only you have your private keys and recovery phrase, not us. * Completely open-source, with reproducible builds. * Address book for managing contacts. * No local wallet scanning needed, even for Monero. You can offload scanning to servers of your choice, or you can scan locally with a node connection if you prefer. * Built-in Tor support. Optionally connect to services over Tor to protect your privacy. * Protect your wallet with hardware security keys. When enabled, your spend key and recovery phrase have multiple layers of protection. * Encrypted backups of your payment details and address book. They are securely encrypted with keys derived from your recovery phrase, so you don't need another backup password. * Background notifications for incoming transactions and background syncing. * OpenAlias and payment links, for easy and secure sending without cumbersome addresses. Spice Wallet is developed by MAGIC Grants, a 501(c)(3) public charity.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spice Wallet at none against Lynx.'s 2. Spice Wallet also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Lynx. sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Spice Wallet asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lynx. ships an update every 2 months, Spice Wallet every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lynx. | Spice Wallet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad β better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Made with love | MAGIC Grants |
In-app purchases
Lynx.
- Lynx pro.1 Year trial$0.991 Month
- Lynx pro.1 Year trial$9.991 Year
Spice Wallet
No in-app purchases









