Sovran vs Tando
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sovran
This Bitcoin wallet facilitates sending and receiving Bitcoin transactions. It also integrates with Nostr for enhanced social interactions within the app.
- Bitcoin sending and receiving
- Integrated Nostr functionality
- Social interactions
- Cashu wallet
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Sovran is a Cashu wallet for sending and receiving Bitcoin with integrated Nostr functionality, enabling rich social interactions.
Tando
This app allows users to spend Bitcoin in Kenya by converting it to M-Pesa. You can purchase goods, pay bills, and send money directly from your Bitcoin Lightning wallet to anyone in the country with no transaction fees.
- Spend Bitcoin via M-Pesa
- Pay bills with Bitcoin
- Send money with Bitcoin
- Zero transaction fees
- Bitcoin Lightning wallet integration
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Tando lets anyone experience life entirely on the bitcoin standard. Spend bitcoin anywhere M-Pesa is accepted in Kenya with zero transaction fees! Buy goods, pay bills, and send money from your Bitcoin Lightning wallet to anyone in Kenya. Privacy Policy - https://tando.me/privacy.htm Terms of Use - https://tando.me/terms.htm
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Sovran at weekly against Tando's every 6 weeks. Tando's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Sovran against 5.0 for Tando. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Sovran ships an update weekly, Tando every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sovran | Tando |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sovran LTD | Tando Ltd |
Customer experience
Sovran
Tando
In-app purchases
Sovran
No in-app purchases
Tando
No in-app purchases
