Comparison

Tando vs Minibits

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Spend Bitcoin via M-Pesa
  • Pay bills with Bitcoin
  • Send money with Bitcoin
  • Zero transaction fees
  • Bitcoin Lightning wallet integration
Features
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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

About

Minibits

Features
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Minibits is a Bitcoin Lightning and ecash wallet that deliver instant, low-cost, and private value transfers — even when the payer is offline. Why Minibits? Minibits wallet provides you with a free Lightning address, and with Nostr Wallet Connect built in, it's perfect for sending small tips—known as "zaps"—on Nostr social networks. More, Minibits delivers true Tap-to-pay experience to Bitcoin, combining ecash with NFC - even if payer remains offline. Hightlights: - Get free Bitcoin Lightning address to which the wallet can receive or send both lightning and ecash payments - Add your address to your Nostr social profile to receive zaps directly to the wallet - Zap (tip) your follows on Nostr network in a single tap using Nostr Wallet Connect - Multiple other payment scenarios: QR codes, LNURL pay and withdraw, instant send of encrypted ecash over the NOSTR - Interoperability with any other Lightning wallet - Send and receive ecash payments even the payer is offline - True Tap to pay experience using NFC Security: - Seed phrase backup and recovery of both ecash store on device and of your lightning address in case of device loss - Storage of keys and seed in secure device storage - Optional biometric or PIN code authentication to enter the app - Retry transaction after recoverable errors If you are using this app, please do not forget: - Ecash is stored physically on your device, so the loss of the device means the loss of coins. Make sure to keep your seed backup safe. - Both the Cashu protocol and the Minibits wallet are still experimental, and by using them, you accept known and unknown risks. - You trust mints issuing ecash tokens. Connect only to the mints known to you or run your own for your close community. Now, let's move some Ecash!

Screenshots

Tando1 screens
Minibits4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Tando at 13.0 against Minibits's 15.1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tando ships an update every 6 weeks, Minibits every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Tando versus Minibits: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTandoMinibits
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTando LtdBitango Technologies, s.r.o.

In-app purchases

None

Tando

No in-app purchases

None

Minibits

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tando free?
Tando is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Minibits free?
Minibits is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tando or Minibits have ads?
Neither Tando nor Minibits shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tando or Minibits?
Tando ships an update every 6 weeks, and Minibits every 2 months. Most recently, Tando was updated on June 5, 2026 and Minibits on September 12, 2026.

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