Ctrl Wallet vs Freighter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ctrl Wallet
Manage all your cryptocurrency assets and NFTs across thousands of blockchains with ease. This secure wallet simplifies gas fee management and offers instant setup without complex seed phrases.
- Manage 2500+ blockchains
- Instant setup with email/social login
- Effortless wallet import
- Manage all crypto assets and NFTs
- Simplified gas fee management
- Rigorous security audits
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Ctrl Wallet – one wallet for all your crypto. The safest and easiest wallet for thousands of blockchains for 2500+ blockchains. ■ Get Started Instantly Set up your Ctrl Wallet in seconds with email or social logins, no need to use seed phrases or private keys. ■ Effortless Wallet Import Easily import all your existing wallets from multiple blockchains in seconds. ■ Every Asset and NFT on Every Chain Manage every crypto asset and NFT across 2,500+ blockchains. Ctrl Wallet ensures everything is at your fingertips. ■ Simplified Gas Management Say goodbye to gas fee headaches! Deposit USDC into your Gas Tank, and Ctrl Wallet will automatically handle gas payments across major chains. Focus on what matters: your portfolio. ■ Security You Can Trust Ctrl Wallet has been rigorously audited by FYEO and has operated without incident for over four years. Your seed phrases, private keys, passwords, and sensitive data remain 100% private, accessible only to you. It's time to take Ctrl.
Freighter
Manage your digital assets on the Stellar network with this secure, self-custody wallet. Easily send, receive, and store tokens while exploring the ecosystem's offerings through an intuitive interface.
- Self-custody wallet
- Send and receive tokens
- Securely store digital assets
- Explore Stellar ecosystem
- Easy-to-use interface
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Freighter is a self-custody wallet for the Stellar network. With Freighter, you can send, receive, and securely store your tokens, all through a sleek, easy-to-use app. Explore everything that the Stellar ecosystem has to offer, with Freighter.
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Verdict
Ctrl Wallet and Freighter are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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
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 — 4.6 for Ctrl Wallet against 4.6 for Freighter. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 9 respectively.
Ctrl Wallet ships an update monthly, Freighter fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 30, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ctrl Wallet | Freighter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (9 ratings) | 4.6 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 9 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 171 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | EMURGO Co., Ltd | Stellar Development Foundation |
Customer experience
Ctrl Wallet
Freighter
In-app purchases
Ctrl Wallet
No in-app purchases
Freighter
No in-app purchases
