Fully Noded vs Pubky Ring
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fully Noded
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Fully Noded - Join Market is a dedicated Join Market client. It works by connecting to your Join Market server remotely or locally. If you run FN-JM on a Mac you can run your Join Market server on the same machine or connect via Tor remotely. FN-JM offers full functionality as exposed by the Join Market API. This means you can initiate conjoin transactions and even earn a small return on your utxo's by turning on the "maker".
Pubky Ring
Securely manage your public keys for decentralized applications. Authorize or revoke access, organize keys across devices, and control active sessions. Maintain self-custody of your identity without accounts or tracking.
- Securely manage public keys
- Authorize/revoke service access
- Organize and sync keys
- View and control active sessions
- Self-custodial identity
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Pubky Ring is the key manager for your identity in the Pubky ecosystem. It lets you securely manage your pubkys—the public keys that power your presence across decentralized apps. Use Pubky Ring to: - Authorize or revoke access to services - Organize and sync your pubkys across devices - View and control active sessions - Stay fully self-custodial, with no accounts or tracking Whether you’re using the Pubky App or any other tool built on Pubky Core, Pubky Ring keeps your identity portable, private, and under your control. Crafted by Synonym Software Ltd.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Pubky Ring at 15.1 against Fully Noded's 17.0. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Fully Noded ships an update every 2 weeks, Pubky Ring every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fully Noded | Pubky Ring |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Denton LLC | Synonym Software Ltd |
In-app purchases
Fully Noded
No in-app purchases
Pubky Ring
No in-app purchases
