macadamia Wallet vs Lexe Wallet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
macadamia Wallet
A native iOS wallet for Cashu ecash, enabling fast and private payments. It supports all standard ecash operations including minting, sending, receiving, and melting funds.
- Native iOS wallet
- Cashu ecash support
- Fast payments
- Near-perfect privacy
- Mint, Send, Receive, Melt ecash
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This is macadamia, a fully native wallet for Cashu ecash on iOS! The cashu protocol allows you to make fast payments with near perfect privacy. macadamia wallet supports all standard ecash operations such as creating new ecash, sending, receiving and making payments.
Lexe Wallet
This self-custodial Bitcoin wallet allows you to send and receive payments 24/7, even offline. It features a secure cloud node for continuous operation and simplified self-custody, ensuring you always control your funds. Enjoy instant, low-fee Lightning payments and easy recovery options.
- 24/7 payment sending and receiving
- Always-online cloud node
- Self-custody of funds
- Instant, low-fee Lightning payments
- Easy encrypted backups and recovery
- Open-source and verifiable
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The self-custodial BITCOIN wallet that's always on. Send and receive payments 24/7 - even when your phone's offline. Lexe is a self-custodial Lightning wallet with a secure cloud node that's always online, so you never miss a payment. Only you control your funds. We handle the infrastructure. Download Lexe and get started in minutes. LIGHTNING PAYMENTS. • Send & receive bitcoin instantly with low fees • Pay any way: Lightning Address, BOLT11 invoice, BOLT12 offer, on-chain • Your own ₿me@lexe.app Human Bitcoin Address ALWAYS ONLINE. • Your Lightning node runs 24/7 in the cloud • Receive payments anytime, even when your phone is off • Never miss a payment again SELF-CUSTODY, SIMPLIFIED. • Your keys, your coins. Only you control your funds • Your node runs in a secure enclave, protecting funds even from us PRIVATE BY DEFAULT. • Payments stay between you and your node • We can't see who you pay or who pays you OPEN SOURCE & VERIFIABLE. • Fully open-source Lightning node • Reproducible builds you can verify yourself • Your wallet securely verifies the node before sharing keys EASY RECOVERY. • Easy encrypted backups to Google Drive keep your wallet safe • Lose your phone? Restore your wallet in minutes Need help? Got feedback? Reach us at support+ios@lexe.app. Source: https://github.com/lexe-app/lexe-public Privacy: https://lexe.app/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Lexe Wallet at every 9 days against macadamia Wallet's monthly. Lexe Wallet also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.5). On price, rating, ratings volume 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 macadamia Wallet against 5.0 for Lexe Wallet. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively.
macadamia Wallet ships an update monthly, Lexe Wallet every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | macadamia Wallet | Lexe Wallet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | cypherbase UG | Lexe Corporation |
Customer experience
macadamia Wallet
Lexe Wallet
In-app purchases
macadamia Wallet
No in-app purchases
Lexe Wallet
No in-app purchases
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