Comparison

MWC Locker vs GaoKey

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

Head to head
About

MWC Locker

This app allows you to run a full MimbleWimble Coin archive node directly from your mobile device. It provides complete control over your wallet, accounts, and transactions without relying on centralized servers. Enjoy privacy, scalability, and the ability to verify your entire blockchain history.

Highlights
  • Run a full archive node on mobile
  • Create and manage multiple wallets
  • Secure MWC sending via TOR/Slatepack
  • Automatic/manual MWC receiving
  • Contact management
  • Blockchain scanning with viewing key
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MWC Locker is the first mobile app that lets you run a full MimbleWimble Coin (MWC) archive node right from your phone. No centralized servers. No reliance on developer nodes. Just pure peer-to-peer freedom. The MWC Locker, powered by a full archive node, can replay the entire blockchain history at any time to verify and analyze your wallet, accounts, transactions, outputs, and balance. Built on the strength of MWC • Scarcity: Provable scarcity with about 11 million MWC in circulation, 20 million total, and high stock-to-flow (S2F) ratio. • Privacy by default: Each block is a single, private transaction — no addresses, no amounts. • Scalable and efficient: With 6+ years (3+ million blocks), the MWC blockchain is streamlined, while ensuring it can still be fully verified. Core Features • Run your own full archive node from your mobile device • Create and switch between multiple wallets • Send MWC easily and securely via TOR and Slatepack • Receive MWC automatically via TOR or manually via Slatepack • Create and manage contacts • Transfer MWC between accounts • Scan the blockchain with a viewing key • ...and a whole lot more!

About

GaoKey

Manage your digital assets and identity with a secure, non-custodial Web3 wallet. Easily send, receive, and view supported assets across multiple networks while controlling your own access and profile.

Highlights
  • Non-custodial wallet management
  • Digital asset tracking
  • Send and receive assets
  • Gao identity management
  • Web3 app exploration
  • QR receive with network warnings
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GaoKey is a non-custodial Web3 wallet for managing digital assets and Gao identity. With GaoKey, you can: • Create or access a self-custody wallet • View supported assets across multiple networks • Send and receive digital assets • Use QR receive with network warnings • Manage your Gao identity and wallet profile • Explore Gao apps and Web3 services GaoKey is designed for secure, simple wallet control. Users control their own wallet access and assets. GaoKey does not provide cryptocurrency exchange, brokerage, custodial asset management, fiat on-ramp/off-ramp, lending, staking, yield products, investment advice, or guaranteed returns.

Screenshots

MWC Locker4 screens
GaoKey4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MWC Locker at every 6 days against GaoKey's every 6 weeks. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MWC Locker against 5.0 for GaoKey. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MWC Locker ships an update every 6 days, GaoKey every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
MWC Locker versus GaoKey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMWC LockerGaoKey
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB35 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMonetary Sovereigntists LLCcom.toii.social

In-app purchases

None

MWC Locker

No in-app purchases

None

GaoKey

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MWC Locker free?
MWC Locker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GaoKey free?
GaoKey is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MWC Locker or GaoKey?
MWC Locker and GaoKey are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do MWC Locker or GaoKey have ads?
Neither MWC Locker nor GaoKey shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MWC Locker or GaoKey?
MWC Locker ships an update every 6 days, and GaoKey every 6 weeks. Most recently, MWC Locker was updated on October 25, 2026 and GaoKey on November 5, 2026.

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