Grin Locker vs Arca Wallet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grin Locker
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Grin Locker is the first mobile app that lets you run a full Grin archive node right from your phone. No centralized servers. No reliance on developer nodes. Just pure peer-to-peer freedom. The Grin 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 Grin • Scarcity: Provable scarcity with about 11 million Grin 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 Grin 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 Grin easily and securely via TOR and Slatepack • Receive Grin automatically via TOR or manually via Slatepack • Create and manage contacts • Transfer Grin between accounts • Scan the blockchain with a viewing key • ...and a whole lot more!
Arca Wallet
This app allows you to securely hold and send dollars directly from your phone. Sign up quickly and easily to manage your money without traditional banking requirements. Explore integrated applications for additional financial services.
- Hold dollars 1:1 backed
- Send dollars instantly
- User-controlled private keys
- Card and bank transfers
- Explore integrated apps
- 30-second signup
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Arca is a dollar wallet on your phone. Sign up with your email in 30 seconds. Hold dollars backed 1:1. Send them to anyone in seconds for a fraction of what traditional services charge. Save without paperwork, minimums, or waiting periods. You hold your own keys, so your money is always under your control. How Arca works: Hold dollars - Add dollars to your wallet with a card or bank transfer. Your balance shows one simple number. No confusing networks or technical settings. Send dollars - Send to anyone with a wallet address. Transfers arrive in seconds, not days. Explore apps - Access apps from inside your wallet. Why people choose Arca: You hold your own keys. Your money, your control. No bank account required. Sign up with an email. No network fees. Arca covers them for you. Send dollars for 0.5%. A fraction of what traditional services charge. 30-second signup. No paperwork, no credit checks, no minimum balance.
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Verdict
Grin Locker and Arca Wallet are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
| Parameter | Grin Locker | Arca Wallet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Monetary Sovereigntists LLC | Constellation Network |
In-app purchases
Grin Locker
No in-app purchases
Arca Wallet
No in-app purchases
