Comparison

Plaza BTC vs Tibane

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

Head to head
About

Plaza BTC

Discover Bitcoin-friendly businesses on a live map and pay them instantly using Lightning. Businesses can also use it as a free point-of-sale system to accept Lightning payments with zero fees.

Highlights
  • Live map of Bitcoin merchants
  • Instant Lightning payments
  • Free Bitcoin POS for merchants
  • Zero transaction fees
  • Nostr merchant identity
  • Sales analytics and reporting
Features
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Plaza is where Bitcoin customers meet Bitcoin merchants. DISCOVER Open the app and see a live map of Bitcoin-friendly businesses near you. Tap any merchant to see their details, get directions, or pay with Lightning. The map updates as you move — scroll to a new city and find merchants there too. PAY Connect your Bitcoin wallet and pay any merchant instantly with Lightning. No bank, no card, no middleman. Just scan and done. BECOME A MERCHANT Turn your phone into a complete Bitcoin point-of-sale. Accept Lightning payments at your business with zero transaction fees — not 2.6%, not 1%, zero. Payments go straight to your wallet. Plaza never holds your funds. Everything a merchant needs, free forever: - Full catalog with items, modifiers, and categories - Charge screen with custom tipping - Inventory tracking with sold-out states - Sales history with daily summaries - Blossom receipts with cryptographic signatures - Nostr merchant identity — your business on the open web - Publish to the plaza map so customers can find you - Sales analytics with revenue charts, best sellers, and peak hours - Transaction exports as CSV, PDF, or year-end summary - Low-stock alerts with restock tracking and history HOW IT WORKS Plaza uses Nostr Wallet Connect (NWC) to generate Lightning invoices directly from your own wallet. No custodian, no mint, no intermediary. Your keys, your money. Always. BUILT DIFFERENT Most payment platforms take a cut of every sale. Square charges 2.6% per transaction. Plaza charges nothing. No processing fees. No monthly minimums. No hidden costs. Plaza is built on open protocols: Bitcoin, Lightning, Nostr, and Blossom. No vendor lock-in. No proprietary systems. No permission needed. Plaza Technologies LLC plazabtc.com

About

Tibane

Manage your Solana assets with a non-custodial wallet, explore staking pools, reclaim SOL from unused accounts, and get detailed token information. This app offers a comprehensive suite of tools for Solana power users.

Highlights
  • Non-custodial Solana wallet
  • Staking pool explorer with live stats
  • Account incinerator to reclaim SOL
  • Detailed SPL token information
  • In-app dApp browser
  • Mobile Wallet Adapter support
Features
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Tibane gives Solana power users a single, fast app for everything that matters: a non-custodial wallet, a staking explorer with live pool stats, an account incinerator that reclaims SOL from dust accounts, and a token info tool with on-chain holders, market cap, and supply. WALLET - Non-custodial. Your keys live on your device. - Built first for Solana Mobile (Seeker, Saga) with Mobile Wallet Adapter. - Also runs as a self-contained in-app wallet — no external app required. - Live SOL and SPL token balances, with portfolio totals and recent transfers. STAKING POOLS - Browse every ChiefStaker pool — total staked, rewards, member count. - Dive into a pool's full stats: pool weight, decay (tau), milestones. - Track your own stake, weight progression, and pending rewards. INCINERATOR - Find empty token accounts, junk NFTs, and unused .sol domains. - Burn them to reclaim the SOL rent (about 0.002 SOL per account). - Sponsored mode: a relay pays the network fee, you keep most of the rent. - Adjustable tip — share rent with the relay or keep nearly all of it. TOKEN INFO - Look up any SPL token: supply, market cap, burned amount, decimals. - Top holders with on-chain percentages. - Mint address with one-tap copy. DAPP BROWSER - Launch any Solana dApp from the in-app browser. - Sign with the wallet you already have set up. Open source. Built by Tibane Labs — a Solana research team named after the cat that started it all. Privacy: https://tibane.net/app/privacy Source: https://tibane.net

Screenshots

Plaza BTC4 screens
Tibane4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tibane at every 9 days against Plaza BTC's every 3 weeks. Tibane also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). 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 Plaza BTC against 5.0 for Tibane. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plaza BTC ships an update every 3 weeks, Tibane every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Plaza BTC versus Tibane: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlaza BTCTibane
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB63 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPlaza Technologies LLCKarpelès Lab Inc.

Customer experience

Plaza BTC

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tibane

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Plaza BTC

No in-app purchases

None

Tibane

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Plaza BTC free?
Plaza BTC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tibane free?
Tibane is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Plaza BTC or Tibane?
Plaza BTC and Tibane are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Plaza BTC or Tibane have ads?
Neither Plaza BTC nor Tibane shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Plaza BTC or Tibane?
Plaza BTC ships an update every 3 weeks, and Tibane every 9 days. Most recently, Plaza BTC was updated on October 11, 2026 and Tibane on October 7, 2026.

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