Comparison

Plaza BTC vs Naba Wallet

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

Naba Wallet

Features
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NABA Wallet brings UAE Pass identity to your crypto. Sign in with UAE Pass once and you're set up with a self-custodial wallet on the EVM chains. No seed phrase to write down, no migration hassle when you switch devices — your wallet is bound to your verified UAE Pass identity through a zero-knowledge proof generated locally on your phone. The proof confirms you to the network without ever revealing your name, Emirates ID, or other UAE Pass claims. — Multi-chain in one place — Native ADI mainnet and testnet, plus Polygon mainnet support. The same wallet, the same address, the same identity across every chain. Transactions broadcast in seconds; balances refresh as they land. — Send, receive, transact — • Send native tokens and ERC-20 tokens to any address • Receive via QR code or shared address • Address-book contacts with safety badges • Smart-account architecture (ERC-4337) under the hood — WalletConnect v2 — Pair NABA Wallet with thousands of decentralised apps. — Made for the UAE — • 8 languages — English, Arabic (with full RTL), German, Russian, Ukrainian, Spanish, Polish, French • AED and USD as fiat reference currencies • Dark interface tuned for OLED screens — Self-custodial, end to end — NABA never sees your private key, your seed phrase, or your UAE Pass identity claims. Your wallet, your keys, your assets. The backend powers price feeds and analytics, but no part of the system can move funds without your phone, your biometrics, and your UAE Pass. Smart accounts, zero-knowledge identity, and a wallet that finally feels at home in the UAE. Welcome to NABA.

Screenshots

Plaza BTC4 screens
Naba Wallet3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Naba Wallet at 15.5 against Plaza BTC's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Plaza BTC versus Naba Wallet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlaza BTCNaba Wallet
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB63 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPlaza Technologies LLCDEVNULL - FZCO

In-app purchases

None

Plaza BTC

No in-app purchases

None

Naba Wallet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Plaza BTC free?
Plaza BTC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Naba Wallet free?
Naba Wallet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Plaza BTC or Naba Wallet have ads?
Neither Plaza BTC nor Naba Wallet shows ads.

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