bitWallet™ vs FreeWallet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
bitWallet™
Securely manage your Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, and Litecoin. This app offers robust features for storing private keys, creating multiple wallets, and tracking transactions and exchange rates without requiring registration or personal information.
- Securely store Bitcoin addresses and private keys
- Create multiple wallets for BTC, BCH, and LTC
- Send payments directly from the app
- Print paper wallets for offline storage
- Receive transaction notifications
- Restore TREZOR accounts
- Track exchange rates and network statistics
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bitWallet is a Bitcoin Wallet. It securely stores your Bitcoins and shows account balances, transaction history, exchange rates and much more. bitWallet doesn't require any registration or asks for any personal information. Your Bitcoin keys are stored on your device only, and controlled only by you. bitWallet features include: - Securely store your Bitcoin addresses and their private keys. - Create multiple wallets with multiple Bitcoin addresses per wallet. - Create wallets for Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin. - Send payments directly from the app. - Print paper wallets to store your Bitcoins offline in cold-storage. - Create SegWit addresses for lower transaction fees. - Dynamic fees for timely confirmations at minimal costs. - iCloud backup protects your Bitcoins if the iPhone is lost or damaged. - Receive notifications when new transactions occur in your wallet. - Create Classic wallets and Hierarchical Deterministic (HD) wallets (supports BIP32 / BIP44 / BIP49 structures). - Create Watchlists to follow interesting addresses. - Restore TREZOR Accounts, both Legacy and SegWit. - Check balances and transactions per wallet and per Bitcoin address. - Verify balances and transactions from multiple data sources. - Check the Bitcoin price, in multiple currencies, from all Bitcoin exchanges. - Shows live Bitcoin Network statistics. - bitWallet is FREE, for now. Wallets: bitWallet supports two types of wallets; Classic wallets accept all Bitcoin addresses and private keys. New random addresses can be generated, and existing keys can be scanned and imported. Hierarchical Deterministic (HD) wallets derive all accounts, addresses and private keys from a single master extended key. HD wallets adhere to the BIP32 / BIP44 / BIP49 address generation methods and wallet structures. Wallet seeds and deterministic keys are derived from BIP39 mnemonic sentences. TREZOR Accounts are restored with Legacy or SegWit address generation. Data Sources: bitcoin data is pulled primarily from Blockchain.info. Balances and transactions can be verified against BlockExplorer, BlockCypher and BitGo. Exchanges rates provided by BitcoinAverage.com are limited to 100 updates per day, per IP. Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash data is pulled from various Insight providers. Additional data sources will be added as they become available. Data Security: bitWallet uses advanced techniques to encrypt the wallet using AES-256 encryption. Your password is not stored on the device or anywhere else - if you forget your password there is no way to decrypt your wallet and recover your Bitcoins! When the wallet is decrypted, the Private Keys still remain encrypted in memory until needed to resist memory scrapping attacks. For added security, a setting is available to clear the wallet data from memory when the app is backgrounded. Data is never placed in a web browser and it never leaves the app's memory space, unless printed, shared or backed up. iCloud Backup data is encrypted with the password before transmission. Privacy Policy: securely storing your Bitcoins is a key feature of bitWallet. Only public addresses are transmitted to query balances and transactions - no other data is transmitted from bitWallet!
FreeWallet
This open-source mobile wallet allows users to securely manage Bitcoin. It enables sending and receiving coins, signing and broadcasting messages, and offers enhanced security features like passcodes and fingerprint support.
- Secure private key management
- Send and receive Bitcoin
- Sign and broadcast messages
- Passcode and Touch ID security
- Supports Mainnet and Testnet
- Multiple addresses
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FreeWallet is an open source mobile wallet which supports Bitcoin. Features - Secure Wallet Passphrase & private keys never leave device - Send Send coins to any Bitcoin address - Receive Receive payments via scanning QR Code - Sign Sign any message - Broadcast Broadcast any message - Passcode/PIN Protect wallet with additional security - TouchID Fingerprint support for iOS - Mainnet/Testnet Works on both Mainnet and Testnet - Multiple Addresses Supports multiple addresses - QR Code Authorization Supports QR Code Authorization
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: bitWallet™ at 45% against FreeWallet's 16%. bitWallet™ also leads on rating (3.2 vs 2.9) and ratings volume (155 vs 38). FreeWallet's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
bitWallet™ holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 155 and 38 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of bitWallet™'s written reviews are positive against 16% of FreeWallet's.
bitWallet™ ships an update every 2 months, FreeWallet every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | bitWallet™ | FreeWallet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (155 ratings) — better | 2.9 (38 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.3% of reviews — better | 16.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 155 — better | 38 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sollico Software | Jeremy Johnson |
Customer experience
bitWallet™
FreeWallet
Bugs and requests
bitWallet™
Reported bugs
4 issues- Wallet addresses becoming invalid
- Transactions stuck or not confirming
- Wallet balance discrepancies
- App crashes and data loss
Requested features
4 requests- Support for more cryptocurrencies
- Improved backup and recovery options
- Automatic fee calculation
- Better change address management
FreeWallet
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
bitWallet™
No in-app purchases
FreeWallet
No in-app purchases








