ShapeShift vs Bisq
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShapeShift
Manage your digital assets with a self-custody wallet and decentralized exchange aggregator. Swap various cryptocurrencies across different blockchains quickly and securely, with options to stake and earn yield.
- Cross-chain crypto swaps
- Self-custody wallet
- DeFi staking and yield earning
- Best-rate pricing aggregation
- Limit orders and custom tokens
- Multiple account management
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Take full control of your crypto with ShapeShift — a mobile-first wallet and DEX aggregator that lets you swap Bitcoin, Ethereum, stablecoins, and altcoins across top chains in seconds. • Fast swaps for Solana, Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDC, and more • Best-rate pricing via THORChain, Matcha, Jupiter, 0x, CoW Swap • Cross-chain BTC ↔ anything with full self-custody • One-tap DeFi: stake, add liquidity, and earn yield • Set limit orders, import custom tokens, and manage multiple accounts • No signups, no custodians, no KYC — your keys, your crypto Download ShapeShift and start swapping, staking, and earning — all from one powerful app.
Bisq
Stay informed about your decentralized trading activities even when away from your desktop. Receive timely alerts for trade updates and new offers directly on your mobile device.
- Trade update notifications
- Offer alerts
- Desktop app integration
- Mobile convenience
- Decentralized finance alerts
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Since Bisq is a desktop-based application, this app enables you to receive important notifications such as trade updates and offer alerts when you are not near your computer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bisq at 67% against ShapeShift's 30%. Bisq also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). ShapeShift's advantage is ratings volume (79 vs 19). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Bisq holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 79 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of ShapeShift's written reviews are positive against 67% of Bisq's.
ShapeShift ships an update every 5 weeks, Bisq every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShapeShift | Bisq |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (79 ratings) | 4.5 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.5% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 79 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ShapeShift AG | Devin Bileck |
Customer experience
ShapeShift
Bisq
Bugs and requests
ShapeShift
Reported bugs
14 issues- Crashes on Start-up
- Crashes when loading address book
- Can't Login
- Verification Failed
- Password changed
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- Constantly crashes at sign in
- Crashes when trying to load the address book
- Can't Use App
- Crashes on Start-up
- Crashes when loading address book
- Can't Login
- Verification Failed
- Password changed
- Constantly crashes at sign in
Requested features
3 requests- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Private Key Option
Bisq
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ShapeShift
No in-app purchases
Bisq
No in-app purchases
