AQUA Wallet vs Electrum
Electrum has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 8.5 against 6.9, and Privacy 8.6 against 8.3.
AQUA Wallet
Self-custodial mobile wallet for Bitcoin, Lightning, Liquid and USDT
Privacy
8.3/ 10
Strong
Safety
6.9/ 10
Fair
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
Electrum
Long-established open-source Bitcoin wallet with Lightning support
Privacy
8.6/ 10
Excellent
Safety
8.5/ 10
Excellent
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| AQUA Wallet | Electrum | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Wallets | Wallets |
| KYC policy | ID never required | ID never required |
| Custody | Non Custodial | Non Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | No account needed |
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC, L-BTC, USDT | BTC |
| Founded | Not published | 2011 |
| Jurisdiction | Honduras (Próspera ZEDE) | Germany |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only AQUA Wallet
Third-party liquidity
Both
No registrationNo email neededNo phone neededAccepts LightningOpen sourceNon-custodialLegal entity disclosed
Only Electrum
5+ years operating
Where they sit among wallets
Questions
Is AQUA Wallet or Electrum safer?
Electrum has the higher Safety grade: AQUA Wallet 6.9, Electrum 8.5, out of 10.
Does AQUA Wallet or Electrum require KYC?
AQUA Wallet is KYC level 0 (ID never required). Electrum is KYC level 0 (ID never required).
Which has more incidents on record?
AQUA Wallet has 0 and Electrum has 0 documented incidents in the registry.