AQUA Wallet vs Monero GUI and CLI Wallets
Monero GUI and CLI Wallets has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 7.0 against 6.9, and Privacy 9.3 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 →
Monero GUI and CLI Wallets
Official open-source Monero desktop wallets published by the Monero Project
Privacy
9.3/ 10
Excellent
Safety
7.0/ 10
Strong
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| AQUA Wallet | Monero GUI and CLI Wallets | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Yes |
| Coins | BTC, L-BTC, USDT | XMR |
| Jurisdiction | Honduras (Próspera ZEDE) | Decentralised / none |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only AQUA Wallet
Accepts LightningThird-party liquidityLegal entity disclosed
Both
No registrationNo email neededNo phone neededOpen sourceNon-custodial
Only Monero GUI and CLI Wallets
Tor onion serviceAccepts Monero
Where they sit among wallets
Questions
Is AQUA Wallet or Monero GUI and CLI Wallets safer?
Monero GUI and CLI Wallets has the higher Safety grade: AQUA Wallet 6.9, Monero GUI and CLI Wallets 7.0, out of 10.
Does AQUA Wallet or Monero GUI and CLI Wallets require KYC?
AQUA Wallet is KYC level 0 (ID never required). Monero GUI and CLI Wallets is KYC level 0 (ID never required).
Which has more incidents on record?
AQUA Wallet has 0 and Monero GUI and CLI Wallets has 0 documented incidents in the registry.