Blixt Wallet vs Electrum
Electrum has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 8.5 against 7.0, and Privacy 8.6 against 7.6.
Blixt Wallet
Open-source Lightning wallet that runs a full lnd node on the phone
Privacy
7.6/ 10
Strong
Safety
7.0/ 10
Strong
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
| Blixt 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 | BTC |
| Founded | Not published | 2011 |
| Jurisdiction | Not published | Germany |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Blixt Wallet
Nothing distinct
Both
Accepts LightningOpen sourceNon-custodial
Only Electrum
No registrationNo email neededNo phone needed5+ years operatingLegal entity disclosed
Where they sit among wallets
Questions
Is Blixt Wallet or Electrum safer?
Electrum has the higher Safety grade: Blixt Wallet 7.0, Electrum 8.5, out of 10.
Does Blixt Wallet or Electrum require KYC?
Blixt Wallet is KYC level 0 (ID never required). Electrum is KYC level 0 (ID never required).
Which has more incidents on record?
Blixt Wallet has 0 and Electrum has 0 documented incidents in the registry.