Cake Wallet vs Exodus
Cake Wallet has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 7.4 against 6.8, and Privacy 8.6 against 7.0.
Cake Wallet
Open-source multi-coin mobile and desktop wallet with strong Monero support
Privacy
8.6/ 10
Excellent
Safety
7.4/ 10
Strong
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
Exodus
Closed-source multi-coin desktop and mobile wallet with built-in third-party swaps and purchases
Privacy
7.0/ 10
Strong
Safety
6.8/ 10
Fair
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Cake Wallet | Exodus | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Wallets | Wallets |
| KYC policy | ID never required | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | Non Custodial | Non Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | No account needed |
| Open source | Yes | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | XMR, BTC, ETH, LTC, USDT | BTC, ETH, SOL, USDT, USDC |
| Pay with | Not published | Crypto, Card, Bank transfer |
| Fees | Not published | Terms: Exodus charges no fee for the software; network and third-party provider fees apply |
| Founded | 2018 | 2015 |
| Jurisdiction | Not published | United States |
| Not available in | Not published | Comprehensively US-sanctioned countries and regions (Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk) |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Cake Wallet
Accepts MoneroOpen source
Both
No registrationNo email neededNo phone neededNon-custodial5+ years operatingThird-party liquidity
Only Exodus
Closed sourceLegal entity disclosed
Where they sit among wallets
Questions
Is Cake Wallet or Exodus safer?
Cake Wallet has the higher Safety grade: Cake Wallet 7.4, Exodus 6.8, out of 10.
Does Cake Wallet or Exodus require KYC?
Cake Wallet is KYC level 0 (ID never required). Exodus is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
Cake Wallet has 0 and Exodus has 0 documented incidents in the registry.