Cake Wallet vs Monero GUI and CLI Wallets
It is a trade-off. Cake Wallet has the higher Safety grade (7.4 against 7.0), while Monero GUI and CLI Wallets has the higher Privacy grade (9.3 against 8.6).
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 →
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
| Cake 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 | XMR, BTC, ETH, LTC, USDT | XMR |
| Founded | 2018 | Not published |
| Jurisdiction | Not published | Decentralised / none |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Cake Wallet
5+ years operatingThird-party liquidity
Both
No registrationNo email neededNo phone neededAccepts MoneroOpen sourceNon-custodial
Only Monero GUI and CLI Wallets
Tor onion service
Where they sit among wallets
Questions
Is Cake Wallet or Monero GUI and CLI Wallets safer?
Cake Wallet has the higher Safety grade: Cake Wallet 7.4, Monero GUI and CLI Wallets 7.0, out of 10.
Does Cake Wallet or Monero GUI and CLI Wallets require KYC?
Cake 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?
Cake Wallet has 0 and Monero GUI and CLI Wallets has 0 documented incidents in the registry.