Long-established open-source Bitcoin wallet with Lightning support
Privacy 8.6
Safety 8.5
Wallets Reviewed 22 Oct 2026
BlueWallet review
Open-source Bitcoin-only wallet for iOS, Android and macOS
- No account needed
- Never holds your funds
- Open source
- Accepts Lightning
- No email needed
- No phone number
ID never required KYC 0 Documentation reviewed
Privacy
8.6/ 10
Excellent
Safety
7.0/ 10
Strong
Based on terms and documentation. No test transactions published yet. See the arithmetic
BlueWallet review in short
BlueWallet is a wallet. Its terms put it at KYC level 0 of 4: ID never required. NoKYC Score grades it 8.6/10 for privacy (excellent) and 7.0/10 for safety (strong). In its favour: no account needed, no email needed and no phone number. No incidents are on record.
- Category
- Wallets
- KYC level
- 0 of 4: ID never required
- Grades
- Privacy 8.6/10, Safety 7.0/10
- Sign-up
- No account needed
- Custody
- non-custodial
- Incidents on record
- 0
- Last reviewed
- 22 Oct 2026
Cite this review
NoKYC Score, "BlueWallet review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/bluewallet
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What BlueWallet is
BlueWallet is a Bitcoin-only wallet for iOS, Android and macOS that keeps keys on the device and works with PSBT-compatible hardware wallets. The site describes it as free and open-source software built in public by a community. Its Lightning wallet connects through LNDhub to a node the user runs rather than to a hosted service. No built-in buy, sell or swap feature is described on the pages reviewed, and no account is mentioned. The code is public under the MIT licence.
What BlueWallet offers, and what to watch
7 of 13 privacy and safety features, 0 warnings in its terms.
"Not stated" means its own pages do not say.
Identity
- ID never required Yes The terms rule identity checks out, or the design makes them impossible.
- No account needed Yes Usable without creating an account, or the account is only a random number.
- No email needed Yes An email address is not required to sign up or use it.
- No phone number Yes A phone number is never required.
Payment
- Accepts Monero Not stated
- Accepts Lightning Yes Bitcoin Lightning payments: fast, cheap and more private than on-chain.
Access
- Tor onion address Not stated
- Works without JavaScript Not stated
Trust
- Never holds your funds Yes The operator never controls user funds, so it cannot freeze them.
- Open source Yes The code that matters is public and can be inspected.
- Independent audit Not stated
- Company named Not stated
- 5+ years operating Not stated
Warnings
- May ask for ID Not in terms
- Screens deposits Not in terms
- Holds your funds Not in terms
- Email required Not in terms
- Phone number required Not in terms
- Closed source Not in terms
- Nobody accountable Not in terms
Does BlueWallet require KYC?
- 0 Never
- 1 Not mentioned
- 2 Rare
- 3 On risk flag
- 4 Mandatory
KYC level 0: ID never required. The terms rule out identity checks, or the design makes them impossible.
Self-custodial wallet ("Your keys never leave your device") with no account; no identity information is requested.
How the grades add up
Both grades start at 50 points and move by fixed, published amounts. Nothing is adjusted by hand. The total is divided by ten.
Privacy
8.6- Starting points 50
- KYC level 0: ID never required +20
- No registration +6
- No email needed +3
- No phone needed +1
- Accepts Lightning +1
- Open source +2
- Non-custodial +3
- Total, clamped to 0–100 86
Safety
7.0- Starting points 50
- Open source +8
- Non-custodial +12
- Total, clamped to 0–100 70
Test ledger
Real transactions run by our editors. A badge without a ledger is an assertion; this is the proof.
No test transactions published yet
The grades above rest on BlueWallet’s terms and documentation. Tests will appear here with the date, route, amount band and result as they are run.
Incidents on record
No incidents are on record for BlueWallet. If you have a documented case, report it.
User reviews
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BlueWallet: common questions
Does BlueWallet require KYC?
BlueWallet is rated KYC level 0 of 4 on this site: ID never required. Self-custodial wallet ("Your keys never leave your device") with no account; no identity information is requested.
Is BlueWallet safe to use?
BlueWallet has a Safety grade of 7.0 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 8.6 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.
Is BlueWallet legit?
BlueWallet is a working wallet. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 7.0 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.
Is BlueWallet a scam?
NoKYC Score does not label services as scams; it records documented incidents with their sources and outcomes. No incidents are on record for BlueWallet.
Do I need an account or email to use BlueWallet?
No account needed.
Does BlueWallet have a Tor onion address?
No official onion address was found on BlueWallet's own pages.
Which cryptocurrencies does BlueWallet support?
BlueWallet supports BTC.
Can I use BlueWallet over Tor?
BlueWallet does not publish an official onion address.
Listing history
- Listing added. Facts and KYC level set from the service's own terms and documentation.