Long-established open-source Bitcoin wallet with Lightning support
Privacy 8.6
Safety 8.5
Wallets Reviewed 22 Oct 2026
Envoy review
Self-custody Bitcoin mobile wallet and companion app for Passport hardware wallets
- No account needed
- Never holds your funds
- Open source
- No email needed
- No phone number
ID never required KYC 0 Documentation reviewed
Privacy
8.5/ 10
Excellent
Safety
7.0/ 10
Strong
Based on terms and documentation. No test transactions published yet. See the arithmetic
Envoy review in short
Envoy is a wallet. Its terms put it at KYC level 0 of 4: ID never required. NoKYC Score grades it 8.5/10 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 8.5/10, 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, "Envoy review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/envoy
Also available as plain text.
What Envoy is
Envoy is a Bitcoin mobile wallet for iOS and Android from Foundation Devices, Inc. that also acts as the companion app for its Passport hardware wallets. Keys are held on the phone or on Passport, and its Magic Backups feature stores an end-to-end encrypted backup without an email, password or personal information. Traffic can be routed over Tor. The documentation says the in-app purchase option is currently unavailable because the partnership with its former provider ended; the Buy screen instead points to peer-to-peer methods, Azteco vouchers and a map of Bitcoin ATMs. The code is public on GitHub; its licence was not confirmed during this review.
What Envoy offers, and what to watch
6 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 Not stated
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 Envoy 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-custody wallet; Magic Backups need "no email, password, or personal information", and 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
8.5- Starting points 50
- KYC level 0: ID never required +20
- No registration +6
- No email needed +3
- No phone needed +1
- Open source +2
- Non-custodial +3
- Total, clamped to 0–100 85
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 Envoy’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 Envoy. If you have a documented case, report it.
User reviews
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Envoy: common questions
Does Envoy require KYC?
Envoy is rated KYC level 0 of 4 on this site: ID never required. Self-custody wallet; Magic Backups need "no email, password, or personal information", and no identity information is requested.
Is Envoy safe to use?
Envoy has a Safety grade of 7.0 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 8.5 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.
Is Envoy legit?
Envoy 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 Envoy 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 Envoy.
Do I need an account or email to use Envoy?
No account needed.
Does Envoy have a Tor onion address?
No official onion address was found on Envoy's own pages.
Which cryptocurrencies does Envoy support?
Envoy supports BTC.
Can I use Envoy over Tor?
Envoy does not publish an official onion address.
Listing history
- Listing added. Facts and KYC level set from the service's own terms and documentation.