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Mobile Paper Wallet vs Electrum: catalog facts
Mobile Paper Wallet	Electrum
Best for: Creating a quick single-use Bitcoin or Bitcoin Cash receiving address	Best for: Bitcoin holders who want a verifiable, open-source desktop or Android wallet
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.	Free Free and open-source software.
Android	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android
Generates a private key and address on the device QR code for sweeping funds with another wallet All 3 strengths for Mobile Paper Wallet Generates a private key and address on the device QR code for sweeping funds with another wallet Supports Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash	Reproducible builds signed by several independent builders Available on desktop and Android, including F-Droid All 4 strengths for Electrum Reproducible builds signed by several independent builders Available on desktop and Android, including F-Droid Portable Windows version and runnable from Python source Long development history since 2011
Single-use design, not a full wallet Supports only a few coins All 3 limitations for Mobile Paper Wallet Single-use design, not a full wallet Supports only a few coins Small project with little documentation	Bitcoin only, no other coins No iOS version
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Mobile Paper Wallet gitlab.com/uak/mobile-paper-wallet f-droid.org/packages/com.gitlab.uak.mobile_paper_wallet Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Electrum electrum.org Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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