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Phoenix Wallet vs Electrum: catalog facts
Phoenix Wallet	Electrum
Best for: Self-custodial Lightning wallet from the team behind the Eclair node	Best for: Bitcoin holders who want a verifiable, open-source desktop or Android wallet
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open-source software.
Android, iOS	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android
Built by an established Lightning Network implementation team Handles Lightning channel management automatically for the user	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
Mobile only, no desktop client Self-custodial model means lost recovery phrases cannot be reversed	Bitcoin only, no other coins No iOS version
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is 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 Phoenix Wallet phoenix.acinq.co play.google.com/store/apps/details apps.apple.com/us/app/phoenix-wallet/id1544097028 Catalog checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Electrum electrum.org Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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