Best XBT wallet in 2026: iPhone, Android, desktop and hardware
Short answer: on iPhone, Kilowallet 1.0 (TestFlight beta). On Android, Kilowallet. On a computer, Shrike. For savings, a SeedSigner or Paperclip Krux that signs for Shrike or Sparrow. Every XBT wallet is new, community-built and unaudited, so keep only pocket money on a phone. Here's why we pick each one, and what to use instead.
Our picks, by platform
| Platform | Best pick | Why | Also good |
|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone | Kilowallet 1.0 (TestFlight) | Signs with XBT's replay protection, built-in Lightning node, coin control, Tor, encrypted backups | RedWallet, Paperclip Wallet |
| Android | Kilowallet | The most complete phone wallet: live release, signed reproducible builds, watch-only, coinjoin payments | RedWallet (beta) |
| Desktop | Shrike | Windows, Mac and Linux, replay protection on by default, works with hardware signers | Sparrow BLAKE2b build |
| Savings | SeedSigner (XBT firmware) | Keys never touch the internet, about $60 in parts | Paperclip Krux ($70) |
| Lightning | Kilowallet 1.0 or RedWallet | Both run a Lightning node inside the phone app, no home node needed | Paperclip Wallet (250,000-sat cap) |
| You run a node | Bitcoin Knots wallet | The reference software, nothing between you and your node | Shrike pointed at your own server |
Three rules first
- Use a fresh wallet for XBT. XBT and bitcoin share every address and all history up to the split. Never type a seed that holds real BTC into an XBT app.
- Spending coins from before the split? Use replay protection. Wallets that sign with XBT's unified sighash make transactions that can't be copied onto bitcoin. Coins you bought or mined after the split don't have this risk. How replays work
- Phones hold pocket money only. About what you'd carry in cash. Everything else goes to a hardware signer.
iPhone
There's still no finished XBT wallet in the App Store, but in three weeks iPhone went from zero to three real betas.
- Kilowallet 1.0 (TestFlight, Nov 5), from Kilombino: Lightning node, Tor, Ark, coin control, Taproot, airgap signing and password-encrypted backups. It signs with the unified sighash. Our pick because it does the most and protects against replays.
- RedWallet, from EL Russo: a BlueWallet fork with an embedded LND node, coin control and a separate wallet for old-chain SHA-256 coins. It signs XBT with the unified sighash. Its README says "Experimental; not for use with funds," so start with an empty wallet.
- Paperclip Wallet, from Connor's Lab: on-chain, Ark and Lightning (BOLT11 and BOLT12), with Lightning capped at 250,000 sats. We haven't confirmed replay protection on the iPhone build, so don't use it for pre-fork coins yet.
Android
- Kilowallet (1.3.0): hot wallet and watch-only, passphrase support, Kilojoin coinjoin payments and Ark, signed reproducible builds on Zapstore, F-Droid and GitHub. The most finished phone wallet on any platform. If you spend pre-fork coins, check that your version signs with replay protection first.
- RedWallet has a signed Android beta on GitHub, with the same warnings as on iPhone.
Desktop
- Shrike: a Sparrow fork for the BLAKE2b chain, replay protection on by default. Verify the GPG-signed checksums: the Mac app isn't notarized and the Windows installer isn't signed, so both warn on first launch.
- Sparrow BLAKE2b build: the familiar Sparrow layout, pointed at a BLAKE2b-aware Electrum server. Your own node is best.
Savings: hardware signers
- SeedSigner with XBT firmware: about $60 in parts, stateless, signs by scanning QR codes. Community firmware. Our build guide: XBT cold storage.
- Paperclip Krux: a $70 air-gapped signer that only signs XBT. Small batches, new firmware. Our write-up
Both sign for Shrike or the Sparrow BLAKE2b build on your computer, so your keys never sit on an internet-connected device.
What we'd do with $500 of XBT
Keep $50 in Kilowallet on your phone for Lightning. Put the rest on a SeedSigner or Krux, watched from Shrike. Send a small test first, every time.
Every wallet we know of, with keys, replay protection and status: the full XBT wallet comparison. We update it when wallets ship.
We haven't audited any of these wallets. "Signs with the unified sighash" means the project says so. Checked Nov 11, 2026. Not financial advice.
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