Software Wallet Comparison

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Source of truth note: Current Score and Rec values are generated from the visible columns in SOFTWARE_WALLETS.md via scripts/sync_table_scores.js (2026-04-visible-columns-v3). If a long-form section below mentions older numeric scores, trust the main comparison table.

TL;DR: The generated snapshot below mirrors the current main-table ordering and scores. Use it for the latest rankings; the long-form sections below explain audits, integration tradeoffs, and developer workflow details.

Current generated snapshot: Rabby (86, Development, 🟢), Trust (82, Multi-chain, 🟢), MetaMask (80, Compatibility, 🟢), and Safe (77, Treasury/DAO, ⚪). Regenerated from SOFTWARE_WALLETS.md by scripts/sync_table_scores.js using methodology 2026-04-visible-columns-v3.

Current Top Rows (generated)

Data Sources: GitHub REST API (stars, issues, last commit; refreshed weekly), WalletBeat (Dec 2025)

Related: See Hardware Wallet Comparison for cold storage recommendations.

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✅ Top Picks (mobile + browser extension)

Good wallets that miss the core criteria

• Safe (77): treasury and DAO multisig. No browser extension.
• Ambire (71): smart wallet, EIP-7702 + 4337. No mobile app.
• Ledger Live (66): for hardware wallet users.
• Enkrypt (53): multi-chain testing, extension only.

Avoid (inactive or abandoned)

• Block: abandoned; source-available, non-commercial licence.
• Frame: inactive since Feb 2025.
• Argent (now Ready): inactive repo, Starknet-only desktop.
• imToken: inactive (see Last Commit in the GitHub Metrics table).

MetaMask: why it sits below Rabby

• ~5 releases/month (15 GitHub releases in the last 90 days): the highest churn in the table.
• Frequent breaking changes need constant retesting.
• Positive: audited in Apr 2025 (Diligence, Cure53, Cyfrin).

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⚠️ Previously Recommended, Now Inactive

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🧭 Which Wallet Should I Use?

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    │
    ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│ Building a dApp / Development?  │
└─────────────────────────────────┘
    │ YES                    │ NO
    ▼                        ▼
  RABBY ────────────► Need multi-sig / enterprise?
  (tx simulation)           │
                     YES ◄──┴──► NO
                      │           │
                      ▼           ▼
                    SAFE    Need Account Abstraction?
                 (multi-sig)      │
                           YES ◄──┴──► NO
                            │           │
                            ▼           ▼
                      ┌─────────┐   Need 100+ chains?
                      │ AMBIRE  │       │
                      │ (7702)  │ YES ◄─┴──► NO
                      │   or    │  │          │
                      │  SAFE   │  ▼          ▼
                      │ (4337)  │ TRUST    Simple & 
                      └─────────┘ WALLET   reliable?
                                           │
                                    YES ◄──┴──► NO
                                     │          │
                                     ▼          ▼
                                  RAINBOW    Privacy
                                  (simple)   focused?
                                              │
                                       YES ◄──┴──► NO
                                        │          │
                                        ▼          ▼
                                      TAHO     ENKRYPT
                                   (community) (multi-chain)

Quick Decision Guide

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Common Integration Pitfalls

1. Don't assume MetaMask behavior is standard — Other wallets may handle edge cases differently
2. Test transaction simulation — Only Rabby and Frame have this; don't rely on it everywhere
3. EIP-6963 adoption is incomplete — Always fall back to window.ethereum
4. Mobile ≠ Desktop — Same wallet can behave differently across platforms
5. Hardware wallet connection varies — WebUSB vs Bluetooth vs QR vs WalletConnect
6. Desktop-Mobile Sync — Most wallets don't automatically sync between desktop and mobile. Users can import the same seed phrase on both platforms to access the same accounts, but transactions and state don't sync in real-time.

Integration Best Practices

1. Use EIP-6963 for wallet detection (modern standard, but always fall back to window.ethereum)
2. Use EIP-712 for message signing — Enables human-readable display (foundational for clear signing)
3. Consider EIP-7730 for enhanced clear signing — Provides formatting metadata for better display (especially important for hardware wallets like Ledger)
4. Support multiple wallets — Don't lock users into one wallet
5. Test with multiple wallets — Each has quirks and edge cases
6. Handle errors gracefully — Wallet errors vary significantly between implementations
7. Provide clear error messages — Help users debug connection issues
8. Test on both desktop and mobile — User experiences differ across platforms
9. Monitor wallet updates — Breaking changes happen, especially with high-release-frequency wallets
10. Use TypeScript — Catch integration issues early with type checking
11. Document wallet-specific quirks — Save time for future maintenance
12. Consider wallet abstraction libraries — wagmi, ethers.js, viem reduce dependency on specific wallets

Stability Maintenance

1. Pin wallet versions in development (if possible)
2. Monitor release notes for breaking changes
3. Test after wallet updates before deploying to production
4. Have fallback wallets — Don't depend on a single wallet
5. Track wallet issues — Monitor GitHub, Discord, and community forums
6. Consider wallet abstraction — Reduces dependency on specific wallet implementations

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Column Definitions

Complete explanations for all table columns:

Special Notes:

• † Safe is web app only — requires WalletConnect
• § Brave Wallet is built into Brave browser
• ‡ Ledger Live is hardware wallet companion
• ⁂ Argent desktop extension is Starknet-only
• Strikethrough = was recommended, now inactive

Tracked EIPs: EIP-712 (Typed Data), EIP-2612 (Permit), EIP-4337 (Account Abstraction), EIP-5792 (Wallet Call API), EIP-7702 (Set EOA Code) — see EIP Support Matrix

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Wallet Features Matrix

Feature comparison across account types, hardware wallet support, ENS, and browser integration.

Wallets to Watch for Future 7702 Support

Wallets are only added to the "Supported" table when verified by awesome-eip-7702 or official announcement.

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WalletBeat Data Categories

WalletBeat tracks detailed technical information not found elsewhere:

Gap: No existing resource tracks release frequency, code quality, or developer experience. This document fills that gap with GitHub metrics and stability analysis.

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Use Wallet Abstraction

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Abstract wallet dependencies so you're not locked to any single wallet. See Integration Best Practices for detailed guidance.

Prioritize Wallets in This Order

1. Developer-friendly wallets (Rabby, Safe)
2. Stable & active wallets (Rainbow, Enkrypt, Trust Wallet)
3. MetaMask (for compatibility only)

Test With Multiple Wallets

Each wallet has quirks. Test your dApp with at least 3 wallets before production.

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Recheck log (2026-10-17)

Primary sources fetched in this pass. Anything not listed here keeps its 2026-10-15 value.

Pass 3 (2026-10-17, UNVERIFIED sweep):

Unverified after this pass (old value kept):

• MetaMask Tx Sim: support page says Ethereum mainnet only (search snippet, page not fetched in full); cell unchanged at ⚠️.
• Coinbase audits: the app has no public report; the separate smart-wallet contracts have public Cantina, Certora and Code4rena reports. Cell left at ❓ Priv for an owner decision.
• imToken privacy link (token.im/privacy): HTTP 403 Cloudflare challenge in plain and headless Chromium fetches, not a 404. Link kept.
• Private-repo wallets (OKX, Phantom, Zerion, Exodus, 1inch, Bitget, Mt Pelerin) and Rel/Mo for bursty or multi-product repos (Brave, Ambire, Ledger, Gem, Uniswap, Sequence, Trust, Rainbow, Safe, MEW, imToken, Enkrypt): unchanged. Release counts from the GitHub API over 90 days (Ambire 50, Ledger 34, Gem 84, Brave 100+) are not comparable with the table's Rel/Mo.
• HW, API, ENS columns and chain lists for all rows: not re-fetched.

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Last updated: October 17, 2026 (Trust and Ledger Live security columns, Rabby and MetaMask audit dates, Phantom funding, GitHub metrics and external links re-checked; see the Recheck log). Earlier: October 15, 2026 (GitHub metrics, licences, activity and Rel/Mo re-checked against the GitHub API; Daimo archived Feb 18, 2026; Status moved to status-im/status-app, legacy repo archived Jul 22, 2026). Earlier note, December 16, 2025. Full wallet validation: Wigwam and Taho resumed active development; GitHub metrics refreshed for all 25 wallets. Kohaku (ethereum/kohaku-extension) added as an Ethereum-maintained Ambire-derived experimental wallet marked with ∆. Data from WalletBeat, awesome-eip-7702, 7702 Beat, and GitHub API.