12 Best Cryptocurrency Apps in 2023: for Traiding, Exchanges, NFT-games

Intro

After the world entered the twenty-first century, technologies started to develop by leaps and bounds. At the end of the late 00’s smartphones took off and a few years later mobile devices became an essential part of our life. Smartphones could be called full-fledged pocket computers due to the functionality they do along with the software installed on them.

As the cryptocurrency world is developing, cryptocurrency apps started to appear on mobile devices that help to cope with all the necessary tasks. Investing, monitoring and researching can be done with the help of a smartphone with the necessary apps. In this article we will talk about software that any explorer of the cryptocurrency world must have.

We have broken down the apps into several categories. We will talk about mobile apps that will help you to manage your assets, track the current condition of the purchased cryptocurrencies, do transfers, buy and sell digital assets and do other actions.

Management/Monitoring

This category contains apps that will help to keep abreast of the state of your digital assets: if they have grown up or dropped down, scammed or skyrocketed. All these apps have common basic principles of operation, but they are different in terms of design, terms of usage and other moments.

CoinMarketCap

CoinMarketCap is a mobile app from, perhaps, the most famous and popular in the vast cryptocurrency industry. CoinMarketCap is well-known by those who are just taking their first step in the field of digital assets. In fact, it is a mobile solution of the existing website, and if you have ever visited the aggregators and tracked cryptocurrencies, you will be able to understand the interface intuitively.

The main advantage of the app is that it has numerous languages available for many people from all over the world which is a good bonus indeed. Monitoring coins is pretty simple, however, at first users may get a bit confused. We will tell you about the reasons for it very shortly.

To start monitoring your cryptocurrency portfolio, users have to create an account of the website. After that go to Portfolio, to give a name to your portfolio and add assets there. You have to be very careful when you add coins as CoinMarketCap automatically pulls the price of the asset, relevant price taken from the aggregator but not the price that you bought the coin with an hour ago, for example. Therefore, when you add the purchased asset, set the time and cost so this way you will be able to track your success and temporary failures.

In the cryptocurrency industry, there are several aggregators but this is CoinMarketCap that takes the first position in the world of long-term investments for many fans of digital assets.

Despite this, the app has technical bugs and performs differently on various devices. Nevertheless, this app is still worth a try as it has more advantages that offset the disadvantages that the app has.

The Android app has over 5,000,000 downloads and rated 4,7 out of 5 based on 121,000+ reviews. The version for iPhone devices does not have as many downloads and reviews, however, the app is rated 4,8 out of 5 based on 107,800+ users’ reviews. It is obvious that the iOS operating system keeps up with apps better than Android devices.

CoinCodex

CoinCodex is also a very good app that monitors prices of digital assets. The feature that differs CoinCodex from their competitors must be notifications of the platform together with setting the monitoring lists and posting breaking news related to the tokens you are monitoring and predictions about prices.

Functionality of CoinCodex is extensive and can please investors that want to invest their money and track news related to the world of digital assets. The method of using this aggregator’s information about assets is similar to the one we could see in CoinMarketCap, however, monitoring of crypto assets reaches a new level together with the conveniently adjusted monitoring.

Investors can add cryptocurrency coins to the portfolio and set notifications in a way that you will get all relevant information. This way they will know not only about the price of assets they are interested in but also have an idea about the reasons why the price is going up or down and do a fundamental analysis of the coin.

The app is able to monitor over 7,000 cryptocurrencies and the number of coins is constantly replenished with whopping speed. According to the developers, the software has access to 300+ crypto exchanges thanks to which monitoring the price of tokens is always on time while the number of tokens is growing.

The Android version has over 500,000 downloads and the rating of 4 out of 5 based on 5,330+ reviews. To put it mildly, the product is not very popular on the App Store. There are only 6 reviews there that gave the app 4,8 out of 5 on average. The app could not do without technical bugs, however, its functionality will please users and, perhaps, popularity will come to CoinCodex later.

CoinGecko

CoinGecko is a great app that has functionality that could be considered more advanced than the mentioned above CoinMarketCap or CoinCodex. At the same time, despite the functionality of CoinGecko, the app remains wrongly underestimated. Yes, the Android version has been downloaded over 1,000,000 times but it is still five times less than in the case with CoinMarketCap whose popularity we have been discussing in a positive way.

It is noteworthy that the overall number of reviews of CoinGecko on the Android version has exceeded the mark of 139,000 which is bigger than the figure of CoinMarketCap on the App Store. The average rating is 4,7 out of 5. As for the App Store, CoinGecko is doing well. 4,8 out of 5 based on 15,100+ reviews.

So, what does CoinGecko have that has accumulated so many reviews? The developers of the app who are also the management of the project of the website of CoinGecko report that on the mobile app over 12,000 tokens are available for investors. These assets are monitored 24/7 with over 600 cryptocurrency exchanges. In the case with BlockFolio, there are twice as many. Therefore, a very impressive list of cryptocurrency tokens will be available for investors for monitoring. It will especially please specific crypto investors who like so-called shitcoins.

Overall, CoinGecko is a great app that can show off extensive functionality in terms of keeping abreast of news about the chosen tokens, notifications, monitoring IDO (crypto public offering) and other functions with a great deal of trackable coins.

Exchanges

Binance

First of all, Binance is a top-1 exchange in the world that, according to the owner of the crypto platform, has enough money to provide excess liquidity of clients’ money that are deposited on the exchange. Besides, Binance has a mobile app that discards a need in a desktop computer for running all necessary operations.

Withdrawing money, replenishing your account, purchasing cryptocurrency, selling digital assets, confirming your identity with a KYC (Know Your Customer) procedure, looking into cryptocurrencies, status of the account and everything you can do on computer — is available on the mobile version except for one. If you are a trader who runs your own analytics and uses TradingView or Binance with its in-built tools for it, doing it on a phone will be quite problematic if feasible at all.

Let’s say that the company does not cut leverage on the mobile solution as it happens with, for example, in case with the app from Kraken. So, if you are not only a long-term investor but also a trader that likes taking risks with a good deal of leverage, the mobile app from Binance must be a great help for you.

In all other cases all the necessary operations can be run on the mobile version of Binance. The word “mobile” does not mean “cut” here but it outlines the ability to do all the necessary operations on your smartphone. The author of the article cna become a great example of how convenient it actually is as he uses a mobile version as the main for years. It is sufficient to invest into cryptocurrencies and competent management.

We don’t really have to mention that Binance is the most popular mobile software and it is one of the most spread apps in the financial category. On Google Play the mobile version of Binance has over 50,000,000 downloads and is rated 4,4 out of 5 based on over 1,250,000 reviews. The App Store version accumulated over 141,200 reviews and has over 4,7 out of 5. The reason is as simple as on all the other apps — better хорошая performance on iOS on mobile devices and more rare cases with technical issues.

Coinbase

Coinbase, which is a top-2 cryptocurrency exchange in the world, deserves acknowledgment from numerous crypto investors around the globe. At the moment of this article being written, the trading volume on Coinbase in recent days surpassed the mark of $2,150,000,000. Of course, it is not $25,700,000,000+ as it is in case with Binance, however, the trading figure is higher than other competitors’. It means that loads of users pick this exchange to save their assets and run the necessary operations.

Obviously, in terms of mobile applications Coinbase is more popular and we would never exclude the app from the list of software for your smartphone. If you do not day-trade and your strategy involves buying and waiting for as long as possible, you definitely know about saving your money. If not, we recommend splitting your assets and avoiding “keeping all your eggs in one basket”. Consequently, if you are already using Binance, it will make sense to look at other cryptocurrency exchanges to send a part of your money there. Finding a better option than the top-2 exchanges in this case must be impossible.

Coinbase has, by and large, the same functions as Binance and is recommended for those who want to store their digital assets. The app counts over 10,000,000 downloads on Google Play and 4,1 stars out of 5 based on 744,000+ reviews. App Store customers are more eager to leave reviews about the Coinbase app which proves great optimization of the app for iOS devices. The rate based on 1,700,000+ reviews is 4,7 out of 5.

If you are an iPhone owner and you are looking for a cryptocurrency exchange app where you can run operations, Coinbase is likely to be a better choice than Binance. If you have not diversified your assets where you have got a decent amount of money in cryptocurrency, then you should start considering it and Coinbase can come in handy in this regard.

Kraken

The third place on the list of apps for smartphones from the category “cryptocurrency exchanges” is taken by Kraken. The reason why this app is on the list is the same as in case with Coinbase. Kraken’s software is similar to what we can see in case with Binance and Coinbase and there is nothing incredibly remarkable in it, but the design and interface is subjective to each human.

Kraken is a top-3 crypto exchange in terms of volume of transactions run on such platforms and has over $930,000,000 of processed operations in the last 24 hours (at the moment of this article being written). Consequently, if you want to diversify your assets more securely on different exchanges, this option will be a great fit for digital assets enthusiasts.

On the app by Kraken as on any other exchange, you can make spot and future deals. However, if you are a fan of derivatives and are keen on risky trading, according to Kraken, the mobile version does not have credit leverage more than 5x. Some traders consider it a key factor while choosing an exchange with a mobile app.

The number of downloads of the mobile version of Kraken on Google Play surpasses the mark of 1,000,000 times based on 20,100+ reviews, so the software is rated 4.3 out of 5. iPhone users evaluated the mobile app worthily and over 11,500 reviews rated the app with 4,5 stars out of 5.

Wallets

Trust Wallet

Trust Wallet is a great wallet with an interesting history. When the online wallet appeared, it was accompanied by TWT (Trust Wallet Token) coins with the price of $0,06. Not so many people believed in the project, so the company decided to collaborate with one of the most decentralized platforms PancakeSwap to attract some attention. The latter offered staking coins with a crazy 130%annual interest. By the way, considering how PancakeSwap tokens rose in price, combinations of these opportunities could multiply a deposit of investors by several times.

To stake, they offered to switch to Trust Wallet, deposit some money on the wallet and do a necessary operation. Therefore, more and more people started to pay attention to TWT and register their own storage there. As a result, the annual interest dropped dramatically, and on 12 December 2022 the token of the wallet grew up to $2,65 which is a record figure at the moment of this article being written. In this case Trust Wallet Token was considered not as a speculative tool but as a sign of attracting attention and acknowledgment from crypto enthusiasts.

This way we can see how Trust Wallet received recognition and become one of the advanced online wallets that are used by the majority of people. TW has a great security system as all wallets provide Seed phrases that will help to restore access if it was lost for any reason. Storing your assets on wallets that were created with assistance of Trust Wallet is a great idea if you do not want to purchase hardware devices for storing digital assets and stay away from keeping your crypto assets on exchanges.

Trust Wallet has an in-built browser that enables surfing websites and linking your wallet to various portals and running any operation with any possible service whether it’s an NFT game or a DeFi platform. While viewing websites, Trust Wallet provides an opportunity to choose a blockchain that will be used, which, you will agree, is very beneficial.

The statistics proves the fact that loads of people appreciated this app. Over 10,000,000 downloads and over 1,360,000 reviews of 4,6 on average on Google Play and 193,000+ reviews on the App Store with the rating of 4,7 out of 5. In most cases, people are satisfied with the operation of the software even though there are some complaints now and then. The author of the article has been using the Trust Wallet app for over a year and he never experienced any issue, so we can be safe to say that this app is a must have for those who want to keep their money outside the exchange and do not buy a hardware device.

MetaMask

MetaMask is a progressive tool for work with cryptocurrencies. It was developed mainly for providing the opportunity to work with such a cryptocurrency as Ethereum first of all, and later it embraced other blockchains. MetaMask enables working with NFT tokens which increases popularity of the service among non-fungible token enthusiasts.

The mobile application MetaMask gives the same abilities as Trust Wallet, however, working with different blockchains has always been a bit more difficult than in case with Trust Wallet. It concerns both the web version and the mobile app.

Nevertheless, developers are always working on improving the app and adding various functions and updates.

Nevertheless, as you could have already guessed, proceeding from the mentioned above facts, MetaMask does not have as many advantages as Trust Wallet. We can see it through the statistics of downloads of the apps and reviews on Google Play and App Store. In the first case, MetaMask has over 10,000,000 downloads, but the number of reviews is only 4,400+ against 1,360,000 they Trust Wallet can show. The average rate on Google Play is 4,4 out of 5, and on App Store — 4,4 out of 5 based on 4,900+ reviews. One of the unfortunate cases when the rating in two stores is the same and the number of reviews on the App Store is bigger.

Overall, MetaMask will fit you if you are a fan of Ethereum or NFT tokens on this blockchain. In other cases, especially if it comes to the blockchain Binance Chain or Bitcoin, you should take a look at Trust Wallet. And the number of reviews also proves our words.

NFT games

The crypto gaming take up a huge share on the market of digital assets. Talking about mobile apps, we can avoid remembering how important NFT games are for this industry. With the development of non-fungible tokens and Play2Earn project that enable users to play to earn, Ethereum has acquired great popularity and consequently attracted a lot of money and NFT games can thank developers of the main altcoin for this in particular.

Axie Infinity

Axie Infinity is one of the most popular games that are based on the Play2Earn principle. It boomed in 2021, and its coin managed to climb up to the mark of $160 in August the same year which proves massive interest of investors and new players. As we have already stated in other articles, the game became so popular that in Asian countries it was a common practice to hire people who would play the game, earn virtual currency, and later give away a part of the income to investors who put their money only the startup kit and give players a chance to earn money.

The great news is that Axie Infinity can be played on smartphones which means that this device can also give you a chance to earn. The bad news is that the game is not on the App Store or Google Play, and it means that it could be found only on such sites as Apkpure. Nevertheless, true connoisseurs of NFT games and people who would like to try investing their money to find a new kind of semi-active income will be able to try themselves in this industry.

Axie Infinity is a mix of a simulator of animal breeding and step-by-step battles. Users have to breed animals who are inspired by axolotls, and later join battles and earn currency that could be used for customization and purchasing items, or exchange real money on cryptocurrency markets in the future. The idea is simple, the implementation is interesting, the design attracts attention. It’s got everything it needs to become an interesting project.

Upland

Another interesting NFT game that is available for mobile devices is Upland. It is a mobile solution of one of the leading metaverses, so this project is absolutely worth of attention. The main idea of the game is the same as the base of all metaverse titles. Developers offer players to purchase virtual land and property to be able to sell it later and earn money from the objects purchased in a different way.

Upland’s key feature is focus on the existing addresses in the whole world. It is similar to mobile games with augmented reality that show maps with places where you have to do specific actions as it is in Pokemon Go, for example. Therefore, players can try themselves in an unusual game with monopoly elements and also earn money.

Unlike the mentioned Axie Infinity, Upland is present on Google Play and it has been rated by numerous crypto gamers from all over the world. In fact, not all players appreciated the game. Over 33,200+ reviews show that fans of crypto games did not like some aspects of the project. Some people did not understand instructions, some had technical issues, some did not like the system of monetization in the project. However, as for the latter one, we should consider that this game is played by not only people who know about digital assets and NFT gaming, but also regular users who like spending time on mobile devices.

Nevertheless, over 1,000,000 downloads prove that the project is rather popular and if you would like to try yourself in cryptocurrency gaming, this NFT project is worth trying.

League of Kingdoms

This NFT game, the same as in the case with Upland, give users a chance to try the role of a land owner, however, unlike the mentioned above game, here you will have to fight. Fans of mobile games should like the project as all mechanics of smartphone gaming was transferred to this NFT game.

Gamers who want to try their skills in League of Kingdoms will have to work on development of their small kingdom. Users will have to keep abreast of the economic development, build facilities and make political connections. Players will be able to make alliances with each other, join clans and do other things typical for this kind of project.

You have to do it wisely as the resources are not limitless and only people who can manage their supplies well will be able to succeed in the game. It is remarkable that the main role is played by the distance between kingdoms, time and other factors. If you have friends who will be glad to spend time in this game, it will be both fun and useful as having made an alliance with them, you could have great results.

If it comes to an NFT game, it is essential that your actions will bring you tokens that you will be able to sell on an exchange and withdraw it into a fiat currency. Of this money could be used to reinforce your kingdom and earn even more money in the future. Actually, any fan of NFT games and mobile projects can find something interesting for themselves.

On Google Play this title has been downloaded over 500,000 times and over 3,300 left their reviews there. As well as in the case with other mobile NFT games from Nplus Entertainment, PTE did not get high rating. On average, the game has been rated 3,3 stars out of 5. Players complain about the technical issues and bugs that they face. If the title carries on development, League of Kingdoms has all chances to become an outstanding NFT project that will conquer the hearts of players, however, due to the fact that users of normal mobile gaming do not really understand Web3 technologies so they cannot understand the game itself.

Takeaway

Overall, there are plenty of applications in the world that are somehow related to cryptocurrencies and can be suitable for users of different sectors from the world of digital assets. Here we have enlisted all the necessary ones for you to make the trading and investment process comfortable for you.

For example, you download CoinMarketCap, Binance and Trust Wallet. After you sign up for the Binance exchange, do the KYC (Know Your Customer) procedure, buy digital assets and decide if you transfer your money on your Trust Wallet. After that you add your assets on CoinMarketCap enter your credentials, and later you can see how the value of your crypto portfolio grows and drops. Therefore, you can become a fully-fledged investor in digital assets having only a phone in your hands.

If you want not only to buy digital assets but also spend time with benefits, you will have a great range of NFT games. If you are interested in the cryptocurrency sphere, you don’t really have to have a computer.