Cake Wallet vs Monerujo (2026)

Both wallets are open source and non-custodial: your keys stay on your device and neither company can freeze your coins. They differ in scope. Monerujo does one thing, Monero on Android. Cake Wallet started as a Monero wallet in 2018 and now also holds Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum and more. This page compares them as of October 2026. Frosting Guide is independent and is not affiliated with either project.

At a glance

Is Monerujo still maintained?

Monerujo still works, but development has slowed. On its GitHub releases page the most recent version is v4.1.7 "Exolix Point 7", published on 17 June 2025. Before that came v4.1.6 (February 2025) and v4.1.5 (November 2024). We found no announcement that the project has ended, but 16 months without a release matters for a wallet that has to keep up with Monero network upgrades and Android changes. Cake Wallet, by contrast, released a major version roughly every one to three months during 2026 (6.0 in February, 6.2 in June, 6.5.0 in October).

Monerujo is distributed through Google Play, GitHub APKs and its own F-Droid repository. If you use it, keep a written copy of your 25-word seed and restore height so you can move to another Monero wallet at any time.

Fees

Neither wallet charges you to send or receive Monero; you pay only the Monero network fee, which goes to miners. Cake Wallet lets you pick a fee priority, from Slow to Fastest.

Swaps are where costs differ. In Cake Wallet, the swap provider's spread is built into the quoted rate. Cake says it does not run its own exchange, but its open-source code passes affiliate or markup settings to several of the swap providers it offers, including Chainflip, SwapTrade, Trocador, NEAR Intents and Jupiter, with amounts that are not published (Cake Wallet source code, October 2026). The code also contains a 1.75% THORChain affiliate fee, but THORChain is not among the swap providers offered in 6.5.0. Monerujo's exchange runs through Exolix, whose rate is shown before you confirm. In both apps, compare the amount you will receive with another quote before you swap. See Cake Wallet fees for details.

Privacy

For Monero itself, privacy is similar: both use the same Monero protocol with ring signatures, stealth addresses and hidden amounts, and both support subaddresses so different payers cannot link your payments. The differences are in the network layer:

• Tor. Monerujo routes traffic through Orbot, the separate Tor app for Android, and tells you if Orbot needs background starts enabled. Cake Wallet has its own experimental built-in Tor (added in v5.1.0, June 2025) and Tor-only modes for its price and swap services. See Cake Wallet privacy and Tor.
• Nodes. Both let you connect to your own Monero node, which is the biggest privacy upgrade for either app. See custom nodes in Cake Wallet.
• Extra services. Cake Wallet includes more optional online services (swaps, buying, Cake Pay gift cards, price data). Each is optional, but each is another party you may share data with when you use it.

Safety

Both apps are open source, so anyone can read the code. Cake Wallet's own documentation says its builds are not yet reproducible, so you cannot prove that a store build matches the source; you can check the SHA-256 hash of GitHub downloads with our download checker.

Cake Wallet's main security incident affected Bitcoin, not Monero: early 12-word Bitcoin seeds created in 2020–2021 had weak randomness. Cake disclosed this in May 2021, told users to move funds, and later added in-app warnings for known weak seeds. The details are in Cake Wallet security history. Monero seeds were not affected.

For larger amounts, both support a Ledger device for Monero. Cake Wallet also supports Trezor for Monero (since 6.2.0, June 2026) and Cupcake, its free air-gapped signer app. Monerujo's "Sidekick" mode lets a second, offline Android phone sign transactions over Bluetooth.

Whichever you choose: neither team will ever ask for your seed, and anyone who messages you first offering "support" is a scammer. Back up the seed and, for 25-word seeds, the restore height.

Features compared

• Seeds. Cake Wallet creates 16-word Polyseed wallets by default, which store their creation date, and also restores 25-word Monero seeds and 12-word BIP39 seeds. Monerujo uses the classic 25-word seed and can restore from keys or as a view-only wallet. See seed backups.
• Accounts. Cake Wallet supports Monero accounts and subaddresses (guide).
• Background sync. Cake Wallet can sync Monero in the background on Android, so the app opens up to date.
• Extras. Cake Wallet adds Cake Pay gift cards, buying and selling through third parties, and other coins. Monerujo has none of these, which some people prefer.

Day-to-day use

On Android both apps do the same basic jobs: create or restore a wallet, show a fresh subaddress to receive, scan a QR code to send, and choose a fee priority. Monerujo keeps wallet files in a folder on the phone and protects them with a password; its release notes warn that uninstalling the app deletes your wallets, so keep the seed safe before you remove it. Cake Wallet protects the app with a PIN or biometrics and offers an optional duress PIN. If your Monero balance looks wrong after a restore in either app, the usual cause is a restore height that is too late (missing balance guide).

Moving between them

A 25-word Monero seed from Monerujo can be restored in Cake Wallet. Enter the seed and a restore height from before your first transaction; our restore height calculator helps. Step-by-step instructions are in how to restore a wallet in Cake Wallet. Going the other way, a 16-word Polyseed from Cake Wallet cannot be entered in Monerujo; send the funds to a new Monerujo wallet instead.

Which should you choose?

Choose Cake Wallet if…

• you use an iPhone, a Mac or Linux, or want the same wallet on several devices;
• you want active development and frequent updates;
• you also hold Bitcoin, Litecoin or other coins;
• you want Trezor support or an air-gapped signer.

Choose Monerujo if…

• you only need Monero on Android and want the smallest possible app;
• you already use Orbot and a Ledger Nano;
• you accept a slower release pace and keep your seed backed up in case you need to switch.

Neither is best for everyone. For more options see Cake Wallet alternatives.

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