Monero.com app vs Cake Wallet

Many people are surprised to find two wallet apps from Cake Labs in the stores. Both are official. This page explains what Monero.com is, how it differs from Cake Wallet, and how to switch, as of October 2026.

What Monero.com is

Monero.com by Cake Wallet is a free, non-custodial Monero wallet for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Android. It launched in January 2022 (Cake Wallet version 4.2.8) and is built from the same GitHub repository as Cake Wallet, with only Monero switched on. Its App Store listing describes it as a non-custodial Monero wallet published by Cake Technologies, LLC, the same publisher as Cake Wallet.

Not the Monero project. The website monero.com belongs to Cake. The Monero open-source project, which makes the official Monero GUI and CLI wallets, uses getmonero.org. Monero.com is a third-party wallet like any other, not "the official Monero app".

At a glance

Because both apps come from one codebase, Monero features such as subaddresses, accounts, Polyseed, node settings and fee levels behave the same way. Version numbers move together. Our Monero guide applies to both, apart from the multi-coin parts.

What works the same in both

• Seeds: both create 16-word Polyseed wallets by default and restore 25-word legacy seeds. Polyseed stores the wallet's creation date, so you do not need a separate restore height.
• Subaddresses and accounts: a fresh receiving address for each payer, grouped into accounts that can be archived.
• Nodes: both connect to Cake's Monero nodes by default and let you add your own node or an onion node. See custom nodes.
• Fees: the same Monero fee levels, with no fee from Cake to send or receive.
• Security: PIN, biometrics and the same open-source code base, so security fixes reach both apps together.
• Support and security: both apps are Cake products, and Cake's security policy covers both (Cake Wallet SECURITY.md, 2026). Contact support through the app or the details on cakewallet.com.

The differences are about everything around Monero: other coins, other privacy tools and the desktop apps.

Why there are two apps

Cake has not published a detailed rationale, but the practical effect is clear. A Monero-only app is simpler: no list of other coins, no token spam, no chance of accidentally receiving Bitcoin into a wallet you meant for Monero. Privacy Guides forum members discussed this in March 2025: one suggested Monero.com for people who only use Monero, while others pointed to Cake Wallet's multi-coin and swap options (Privacy Guides forum, March 2025).

The trade-off: if you later want Bitcoin's Silent Payments, Litecoin MWEB or a Lightning address, you need Cake Wallet anyway.

Which should you choose?

Choose Monero.com if…

• You only hold Monero and want the simplest app.
• You want a dedicated phone or app for Monero, separate from other coins.
• You want fewer features and settings to think about.

Choose Cake Wallet if…

• You hold, or plan to hold, Bitcoin, Litecoin, stablecoins or other coins.
• You want Bitcoin Silent Payments, Payjoin, Lightning or Litecoin MWEB.
• You want one seed for several chains (a wallet group).
• You want to use the Linux desktop app, which is published for Cake Wallet.

Either way

For Monero alone, there is no security reason to prefer one over the other: the code that holds your Monero keys is the same. Pick the app whose scope matches what you hold. If you are unsure, start with Monero.com for Monero and add Cake Wallet only when you need another coin.

You can also install both. They are separate apps with separate wallet lists, so a wallet created in one does not appear in the other until you restore it there.

Moving a Monero wallet between them

There is no transfer button; you restore the same seed in the other app. Your coins stay on the Monero blockchain the whole time.

1. In the old app, open the wallet's recovery section and write down the seed (16-word Polyseed, 25-word legacy or 12-word BIP39) and, for a 25-word seed, the restore height.
2. Install the other app from an official source. Check it with our download checker.
3. Choose Restore Wallet, pick Monero and enter the seed.
4. For a 25-word seed, enter the restore height or a date a few days before the wallet was created. Our restore height tool converts a date to a height.
5. Let it sync fully and confirm the balance before removing the wallet from the old app.

Two things do not carry over: transaction notes and saved transaction keys are stored only in the app, not on the blockchain, and Cake Wallet-only features such as other coins obviously do not exist in Monero.com. If your balance looks wrong after restoring, see restore height and balance zero or missing.

Platforms and downloads

On phones and tablets the two apps are on equal footing: both are in the App Store and on Google Play, and Obtainium can install either from Cake's GitHub page, where you choose Cake Wallet or Monero.com when adding the source (Cake Wallet docs, 2026). On GitHub, release files for Android carry the app name at the start, so check it before downloading.

On desktop, the picture is different. Cake's Linux files are published for Cake Wallet, and its docs mention a separate Monero.com disk image for macOS alongside the Cake Wallet one. New Windows builds of both are paused while Cake redesigns its desktop app. If you need Monero on a computer today, Cake Wallet for Linux or macOS, or a desktop Monero wallet such as Feather, are the practical options; see Cake Wallet vs Feather.

Coming from Exodus or MyMonero?

Exodus ended Monero support on 18 August 2025 and suggested Cake Wallet as one option (Exodus support, 2025). MyMonero went offline on 6 January 2026 and handed stewardship of its users to Cake Wallet (Cake Wallet blog, October 2025). Either app works for these migrations, because both restore standard Monero seeds. See moving from Exodus and moving from MyMonero.

Safety notes

• Both apps are official. Check that the publisher is Cake Technologies, LLC on Apple devices and that the Android package matches the table above.
• On GitHub, Monero.com and Cake Wallet files sit on the same releases page. Cake's docs warn not to confuse a Monero_com file with a Cake_Wallet file.
• Cake's verification guide says Monero.com APKs are signed with the same certificate as Cake Wallet's.
• Cake says its support never asks for your seed and never messages you first. Back up your seed and, for 25-word seeds, the restore height.

Monero's legal status and exchange availability differ by country. Check the rules where you live; this is not legal advice.

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