Great design builds trust. This was my mantra as head of design at my company, it’s my mantra in working on my Bitcoin app. Ironically, Bitcoin is about trust minimization but that doesn’t mean Bitcoin doesn’t need trusted brands for products and services.

What are your favorite Bitcoin apps from a design standpoint? Unfortunately I don’t have any that meet my standard. Strike is pretty good. Bitkey is also high end since Block makes it. I can’t think of one made by a small team that’s world class in terms of design and branding. This is what I’m gonna go for, we’ll see.

It is unfortunate but all the money is in shitcoins so all their apps look high end. Many design agencies have feasted on shitcoins and web3 nft garbage the last 5 years.

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I was going to say Block - Bitkey / Cash App.

Haven’t tried Strike.

Block applications are good.

Strike is good. Good UX and branded UI.

I’ve enjoyed Foundation Devices’ attention to their Envoy App and Passport hardware as well as the hardware UI. Looking forward to the Passport Prime release.

Blockstream does well also.

River does well. UI feels good.

Foundation does care about design, but their style is not my thing. Feels 2010 ornamental. I’m a River customer and agree their design and UI is solid, but their branding and vibe is a little flat. I forgot about Blockstream but I do like their branding and design work a lot. Probably the first Bitcoin company with great design work.

Coinkite is my favorite of all Bitcoin brands, but they don’t make apps (which is also a great design decision).

River is a good one to mention--was going to mention their mobile app as it is excellent.