# What is ERC20 compatible wallet?

*ERC-20 wallets guide and a features comparison.*

**TLDR:** If you've ever sent ERC-20 tokens to an exchange deposit address and watched them vanish, you know wallet choice is not a detail. You'll learn which wallets actually support ERC-20 tokens in 2026, how they compare across browser, mobile, desktop, hardware, and staking support, and why controlling your own private keys is the one rule that never changes.

**Authors:** [Vadim Zolotokrylin](/people/vadim-zolotokrylin)

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> [!NOTE]
> Updated July 2026: corrected the comparison table
> (Ledger Live runs on iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, and Linux)
> and clarified that control of your private keys, not the choice of wallet app,
> is what keeps tokens accessible.

Before receiving any ERC20 tokens,
you need to have a secure and compatible wallet to keep these tokens.
There are many wallets for cryptocurrencies,
but not all are compatible with
[ERC20 Standard Tokens](https://holdex.io/insights/what-is-erc-20-token-standard).

**WARNING!**

- What protects your tokens is control of the private key,
  not the particular app.
  Any compatible wallet can access an address once you hold its key.
- Prefer a wallet where you control those keys.
  A custodial exchange account can work,
  but only if that exchange supports the exact token
  and network you are receiving;
  an unsupported deposit is where funds get stuck.

## List of ERC20 compatible wallets

- [MetaMask](https://holdex.io/insights/how-to-install-metamask) – provides
  solid experience in browser
- MyEtherWallet
- Trust Wallet – one of the best mobile wallets
- Base App, formerly Coinbase Wallet – mobile wallet by a famous exchange
- [Custonomy](https://holdex.io/insights/understanding-custonomy-product) -
  trustless MPC custody and security platform
- Ready – smart-contract wallet,
  [formerly known as Argent](https://www.ready.co/blog/argent-is-now-ready)
- [Pillar](https://holdex.io/insights/understanding-pillar-protecting-your-data)
  – good wallet with a unique twist and its own token
- Rainbow
- imToken
- Coinomi
- Enjin
- MyCrypto
- Status Wallet
- Opera is the browser with a built-in wallet.
- Trezor - hardware wallet
- Tokenpocket
- ZenGo
- Math Wallet
- D'CENT Wallet - hardware wallet
- Hyperpay
- Ledger

A few wallets that used to appear on this list have shut down or migrated since:
[Portis closed in June 2025](https://portis.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/35727224803604-Portis-Shutdown),
Dharma
[wound down in early 2022 after OpenSea acquired it](https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/18/opensea-buys-defi-wallet-startup-dharma-labs-appoints-new-cto/),
and Authereum
[wound down in 2021](https://medium.com/authereum/an-end-and-a-new-beginning-ae0e2e596e1b)
to refocus on Hop Protocol.
Torus deprecated its legacy consumer wallet in July 2025
and migrated users to Web3Auth's wallet
([migration notice](https://builder.metamask.io/t/important-torus-solana-wallet-deprecation/2580));
balances stay accessible through the successor service.
If you still hold funds in a discontinued wallet,
recover them with your seed phrase in a maintained wallet
or follow the provider's migration path.

## Comparison of ERC20 wallets

In the Staking column, a check means the wallet has built-in staking of
proof-of-stake assets or ETH inside the app itself.
Wallets that only link out to third-party staking dApps count as unsupported.

| Name | Chrome | Firefox | Brave | Edge | iOS | Android | OS X | Windows | Linux | Hardware | Staking |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Custonomy](https://holdex.io/insights/understanding-custonomy-product) | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| MetaMask | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| MyEtherWallet | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Trust Wallet | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Base App | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Ready (formerly Argent) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| [Pillar](https://holdex.io/insights/understanding-pillar-protecting-your-data) | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Rainbow | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| imToken | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Coinomi | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Enjin | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| MyCrypto | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Status Wallet | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Atomic Wallet | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Ledger | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |

Note on Atomic Wallet: it suffered a
[hack of roughly $100 million in user funds in June 2023](https://www.elliptic.co/blog/analysis/north-korea-linked-atomic-wallet-heist-tops-100-million),
so weigh that history before trusting it with a meaningful balance.

## Personal Recommendation

For your browser, I recommend MetaMask,
one of the most secure and easy-to-use wallets, used by
[over 30 million monthly active users](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/metamask-launches-native-bitcoin-integration-for-30-million-active-users).
For your mobile phone: Trust Wallet or Base App.
Getting a wallet with MetaMask is relatively easy and straightforward.
Please follow the instructions
and you will get your unique wallet set up in less than 5 minutes.

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