Trust Wallet
Mobile app and Browser Extension
We reviewed Trust Wallet using 4 official and public sources. The notes below focus on custody, recovery, and security trade-offs.
Trust Wallet offers broad platform and ecosystem reach, but breadth creates more provider and dapp-surface complexity and does not remove recovery-phrase responsibility.
- users wanting broad multi-chain and dapp access
- users able to protect and redundantly back up a recovery phrase
Key specifications
- Brand
- Trust Wallet
- Role
- Consumer Wallet
- Custody
- Self Custody
- Platforms
- iOSAndroidBrowser Extension
- Networks
- multi-chain
- Pricing
- Free
Free to download and use
Cloud backup and multi-wallet behavior require platform-specific verification.
- Key setup
- Seed Based HdGenerated KeysImported KeysBiometricHardware Backed
- Backup options
- offline recovery phrasepassword-protected local wallet access
Broad multi-chain and dapp surface increases phishing, malicious-token, approval, provider, extension, and mobile-device exposure; recovery phrase remains the root of access.
- Encrypts keys locally
- Yes
- Privacy note
- Privacy and third-party provider data flows require a separate current-policy review.
Third-party providers can affect uptime, privacy, and recovery. They are documented here for context, not as ranking points.
- Network RPC providers (Rpc; KYC: Not Required)
- Swap and on-ramp providers (Swap; KYC: Provider Dependent)
- Affiliate
- No affiliate relationship recorded
Sources we checked
4 sources reviewed, with 5 documented claims tied to specific fields.
- Trust Wallet security and recovery guidance
Trust Wallet says it does not store or access the recovery phrase and cannot recover it if lost.
- Download the Trust Wallet Chrome Browser Extension
The official page documents the browser extension for Chrome/Brave and its relationship to mobile apps.
- Download the Trust Wallet Chrome Browser Extension
Trust Wallet advertises access across 100+ blockchain networks and dapp, swap, NFT, and rewards functionality.
- Trust Wallet Browser Extension security review
Trust Wallet hosts a Cure53 security review of the browser extension; the review date limits current-version conclusions.
- Best Practices for Recovery Phrase Storage
The support guidance describes a 12-word recovery phrase as the master key and recommends offline redundant backups.
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