<p>That's impossible. The only way you can be sure is that you compile the wallet from the source code by yourself. In practice, you should only use wallets that are famous (some of those are Blockchain.info wallet, Bitcoin.com, CoPay, Coinbase, Electrum, BRD,... I can count at least 20 of them). You can search online with the name of the wallet software you want to download and refrain from downloading it if there isn't enough of convincing reviews.</p>

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2020-04-27T19:27:14.760Z
Thank you, maybe a paper wallet is another safer option, not full sure.
Gamal Thomas
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2020-04-28T06:57:14.620Z
You'd still need to install a wallet software to spend it.
MCCCS
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MCCCS
<p>How could I check that a wallet or any app I download from Google play or Apple store or a website is truely runs by a blockchain and be certain that producing company can not manipulate the private key? </p>

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How to be assured a wallet is on a blockchain?
Gamal Thomas
# How to be assured a wallet is on a blockchain?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-04-27)

How could I check that a wallet or any app I download from Google play or Apple store or a website is truely runs by a blockchain and be certain that producing company can not manipulate the private key?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-04-27. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

That's impossible. The only way you can be sure is that you compile the wallet from the source code by yourself. In practice, you should only use wallets that are famous (some of those are Blockchain.info wallet, Bitcoin.com, CoPay, Coinbase, Electrum, BRD,... I can count at least 20 of them). You can search online with the name of the wallet software you want to download and refrain from downloading it if there isn't enough of convincing reviews.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thank you, maybe a paper wallet is another safer option, not full sure.  
> **username_1**: You'd still need to install a wallet software to spend it.  

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