Electrum RVN is desktop-only — here's how mobile fits in.
Phones are convenient. They are also harder to inspect, harder to back up correctly, and a worse place to keep meaningful amounts of RVN.
A practical look at Ravencoin mobile wallets.
There is no Electrum RVN mobile build, and we are honest about why. Mobile wallets fill a real niche — spending money and on-the-go balance checks — but the right primary wallet for RVN holdings, asset issuance, and hardware signing is a desktop application on a machine you control.
Mobile operating systems sandbox apps tightly, which sounds like a security win — but it also makes verifiable, reproducible builds harder, and store distribution introduces a middle layer between you and the binary.
We'd rather ship one well-audited desktop client than spread effort across three half-built targets. The desktop wallet is where asset issuance, hardware-wallet pairing, multi-signature setups, and serious key handling actually belong — none of those translate well onto a phone screen. If your use case is "watch the balance and send small amounts", a mobile wallet paired to a desktop primary is the right pattern.
If you need a Ravencoin mobile wallet
A handful of multi-coin mobile wallets list Ravencoin support. Treat them as hot wallets: keep small, spendable balances there, keep the bulk of holdings on the desktop wallet ideally paired with a hardware device, and rotate addresses regularly so a leaked mobile address does not de-anonymise the rest of your activity. Trust Wallet, the most popular candidate users ask about, does not support Ravencoin natively — its supported chain list is EVM-heavy and Ravencoin is not on it.
- Use mobile for small, day-to-day amounts only.
- Keep the bulk of RVN on the desktop wallet plus a hardware signer.
- Treat the phone like a hot wallet — useful, but not a vault.
- Verify the mobile wallet actually speaks the Ravencoin chain, not just lists a logo.
- Trust Wallet and most multi-chain wallets do not support RVN — confirm before depositing.
The cleanest "mobile" experience for an Electrum RVN user is a watch-only setup. Export the master public key (xpub) from the desktop wallet, import it into a Ravencoin-aware mobile or web balance viewer, and the phone can display incoming transactions and balances without ever holding a private key. Spending still happens on the desktop, where the keys live — but you get the at-a-glance phone experience without the mobile-hot-wallet risk.
If you are using RVN for actual payments — buying things, tipping, splitting bills — a mobile hot wallet with a small float is the right tool. The desktop wallet handles the vault; the phone handles the till. Top up the phone from the desktop wallet when the float runs low, and never keep more on the phone than you would be comfortable losing if the device is stolen or the screen unlocks while unattended.
Recommended pattern
For most users the right setup is: desktop wallet ( install Electrum RVN) for long-term storage and asset management, optionally paired with a Ledger or Trezor for hardware signing; phone watch-only wallet for at-a-glance balance checks; a small separate mobile hot wallet if you actually spend RVN day to day. Two or three tools, two or three trust levels — clear blast radius if any one of them fails.
Frequently asked
If desktop is what you need.
Continue with Electrum RVN
- desktop wallet Ravencoin — the case for desktop custody
- download Ravencoin wallet — the desktop companion to any mobile setup
- Electrum RVN setup — set up the desktop wallet end-to-end
Run your own Ravencoin wallet.
Open-source, lightweight, and built for the desktop user who wants real control over keys and assets. Download the wallet directly from our download page — signed installers for every operating system.