The best crypto apps in Canada: every registered app compared
Updated November 2026. Checked against the regulators' registers and each platform's own pages.
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Top pick
NDAX
Best for a top-rated app with a flat 0.20% fee
- App
- Ndax: Crypto Trading & Wallet
- iPhone rating
- 4.8 (15,335)
- Trading cost
- Flat 0.20%
Watch: Interac withdrawals cost $1.50 and bank withdrawals $4.99
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Kraken
Best for a separate pro trading app
- App
- Kraken Pro: Advanced Trading
- iPhone rating
- 4.8 (3,800)
- Trading cost
- 0.80% taker on Pro
Watch: Instant buys cost 1%, plus a spread
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Crypto.com
Best for the widest coin list, with an advanced app
- App
- Crypto.com Advanced Trading
- iPhone rating
- 4.8 (1,916)
- Trading cost
- Base rate not published
Watch: App prices include a spread whose size isn't published
4
Wealthsimple
Best for the most-rated app, shared with your investments
- App
- Wealthsimple
- iPhone rating
- 4.6 (130,053)
- Trading cost
- 0.5% plus spread
Watch: Market orders include a spread Wealthsimple doesn't publish
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Coinbase
Best for a big crypto-only app with 200+ assets
- App
- Coinbase: Buy BTC, ETH, SOL
- iPhone rating
- 4.6 (65,098)
- Trading cost
- Spread, plus up to 1.875%
Watch: Simple buys include a spread, plus a fee that varies by payment method
6
Newton
Best for a stated fee for each coin
- App
- Newton - Trade Crypto Canada
- iPhone rating
- 4.6 (24,475)
- Trading cost
- 1.00% to 1.60%
Watch: Trading fees of 1.00% to 1.60% are high next to flat-fee platforms
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Shakepay
Best for the simplest Bitcoin app
- App
- Shakepay: Buy Bitcoin Canada
- iPhone rating
- 4.6 (24,466)
- Trading cost
- Spread, not published
Watch: Only Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDC
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Coinsquare
Best for a small download with a Pro screen
- App
- Coinsquare: Buy Bitcoin Canada
- iPhone rating
- 4.6 (5,371)
- Trading cost
- 0.50% on Pro
Watch: Coinsquare Trade includes a spread of 0.5% to 1.85%, up to 2% more in thin markets
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Webull
Best for crypto beside a stock account
- App
- Webull: Trade Stocks & Options
- iPhone rating
- 4.6 (3,140)
- Trading cost
- 1%, built in
Watch: No transfers of crypto in or out, so you can't move coins to your own wallet
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Bitbuy
Best for a small download with Pro Trade
- App
- Bitbuy: Buy Bitcoin Canada
- iPhone rating
- 4.5 (7,375)
- Trading cost
- 0.50% on Pro Trade
Watch: Express Trade includes a spread; only a 0.5% to 3.85% range is published
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Netcoins
Best for no-fee Interac in and out
- App
- Netcoins: Buy Crypto Easily
- iPhone rating
- 4.5 (783)
- Trading cost
- 0.5% fee built into the spread
Watch: Its fee page doesn't publish the size of its spread
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Robinhood
Best for a new app with a stated 0.95% fee
- App
- Robinhood: Buy & Sell Crypto
- iPhone rating
- 3.1 (124)
- Trading cost
- 0.95% per trade
Watch: Its fee schedule raises the fee to 0.95% from 1 November 2026, five months after a launch promise of a flat 0.5%, and its help centre hasn't caught up
Every crypto platform registered in Canada has an iPhone app, and most of them are rated between 4.5 and 4.8 stars. So the rating alone won’t pick one for you. This page lists the official app of every registered platform we’ve reviewed, from Apple’s Canadian App Store on 10 November 2026, with what each one costs to use. It also flags two popular apps in the same store that aren’t registered here.
The short answer
- Highest rated, with plenty of ratings: NDAX, 4.8 from about 15,300 ratings. Its app is also one of the smallest, at about 104 MB.
- Most rated: Wealthsimple, 4.6 from about 130,000, though that app also covers stocks, savings and tax. Of the crypto-only apps, Crypto.com and Coinbase have the most ratings, about 66,500 and 65,100.
- For active traders: Kraken Pro and Crypto.com Advanced, both 4.8, are separate trading apps with order books.
- Smallest downloads: Bitbuy and Coinsquare, about 69 to 70 MB each. Neither had been updated since December 2025 when we checked.
- Not registered, but in the store: Binance has about 50,000 Canadian ratings and Bybit about 2,000. Neither is registered with Canada’s securities regulators.
Every registered app compared
The cards above show each platform’s best-rated app, sorted by rating. The table lists every app, sorted by rating, then by how many people rated it. The number in brackets is the count of ratings on Apple’s Canadian App Store.
| App | Platform | iPhone rating | Size | Needs iOS | Trading cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ndax: Crypto Trading & Wallet | NDAX | 4.8 (15,335) | 104 MB | 15.6 | Flat 0.20% |
| Kraken Pro: Advanced Trading | Kraken | 4.8 (3,800) | 317 MB | 16.4 | 0.40% maker, 0.80% taker at the lowest tier |
| Crypto.com Advanced Trading | Crypto.com | 4.8 (1,916) | 565 MB | 15.0 | Maker and taker fee, base rate not published |
| Wealthsimple | Wealthsimple | 4.6 (130,053) | 259 MB | 16.4 | 0.5% plus a spread on market orders |
| Crypto.com: Buy BTC, ETH & CRO | Crypto.com | 4.6 (66,503) | 874 MB | 15.1 | Spread, not published |
| Coinbase: Buy BTC, ETH, SOL | Coinbase | 4.6 (65,098) | 359 MB | 16.4 | Spread, plus a fee of up to 1.875% |
| Newton - Trade Crypto Canada | Newton | 4.6 (24,475) | 148 MB | 16.4 | 1.00% to 1.60%, built into the price |
| Shakepay: Buy Bitcoin Canada | Shakepay | 4.6 (24,466) | 149 MB | 16.4 | Spread, not published |
| Kraken: Buy Bitcoin & Crypto | Kraken | 4.6 (5,828) | 315 MB | 16.4 | 1% plus a spread |
| Coinsquare: Buy Bitcoin Canada | Coinsquare | 4.6 (5,371) | 70 MB | 15.1 | Spread, or 0.50% on Pro |
| Webull: Trade Stocks & Options | Webull | 4.6 (3,140) | 343 MB | 14.0 | 1%, built into the price |
| Bitbuy: Buy Bitcoin Canada | Bitbuy | 4.5 (7,375) | 69 MB | 15.1 | Spread, or 0.50% on Pro Trade |
| Netcoins: Buy Crypto Easily | Netcoins | 4.5 (783) | 135 MB | 15.6 | Spread, with a 0.5% fee built in per its disclosure |
| Robinhood: Buy & Sell Crypto | Robinhood | 3.1 (124) | 644 MB | 17.0 | 0.95% per trade |
Ratings, sizes and requirements change with every update, so treat them as a snapshot. A rating from a few hundred people tells you much less than one from tens of thousands. Fidelity, also on the register, has no crypto app for individuals: its service is for investment firms, as our Fidelity page explains. Trading costs come from each platform’s own fee pages; our crypto fees comparison puts them side by side.
We couldn’t check Google Play ratings for this update, so this page covers iPhone only. Every platform here also has an Android app or a mobile site.
The best app for what you want
- Lowest stated trading fee: NDAX, at a flat 0.20% with no spread.
- Simplest way to buy Bitcoin: Shakepay, which only offers Bitcoin, Ether and USDC, with no-fee Interac in and out.
- Crypto next to your other investments: Wealthsimple or Webull, which put crypto in the same app as stocks. Webull doesn’t let you move coins out of its platform.
- The most coins: Coinbase, with more than 200 assets.
- For an older iPhone: Webull needs iOS 14, and Crypto.com Advanced needs iOS 15. Most others need iOS 15.1 or later, and Wealthsimple, Coinbase, Kraken, Newton and Shakepay need iOS 16.4.
One app or two?
Kraken and Crypto.com each run two apps. The main app has a simple buy button, with a spread built into the price. The separate trading app, Kraken Pro or Crypto.com Advanced, uses an order book with a stated maker and taker fee and no spread. If you trade more than occasionally, the trading app is usually cheaper. Bitbuy and Coinsquare put both modes in one app, as Express or Trade and Pro.
Apps in the Canadian App Store that aren’t registered
Being in the App Store doesn’t mean an app is registered in Canada. Two popular crypto apps in Apple’s Canadian store, Binance (about 50,000 ratings, from Binance Switzerland AG) and Bybit (about 2,000, from Bybit Fintech Limited), aren’t on the securities regulators’ list of registered platforms. If something goes wrong with an unregistered platform, no Canadian regulator can help you get your money back. Our Binance page explains its history in Canada.
Before you download any crypto app, check the platform on our registered list, and check the developer name in the store matches the platform.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best crypto app in Canada?
It depends on what you want. NDAX has the highest rating with plenty of reviews, 4.8, and the lowest stated trading fee, 0.20%. Shakepay is the simplest for buying Bitcoin. Coinbase has the most coins. All three are registered with Canada’s securities regulators.
Is the Binance app legal in Canada?
The Binance app appears in Apple’s Canadian App Store, but Binance isn’t registered with Canada’s securities regulators. Registered platforms have to hold your crypto with qualified custodians and follow Canadian rules. Unregistered ones don’t.
Which crypto app has the lowest fees in Canada?
NDAX, at a flat 0.20% per trade, of the platforms that state their fee without a spread. Bitbuy, Coinsquare and Wealthsimple charge 0.50% on their trading screens or limit orders. See our fees comparison for every platform.
Are crypto apps safe?
The apps from registered platforms are as safe as the platforms behind them, which have to follow custody and conduct rules set by Canada’s securities regulators. Your crypto isn’t covered by CIPF or CDIC at any of them. Turn on two-factor authentication, and never share your login or recovery codes.
Sources
- Apple’s Canadian App Store, each app’s listing, checked 10 November 2026 (ratings, number of ratings, size and minimum iOS version)
- Trading costs from each platform’s own fee pages, as listed in our fees comparison and each review
- New Brunswick Financial and Consumer Services Commission, registered crypto asset trading platforms
Update history
- Added cards for each platform's best-rated app, and Robinhood's new Canadian app (3.1 from 124 ratings).
- First published.
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