Below is a list of recommended wallet apps for each cryptocurrency type along with brief instructions for how to use paper wallets with each one:
Bitcoin
If you don’t have one of the following apps already installed, download one and setup a new wallet.
Android Mobile Phone or Tablet
- Blockchain mobile
Menu > Addresses > Imported Addresses - Bitpay
Wallets screen > Scan - Bitcoin.com
Settings > Sweep Paper Wallet
- Edge wallet
Main Menu > Sweep Paper Wallet - Coinomi
Select Bitcoin > tap the three dot menu > Sweep wallet - Exodus mobile
Select Bitcoin > Settings > Add Bitcoin from Private Keys - There are others that will also work, including BRD, Mycelium, Jaxx, GreenAddress, or even Sentinel.
Apple iPhone or iPad
- Blockchain mobile
Menu > Addresses > Imported Addresses - Bitpay
Wallets screen > Scan - Bitcoin.com
Settings > Sweep Paper Wallet
- Edge wallet
Main Menu > Sweep Paper Wallet - Coinomi
Select Bitcoin > tap the three dot menu > Sweep wallet - Exodus mobile
Select Bitcoin > Settings > Add Bitcoin from Private Keys
Desktop or Laptop PC
- Blockchain web (browser-based)
Settings > Addresses > Import Bitcoin Addr. - Bitpay / Bitcoin.com
Press Scan to open camera
Note that you may not be able to type in the private key manually in these three wallets unless it has already received funds
- Exodus (Windows, Mac, Linux)
Specific instructions on this page - Electrum (Windows, Mac, Linux)
Wallet > Private Keys > SweepNote: Hardware wallets (Ledger, Trezor, KeepKey) can not currently handle external private keys. Please use another app to move bitcoin to your hardware wallet.
Litecoin
If you don’t have one of the following apps already installed, download one and setup a new wallet.
Apple iPhone or iPad
- Edge wallet
Litecoin wallet > Scan button - Coinomi
Select Litecoin > tap the three dot menu > Sweep wallet - Loafwallet
Menu > Settings > Import Wallet
Android Mobile Phone or Tablet
- Edge wallet
Litecoin wallet > Scan button - Coinomi
Select Litecoin > tap the three dot menu > Sweep wallet - Loafwallet
Menu > Settings > Import Wallet
Desktop or Laptop PC
Note: Hardware wallets (Ledger, Trezor, KeepKey) can not currently handle external private keys. Please use another app to move litecoin to your hardware wallet.
- Exodus (Windows, Mac, Linux)
Specific instructions on this page - Electrum-LTC (Windows, Mac, Linux)
Wallet > Private Keys > Sweep