Android and web
Get the
LocalCoinSwap app
Buy and sell crypto peer to peer from your phone. Your keys stay on your device.
- Android app
- Web app for any device
- iPhone app coming soon
Ways to install
Choose how to get it
Both use the same account and wallet, so you can switch any time.
Android app
The native app, downloaded directly from LocalCoinSwap.
Android 8.0 or newer
- 1 Download the APK on your Android phone.
- 2 Open the file. If Android asks, allow installs from your browser.
- 3 Open LocalCoinSwap and log in.
Web app
Installs from your browser and updates itself. Nothing to download.
iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux
- 1 Press Install, or follow the steps for your browser.
- 2 Confirm to add it to your home screen or desktop.
- 3 Open it from its own icon and log in.
Detecting your device
Web app
Install the web app, step by step
Pick a device and browser to see the exact steps for iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux and ChromeOS.
- 01 Tap the Share button at the bottom of Safari.
- 02 Scroll down and tap Add to Home Screen.
- 03 Tap Add. The icon lands on your home screen.
- 01 Tap the three-dot menu in the top right.
- 02 Tap Install app. Older versions call it Add to Home screen.
- 03 Tap Install. The icon lands on your home screen.
- 01 Click the install icon at the right end of the address bar.
- 02 Click Install. LocalCoinSwap opens in its own window.
Or use the Install button in the Web app card above.
Why install the web app
Web app or browser tab?
Same account and the same keys either way. Here is what installing changes.
| Web app | Browser tab | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening it | One tap on the home screen icon | Type the address or find the tab |
| Trade alerts | On the lock screen, even when closed | Only while the tab is open |
| Screen | Full screen, nothing else | Shared with the address bar and tabs |
| Private keys | Decrypted only on this device | Decrypted only on this device |
| Updates | Every launch, automatically | Every visit |
On iPhone, trade alerts need the installed app. Everything else works the same in Safari.
Questions about the app
The Android app is a native app you download and install. The web app is LocalCoinSwap installed from your browser, works on any device and updates itself. Trading, your wallet and your keys work the same in both.
Not yet. For now, download it from this page. Android may ask you to allow installs from your browser, because the file does not come from Google Play.
Download the latest APK from this page and install it over the app you have. Your account stays as it is. Only download it from this page: Android refuses an update that is not signed with the same key as the installed app.
One is coming soon. Until then, install the web app from this page and you get the same account, wallet and trades.
On desktop and in the Android browser, no. On iPhone, yes: iOS only delivers notifications to web apps added to the home screen. The Android app does not send trade alerts yet.
Trading needs a connection, so no.
Exactly where they were. Your private keys are only ever decrypted on your device, and installing changes nothing about that.
Like any other app: hold the icon and remove it on your phone, or use the app menu on desktop. Your account is untouched.
Take LocalCoinSwap with you
Same account and wallet you already have, on Android or in the web app.