| lnd | Server | Full Node | Bitcoin Core/btcd | User Control |
| c-lightning | Server | Full Node | Bitcoin Core | User Control |
| Eclair Server | Server | Full Node | Bitcoin Core/Electrum | User Control |
| Zap Desktop | Desktop | Full Node | Bitcoin Core/btcd | User Control |
| Eclair Mobile | Mobile | Lightweight | Electrum | User Control |
| Blue Wallet | Mobile | None | None | Custodial |
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=== Alice's First LN Wallet
Alice is a long time Bitcoin user. We first met Alice in Chapter 1 of _"Mastering Bitcoin"_ footnote:["Mastering Bitcoin 2nd Edition, Chapter 1" Andreas M. Antonopoulos (https://github.com/bitcoinbook/bitcoinbook/blob/develop/ch01.asciidoc).], when she bought a cup of coffee from Bob's cafe, using a bitcoin transaction. Now, Alice is eager to learn about and experiment with the Lightning Network. First, she has to select an LN wallet that meets her needs.
Alice does not want to entrust custody of her bitcoin to third parties. She has learned enough about cryptocurrency to know how to use a wallet. She also wants a mobile wallet so that she can use it for small payments on-the-go, so she chooses the _Eclair_ wallet, a popular non-custodial mobile LN wallet.