Top Apps That Are Useful in Crypto

The crypto space is brimming with tools and apps designed to make your life easier. Whether you’re tracking tokens, minting NFTs, managing wallets, or diving into DeFi, there are tons of app options at your disposal.

With so much out there, it’s easy to miss a few gems. So, we’ve put together a list of some of the more useful crypto apps worth checking out.

This isn’t an exhaustive roundup, but we’ll keep adding to it with more hands-on picks in upcoming sequel articles.

Useful Crypto Apps

For yield

Reservoir (@reservoir_xyz): An Ethereum DeFi next-gen stablecoin protocol with an array of stablecoin products such as the rUSD, srUSD, and trUSD, that also operates a permissionless lending market, combining high-yield opportunities, multi-collateral backing, and cross-protocol integrations to build a viable on-chain finance powerhouse.

Reservoir has garnered $250 million in TVL and is currently in season 2 of its points program with a token in hindsight.

This one is seeking to go under the radar despite a booming surge in the stablecoin narrative.

Pendle (@pendle_fi): Pendle is turning out to be a North Star in its own right with how uncontested its market segment has been. Pendle is a yield tokenization and trading DeFi protocol that allows users to leverage yield tokens, fix yield, or hedge against yield inflation.  

Pendle’s markets and pools are surely one of those places to find asymmetrical opportunities, and an app we recommend trying out.

Term Finance (@term_labs): While we have covered Term in articles in the past, we are excited to recommend them once again. Term is a fixed-rate lending protocol that matches lenders and borrowers via on-chain auctions.

Term stands out as a no-slippage protocol due to its structure of lending. If you’re looking to borrow or earn fixed yield, we recommend checking out Term finance.

For Memes

Axiom (@axiomexchange): Axiom is offering a full suite of trading

experience cutting across meme terminals with sophisticated tooling, perps, and yield. Axiom’s Perps feature is powered by Hyperliquid, while it services a plethora of memecoin launchpads on Solana to support token discovery.

Axiom is currently without a token, runs a points program, and is one of Solana’s fastest growing revenue apps.

FOMO (@tryfomo): FOMO is a social trading app that allows users access to top traders to mimic or learn their trading strategies, while discovering tokens.

FOMO orchestrates a smooth mobile trading experience, allowing users to also purchase and sell in-app, while being notified of buys and sells from top traders, increasing their ability to profit.

For DeFi AI abstraction

Giza (@gizatechxyz): If you’re not looking to spend your entire day clicking buttons and protocols to access yield, you can try using one of Giza’s agents, Arma. Arma is now available on the BaseApp, and it executes transactions, monitors positions, and helps users generate optimized yield 24/7.

Building stuff like Arma is what Giza’s infrastructure for powering autonomous financial markets is capable of bringing to life. Giza’s architecture ultimately puts the user at the driver's seat, while abstracting complexities.

Infinit (@infinit_labs): Redefining user experience for the average DeFi user is a chore. The complexities make it too difficult to simplify, unless… you use Infinit.

Infinit is an AI-powered DeFi intelligence platform allowing users to utilize their research agents to learn more about everyday DeFi apps, while also utilizing their execution agents to carry out on-chain transactions with a single prompt.

However, it gets better in v2 of Infinit. The new version is bringing one-click agentic driven yield to the user through the creation of a strategy economy where creators can simulate complex multi-step strategies using Infinit execution agent framework and then deploy these strategies as interactive one-click products for users to access yield in a single click.

Magic Newton (@magicnewton): Magic Newton is an AI agent terminal that allows the average user to take advantage of useful agents to execute complex on-chain actions.

For example, users can decide to DCA into a token using the recurring buy agent on Magic Newton, only having to set time and amount parameters for the agent to execute round the clock.

These agents go beyond human cognitive and behavioral limitations to achieve optional results while being as capital efficient as possible through their inherent design.

For on-chain spot trading

HyperUnit (@hyperunit): Unit is an asset tokenization protocol responsible for bridging the gap between assets from multiple networks and Hyperliquid.

Through Unit, assets like SOL, BTC, PUMP, Fartcoin can be held on-chain in their tokenized versions on Hyperliquid and traded (bought, sold) in the form uSOL, uBTC, uFART, uPUMP.

HyperUnit enables the deployment and transferability of these assets on the HyperEVM.

The protocol is without a token and should be on your radar as a utility app to interact with.

For on-chain perps trading

Hyperliquid (@hyperliquidX): Classified as the North Star of this cycle, Hyperliquid is building an ecosystem to house all of on-chain finance. The protocol is renowned for its unique spot and perp DEX that rivals centralized exchanges and is built on its own layer-1.

Users can trade Perps or play with apps built on the HyperEVM, an Ethereum-compatible, performant L1 that hosts innovative applications built on Hyperliquid.

We recommend checking out not just Hyperliquid but the entire ecosystem.

Lighter (@lighter_xyz): Lighter is an Ethereum layer-2 decentralized perps trading platform built with custom Zk circuits, thereby guaranteeing user privacy in on-chain trading.

Lighter is designed as an app-specific Zk rollup or appchain, allowing it to achieve a significantly impressive performance in trade execution, while maintaining security.

At the moment, Lighter’s points program is still ongoing, and users can jump on the opportunity to trade on the platform in anticipation of future rewards.

SuperApps or potential SuperApps

BaseApp (@baseapp): BaseApp is an all-in-one super app built to house a plethora of applications native to Base. The BaseApp integrates on-chain social media through Farcaster, access to optimized yields through Aerodrome and Giza’s Arma, and other embedded mini-apps that cut across entertainment, on-chain insights, and more.

The goal is to create a unified experience on one platform while abstracting the complexity associated with traversing the on-chain world for the user.

Phantom (@phantom): Phantom has evolved into an inclusive social wallet that allows users to store, buy, sell, and trade assets while accessing other applications without having to use another wallet or sign up on multiple platforms.

With builder codes, users can trade Perps on Phantom, powered by Hyperliquid. We highly recommend trying out Phantom for a unique experience.

Early-stage funding

Echo (@echodotxyz): Echo is a KYC/AML compliant “decentralized” crypto-powered crowdfunding platform whereby group leads share early-stage funding deals/opportunities with their groups.

While Echo might have a strict code of conduct, restricting participants to disclose deal information, it has a good standing amongst investor-friendly communities.

Echo’s crypto rails run on the Base network featuring a wallet that allows users to deposit and withdraw funds seamlessly.

Why should you use crypto apps?

From wallet abstraction and trading platforms to yield farming and meme-related projects, the above-listed apps are the essentials that help you stay organized and in control within the crypto maze. They streamline complex tasks, reduce friction, and put powerful tools at your fingertips.

In a space that moves this fast, staying organized and in control isn’t optional; it's essential.

Crypto apps turbo-charge your on-chain experience

If you're into advanced trading, yield farming, or exploring L2 ecosystems, these apps offer deeper functionality for advanced users. The world, comprising these apps, is your oyster. From granular analytics and cross-chain liquidity tools to gasless transactions and real-time alerts, they give you the edge to move faster and smarter.

More than convenience, it's capability.

Concluding thoughts on crypto apps

The right app can be a total game-changer in how you interact with crypto. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned degenerate, experimenting with new tools is always fun.  

By the time you wrap up checking this set out, we’ll be back with another edition of this list.