Practical overview
When it fits
Use Valora when the task involves a mobile cryptocurrency wallet, Celo phone-number identity flows, peer-to-peer payments, or documented WalletConnect and deep-link Dapp integration.
Who it is for
- People using a mobile wallet for peer-to-peer cryptocurrency payments.
- Developers building or modifying a React Native wallet application.
- Dapp developers connecting mobile applications with Valora through WalletConnect or deep links.
- Teams working with Celo-oriented phone-number identity flows.
Documented uses
- Send cryptocurrency payments to contacts using phone-number verification through the Celo Identity Protocol.
- Connect a Dapp to a mobile wallet through WalletConnect.
- Hand off between a mobile Dapp and Valora using deep links.
- Set up and develop the Android and iOS application locally.
- Produce repository-defined nightly or manually initiated production releases.
Requirements & limits
The wallet repository is publicly accessible and identified with an Apache-2.0 license. The supplied material does not establish pricing, account requirements, or app-store availability.
- The application targets Android and iOS through React Native.
- Celo Identity Protocol support connects phone-number verification with contact payments.
- WalletConnect and deep links provide separate documented Dapp integration paths.
- The repository is public and licensed under Apache-2.0.
- Integration details such as WalletConnect versions, supported chains, deep-link URL formats, and platform configuration are not specified in the available material.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Set up the Valora repository locally
Prepare the Valora React Native Android and iOS application for local development.
Before you start
- Access to the public Valora wallet repository.
- A development environment suitable for the repository's Android and iOS React Native application.
- The repository's WALLET.md setup instructions.
Steps
Open the Valora wallet repository.
Follow the setup instructions in WALLET.md.
Use the repository's React Native Android and iOS application structure as the project layout.
Expected outcome
A locally configured Valora wallet development project, subject to the repository's setup instructions.
Guide limitations
- The supplied material does not list the required tool versions, dependency installation commands, device requirements, or build verification steps.
Compare options for Wallet connections
These projects document a common task and share a project role. This is a source-based comparison, not an execution benchmark or a guarantee of interchangeability.
| Project | Documented purpose | Platform | Access and requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valora | Send cryptocurrency payments to contacts using phone-number verification through the Celo Identity Protocol. | Android, iOS | The wallet repository is publicly accessible and identified with an Apache-2.0 license. The supplied material does not establish pricing, account requirements, or app-store availability. |
| Shango | Connect a mobile wallet to a personal LND node. | Android, iOS, Mobile | The README lists iOS TestFlight and Google Play beta installation routes and describes the app as a public beta. Its cloud-node instructions are for testnet. |
| Walletconnect Expo Example | Study or prototype a wallet connection and authentication screen in a React Native dapp. | Android, iOS |
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 3 October 2026
- Original website title
- valora-xyz/wallet · Official homepage title · retained in its source language