Lace Wallet Launches on iOS, Bringing IOHK’s Official Cardano Wallet to Apple Users

Lace Wallet Goes Live on iOS

Lace Wallet is now available in Apple’s App Store, marking the first iOS release of the Cardano focused wallet developed by Input Output HK Limited. The listing confirms Lace as a finance app for iPhone and iPad, with support for managing digital assets, NFTs and Web3 activity through a mobile wallet interface.

The release gives Cardano users a new official mobile option inside Apple’s app distribution channel. That matters because Lace is not a community wallet alternative, but a product developed by Input Output, the company closely associated with Cardano’s core infrastructure and the broader Midnight ecosystem.

The App Store version is listed as Lace Wallet 2.0.0, with Input Output HK Limited shown as the developer. The app description presents Lace as a non custodial wallet for digital assets, NFTs and DeFi, with hardware wallet integration and a mobile friendly NFT gallery also referenced in the listing.

Cardano Mobile UX Gets a New Official Entry Point

Lace is designed as a light wallet platform for Web3, with Cardano at the center of its current user experience. Its official website describes the wallet as a product built by Input Output, the team behind Cardano and Midnight, with native access to both ecosystems and broader multi chain ambitions.

That wider strategy gives the iOS launch more weight than a standard app release. Lace 2.0 has already been presented as part of a wallet roadmap that connects Cardano, Midnight and Bitcoin within one user experience. On mobile, that means users can begin moving beyond a browser extension centered workflow and access wallet balances, NFTs, staking related activity and ecosystem connections directly from an iPhone or iPad.

The release also arrives in a more competitive phase for Cardano wallet UX. Eternl, Vespr, Nami and other wallets have already shaped user expectations across the ecosystem. Lace now enters the iOS category with the benefit of direct Input Output development, but its long term position will depend on speed, reliability, ecosystem integrations and whether users prefer it for daily Cardano activity.

Apple Review Shapes the First Lace iOS Build

The first App Store build does not include every feature tied to the full Lace experience. According to official communication from the Lace and Input Output side, flagged DApp Explorer entries, swap and fiat on ramp functions were temporarily removed from the iOS version during Apple’s review process.

For users, the practical result is a base mobile wallet release rather than the complete feature set. Core wallet access is now available on iOS, while exchange related functions and selected discovery features are expected to return through future updates as the team continues working with Apple’s requirements.

For Cardano, the important change is distribution. Lace is now present in Apple’s mobile ecosystem under an official IOHK listing, giving the wallet a direct path to users who primarily interact with crypto through mobile apps. The quality of the next updates will decide how quickly Lace moves from a newly available iOS wallet into a regular part of Cardano users’ daily workflow.