Social

Sign in only when you want to

Browsing, searching, installing, and updating all work without an account. Sign in only when you want to comment on an app, share a stack, or put your name on a zap.

You sign in with your pubkey, a public key that works as your identity. The matching secret key stays in an Android Nostr signer app or a remote Nostr signer, and Zapstore never sees it.

Turn Social off

If you want Zapstore to be an app store and nothing else, open Settings and turn Social off.

This signs you out, hides sign-in, and removes comments, zaps, and community stacks from the app. Your installed apps, your catalogs, and your update settings stay as they are.

Zaps

A zap is a small, private Bitcoin payment over the Lightning network. When an app is claimed, your zap goes straight to the pubkey on the developer’s claim. Zapstore takes no cut and does not handle the payment.

When an app is not claimed, the zap goes to the catalog that supplied the listing, and the app tells you before you send it. You can also zap as a guest without signing in.

Comments and stacks

Comments on an app are public, show which version you were running, and the developer can reply in the thread.

A stack is a list of apps someone put together, such as a starter kit or a set of tools they trust. Anyone can browse and share a public stack. You can also keep private stacks, encrypted to your pubkey.

Your comments, zaps, and stacks are signed Nostr events, published under your pubkey rather than kept in a Zapstore account.