Mobile and Desktop Trading
The Kucoin platform is user-friendly on both mobile and desktop. It comes with a well-structured interface for easy trading and portfolio management. On Google Play, it boasts a 4.3-star rating from over 131K reviews, whereas on the App Store, it has a slightly higher rating of 4.6 stars from 19K ratings. The desktop version is equally applauded for its advanced features and functionality.
Bitvo offers a clean and easy-to-navigate interface on both its mobile and desktop platforms. Its mobile app holds a 3-star rating on the App Store from 25 reviews, with users suggesting the desktop experience offers superior stability. Bitvo's desktop interface provides both basic and advanced trading options, catering to a wide range of users.
Kucoin
Kucoin is slightly different than your average crypto exchange. You won’t be able to deposit Canadian dollars directly. You’ll have to go through a third-party such as Banxa to deposit fiat. Kucoin does, however, accept credit and debit card payments, but you’ll need to check if your Canadian bank allows crypto transactions.
There are no fiat to crypto pairs, so you cannot buy bitcoin or other crypto directly with your dollars. You’ll need to first purchase Tether USDT on Kucoin and then trade that for the crypto you want.
The Kucoin exchange can be quite confusing for beginners.
There are advanced charting and order types available, plus you can trade on margin and trade futures contracts if you wish.
To buy USDT quickly, go up to the top menu and select the “Fast Buy” option. Here, you can purchase USDT using your credit or debit card or via the P2P exchange, or via a third party transfer. Once you have your USDT, then you can trade it on the Kucoin exchange under “spot trading”. Select the trading pair e.g. USDT/BTC and then choose your order type e.g. market order.
The Kucoin app has a 3.7-star rating from over 2,000 reviews on the Apple App Store and a 2.7-star rating from over 12,000 reviews on Google Play. Many people complain that the app crashes or that there are certain features lacking such as the ability to filter order history by trading pair.
Kucoin’s app is a bit more simple than its desktop exchange but it’s still confusing for beginners. There are lots of features, tabs, and menus. Buying USDT is easy since you do not need to verify your account. Simply sign up with an email and you can buy crypto in seconds using your credit or debit card under the Fast trade option. From there though, you will need to navigate to the spot trading page and select the trading pair you want.
Kucoin desktop interface
Kucoin desktop app (Fast Trade)
Kucoin app interface |
Kucoin app interface while trading |
Bitvo
Bitvo’s mobile app does not have many ratings. Its iOS app has a three-star rating with 21 reviews and its Android app has a 3.1-star rating with 19 reviews. Some of the reviewers claim the apps are buggy and that the experience on their desktop exchange is better.
Bitvo desktop app main screen
Bitvo desktop (trading view)
Bitvo mobile app |
Bitvo app (main screen) |