Ark(é) Servers

Public Ark servers you can use with Arké and other Bark wallets, how reliable they've been, and the fees each one advertises.

Mainnet

Fee comparison

Many fees depend on how long the VTXO you spend has left before it expires, and that depends on the coins in your wallet. So each bar shows the lowest and highest fee a server charges.

Payment amount

Lightning send

Paying an invoice. Routing included

Second₿200–500
CoinosFree
Zappin₿75–875

Lightning receive

Getting paid

SecondFree
CoinosFree
Zappin₿300

Refresh

Renewing VTXOs before they expire

Second₿0–500
Coinos₿300–500
Zappin₿600–1,400

Board

Moving bitcoin onto Ark. Plus mining fee

SecondFree
CoinosFree
Zappin₿330

Offboard

Moving bitcoin back on-chain. Plus mining fee

Second₿200–500
Coinos₿200–1,000
Zappin₿200–1,000

Other differences

Fixed settings that don't depend on your coins, so they compare directly.

SecondCoinosZappin
VTXOs last~28 days~60 days~7 days
Rounds every60 min2 min10 min
Smallest board₿50,000₿1,000₿20,000
Largest VTXO₿10,000,000₿5,000,000No limit
Board confirmations233
Emergency exit~24 h~24 h~24 h

Signet

Test network for developers. Coins have no value.