SDK or ready-made wallet?

Before diving into integration, decide which path suits your product strategy. This page compares embedding the MATTR Pi Holder SDK against deploying the ready-made MATTR GO Hold wallet.

SDK or ready-made wallet?

Before diving into integration, decide which path suits your product strategy.

MATTR Pi Holder SDK: build it into your app

Best for: teams that want credential holding embedded within their existing mobile application, with full control over the user experience and branding.

The MATTR Pi mDocs Holder SDK provides native libraries for iOS, Android, and React Native. You integrate the SDK into your existing codebase, and your app gains the ability to claim, store, and present credentials directly.

Choose the SDK when you:

• Already have a mobile app and want to add credential capabilities to it.
• Need full control over the user interface and interaction flow.
• Want credential holding to be seamless within your existing app experience.
• Need to customize presentation consent screens, credential displays, or notification handling.
• Are building a purpose-specific application (e.g., employee app, government services app).

MATTR GO Hold: use a ready-made wallet

Best for: teams that want to offer credential holding without building or maintaining a custom wallet, or that need a wallet for testing and pilot deployments.

MATTR GO Hold is a downloadable wallet application that supports credential claiming and presentation out of the box. It can serve as a white-label starting point or a production wallet for end users.

Choose MATTR GO Hold when you:

• Want to get to market quickly without custom mobile development.
• Need a wallet for pilot programs, proofs of concept, or testing.
• Don't require deep integration with an existing app experience.
• Want a standalone wallet app for your users.
• Need a reference implementation to guide your own SDK integration later.

Comparison

Next steps

If you are integrating the SDK, review the platform requirements next.