Comparison

Cryptorank vs CoinMarketCap

Cryptorank and CoinMarketCap both land on Depends.

Cryptorank

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Reasonable pick for retail crypto tracking, ICO research, and fundraising data if you self-verify everything you see there.

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CoinMarketCap

coinmarketcap.com

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Use the free site and apps for price checks and rankings - nearly everyone in crypto does, and the API runs in production at Coinbase and Chainlink.

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Cryptorank versus CoinMarketCap
Compare	Cryptorank	CoinMarketCap
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Retail crypto portfolio trackers	Casual crypto price-checkers
Who it's not for	Risk-averse buyers . Reddit documents scam ads on the site	Anyone connecting wallets via site links or pop-ups
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.¹⁰	Two documented incidents: October 2021 breach and June 2025 frontend phishing exploit (76 wallets drained).¹³
Support quality	No support-quality evidence in sources	No direct support evidence in sources
Public sentiment	App-store presence and listings look positive, but Reddit threads repeatedly flag scam advertisements and scam reports tied to the site.^¹	App-store users like the free tracker, but Reddit threads flag data-accuracy doubts and security scares.¹⁵
Biggest gotcha	Scam ads have reportedly run on-site; independently verify any project before investing^³	Never connect a wallet or approve pop-ups on the site - one exploit drained 76 wallets¹³

Pick Cryptorank when

Retail crypto portfolio trackers
ICO and token-sale researchers
Crypto VC and fundraising analysts
Developers needing a crypto data API

When Cryptorank is not a fit

Risk-averse buyers . Reddit documents scam ads on the site
Institutions needing audited, guaranteed data accuracy
Non-crypto teams . irrelevant outside digital assets
Guess: casual price-checkers; free trackers cover this

Pick CoinMarketCap when

Casual crypto price-checkers
Altcoin watchers tracking thousands of coins
Devs needing a market-data API
Mobile portfolio trackers

When CoinMarketCap is not a fit

Anyone connecting wallets via site links or pop-ups
Traders needing verified, exchange-grade price accuracy
Users unwilling to manage breach-related password risk

Sources

CryptoRank Tracker & Portfolio - Google Playplay.google.com
review
CryptoRank Tracker & Portfolio - App Storeapps.apple.com
review
Cryptorank is running scam advertisements for SuperEarn - Redditreddit.com
review
Scam at CryptoRank(dot)io - Redditreddit.com
review
CoinGecko vs CryptoRank - RFP.wikirfp.wiki
review
CryptoRank - SoftwareSuggestsoftwaresuggest.com
review
CryptoRank Subscription Planscryptorank.io
official
CryptoRank API Planscryptorank.io
official
CryptoRank Refund Policycryptorank.io
official
CryptoRank Security pagecryptorank.io
security
CryptoRank Bug Bounty Campaignmedium.com
security
CoinMarketCap Data Breach - Have I Been Pwnedhaveibeenpwned.com
security
76 wallets drained in CoinMarketCap frontend exploit - Blockworksblockworks.com
security
CoinMarketCap Briefly Exploited With Wallet Phishing Pop-Up - CoinDeskcoindesk.com
news
Trustpilot reviews of coinmarketcap.comtrustpilot.com
review
Stop relying on Coin Market Cap - Reddit r/btcreddit.com
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