> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.useretina.xyz/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Portfolio tracker vs wallet viewer

> Why Retina is a portfolio tracker, not a wallet viewer like DeBank or Jupiter, and what cross-wallet, cross-protocol context the distinction unlocks.

Most tools labeled "portfolio tracker" are actually wallet viewers. The distinction matters for what you can do with the data.

## Wallet viewer

A wallet viewer answers 1 question: what is in this wallet on this chain right now?

Examples:

* **DeBank**: EVM wallet contents
* **Jupiter portfolio**: Solana wallet contents
* **Polymarket "My Positions"**: open Polymarket positions for the connected wallet
* A protocol's own dashboard (Pendle, Hyperliquid, Upshift, Yearn): your positions in that 1 protocol

Each of these is correct for what it does. None of them talks to the others. If you hold positions across 4 chains, 6 protocols, and Polymarket, you open 11 tabs.

## Portfolio tracker

A portfolio tracker joins wallet viewers into 1 view, and adds context that comes from comparing positions to each other and to time.

Compare:

* **Wallet viewer**: "You have 4,500 USDC on Upshift."
* **Portfolio tracker**: "You have 4,500 USDC on Upshift, it matures on May 30, you are earning 4.5% APY on it, it represents 1.4% of your total portfolio, and you have 3 other positions maturing in the same week."

The second is what every page in Retina is trying to give you. The [Dashboard](/pages/dashboard) does it at the portfolio level (total, delta vs previous snapshot, top protocols). The [Maturity Ladder](/pages/maturity-ladder) does it at the time level. The [Positions Explorer](/pages/positions) does it at the raw row level.