diff --git a/app/alby.tsx b/app/alby.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a91e1b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/alby.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import { webln } from 'alby-js-sdk'
+import { Stack } from 'expo-router'
+import { useEffect } from 'react'
+import { StyleSheet, Text, View } from 'react-native'
+
+export default function Alby() {
+  async function connectToAlby() {
+    // if (!window.webln) {
+    try {
+      const nostrWalletConnectUrl = 'https://arcade.chat/nwc-test' // Replace this with your own NWC url loading mechanism
+      console.log('so')
+      const nwc = new webln.NostrWebLNProvider({ nostrWalletConnectUrl })
+      console.log(nwc)
+      await nwc.enable()
+      console.log('?')
+      window.webln = nwc
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Error connecting to Alby wallet:', error)
+      // Handle errors and inform the user about the connection issue
+    }
+    // } else {
+    //   console.log('got webln', window.webln)
+    // }
+  }
+  useEffect(() => {
+    console.log(webln)
+    connectToAlby()
+  }, [])
+  return (
+    <View style={styles.container}>
+      <Text style={styles.title}>alby test</Text>
+      <Stack.Screen options={{ title: 'Alby Test' }} />
+    </View>
+  )
+}
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  container: {
+    flex: 1,
+    height: '100%',
+    width: '100%',
+    backgroundColor: 'transparent',
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+  },
+  title: {
+    color: '#fff',
+    fontFamily: 'Protomolecule',
+    fontSize: 60,
+    textShadowColor: 'cyan',
+    textShadowRadius: 14,
+  },
+  subtitle: {
+    color: '#fff',
+    fontFamily: 'Protomolecule',
+    fontSize: 20,
+    textShadowColor: 'cyan',
+    textShadowRadius: 14,
+    marginTop: 20,
+  },
+})
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 98e98fa0..cecf733a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
     "@tamagui/shorthands": "1.11.2",
     "@tamagui/theme-base": "1.11.2",
     "@tamagui/themes": "1.11.2",
+    "alby-js-sdk": "1.6.0",
     "axios": "^1.4.0",
     "babel-plugin-transform-inline-environment-variables": "0.4.4",
     "bech32": "1.1.4",
diff --git a/src/views/nwc/NwcTest.tsx b/src/views/nwc/NwcTest.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..24ec3aca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/views/nwc/NwcTest.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import { webln } from 'alby-js-sdk'
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+
+const NWCComponent = () => {
+  const [nwc, setNWC] = useState<any>(null)
+  const [isConnected, setIsConnected] = useState(false)
+  const [response, setResponse] = useState(null)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!nwc) {
+      const newNWC = new webln.NWC({ nostrWalletConnectUrl: loadNWCUrl })
+      setNWC(newNWC)
+    }
+  }, [nwc])
+
+  const connect = async () => {
+    if (!nwc) return
+    try {
+      await nwc.enable()
+      setIsConnected(true)
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Error connecting:', error)
+    }
+  }
+
+  const sendPayment = async (invoice) => {
+    if (!nwc) return
+    try {
+      const paymentResponse = await nwc.sendPayment(invoice)
+      setResponse(paymentResponse)
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Error sending payment:', error)
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      {!isConnected && (
+        <button onClick={connect}>Connect to Nostr Wallet Connect</button>
+      )}
+      {isConnected && (
+        <div>
+          <h2>Connected to Nostr Wallet Connect</h2>
+          <button onClick={() => sendPayment('your_invoice_here')}>
+            Send Payment
+          </button>
+          {response && (
+            <div>
+              <h3>Payment Response:</h3>
+              <pre>{JSON.stringify(response, null, 2)}</pre>
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+export default NWCComponent
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 9300ee6f..0162aa24 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3680,6 +3680,15 @@ aggregate-error@^3.0.0:
     clean-stack "^2.0.0"
     indent-string "^4.0.0"
 
+alby-js-sdk@1.6.0:
+  version "1.6.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/alby-js-sdk/-/alby-js-sdk-1.6.0.tgz#e4a8c54b3a3f841bfb372452839bc2dace2a649b"
+  integrity sha512-utKiIVBYU+d94gvFY/j3rM6X2jw2nZ6tDFheLEbxBbWtsLIkTLSiG8EDlT5NY20gqs43GpQlrRsOZLhlZ+byFQ==
+  dependencies:
+    cross-fetch "^3.1.5"
+    crypto-js "^4.1.1"
+    nostr-tools "^1.10.0"
+
 anser@^1.4.9:
   version "1.4.10"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/anser/-/anser-1.4.10.tgz#befa3eddf282684bd03b63dcda3927aef8c2e35b"
@@ -4746,6 +4755,11 @@ crypt@0.0.2, crypt@~0.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/crypt/-/crypt-0.0.2.tgz#88d7ff7ec0dfb86f713dc87bbb42d044d3e6c41b"
   integrity sha512-mCxBlsHFYh9C+HVpiEacem8FEBnMXgU9gy4zmNC+SXAZNB/1idgp/aulFJ4FgCi7GPEVbfyng092GqL2k2rmow==
 
+crypto-js@^4.1.1:
+  version "4.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/crypto-js/-/crypto-js-4.1.1.tgz#9e485bcf03521041bd85844786b83fb7619736cf"
+  integrity sha512-o2JlM7ydqd3Qk9CA0L4NL6mTzU2sdx96a+oOfPu8Mkl/PK51vSyoi8/rQ8NknZtk44vq15lmhAj9CIAGwgeWKw==
+
 crypto-random-string@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/crypto-random-string/-/crypto-random-string-1.0.0.tgz#a230f64f568310e1498009940790ec99545bca7e"
@@ -8064,7 +8078,7 @@ nostr-tools@1.8.1:
     "@scure/bip39" "^1.1.1"
     prettier "^2.8.4"
 
-nostr-tools@^1.1.0:
+nostr-tools@^1.1.0, nostr-tools@^1.10.0:
   version "1.10.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nostr-tools/-/nostr-tools-1.10.1.tgz#b52043b3031f4314478d0a3bfaa8ffb9cc4f98a0"
   integrity sha512-zgTYJeuZQ3CDASsmBEcB5i6V6l0IaA6cjnll6OVik3FoZcvbCaL7yP8I40hYnOIi3KlJykV7jEF9fn8h1NzMnA==