The main differences are:

1. lnurl requires a web server to be running at a publicly accessible endpoint that can request invoices from your node
   • because a web server is already running, it’s trivial to do nice things like Lightning addresses
2. bolt12 just requires a bolt12 supporting lightning node to be running and the payer to be able to pay bolt12 invoices
   • Bolt12 also has a bunch of other nice features like subscriptions and better receiver privacy.

Zeus had the implemntation the other day as did Phoenix! From my understanding Bolt 12 can enable more custom routing channels and more efficient lightning channel management.

This is high level, there is alot to Bolt12.

Great!

This dicussion is very helpful for beginners to understand the key differences.

Here is a good technical explanation from Massmux. https://massmux.org/p/bolt12-on-the-phoenix-phoenixd-ecosystem

BOLT12 simplifies Lightning Network payments with static QR codes, offering ease of use for receiving transactions, while LNURL provides dynamic capabilities through URLs, enabling a range of interactive Lightning Network functionalities.

BOLT12 is the future. Offers more privacy and is more decentralized. LNURL repeats the mistakes we made with the internet, as it provides an easy choke point that authorities can use to exert control and track transactions.

I am beyond exited about BOLT12, and don't listen to the naysayers, it works fantastic. I have been receiving BOLT12 payments from OCEAN for weeks now without a hitch, and just tried Phoenix wallet's implementation. It's gorgeous and smooth. BOLT12 frees us from havinh to compromise/choose tradeoffs between reuseable LN invoices, privacy and UX.

Give it a try, it's awesome.