Head to head
Abra vs Tangem Wallet
The short answer
Which should you buy?
On our fixed standard, Tangem Wallet earns the higher mark, 8.8 to 5.5. But the right pick depends on what you want: Abra is our call for not recommended for US retail, while Tangem Wallet is the one to get for best for beginners.
Ab
Choose Abra if you
- Are an institution or family office
- Are researching what happened to Abra
- Are a non-US user aware of the history
Choose Tangem Wallet if you
- Are moving off an exchange for the first time
- Want the simplest possible cold storage
- Prefer nothing to charge, connect or update
- Like a wallet you can hide like a bank card
Side by side
Full comparison
Green marks the winner of each row| AbAbra | Tangem Wallet |
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|---|---|---|
| Our score | 5.5 / 10 | 8.8 / 10 |
| Type | Crypto platform (institutional) | Card-format cold storage |
| Price | Varies | from $54.90 |
| Security | 5.0 | 8.9 |
| Ease of use | 6.5 | 9.6 |
| Assets | 6.5 | 8.4 |
| Value | 5.0 | 9.2 |
| Support | 4.5 | 8.6 |
| Recovery | 5.5 | 9.0 |
| Best for | Not recommended for US retail | Best for beginners |
| Maker | Abra | Tangem AG |
Read the full verdicts
The full reviews
Not recommended for US retail
5.5
Abra
Once a popular retail crypto app, Abra wound down its US retail business in 2023 after reg...
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8.8
Tangem Wallet
A tap-to-use cold wallet in a card that sets up in about ninety seconds, with an EAL6+ sec...
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The verdict
Tangem Wallet takes it
Tangem Wallet earns the higher mark on our standard, but read both reviews before you decide.