Head to head
Arculus Wallet vs Tangem Wallet
The short answer
Which should you buy?
On our fixed standard, Tangem Wallet earns the higher mark, 8.8 to 8.5. But the right pick depends on what you want: Arculus Wallet is our call for best tap-to-sign card wallet, while Tangem Wallet is the one to get for best for beginners.
Choose Arculus Wallet if you
- Want cold storage in a card you tap
- Hold mainly major coins and tokens
- Manage crypto from a phone
- Prefer nothing to charge or connect
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| Arculus Wallet |
Tangem Wallet |
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|---|---|---|
| Our score | 8.5 / 10 | 8.8 / 10 |
| Type | Card-format cold storage | Card-format cold storage |
| Price | $99 | from $54.90 |
| Security | 8.9 | 8.9 |
| Ease of use | 9.3 | 9.6 |
| Assets | 7.8 | 8.4 |
| Value | 8.7 | 9.2 |
| Support | 8.2 | 8.6 |
| Recovery | 8.6 | 9.0 |
| Best for | Best tap-to-sign card wallet | Best for beginners |
| Maker | CompoSecure | Tangem AG |
Read the full verdicts
The full reviews
Best tap-to-sign card wallet
8.5
Arculus Wallet
A metal card wallet with a bank-grade EAL6+ secure element and three-factor tap-to-sign. C...
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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.