Head to head
Blockstream Jade vs Tangem Wallet
The short answer
Which should you buy?
On our fixed standard, Tangem Wallet earns the higher mark, 8.8 to 7.6. But the right pick depends on what you want: Blockstream Jade is our call for best cheap open-source Bitcoin wallet, while Tangem Wallet is the one to get for best for beginners.
Bl
Choose Blockstream Jade if you
- Hold Bitcoin and want fully open-source hardware
- Want camera-based air-gapped signing on a budget
- Are comfortable with the blind-oracle or offline model
- Use Sparrow, Electrum or Nunchuk
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| BlBlockstream Jade | Tangem Wallet |
|
|---|---|---|
| Our score | 7.6 / 10 | 8.8 / 10 |
| Type | Bitcoin hardware wallet | Card-format cold storage |
| Price | from $67 | from $54.90 |
| Security | 7.6 | 8.9 |
| Ease of use | 7.6 | 9.6 |
| Value | 8.8 | 9.2 |
| Recovery | 8.0 | 9.0 |
| Best for | Best cheap open-source Bitcoin wallet | Best for beginners |
| Maker | Blockstream | Tangem AG |
Read the full verdicts
The full reviews
Best cheap open-source Bitcoin wallet
7.6
Blockstream Jade
A cheap, fully open-source Bitcoin and Liquid hardware wallet with a camera for air-gapped...
Read full review →Best for beginners
8.8
Tangem Wallet
A tap-to-use cold wallet in a card that sets up in about ninety seconds, with an EAL6+ sec...
Read full review →
The verdict
Tangem Wallet takes it
Tangem Wallet earns the higher mark on our standard, but read both reviews before you decide.