Head to head
BlueWallet vs Tangem Wallet
The short answer
Which should you buy?
On our fixed standard, Tangem Wallet earns the higher mark, 8.8 to 7.4. But the right pick depends on what you want: BlueWallet is our call for best open-source mobile Bitcoin wallet, while Tangem Wallet is the one to get for best for beginners.
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Choose BlueWallet if you
- Want a powerful free mobile Bitcoin wallet
- Value multisig, watch-only and hardware signing
- Are comfortable connecting your own node for Lightning
- Want real self-custody with no KYC
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| BlBlueWallet | Tangem Wallet |
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|---|---|---|
| Our score | 7.4 / 10 | 8.8 / 10 |
| Type | Bitcoin and Lightning wallet | Card-format cold storage |
| Price | Free | from $54.90 |
| Security | 7.6 | 8.9 |
| Ease of use | 7.8 | 9.6 |
| Assets | 6.6 | 8.4 |
| Value | 8.4 | 9.2 |
| Support | 6.8 | 8.6 |
| Recovery | 8.0 | 9.0 |
| Best for | Best open-source mobile Bitcoin wallet | Best for beginners |
| Maker | BlueWallet | Tangem AG |
Read the full verdicts
The full reviews
Best open-source mobile Bitcoin wallet
7.4
BlueWallet
A free, open-source Bitcoin and Lightning wallet that packs desktop-grade features into a...
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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.