Head to head
Cypherock X1 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: Cypherock X1 is our call for best hardware wallet with no seed phrase, while Tangem Wallet is the one to get for best for beginners.
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Choose Cypherock X1 if you
- Worry most about protecting a seed phrase
- Want distributed recovery with no single failure point
- Are comfortable managing a few cards
- Manage crypto on a desktop
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| CyCypherock X1 | Tangem Wallet |
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|---|---|---|
| Our score | 7.6 / 10 | 8.8 / 10 |
| Type | Seedless hardware wallet | Card-format cold storage |
| Price | from $159 | from $54.90 |
| Security | 8.0 | 8.9 |
| Ease of use | 6.8 | 9.6 |
| Value | 7.2 | 9.2 |
| Recovery | 8.8 | 9.0 |
| Best for | Best hardware wallet with no seed phrase | Best for beginners |
| Maker | Cypherock | Tangem AG |
Read the full verdicts
The full reviews
Best hardware wallet with no seed phrase
7.6
Cypherock X1
A seedless cold wallet that splits your key across a tap device and four cards, so there i...
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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.