Head to head
Phantom vs Tangem Wallet
The short answer
Which should you buy?
On our fixed standard, Tangem Wallet earns the higher mark, 8.8 to 8.2. But the right pick depends on what you want: Phantom is our call for best wallet for Solana, while Tangem Wallet is the one to get for best for beginners.
Choose Phantom if you
- Are Solana-first or hold Solana NFTs
- Want a clean, friendly multi-chain wallet
- Value clear scam and transaction warnings
- Will pair a Ledger for savings
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| Phantom |
Tangem Wallet |
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|---|---|---|
| Our score | 8.2 / 10 | 8.8 / 10 |
| Type | Hot wallet (software) | Card-format cold storage |
| Price | Free | from $54.90 |
| Security | 7.7 | 8.9 |
| Ease of use | 9.2 | 9.6 |
| Assets | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| Value | 8.6 | 9.2 |
| Support | 8.0 | 8.6 |
| Recovery | 8.0 | 9.0 |
| Best for | Best wallet for Solana | Best for beginners |
| Maker | Phantom Technologies | Tangem AG |
Read the full verdicts
The full reviews
Best wallet for Solana
8.2
Phantom
The wallet that made Solana easy, now multi-chain across Ethereum, Bitcoin and more, with...
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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.