Head to head
Rainbow Wallet vs Tangem Wallet
The short answer
Which should you buy?
On our fixed standard, Tangem Wallet earns the higher mark, 8.8 to 8.0. But the right pick depends on what you want: Rainbow Wallet is our call for best-designed Ethereum wallet, while Tangem Wallet is the one to get for best for beginners.
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Choose Rainbow Wallet if you
- Are new to Ethereum and want the simplest wallet
- Value open-source code you can inspect
- Hold NFTs and use layer-2 networks
- Want to pair a hardware wallet with a friendly app
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| RaRainbow Wallet | Tangem Wallet |
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|---|---|---|
| Our score | 8.0 / 10 | 8.8 / 10 |
| Type | Self-custody Ethereum wallet | Card-format cold storage |
| Price | Free | from $54.90 |
| Security | 8.4 | 8.9 |
| Ease of use | 9.2 | 9.6 |
| Assets | 7.6 | 8.4 |
| Value | 7.6 | 9.2 |
| Support | 7.4 | 8.6 |
| Recovery | 8.4 | 9.0 |
| Best for | Best-designed Ethereum wallet | Best for beginners |
| Maker | Rainbow | Tangem AG |
Read the full verdicts
The full reviews
Best-designed Ethereum wallet
8.0
Rainbow Wallet
The best-looking self-custody wallet for Ethereum and its layer-2s, open source with Ledge...
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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.