Head to head
Wasabi Wallet vs Tangem Wallet
The short answer
Which should you buy?
On our fixed standard, Tangem Wallet earns the higher mark, 8.8 to 6.5. But the right pick depends on what you want: Wasabi Wallet is our call for best open-source Bitcoin privacy wallet, while Tangem Wallet is the one to get for best for beginners.
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Choose Wasabi Wallet if you
- Are a technical, non-US Bitcoin user
- Want an open-source, Tor-by-default desktop wallet
- Value coin control and hardware support
- Are willing to configure a third-party CoinJoin coordinator
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| WaWasabi Wallet | Tangem Wallet |
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|---|---|---|
| Our score | 6.5 / 10 | 8.8 / 10 |
| Type | Bitcoin privacy desktop wallet | Card-format cold storage |
| Price | Free | from $54.90 |
| Security | 7.8 | 8.9 |
| Ease of use | 6.0 | 9.6 |
| Assets | 5.6 | 8.4 |
| Value | 6.4 | 9.2 |
| Support | 6.4 | 8.6 |
| Recovery | 7.8 | 9.0 |
| Best for | Best open-source Bitcoin privacy wallet | Best for beginners |
| Maker | zkSNACKs | Tangem AG |
Read the full verdicts
The full reviews
Best open-source Bitcoin privacy wallet
6.5
Wasabi Wallet
A respected open-source, Tor-by-default Bitcoin desktop wallet, but its signature CoinJoin...
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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.