SafePal S1 vs CoolWallet Pro Same published score.
CoolWallet Pro and SafePal S1 tie on score at 48; the published tie-break orders them. CoolWallet Pro is ahead on rebuildable firmware and maker independence. SafePal S1 ranks #19 and CoolWallet Pro #18 of 23 published hardware wallets. The ledger below shows where each side is ahead — pick by the criterion that matters to you.
SafePal S148
vs
CPCoolWallet Pro48
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99 · ranks #19 and #18 of 23
CoolWallet Pro and SafePal S1 tie on score at 48; the published tie-break orders them. CoolWallet Pro is ahead on rebuildable firmware and maker independence.
SafePal S1 #19 of 2348
CPCoolWallet Pro #18 of 2348
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99; a bar is empty at 41 and full at 99.
Why, term by termCoolWallet Pro leads on 2 of 6 published criteria; SafePal S1 on 2. The terms sum to the gap.
TermCoolWallet ProSafePal S1WeightPoints
Rebuildable firmware4/103/106.5+1.7for CoolWallet Pro+0.9 of 32
Genuine check2/105/102.9−2.2for SafePal S1−1.2 of 32
Maker independence6/104/102.6+1.4for CoolWallet Pro+0.7 of 32
Fund-loss record9/1010/102.6−0.7for SafePal S1−0.4 of 32
Net of the terms+0.1
Criteria roundingThe criteria block is rounded to whole points before it is spread+0.1
Reproduced gap+0.3
Published gapAfter score rounding and bounds — see the note below48480.0
Weight is in points of the 86-point weighted total. Points are score points of the gap between the two.
SafePal S1Score 48Air-gapped by QR at $49.99 — the cheapest air-gapped signer here, with an unnamed secure elementStrength: Years in buyers' hands without a device-level fund loss — 10/10Watch-out: Its secure element is claimed at EAL5+ on one SafePal page and EAL6+ on another, with no part numberCoolWallet ProScore 48Credit-card signer with an e-paper screen and Bluetooth at $149 — five years in buyers' hands without a device-level fund lossStrength: Years in buyers' hands without a device-level fund loss — 9/10Watch-out: Its EAL6+ secure element is claimed with no part number, so no certificate can be looked up
Quick facts
At a glance
3 of 5 rows read the same for both.
FactSafePal S1CoolWallet Pro
One-time priceSnapshotSafePal S1 at $49.99, VAT and duty excluded, on https://www.safepal.com/en/store, read 1 October 2026.CoolWallet Pro at $149.00 on https://www.coolwallet.io/products/coolwallet-pro, read 2 October 2026; every co-branded Pro edition for sale in the store feed is also $149.00.
Asset coverageEditorial——
Region fitSnapshotglobalglobal
Custody modelEditorialSelf-custody: the keys stay on the deviceSelf-custody: the keys stay on the device
Security postureSnapshotSecure element, no listed certificate; partly open source; air-gapped signing.Secure element, no listed certificate; partly open source; no air-gapped signing.
From the published criteria
Which should you pick?
SafePal S1
48#19 of 23
Pick it when
Pick SafePal S1 if genuine check matters most — it scores 5/10 to CoolWallet Pro's 2/10 there (weight 12).
Strength
Years in buyers' hands without a device-level fund loss — 10/10
Tradeoff
Its secure element is claimed at EAL5+ on one SafePal page and EAL6+ on another, with no part number
CP
CoolWallet Pro
48#18 of 23
Pick it when
Pick CoolWallet Pro if rebuildable firmware matters most — it scores 4/10 to SafePal S1's 3/10 there (weight 27).
Strength
Years in buyers' hands without a device-level fund loss — 9/10
Tradeoff
Its EAL6+ secure element is claimed with no part number, so no certificate can be looked up
Self-identify in 10 seconds
Which one is actually for you?
SafePal S1
Choose SafePal S1 if genuine check matters most
Genuine check: 5/10 against 2/10 for CoolWallet Pro (weight 12)
Fund-loss record: 10/10 against 9/10 for CoolWallet Pro (weight 11)
SafePal S1Score 48Air-gapped by QR at $49.99 — the cheapest air-gapped signer here, with an unnamed secure elementStrength: Years in buyers' hands without a device-level fund loss — 10/10Watch-out: Its secure element is claimed at EAL5+ on one SafePal page and EAL6+ on another, with no part number
CPCoolWallet Pro
Choose CoolWallet Pro if rebuildable firmware matters most
Rebuildable firmware: 4/10 against 3/10 for SafePal S1 (weight 27)
Maker independence: 6/10 against 4/10 for SafePal S1 (weight 11)
CoolWallet ProScore 48Credit-card signer with an e-paper screen and Bluetooth at $149 — five years in buyers' hands without a device-level fund lossStrength: Years in buyers' hands without a device-level fund loss — 9/10Watch-out: Its EAL6+ secure element is claimed with no part number, so no certificate can be looked up
Criterion by criterion
Scorecard
Published criteria · weight in points of 8612 of 12 cells scored. Strength is read from the evidence file; the weight is the published one. Methodology
Secure element
weight 6.5 of 86Tie
SafePal S13/10 out of 10
CoolWallet Pro3/10 out of 10
Rebuildable firmware
by 1 of 10weight 6.5 of 86CoolWallet Pro leads
SafePal S13/10 out of 10
CoolWallet Pro4/10 out of 10
Genuine check
by 3 of 10weight 2.9 of 86SafePal S1 leads
SafePal S15/10 out of 10
CoolWallet Pro2/10 out of 10
Checkable keys
weight 2.9 of 86Tie
SafePal S10/10 out of 10
CoolWallet Pro0/10 out of 10
Maker independence
by 2 of 10weight 2.6 of 86CoolWallet Pro leads
SafePal S14/10 out of 10
CoolWallet Pro6/10 out of 10
Fund-loss record
by 1 of 10weight 2.6 of 86SafePal S1 leads
SafePal S110/10 out of 10
CoolWallet Pro9/10 out of 10
Score dimensions
weights sum to 86
The published score is five dimensions, each weighted for the category. "Published criteria" is the criteria block above; the other four are the engine's own terms — availability, friction, trust record, measured data. Each bar is one side's points out of that dimension's maximum; the weight beside the name is its points of the 86-point weighted total. The published criteria above can fill 24 of the block’s 30. A weight marked “constant here” belongs to a dimension every ranked product in the category holds at the same value: it still counts in the total, and it orders nothing here.
Availabilityweight 20 of 86 · constant here
SafePal S114/20CoolWallet Pro14/20
Tie
Published criteriaweight 30 of 86
SafePal S19/30CoolWallet Pro9.1/30
CoolWallet Pro leads
Frictionweight 10 of 86 · constant here
SafePal S12.7/10CoolWallet Pro2.7/10
Tie
Trust recordweight 8 of 86 · constant here
SafePal S13.2/8CoolWallet Pro3.2/8
Tie
Measured dataweight 18 of 86 · constant here
SafePal S15.5/18CoolWallet Pro5.5/18
Tie
Decision rulePublished order
Same published score — pick by the criterion that matters to you.
Pick SafePal S1 if genuine check matters most — it scores 5/10 to CoolWallet Pro's 2/10 there (weight 12).
Pick CoolWallet Pro if rebuildable firmware matters most — it scores 4/10 to SafePal S1's 3/10 there (weight 27).
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Scored by Secure element you can look up · 27% (SafePal S1 3/10, CoolWallet Pro 3/10)
Scored by Firmware anyone can rebuild and match · 27% (SafePal S1 3/10, CoolWallet Pro 4/10)
Scored by Proof the device is genuine and unmodified · 12% (SafePal S1 5/10, CoolWallet Pro 2/10)
Scored by Key creation and signing you can check · 12% (SafePal S1 0/10, CoolWallet Pro 0/10)
Scored by Sign and recover without the maker · 11% (SafePal S1 4/10, CoolWallet Pro 6/10)
Scored by Years in buyers' hands without a device-level fund loss · 11% (SafePal S1 10/10, CoolWallet Pro 9/10)
Every failure family that applies to this category is scored, except Information failure, which the provider pages show as a fact.
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CoolWallet Pro and SafePal S1 tie on score at 48; the published tie-break orders them. CoolWallet Pro is ahead on rebuildable firmware and maker independence. Published scores, out of 100: SafePal S1 48 (rank 19 of 23 hardware wallets), CoolWallet Pro 48 (rank 18 of 23).
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