Tangem vs CoolWallet Pro CoolWallet Pro leads by 6 points.
CoolWallet Pro scores 6 points above Tangem, led by rebuildable firmware, fund-loss record, and maker independence. Tangem ranks #23 and CoolWallet Pro #18 of 23 published hardware wallets. Every term of the gap is on the ledger below; the inputs are on the audit receipt.
Tangem42
vs
CPCoolWallet Pro48
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99 · ranks #23 and #18 of 23
CoolWallet Pro scores 6 points above Tangem, led by rebuildable firmware, fund-loss record, and maker independence.
Tangem #23 of 2342
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 3 of 6 published criteria; Tangem on 1. The terms sum to the gap.
TermCoolWallet ProTangemWeightPoints
Rebuildable firmware4/100/106.5+6.7for CoolWallet Pro+3.5 of 32
Genuine check2/107/102.9−3.7for Tangem−1.9 of 32
Fund-loss record9/107/102.6+1.4for CoolWallet Pro+0.7 of 32
Maker independence6/104/102.6+1.4for CoolWallet Pro+0.7 of 32
Net of the terms+5.7
Reproduced gap+5.7
Published gapAfter score rounding and bounds — see the note below4842+6.0
Weight is in points of the 86-point weighted total. Points are score points of the gap between the two.
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 upTangemScore 42Tap-to-phone NFC cards — closed firmware, and a 2026 laser attack it cannot patchStrength: Proof the device is genuine and unmodified — 7/10Watch-out: In July 2026 Ledger Donjon reset the card password with a laser fault and signed transactions; it affects every card in circulation and cannot be patched
Quick facts
At a glance
2 of 5 rows read the same for both.
FactTangemCoolWallet Pro
One-time priceSnapshotTangem Wallet 2 Cards set at $59.90 on https://tangem.com/en/pricing/, 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 fitSnapshotus, europe, globalglobal
Custody modelEditorialSelf-custody: the keys stay on the deviceSelf-custody: the keys stay on the device
Security postureSnapshotSecure element, EAL6+ certified; closed source; no air-gapped signing.Secure element, no listed certificate; partly open source; no air-gapped signing.
From the published criteria
Which should you pick?
Tangem
42#23 of 23
Pick it when
Pick Tangem if genuine check matters most — it scores 7/10 to CoolWallet Pro's 2/10 there (weight 12).
Strength
Proof the device is genuine and unmodified — 7/10
Tradeoff
In July 2026 Ledger Donjon reset the card password with a laser fault and signed transactions; it affects every card in circulation and cannot be patched
CP
CoolWallet Pro
48#18 of 23
Leads
Pick it when
Pick CoolWallet Pro if rebuildable firmware matters most — it scores 4/10 to Tangem's 0/10 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?
Tangem
Choose Tangem if genuine check matters most
Genuine check: 7/10 against 2/10 for CoolWallet Pro (weight 12)
TangemScore 42Tap-to-phone NFC cards — closed firmware, and a 2026 laser attack it cannot patchStrength: Proof the device is genuine and unmodified — 7/10Watch-out: In July 2026 Ledger Donjon reset the card password with a laser fault and signed transactions; it affects every card in circulation and cannot be patched
CPCoolWallet ProLeads
Choose CoolWallet Pro if rebuildable firmware matters most
Rebuildable firmware: 4/10 against 0/10 for Tangem (weight 27)
Maker independence: 6/10 against 4/10 for Tangem (weight 11)
Fund-loss record: 9/10 against 7/10 for Tangem (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
Tangem3/10 out of 10
CoolWallet Pro3/10 out of 10
Rebuildable firmware
by 4 of 10weight 6.5 of 86CoolWallet Pro leads
Tangem0/10 out of 10
CoolWallet Pro4/10 out of 10
Genuine check
by 5 of 10weight 2.9 of 86Tangem leads
Tangem7/10 out of 10
CoolWallet Pro2/10 out of 10
Checkable keys
weight 2.9 of 86Tie
Tangem0/10 out of 10
CoolWallet Pro0/10 out of 10
Maker independence
by 2 of 10weight 2.6 of 86CoolWallet Pro leads
Tangem4/10 out of 10
CoolWallet Pro6/10 out of 10
Fund-loss record
by 2 of 10weight 2.6 of 86CoolWallet Pro leads
Tangem7/10 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
Tangem14/20CoolWallet Pro14/20
Tie
Published criteriaweight 30 of 86
Tangem6.9/30CoolWallet Pro9.1/30
CoolWallet Pro leads
Frictionweight 10 of 86 · constant here
Tangem2.7/10CoolWallet Pro2.7/10
Tie
Trust recordweight 8 of 86 · constant here
Tangem3.2/8CoolWallet Pro3.2/8
Tie
Measured dataweight 18 of 86 · constant here
Tangem5.5/18CoolWallet Pro5.5/18
Tie
Decision rulePublished order
Choose CoolWallet Pro unless the term Tangem leads on is the one you are buying.
Pick Tangem if genuine check matters most — it scores 7/10 to CoolWallet Pro's 2/10 there (weight 12).
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Key failure: your own keys are made, shown or recovered unsafely.
Scored by Secure element you can look up · 27% (Tangem 3/10, CoolWallet Pro 3/10)
Scored by Firmware anyone can rebuild and match · 27% (Tangem 0/10, CoolWallet Pro 4/10)
Scored by Proof the device is genuine and unmodified · 12% (Tangem 7/10, CoolWallet Pro 2/10)
Scored by Key creation and signing you can check · 12% (Tangem 0/10, CoolWallet Pro 0/10)
Scored by Sign and recover without the maker · 11% (Tangem 4/10, CoolWallet Pro 6/10)
Scored by Years in buyers' hands without a device-level fund loss · 11% (Tangem 7/10, 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.
Questions
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CoolWallet Pro scores 6 points above Tangem, led by rebuildable firmware, fund-loss record, and maker independence. Published scores, out of 100: Tangem 42 (rank 23 of 23 hardware wallets), CoolWallet Pro 48 (rank 18 of 23).
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