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Physical signing devices that keep private keys offline, judged on security model, screen and usability, coin support and price.
10 reviews · Ranked by score
Ledger Nano Gen5 review: a touchscreen upgrade that costs you the Nano X's price twiceLedger's fifth Nano brings a real touchscreen, NFC and a tougher secure element, but it launches at $179 while the older Nano X and Nano S Plus still ship at $99 and $59. We set up all three to see who should pay more.
Ledger Flex Review: A Sharper Screen for $70 More Than Gen5We compared Ledger Flex's 480x600px E Ink touchscreen against the Nano Gen5's 300x400px display, checked its EAL6+ secure element and NFC recovery flow and tested transaction signing on both to see whether the extra $70 over the Gen5's $179 buys anything beyond a nicer screen.
Trezor Safe 3 Review: A First Hardware Wallet Done RightWe moved coins off an exchange onto a Trezor Safe 3, ran through the two-button setup with no prior hardware wallet experience assumed, and weighed its $59 price and secure element against the Safe 5's touchscreen upgrade.
Trezor Safe 7 review: a $249 wallet that finally justifies BluetoothWe set up Trezor's new flagship, paired it over Bluetooth and charged it on a Qi2 pad to see whether the TROPIC01 secure element and wireless features are worth $120 more than the Safe 5, or just a spec sheet dressed up as a launch.
Keystone 3 Pro Review: The Air-Gapped Signer Built for MetaMaskWe paired a Keystone 3 Pro with MetaMask over QR codes, checked its three-chip secure element setup against Coin Bureau's teardown, weighed the $149 price against SD card and pouch bundles, and read through the open-source claims Keystone makes about its firmware.
Trezor Safe 5 Review: A Touchscreen Hardware Wallet Worth $129We set up a Trezor Safe 5, moved real coins through it and dug into its EAL6+ secure element and Shamir backup options to see whether the touchscreen upgrade over the Safe 3 earns its price.
Coldcard Q Review: The Air-Gapped Signer for Bitcoin OnlyWe set up a Coldcard Q with dice-rolled entropy, signed a transaction entirely by QR code without ever plugging it into a computer, and weighed its dual secure elements against the steeper learning curve a first-time Bitcoin holder would face.
BitBox02 Nova Review: Swiss Simplicity Meets Open FirmwareWe set up a BitBox02 Nova, tested its new Bluetooth pairing with an iPhone through the BitBoxApp, restored a wallet from a microSD backup, and checked its open-source firmware and EAL6+ secure chip against what Ledger and Trezor currently ship.
Tangem Wallet Review: A Screenless Card That Trusts Your PhoneWe tapped a Tangem card to a phone, restored a wallet from a spare card in the set, and weighed its EAL6+ secure chip against the one trade-off a screenless design cannot avoid: blind signing, where the phone shows you the address and the card has to take its word for it.
Ledger Stax Review: Is the Curved Screen Worth $150 More Than Flex?We compared the Ledger Stax's wrap-around E Ink display and wireless charging against the cheaper Ledger Flex, checked Coin Bureau's side-by-side spec breakdown, and read through the Ledger Wallet app both devices now share to see whether the Stax's design justifies its $399 price.