The Wallet Shoppe
OK, we admit it, we have a favorite. But in our Secrid Wallet Review we’ll compare these wallets and cash accessories to help you decide for yourself!
A Comprehensive Overview Of Secrid Wallets (And Our Favorite)
We’re just going to come right out and say it, the best overall Secrid wallet is their Slimwallet.
It’s the one that best combines the ever-elusive slim factor with functionality more so than any of their other wallets.
That said, while it is for most… it’s not for everyone. We’ll jump in and compare these Secrid wallets to help you decide for yourself which one you need to carry.
“A Better World Starts In Your Pocket”
Secrid’s Cardprotector is made in the Netherlands, while the leather wallets are made in the Netherlands and Italy. The company describes its manufacturing choices in its sustainability overview.
The founders’ design agency dates back to 1990. Their first minimalist wallet, the Bodycard, followed in 1997, and the Cardprotector launched in 2009. That aluminum case is still the building block of the range.
The Slimwallet — Cardprotector base plus a vintage-leather wallet without a clasp. Best balance of slim and capacity.
The Card Protector — the original aluminum shell with the satisfying card-fan ejector. Holds 4-6 cards, no cash.
The Miniwallet — Cardprotector inside a slim leather bifold with a clasp. Holds 4 extra cards on the other side.
The Moneyband — official elastic-and-steel band that wraps around any Cardprotector for cash carry.
The Twinwallet — two Cardprotectors stacked together for 16 cards total. The Cadillac of the line.
The Choices
Let’s go through the range, looking at features, dimensions, and durability. We’ll list color options as well to give you an idea, though these do change all the time.
Card Protector
First up is the Card Protector. This is Secrid’s true minimalist offering, the one that started it all, and the building block all the other offerings are based on.
It consists of a simple aluminum shell that holds credit cards only, with a cool “ejector” that kicks the cards out in a satisfying (and practical) fan so you can grab just the card you want and push the rest back in.
This is a great little wallet, but it’s likely to be too minimalist for most. To give a really specific example, I like to carry a limited number of cards, but always tuck a $20 and maybe a single into my wallet in case of emergencies, or I find myself somewhere with a credit card minimum.
This wallet is simply a credit card holder. It can’t really hold business cards (they tend to jam the mechanism) and there is nowhere to tuck cash at all.
Dimensions: 4.02 x 2.48 x 0.31 inches (102 x 63 x 8 mm)
Weight: 1.7oz (48 grams)
Capacity: 4-6 cards (depending on whether they are embossed or not).
Durability: The shell is a pretty tough aluminum and sturdy enough to take a beating while protecting your cards. The ejector mechanism is simple, but it is the moving part to pay attention to. The card ejector mechanism on my card protector jams sometimes.
So far, this hasn’t been a big deal - after manually extracting the cards it has continued to work fine. Stick to Secrid’s capacity limit: four embossed or six flat plastic cards, rather than forcing in another card.
Colors: Examples include Black/ Blue/ Bordeaux/ Brown/ Brushed Silver/ Gold/ Red/ Rust/ Silver/ Titanium Color/ Violet/ Laser Magnolia Black/ Laser Magnolia Bordeaux/ Laser Tartan Brown/ Laser Tartan Rust/ Laser Zigzag Black/ Laser Zigzag titanium.
RFID Protection: Yes (the aluminum shell provides this)
Moneyband
So what’s a guy to do if he wants a slim, cool gadget like the Card Protector, but also needs a little bit of cash? Well, a plain rubber band would do the job.
But let’s face it, adding a random strap/rubber band feels a bit downmarket, no? So there is an ‘official’ version - the Moneyband:
OK, this is just a cooler-looking version of a plain rubber band, isn’t it? It’s tough elastic and stainless-steel, so it won’t look out of place. If you only sometimes need the extra carrying option then the card protector and band might be the answer for you.
It also comes in lots of color choices so you can mix and match.
The Cardslide
OK, so if you’re really keen on the card protector, but you need that little extra capacity and the cash-carrying that the Moneyband adds, you could also go for this intriguing little combo.
The Cardslide consists of a card protector like the one earlier, but fits it into a slide (essentially a shallow U-shaped tray that the Cardprotector drops into). This tray gives a hidden extra space alongside the protector so you can drop in a business card or two, some cash, receipts, etc.
For good measure, they also throw in a Moneyband to wrap around and hold everything together.
Dimensions: The assembled Cardslide measures 4.06 x 2.68 x 0.75 inches (103 x 68 x 19 mm)
Weight: The complete Cardslide weighs 3.46 oz (98 grams)
Capacity: 4-6 cards in the Cardprotector, 2 more in the slide
Durability: Similar comments here as to the Cardprotector, since the major part of this is exactly that - an aluminum Cardprotector. The tray adds storage without adding a second ejector mechanism.
Colors: Desert / Black & Black / White & Bordeaux / Black & White / Electric Blue and Lime / Forest Green, and so on… you get the idea. Lots of choices and options to pair different color slides and moneybands with the Protector.
RFID Protection: Yes for cards fully inside the Cardprotector; the Slide’s extra storage is outside that shielding.
Miniwallet
Moving up the scale a bit, we get to the Miniwallet. This feels a little more “businesslike” than the Cardslide to me. It’s a simple enough concept - take the Cardprotector and put it in a slim leather wallet.
This bifold wallet comes in a nice antique-look leather, and holds the Cardprotector on one side, while adding some extra pockets on the other to hold up to four extra cards. The wallet clicks together with a firm clasp on the front of the wallet.
Dimensions: 4.02 x 2.56 x 0.83 inches (102 x 65 x 21 mm)
Weight: 2.54 oz(72 grams)
Capacity: 4-6 cards in the Cardprotector, 4 more in the wallet
Durability: The Cardprotector is of course, as durable as it ever was. The leather wrap needs care appropriate to its finish; the snap is another part to check if the wallet is overfilled.
Colors: OK, this is a little crazy, but here goes - Original Black/ Original Bordeaux/ Original Cognac-Brown/ Original Dark Brown/ Original Navy-Blue, Original Red-Red, Vintage Black/ Vintage Blue/ Vintage Brown/ Vintage Chocolate/ Vintage Cognac-Rust/ Vintage Grey-Black/ Vintage Olive-Black/ Matte Black/ Matte Blue/ Matte Brick-Black/ Matte Green-Black/ Mate Grey-Black / Matte Petrol/ Matte Pink/ Matte Purple & many more.
RFID Protection: Yes for the cards inside the Cardprotector (the aluminum shell provides this), not for the ones in the wallet pockets.
Slimwallet
This is our favorite of the range. A Secrid owner comparing it with Ekster liked the smooth mechanism and smaller size, too. The Slimwallet continues to build on the Cardprotector base, adding more capacity with a vintage-style wallet. This version doesn’t have the clasp of the Miniwallet, giving a sleeker appearance.
Dimensions: 4.02 x 2.68 x 0.63 inches (102 x 68 x 16 mm)
Weight: 2.54 oz (72 grams)
Capacity: 4-6 cards in the Cardprotector, 6 more in the wallet
Durability: As before, the Cardprotector is as durable as it ever was. There is no clasp to wear out, though the open wrap is less contained than the Miniwallet if you pack in loose receipts.
Colors: There’s a theme developing here, isn’t there? Original Black/ Original Bordeaux/ Original Cognac-Brown/ Vintage Black/ Vintage Brown/ Vintage Chocolate/ Vintage Cognac-Rust/ Vintage Grey-Black/ Matte Black/ Matte Green-Black/ Matte Grey-Black/ Crisple Black/Crisple Black-Gold, Rango Blue Titanium and many more.
RFID Protection: Yes for the cards inside the Cardprotector (the aluminum shell provides this), not for the ones in the wallet pockets.
Twinwallet
OK, now this is the point where we can’t decide if this is in “genius” or “jumped the shark” territory.
The Twinwallet is exactly what its name implies. It’s two Cardprotectors slapped together, wrapped in a larger version of the Miniwallet leather-wallet-with-a-clasp solution.
Some people love this and regard it as the Cadillac of the range, but the double-trigger of the two Cardprotectors feels to us like an awkward set-up and means remembering which case holds the card you want.
Dimensions: 4.02 x 2.76 x 0.98 inches (102 x 70 x 25mm)
Weight: 4.59 ounces (130 grams)
Capacity: 16 total - 4-6 cards in each Cardprotector, 4 more in the wallet
Durability: The Twinwallet uses the same Cardprotector mechanism twice. Keep each case within its four-embossed/six-flat-card limit. The extra case adds capacity and bulk; it does not change the card limit of either mechanism.
Colors: Original Black/ Original Cognac-Brown/ Original Red-Red/ Vintage Black/Vintage Chocolate/Matte Blue/ Matte Purple and oh, we give up already, there’s too many options…
RFID Protection: As before, yes for the cards inside the Cardprotectors, not for the ones in the wallet pockets.
It’s an impressive, cleverly modular system once you see the whole lineup together — mix and match components, and pick the color combo you want along the way. If you only carry a few cards, the Card Protector alone is plenty; step up to the Miniwallet, Slimwallet, or Twinwallet as your card count and cash-carrying needs grow.
For a different mechanism or cash layout, compare our Secrid alternatives or Ridge vs. Secrid.
For another ejector cardholder, see Ekster vs. Secrid to compare card access and cash layouts.
