Comparison

Arculus Wallet vs Shoebox

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Arculus Wallet

Securely store and manage your cryptocurrencies and NFTs with a physical metal card and a user-friendly mobile app. This cold storage solution protects your private keys with advanced security features, ensuring your digital assets are always in your possession.

Highlights
  • Cold storage for cryptocurrencies and NFTs
  • Physical metal Arculus Key Card
  • Secure Element Hardware Classification (CC EAL6+)
  • 3-factor authentication (biometric, PIN, card)
  • No cables, Bluetooth, or USB connections
  • Private keys stored on the card
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Arculus is the next-gen crypto and NFT cold storage wallet solution. The Arculus Wallet App lets you securely hold the world’s leading cryptocurrencies and NFTs. Arculus features an easy-to-use mobile app and a sleek, metal card where you store and control your private keys. Arculus was created by CompoSecure, a 20-year leader in security, payment, and digital-asset storage technology solutions. HOW ARCULUS WORKS Your Arculus wallet solution is made up of two parts that work together: a physical Arculus Key™ Card and the mobile Arculus Wallet™ App. The Arculus Key Card is a sleek, metal card with leading-edge embedded security technology, a CC EAL6+ Secure Element Hardware Classification, to securely store your crypto and NFT keys. The card can be purchased at the Arculus website – getarculus.com. Your Arculus wallet protects your digital assets with 3-factor authentication relying on something you are (a biometric marker), something you know (a PIN), and something you have (your Arculus Key Card). Arculus has no cables, no Bluetooth, or USB connections and it never needs to be charged. It’s true cold storage. Your private keys are stored on the card and are always in your possession. With Arculus, you don’t have to toggle between screens or push tiny buttons on a USB drive. Just enter your PIN and tap your card to the back of your phone. It’s digital asset security made simple.

About

Shoebox

Features
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The shoebox of receipts under your desk is costing you money. Every faded docket you can't find at tax time is a deduction you don't claim. Every receipt your apprentice leaves in the ute is one you pay for twice. Shoebox fixes it in one photo. SNAP IT Photograph a receipt. Shoebox reads the merchant, date, total and GST straight off the picture — and keeps the picture. Numbers alone aren't proof; the photo is. NO SIGNAL? NO PROBLEM In a basement, a plant room or a paddock, snap it anyway. The photo waits safely on your phone and uploads by itself when you're back in range. TAG IT ONCE Tag a receipt "Fuel" and every future receipt from that servo tags itself. You stop sorting and it keeps learning. FIND IT IN SECONDS Search by shop, tag, month or amount, and see the total of whatever matches. YOUR CREW INSTALLS NOTHING Text them a link. They photograph receipts, the rows land in your book with their name on them. No accounts to set up, no app for them to download, no chasing. HAND YOUR ACCOUNTANT A SPREADSHEET One tap exports everything to a Google Sheet in your own Drive. It's your file. Stop using Shoebox tomorrow and you keep every row. WHAT WE CAN AND CAN'T SEE Shoebox only ever touches the one spreadsheet it makes for you. The rest of your Drive is invisible to us. Your receipt photos are private to your account, and you can delete your account and everything in it from inside the app. Sign in with Apple or Google. Built for tradies, sole traders and anyone who has ever emptied a glovebox in June.

Screenshots

Arculus Wallet4 screens
Shoebox3 screens

Verdict

The call

Arculus Wallet and Shoebox are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Arculus Wallet versus Shoebox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArculus WalletShoebox
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.3K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.516.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArculus HoldingsMetropolis Sky Pty Ltd

Bugs and requests

Arculus Wallet

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Card not recognized by app
  • Balance not updating correctly
  • Transactions getting stuck or failing

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add support for more cryptocurrencies
  • Implement wallet connect protocol
  • Provide profit/loss tracking
  • Enable custom token addition
  • Add staking capabilities
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  • Integrate with tax reporting tools

Shoebox

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Arculus Wallet

No in-app purchases

None

Shoebox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Arculus Wallet free?
Arculus Wallet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shoebox free?
Shoebox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Arculus Wallet or Shoebox have ads?
Neither Arculus Wallet nor Shoebox shows ads.

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