7 Best Bluetooth GPS Wallet Trackers (That Will Find a Lost Wallet)
A Bluetooth GPS wallet tracker will find your wallet, whether it’s buried under a sofa cushion in your living room or on a rock halfway across the world.
I wrote this guide to the 7 Best Bluetooth GPS wallet trackers because everyone misplaces their wallet. It’s inevitable. You and I and everyone else are helplessly forgetful. If our fingers weren’t attached, much of our lives would be spent looking for them.
Luckily, there are thin and powerful trackers that are designed to fit handily inside just about any wallet. And they all work pretty much the same way.
Nearly all wallet trackers pair up with your smartphone with the wallet tracker’s dedicated app. With these two devices working together as a team, you will be able to:
- Keep tabs on your wallet so that you always know where it is.
- Find your wallet anywhere in the word if it is ever lost or stolen.
How does a Bluetooth GPS wallet tracker work?
All but one of the wallet trackers in this post are Bluetooth trackers. This means that each tracker pairs with an app on your smartphone using a wireless Bluetooth connection.
Because your phone has GPS, the wallet tracker’s app and your phone work together to find a lost wallet. That’s where the term Bluetooth/GPS comes from. They are bosom buddies that are joined at the hip.
Choose any of these trackers and your decade-old wallet will instantly become a whole lot smarter. Give your mild-mannered leather bifold superpowers with crowd search, bi-directional ringtones, separation alerts, and voice activation.
Best overall: Tile Slim (2020)
My top pick. It has the longest life non-replaceable battery and the largest worldwide network.
- FIND WALLETS, TABLETS & MORE — Slim is sleek and as thin as two credit cards so it easily fits into your wallet, notebook, or purse. The easy-to-use finder and free app work with iOS and Android. It’s also a great gift for your friends and family.
PROS
- non-replacement battery has incredible 3-year lifetime
- very thin and fits in any credit card slot
- super loud ringtone melody that’s adjustable
- a brand name tracker that has been in the game a long time
CONS
- separation alert feature requires premium subscription
Tile is practically a household name when it comes to Bluetooth trackers. So I was excited when the newly designed Tile Slim hit the streets in 2020. It’s now the same size as a credit card while only the thinness of 3 credit cards stacked together.
What really sold me is the adjustable ring tone alert melody. In the Tile app, you can set the volume for mute, normal, or loud. The highest setting is louder than any other wallet trackers I have tested. It won’t knock you out of your chair, but you won’t have to up the volume in your hearing aids, either.
The Tile network is the largest of any tracker with 10 million trackers in circulation. What that means is that the crowd GPS search feature (Tile calls it Community Find) has a better chance of finding your lost wallet than any other tracker.
The coup de gras is the massive battery life. I don’t know how they did it, but the non-replaceable battery in the Tile Slim is rated at 3 years. That’s 3 times as long as the Chipolo CARD while selling for exactly the same price! The only drawback is that Tile tries to rope you into a paid subscription to access their out-of-range alert feature. Boo.
Also Great: Chipolo CARD (2020)
The best tracker if you want a small and thin tracker that uses the dependable Chipolo network.
EXCELLENT BLUETOOTH TRACKER
40% smaller than a credit card
Pairs with your smartphone with an easy to use app. Water resistant with a loud ring. Find your wallet in your house or anywhere in the world.
The Chipolo CARD is small and thin. Petite, you might say. It’s 40% smaller than a credit card which gives you more flexibility with where to place it. It will fit into any wallet or you can slide it into a passport sleeve.
If I move out of range of my Chipolo, it will send a notification to my phone that says, “Hey, did you leave your Chipolo CARD behind?” It can be a little slow in notifying me, but better late than never.
The battery life is only rated for one year, which is a little disappointing. Luckily, Chipolo has a renewal program that will sell you a replacement for half price. The diminutive size will appeal to minimalists who think that even a credit-card-size tracker is too big.
Some owner reviews think that the ringtone could be louder. But to be fair, no tracker has a ringtone that is ear-splitting. Another nice feature is that the Chipolo CARD can be shared with someone else. If you’re not around, someone else can use their phone to help find your Chipolo.
PROS
- Super small and thin, will fit anywhere
- Separation alert and phone finder
- Voice activation works with Google, Siri, Alexa
- Excellent, easy-to-use app
CONS
- Tracker has to be replaced in one year
Best solar battery: Ekster Solar-powered wallet tracker
The best (and only) solar-powered tracker. It can potentially last forever.
- It’s as thin as 2 credit cards stacked together.
- No battery to replace. Ever.
PROS
- the only solar-powered wallet tracker
- holds charge for 2 months after 3 hours in sun
- voice activation works with Google, Siri, Alexa
- uses the Chipolo app
CONS
- I wish ringtone alert was a little louder
I may be a little biased because the Ekster solar-powered wallet tracker device is my EDC. At just 0.15” thin (the thickness of 3 credit cards), it fits perfectly into my Ekster Senate wallet. The coolest thing though? This tracker card will slide into the credit card slot of just about any wallet. What sets it apart from all other trackers is that (hypothetically) it can last forever. There is no battery to wear out or replace.
With just 3 hours of sunlight, the Ekster solar-powered tracker will hold a charge for up to 3 months. As long as the sun shines, it will keep going, and going…
The Ekster wallet tracker is powered by the Chipolo network, so it shares the same reliable app as the Chipolo CARD. They share almost identical features, too, including crowd GPS technology and voice activation with Siri, Google Home, and Alexa.
My only complaint is that the ring tone volume is a little low for my ears. The Chipolo CARD is louder and the Tile Slim volume blows all of the wallet trackers out of the water. But hey, the Ekster tracker is the only one that makes any wallet a trackable anti-lost wallet while tapping into the energy of the sun.
Best with rechargeable battery: Cube Shadow
The best if you want a versatile tracker with a rechargeable battery.
- Rechargeable Battery, Don’t fill the landfills with used up trackers that only last a year
PROS
- thickness of 2 credit cards
- loud ringtone alert melody
- rechargeable battery
- works with Alexa
CONS
- separation mode sometimes has false positives
- small crowd search network
The Cube Shadow is the thinnest wallet tracker in the Cube tracker lineup. At barely the thickness of two credit cards, it will fit into most wallet slots like a bug in a rug. Pair it with your smartphone via the Cube Tracker app, and you’ll unleash the power of this versatile Bluetooth tracker.
Press FIND on your phone to make your cube play a 101-decibel loud melody from as far as 200 feet away. If you misplace your phone, just click your Cube Shadow to get your phone to play its own tune.
Cube says that it is waterproof, but I would take that with a grain of salt. Some owner reviews had some sad soggy stories. The battery is rechargeable (I love this feature) and the tracker ships with a magnet charge cable.
The Cube Shadow has a community search feature that kicks in if you lose your phone. When the phone of a Cube community member comes in proximity of your lost tracker, you will receive an automatic (and anonymous) notification on your phone with its current location. Cool.
Best thin design: Innway Wallet tracker
This is a good choice if you want the thinnest wallet tracker of them all.
- THIN AND DURABLE — The Innway Card is 1.5 mm thin, making it easy to fit in your wallet, purse, or laptop and tablet case. Yet, it is thick enough to be durable.
PROS
- incredibly thin, only 1.5mm
- rechargeable battery
- separation alerts have do not disturb settings
- ring your tracker, ring your phone
CONS
- does not have a crowd search network
- ring volume could be louder
The Innnway wallet tracker is the thinnest of all the tracker devices in this post at just 1.5mm. It has the same dimensions as a credit card which means it will fit cleanly in just about any style of wallet. A rechargeable battery lasts from 2–5 months after a super quick two-hour charge.
I’m amazed they can make a battery this thin! Of course, it also does what most other trackers do, too. If you’re within 100 feet, you can ring your tracker from your phone, or vice versa.
It also has a camera trigger so that you can take a selfie from your phone without touching your phone. If you leave your tracker behind, the Innway app will remind you of your forgetfulness.
Unfortunately, it is lacking a crowd search feature. The app will show you the last known location of your wallet, but that’s about it. Most owner reviews give the card high marks for its reliability and ease of use, but some complain about the low volume of the ringer.
Best versatility: Nutale Nut Find3 tracker
A good choice if you have more things to find than just your wallet.
- FIND IT WITH NUT: Key finder, wallet finder, bag finder and even pet finder, Nut3 key finder locator will make sure you don’t waste time searching for stuff. Can’t find your keys? With the find-it mode, you can make the Nut on the keys ring using your smartphone.
PROS
- replaceable battery
- bi-directional alarm: find your tracker, find your phone
- anti-loss separation alert
- comes in set of 4
CONS
- over a quarter-inch thick
- some owners have had Bluetooth connection problems
The Nut Find3 tracker gets my vote for the funniest video ad. Beyond the hilarity, though, it has out of range alerts, last known location, and the Nutale community search network. Everything you need in a tracker.
The Nut Find3 is unique because both your phone and the tracker will beep when your phone and tracker lose communication. Most trackers just send a notification to your phone. Of course, like most high-quality Bluetooth trackers, you can ring you phone from your Nut Find3.
It’s not the thinnest tracker. In fact, it’s the thickest of all the wallet trackers in this post. But it makes up for the extra girth with a 1.5-inch square footprint that also makes it the second smallest. All in all, it probably fits better in a more traditional bifold wallet.
The Nut Find3 comes in a 4-pack, so you can spread the love to a couple of sets of car keys and your wife’s purse. The app is versatile and most owner reviews have nothing but good things to say about the Nutale tracker and app.
Best for keys: NJoiii tracker
A great choice if you want a small tracker to track your wallet or track just about anything else.
- Rechargeable Battery, Don’t fill the landfills with used up trackers that only last a year
PROS
- the smallest tracker on this list
- the iTrackeasy app uses either Apple or Google maps
- uses a replaceable battery
CONS
- doesn’t have voice activation
- the second thickest tracker on this list
The Njoiii tracker is about the same size as the Nut Find3, but with a name that’s a lot harder to pronounce. It uses the iTrackEasy app and Bluetooth to pair with your phone.
You can see your tracker’s last known position with either Apple or Google maps, then use the app to ring your Njoiii tracker with a loud 98dB ring. If you think you left your phone somewhere 20 miles away, mark it as lost and use the wireless Njoiii community search network to help track it down.
It also has a separation alert that warns you when you leave your tracker behind. And If this feature bugs you? You can turn it off. You know where your tracker is but you can’t find your phone? Use the tracker to ring your phone, even if it is on silent.
Like the Nut Find3, this Njoiii is a little thicker than the ultra-thin Ekster, Tile, Chipolo, Cube, and Innway. But that extra pudginess allows extra room for a replaceable battery plus a nice opening in one corner to attach it to your keys or connect to a backpack.
*Bonus tracker: The Esky Key Finder
This is the best low-tech tracker. It doesn’t require an app or a smartphone.
- 【Portable Design】: With only 0.18 inches thick, these 6 receivers can be attached to keys, TV remote controllers, mobile phones, wallets, pets, luggage and more.
PROS
- no smartphone required
- simple and easy to learn low-tech design
- replaceable batteries
- uses RF frequencies rather than Bluetooth
CONS
- can only be used for locating objects in your home
- short range of only 82 feet
And now for something completely different… The Esky Key Finder is not a Bluetooth tracker and it doesn’t require a smartphone to work. Instead, it uses a color-coded remote that makes each color-matched tracker sing like a canary.
The Esky tracker isn’t sold specifically as a wallet tracker, but there’s no law against using it that way! In fact, you can use them to track your wallet, your keys, and your kids.
As long as you don’t lose the remote, this is a really simple low tech system to buy. The hardest thing is remembering which color tracker you put in your wallet and which one you put on your cat’s collar. One owner created a table that matched colors to the objects he tagged. Then he taped it to the back of the remote. Good thinking.
The batteries are replaceable and they’re a standard size (CR2032) that you can find anywhere. The ring tone is loud enough that one owner said he could hear the tracker he put inside the wallet even when muffled inside a suitcase. Yeah, that’s loud.
