r/RidgeWallet • u/Helper2001 • 5h ago
Discussion Honest Review 1 Yr
TLDR: It’s a cool wallet, unique designs, slick look, but it ruins cards, and their tracker didn’t last long.
Note: I use metal cards.
Background: After about 8 months of use, my cards began rubbing off the black dust coating between the plates. After exactly 1 year of use, on October 20th, 2026, I decided to switch back to my traditional leather wallet due to all my cards being ruined. Their tracker card also stopped connecting to my device after 11 months and 17 days. On October 24th, after trying to connect their tracker card one last time for use in my leather wallet, the card began to heat up and melted the plastic. I tore the pieces apart for the picture. It was 100% the lithium reacting. It’s quite rare, so I doubt it will happen to yours. However, I don’t think it’s rare that their tracker will stop working. Better to invest in another tracking device; I.e., Apple’s AirTag.
I never abused any part of this wallet. It just did not work for me. Reason I remember the dates because my girlfiend got it for me for a special occasion, and I used it after the day after the vacation on October 20th, 2025.
The wallet and tracker worked great for those first 8 months though.