ether.fi Cash vs Lava Card
ether.fi CashPhysical card, better-rated app, your own wallet.
Lava CardLower cost at your spend, cheaper abroad, more countries.
Side by side
Money
Sourceether.fi help center, plans · checked November 9SourceLava Card terms, International · checked November 10- A year at $500/mo
- Earn/yr
- Earn/yr★
- Cashback rate
- 3% in ETHFI
- 1–5% in BTC
- Paying in another currency
- 1.5% extra
- 0% FX fee, no spread★
- Virtual card
- First free, then $10
- Free
- Physical card
- $50
- Not offered
- Cash withdrawal
- 10 free a month
- 2%, min $1
Getting it
Sourceether.fi help center, verification · checked November 9SourceLava Card terms, International · checked November 10- For residents of
- 89 countries
- 232 countries★
- ID from another country
- Where you live counts, not the country of your ID
- Not published
- ID accepted
- Passport, national ID card or driver's licence, plus a selfie
- Not published: Lava may ask for 'additional documents that are acceptable to us'; approval needed
- Sign-up
- ID + selfie
- Lava account + ID check
- Top up from a bank
- Crypto only
- Yes★
Using it
Sourceether.fi help center, FAQ · checked November 9SourceLava FAQ, where the card is available · checked November 10- Pays in
- Anywhere Visa works
- Anywhere Visa works (150M+ merchants, 150+ countries); some merchant categories earn no rewards
- Spending per day
- Not published
- Not published
- Apple / Google Pay
- No
- Physical card
- Yes★
- No
- Your money
- You hold it
- Company holds it
- App Store rating
- 4.9 / 5★
- 4.6 / 5
★ marks the better value where there is one. Estimate for everyday spending: most of it in your local currency, topping up with crypto. How we calculate. Every fact with its own source is on the card pages: ether.fi Cash, Lava Card.
