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