Avici Card scores 8/16, Coinbase Card scores 8/16 on the CBL Card Score. Here is every criterion side by side.
| Custody | 2 of 2 | 1 of 2 |
| Issuer and licence | 1 of 2 | 2 of 2 |
| Availability | 0 of 2 | 0 of 2 |
| FX fee on a foreign-currency purchase | 1 of 2 | 0 of 2 |
| Funding cost | 0 of 2 | 1 of 2 |
| Apple Pay and Google Pay | 2 of 2 | 2 of 2 |
| Freeze and dispute policy | 1 of 2 | 1 of 2 |
| Yield on idle balance | 1 of 2 | 1 of 2 |
| Total | 8 | 8 |
The short verdict: Avici Card leads overall (8 to 8). Self-custodial escrow contract your wallet owns, 0% Avici markup; Visa charges about 1% FX. Health: Watch. Check each profile for what still needs confirming before deciding.
| Avici Card | None on the card. Referral programme only; a 5% cashback on one user-chosen category appears as a 15 Apr 2026 update on a review page but not in the official fees or FAQ pages (third-party: SpendNode, 16 Oct 2026; official docs, checked 20 Oct 2026). |
| Coinbase Card | US only: variable crypto reward, "Check your app for the most updated rate" (official, coinbase.com/card, checked 20 Oct 2026); historically up to 4% (third-party: CryptoSlate, 3 Oct 2026). No cashback on the UK card found. Coinbase One Card: 2%, 2.5%, 3% or 4% in Bitcoin by assets held on Coinbase, higher tiers capped at $10,000 of purchases a month; 5% on travel bookings (official, coinbase.com/creditcard). |
Cashback is shown as a dated fact and never scored.