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Simple Crypto Buying

Simple-buy apps evaluated across all-in cost, withdrawal to self-custody, availability and onboarding friction, and custody posture.

28providers tracked
14ranked (methodology v2026.11.1)
12 November 2026Ranking snapshot
28 October 2026oldest read · due 12 Dec
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$1,000 · one-time ·

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    14 providers match your requirements

    Out of 14 ranked providers. 0 excluded.

    What this ranks
    Ranked here: simple-buy apps for a one-off purchase of bitcoin or a major coin with money from a bank account or card.Not ranked here: products with no route to a wallet you control, exchange accounts, embedded fiat-in rails, cash-out services and bank accounts with a crypto tab other than Bitpanda's buy app, and card programmes.14 of the 28 assessed are ranked; 14 were turned away by name. Who, and whyRequirements narrow the list; they never change a published ChainChoice Score. How the ranking works
    #1
    Strike
    How Strike was chosenWins the weighted total without leading any single criterion
    Bitcoin-only app
    86 out of 100published score, #1 of all 14 worldwide
    Evidence
    High4/4 criteria scored, with 4 dated sources quoted.
    AccessWithdrawal

    Why it leads

    • Strike is 22 points ahead of Coinbase (Simple Buy), mainly because it scores higher on its all in cost and its withdrawal.
    • Ahead of Coinbase (Simple Buy) on all in cost (+12.0 points) and withdrawal (+6.5 points)
    • Provider states broad availability

    Tradeoff

    Trust: 4 points below the best in this ranking

    Estimated cost for you

    $9

    On one purchase of $1,000

    How this is calculated Priced on the verified instant-buy spread at the amount above for this one purchase, by the same cost model the provider page uses. This is the spread the provider states, applied to your amount; where it states a range, this is its low end and your cost can be higher. We have not measured it.
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    2
    The default first buy in the US
    64 out of 100
    Not priced
    3
    Börse Stuttgart Group's app
    44 out of 100
    $13fee read 3 November 2026 · source
    4
    Swiss/EU bitcoin app
    43 out of 100
    $10fee read 3 November 2026 · source
    5
    Amsterdam broker app authorised as a MiCA CASP...
    41 out of 100
    $2fee read 3 November 2026 · source
    6Same score, not joint · ordered by weighted total (41.30 against 39.20)
    EU broker app
    ≤41 out of 100
    Not priced
    7Same score, not joint · ordered by weighted total (39.20 against 38.30)
    US bitcoin-only brokerage
    ≤41 out of 100
    Not priced
    8Same score, not joint · ordered by weighted total (38.30 against 37.30)
    EU broker-style simple buy at a 0.99% fee on...
    ≤41 out of 100
    $10fee read 3 November 2026 · source
    9Same score, not joint · ordered by weighted total (37.30 against 37.10)
    A published spread of 2.05% to 2.2% on bitcoin...
    ≤41 out of 100
    $22fee read 3 November 2026 · source
    10Same score, not joint · ordered by weighted total (37.10 against 35.50)
    A flat 1% fee per trade
    ≤41 out of 100
    $10fee read 28 October 2026 · source
    11Same score, not joint · ordered by weighted total (35.50 against 34.20)
    Buy button inside a wallet hundreds of millions...
    ≤41 out of 100
    $18fee read 28 October 2026 · source
    12Same score, not joint · ordered by weighted total (34.20 against 33.50)
    Bitcoin-only buy button inside a mainstream US...
    ≤41 out of 100
    $15fee read 28 October 2026 · source
    13Same score, not joint · ordered by weighted total (33.50 against 31.20)
    Crypto buy button inside a neobank
    ≤41 out of 100
    $15fee read 3 November 2026 · source
    14Same score, not joint · ordered by weighted total (31.20 against 31.10)
    Zero-commission buy
    ≤41 out of 100
    $10fee read 28 October 2026 · source

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