Provider at a glance
- Category
- Simple Buy
- Entity
- Not verified
- Official website
- bisonapp.com
Independent rankingchecked How it works
Details
Scored 44 out of 100 under methodology 2026.10.18, from the evidence read in September 2026.
BISON
Crypto trading app from Boerse Stuttgart
Simple Buy
#3 Overall
Ranked #3 of 14 simple buy in the published ranking
44
ChainChoice Score
The ChainChoice Score, shown against 100: published scores run from 41 to 99.- High evidence confidence
- $13 cost on your amount
Is BISON right for you?
Right for you if these matter most
- Withdrawal to self-custody9/10; the category best is 10
Look elsewhere if these come first
- All-in cost of the purchase7/10 here; Finst scores 9
- Availability & onboarding friction4/10 here; Trade Republic scores 7
- Custody & regulatory posture7/10 here; Relai scores 10
Not yet tested for your country. Markets it lists: Europe.
to test where you can use it.
The rank above is the published one, the same for every reader. Find my best simple buy app shows where it lands for you.
What will BISON cost you?
$13 cost on your amount
- How do you buy?
- One-time
- Amount
- $1k
- Instant-buy spread
- 1.25%
$1.25 above the median of 10 priced simple buy.
How this is calculatedHow safe is BISON?
- Evidence: verified4 of 4 criteria rest on quoted, sourced receipts. Read September 2026.
- LicenceMiCA (EU): no register record on file here.
Alternatives to BISON
Compare all 4- 4Relai1 point below · stronger on trust (10 against 7)43$10
- 5Finst3 points below · stronger on all in cost (9 against 7)41$1.50
- 6Trade Republic3 points below · stronger on access (7 against 4)41
For your setup
Find out if BISON fits you
The rank above is the published one — the same for every visitor. Answer the category's questions and this section shows where BISON lands for you, which criteria your answers weight up, and which stated needs the record does or does not meet. The published rank stays beside it.
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Why this rank
Why BISON ranks #3
Each strength is read from evidence on a 0–10 ladder and weighted as the published methodology states. The 32 objective points these produce (22.0 here) sit inside the score; availability, friction, trust record and measured data add the rest.
4 published criteria · Σ weight 100
CriterionWeightStrength · 0–10ScoreContrib.MedianBestRankEvidence
327+7.176.09#2/14Loading evidence…
269+7.494.010#2/14Loading evidence…
224+2.826.09#9/14Loading evidence…
207+4.486.010#3/14Loading evidence…
Hairline = best in this ranking · tick = its median · a missing bar is "not scored", never zero
Margin−20behind Coinbase (Simple Buy), #2
RobustnessOne point from changingacross a one-point change to each of its 4 criterion scores, the re-run scores 42–46 and ranks #3–#4
Evidence4 of 4 scored4 quoted, 4 with a source link
What would move the rank
Each line is the ranking run again with one of BISON’s criterion scores changed and every other value held: the smallest whole-point change on that criterion that moves its rank, and where the re-run puts it. Up to 4 climbs and 3 falls are listed, smallest change first. Nothing here is a forecast.
All-in cost of the purchase 7 → 6 on its ladder · Relai passes it−142#3 → #4
Withdrawal to self-custody 9 → 8 on its ladder · Relai passes it−142#3 → #4
Availability & onboarding friction 4 → 3 on its ladder · Relai passes it−143#3 → #4
Strengths
1 from the score dataWhere it leads
Best for readers who weight
- Withdrawal to self-custody — 9/10, category best 10/10
Tradeoffs
3 from the score dataWhere it trails
Not for readers who put first
- All-in cost of the purchase — 7/10 against a category best of 9/10
- Availability & onboarding friction — 4/10 against a category best of 9/10
- Custody & regulatory posture — 7/10 against a category best of 10/10
Record watch-outs
- The 1.25% is an average, not a cap: BISON's cost page says the spread "may fluctuate depending on market conditions and the size of a trade", and the price you get is the one the app quotes.
- Instant funding by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay adds 2.49% of the amount; SEPA funding is free.
Competitive position
Where BISON leads and where it trails
Rank on every objective dimension among the rows scored on it. A criterion in the top third of its pool is listed as a lead, the bottom third as a trail; the middle is neither. Popularity, size and commercial terms are not dimensions.
Availability#4 / 146.0 of 20 · best 20.0
Published criteria#3 / 1416.5 of 30 · best 18.0
Friction#4 / 145.3 of 10 · best 7.3
Trust record#1 / 146.4 of 8 · pool best
Measured data#1 / 148.3 of 18 · constant here
Where BISON leads
- All-in cost of the purchase#2 / 14
- Withdrawal to self-custody#2 / 14
- Custody & regulatory posture#3 / 14
Where it trailsNo criterion in the bottom third of its pool.
Closest alternatives
The 3 nearest rows by score
Nearest by published score in either direction. Each card states the criteria on which the two rows differ and the cost difference under the same scenario inputs; the compare arithmetic below shows why the higher one ranks higher.
Relai#4 of 14 · score 43 · 1.0 point behind
BISON leads on
- All-in cost of the purchase7 vs 5
Relai leads on
- Withdrawal to self-custody10 vs 9
- Availability & onboarding friction6 vs 4
- Custody & regulatory posture10 vs 7
Largest single reason BISON is ahead: friction (+5.2 display points).Scenario cost: Relai is −$2.50 against BISON.
Finst#5 of 14 · score 41 · 3.0 points behind
BISON leads on
- Withdrawal to self-custody9 vs 3
Finst leads on
- All-in cost of the purchase9 vs 7
- Availability & onboarding friction6 vs 4
Largest single reason BISON is ahead: published criteria (+3.1 display points).Scenario cost: Finst is −$11 against BISON.
Trade Republic#6 of 14 · score 41 · 3.0 points behind
BISON leads on
- All-in cost of the purchase7 vs 4
- Withdrawal to self-custody9 vs 7
Trade Republic leads on
- Availability & onboarding friction7 vs 4
Largest single reason BISON is ahead: published criteria (+5.2 display points).Scenario cost: Trade Republic has no verified pricing for this scenario.
Against the leader
86 vs 44 · gap 42.0Why Strike ranks above BISON
The compare workspace's arithmetic applied to these two rows. Each dimension's share of the gap is its weight × the difference, on the displayed scale — it reproduces the displayed gap of 42.0 to within rounding. BISON is ahead on trust record (+2.1 in its favour).
DimensionThisStrikeGap share
Availability · 23% weight6.020.0−36.4, worse
Published criteria · 35% weight16.518.0−3.9, worse
Friction · 12% weight5.36.7−3.6, worse
Trust record · 9% weight6.45.6+2.1, better
Measured data · 21% weight · constant here8.38.3same
Published criterionThisStrikePoints
Withdrawal to self-custody · w2698+0.83, better
Availability & onboarding friction · w2249−3.52, worse
Custody & regulatory posture · w2076+0.64, better
Net4486−42.0
Your scenario
What BISON costs on your scenario
Instant-buy spread on what you buy: on one purchase, or for a year of purchases or of trading. Fixed purchase fees and deposit fees are not published as fields yet, so they are excluded, as are network gas and any withdrawal fee. Change an input and every figure recomputes from the published rate; the published rank does not move.
cost on your amount · default scenario — set your own
How do you buy?
How do you buy? · your inputOne-time
Amount · your input$1k
Instant-buy spread · published rate1.25%
Rate read from the provider’s published pricing ↗ on 27 October 2026.
cost on your amountCost is stated as cost on your amount in USD; it is never a yield, never annualised, and it does not enter the score.
$13
Under the default inputs · USDCategory median$1110 of 14 rows priced · BISON +$1.25 vs median
Cheapest priced$1.50 · FinstBISON costs +$11 more · availability not applied — set your country to filterCompare with Finst
4 of 14 rows in this ranking have no verified rate for this scenario and are absent from the median, not counted as free.
Evidence
Evidence read 14 September 2026
One row per published criterion: the page each strength was read from, its source type by domain, the reading date and whether the file and the published table agree. Open a row for the quote and the receipt.
4 of 4 cells scored
Score evidenceVerified4 of 4 criteria reconstruct from receipts
4 of 4 criteria reconstruct from a quoted, sourced receipt equal to the published strength.Public receiptsReading…4 quoted with a source URL
The receipt file has not been read yet.Evidence confidenceHighcoverage and corroboration, never freshness
4/4 criteria scored, with 4 dated sources quoted.RobustnessOne point from changingrank #3 to #4 across one-point re-runs
Whether the position holds when one criterion score is changed by one point and the ranking is run again. It is always a re-run of the ranking, never an estimate.The newest evidence read on the platform is 3 November 2026; this category's reading is older. The scores stand as read on 14 September 2026.
Reading the evidence ledger…
CriterionSourceTypeReadFreshnessStatusReceipt
All-in cost of the purchasestrength 7 · weight 32Report an error—14 September 2026*
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.Withdrawal to self-custodystrength 9 · weight 26Report an error—14 September 2026*
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.Availability & onboarding frictionstrength 4 · weight 22Report an error—14 September 2026*
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.Custody & regulatory posturestrength 7 · weight 20Report an error—14 September 2026*
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
- Custody failure (BISON 7/10): whoever holds the assets loses or withholds them.Scored by Custody & regulatory posture · 20%
- Exit failure (BISON 9/10): you cannot get out at par, on time, or with what is yours.Scored by Withdrawal to self-custody · 26%
Not assessed by this ranking: Control failure, Liveness failure, Insolvency failure, Regulatory failure, Execution failure, Information failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means. Also scored, as cost, quality or a summary of several families: All-in cost of the purchase (32%), Availability & onboarding friction (22%).
Facts
facts, not scoresWhat the record publishes
- Pricing
- BISON costs page, read 2026-10-27: trading is fee-free and "Only a market-standard spread applies."; "The spread when buying or selling Bitcoin and Ethereum averages 1.25%. For all other cryptocurrencies, it averages 1.75%."; euro and crypto deposits and withdrawals and custody free; instant deposits by credit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay 2.49% of the amount; staking commission 27% of rewards.BISON — official costs page ↗ · 27 October 2026
- Prices published in
- USDBISON — official costs page ↗ · 27 October 2026
- Licences held
- Not published
- Compliance level
- partial
- Regulatory note
- Not published
- Supported chains
- Multi-chain
- Markets served
- europe
- Primary markets
- Germany, Austria, Switzerland
- Restricted markets
- Not published
- Operating limits
- Offered to residents of Germany, Austria and Switzerland; minimum amounts apply to crypto withdrawals.
- Availability note
- BISON's own programme terms address users "domiciled or permanently resident in Germany, Austria or Switzerland"; the custody terms point to a list of admitted states that could not be read as text on 27 October 2026.
No confirmed legal entity is on file for this record. Nothing is inferred from the brand name.
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How this page is reviewed
Reviewed means this product in this category was read against its sources on or after that date; every ranked category is re-read at least every 45 days. Models research, extract and parse. A deterministic engine ranks. Every quote passes an adversarial refute pass.
Accountable for this review: Mathias Siemonsmeier, Founder.
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History
What the record carries
Changes to published ranks are recorded in a ledger; every step and its cause is listed on the rank-history page. The entries below begin with the current verified snapshot, then the methodology versions whose changes applied to this category, newest first.
11 methodology entries
- 14 September 2026Current verified snapshot · methodology 2026.10.18Score 44, #3 of 14. 4 of 4 criteria scored. History starts here; earlier values are not interpolated.
- 10 October 2026
2026.10.8When nothing serves your country, the list shown for reference is the published ranking · platform-wide- fixed The reference list shown when nothing serves your country is the published order with the published scores, and a build check now fails any such list out of that order or with a score the ranking does not publish.
- fixed The explorer prints an overall rank only for a row the published ranking holds; a country entrant such as Coinbase Commerce for US merchants shows no overall rank.
- changed Published orders do not move. Country results change only where nothing serves the country: in India bill pay keeps Bitcoin Well first and now shows Strike second, as published; 35 such runs across all categories and countries now match the published list exactly.
- 10 October 2026
2026.10.6A criterion you require re-scores the rows that meet it · platform-wide- changed The explorer sends each criterion you require, at any band, as fit_required with your other answers; region, licence, chain and fact filters stay filters. On /best, a required criterion joins For you as a marked preference does, which needs your country; Overall stays the published ranking, filtered.
- added Every published criterion has a golden case as the explorer sends it (require:<criterion>), so the order a requirement gives is replayed and gated as the published order is, and a change to it needs an entry here.
- 16 September 2026
2026.09.15Dimension scores carry tenths, and eleven more categories are re-read from primary sources · platform-wide- changed Dimension scores resolve to tenths of a point (O-04b), and weightedTotal is rounded to six decimal places before the order is read. 518 published scores move across 107 categories that were not re-read; none of them moves by more than 4 points, and most move by 1.
- fixed 66 published scores change in the eleven re-read categories, against a verbatim source each. The largest moves are Reflexer RAI (−16), Beefy and Unrekt (−11), Aztec (−10) and Golem (+9) — all of them rows whose sources had moved since their last read.
- changed Published order moves in 38 of 119 categories and three #1s change: smart_contract_audits (Zellic → Certora) and travel_rule_compliance (Sumsub Travel Rule → CodeVASP) on the finer resolution, kyc_compliance (Veriff → Sumsub) on the re-read.
- added availabilitySource (O-04g): for a reader who states a country, a row whose availability in that country rests on a region tag its record gives no source for sorts below every sourced row. It is inert in every order published here, which states no country.
Methodology 2026.10.18, the same published run every visitor sees · receipt simple_buy:bison:2026.10.18:a7c3fbcddd25
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