Combo Cards vs Halocard
Both Combo Cards and Halocard clear the checkouts our readers ask about most. Here is where the two part ways on fees and verification.
Combo Cards issues on Visa + Mastercard and Halocard on Visa; both ask for ID + proof.
Combo Cards is the more cost-effective option for everyday spending and travel thanks to its free virtual cards, no monthly fee, 0% foreign transaction fees, no top-up fee. Halocard is the better fit for power users who need AI subscriptions.
Where they split
| Field | Combo Cards | Halocard |
|---|---|---|
| Card network | Visa + Mastercard | Visa |
| Card type | Crypto Card | Crypto Card |
| KYC | ID + proof | ID + proof |
| Card issuance fee | Free | Essential 3 cards $12/mo; Pro 12 cards $15/mo; Elite 60 cards $75/mo |
| Monthly fee | Free | Essential $12; Pro $15; Elite $75 (annual gives 2 months free) |
| Top-up fee | — | 1% (stablecoin/credit card/bank transfer); some sources say credit card 5% |
| FX fee | — | Non-USD 1.5%+$0.30; USD spend $0 |
| Crypto funding | Yes | Yes (stablecoin top-up) |
| AI tool support | — | ChatGPT / Claude / Midjourney |
| Risk level | Medium | Medium |
| Our rating | 7.5 | 8.4 |
| User reviews | 638 | 319 |
| Best for | Ad spend · App Store / Play | All-rounder · Ad spend |
A green left edge marks the side that holds the advantage on that row, where the data gives one.
What sets them apart
- Tight on fees? Combo Cards is the cheaper card to hold day to day.
- Halocard covers a wider spread of use cases; Combo Cards is more of a single-purpose tool.
- Halocard edged Combo Cards on our composite rating across fees, risk and merchant tests.
The two, compared
Both cards clear the same checkouts in our tests, so the call comes down to cost. Combo Cards is cheaper on issuance (free) and top-ups (no top-up fee), while Halocard is worth the premium only for AI subscriptions.
Questions people ask
That depends on what you spend on. Combo Cards scores 7.5/10 against Halocard's 8.4/10 in our tests, but the two split on fees, KYC and crypto funding. Read the table above, then match it to the checkouts you actually run.
Combo Cards works out cheaper: no virtual card issuance fee, free account maintenance, 0% foreign transaction fee, no top-up fee. Halocard adds about $3 per virtual card, $12 a month, a 1.5% FX fee, a 1% top-up fee.
Combo Cards asks for ID + proof at signup; Halocard asks for ID + proof. If a light sign-up is the priority, the one with the lower KYC label is the faster route.
Both show up in 1 of the same test scenarios, including Taboola. They overlap on a good share of checkouts, so the choice between them matters most on those pages. Where one is accepted and the other is not usually comes down to the billing country and 3-D Secure handling.
Where both show up
Combo Cards and Halocard both landed in our top picks for 1 checkouts. Grouped by category so you can jump straight to the one you actually pay for:
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Their BIN ranges
Cards issued in 🇨🇦 Canada · 🇸🇬 Singapore — the country guides group every range we track from there.
What our charge log shows
Every count here is a real charge attempt we placed on that range, renewals included, with the gateway response recorded. Weeks tracked is how long the range has been in the programme: