Best Card — Help
Version 1.2
Welcome to Best Card.
Best Card helps you quickly determine which of your credit cards offers the best rewards and benefits before making a purchase. Here’s the big picture:
- I’ve preloaded reward categories like gas, restaurants, etc. and types of card benefits (no foreign fees, rental car insurance, etc) and ATM networks. It’s easy to add more if you need to. You’ll be assigning some of these features to your cards.
- The app doesn’t look up your rewards, card benefits or ATM netowrks… you’ll look those up and enter them:
- You’ll enter the reward time periods and values by hand, and enter the reward type by selecting from a pre-defined menu (ie. Gas, or Restaurant), and then enter the value of the reward (ie. 5%). Note that some rewards are Permanent and some are Dated.
- You’ll also enter the card benefits (ie. No Foreign Transaction Fees, travel insurance, etc.) from a pre-defined menu of benefits
- In the Features tab, drag the highest priority Rewards and Benefits to the top of the list to tell the app which rewards and Benefits are most important. Note that benefits are grouped towards the bottom of the list in the Benefits section. Add more Reward or Benefit categories if you don’t find your card’s listed.
- The Cards tab is where you create a new card record and then setup each of the card’s rewards and benefits.
- The Dashboard tab is where you’ll see:
- The best overall card for all of the rewards you entered.
- The best card in each category of rewards
- Which cards have which benefits
- The ATMs for each card
- You can rearrange the dashboard sections above by dragging the section titles in the Dashboard Order section. So, if benefits are more important while traveling they can be at the top of the list.
- You can backup everything in the app and/or individual cards. If someone else has setup the same card that you have (Discover, Chase, etc), you can import their card backup instead of entering it all yourself.
- Put the Best Cards widget on your Home Screen to get the fastest view of a summary of the Dashboard tab.
- The app will tell you when rewards are expiring.
Getting Started
- Add each of your credit cards in the Cards tab.
- For each card:
- Enter any rotating rewards offered by each card.
- Enter permanent rewards and card benefits.
- Add ATM network information, if applicable.
- Rearrange the Reward and Benefit categories in the Features tab to drag the most important features to the top of the list.
- Open the Dashboard to see which card offers the best rewards for each purchase category.
- Edit the iPhone’s Home Screen to display the Best Card widget (select the approapriate widget size for your needs).
Dashboard
The Dashboard shows:
- Best Overall Card
- Best card for each reward category
- Reward percentages
- ATM network information
- Card features and benefits
The Best Card widget lets you view:
- Current reward categories
- ATM networks
- Card features
without opening the app.
Backup and Restore
Best Card stores all data locally on your device.
You can create backup files and restore them later if you change devices or want an extra copy of your information.
What’s new in version 1.2
Bug fix:
- in version 1.1 the widgets would not update automatically from day to day. So, if a rotating reward had expired, the widget would still show it active until the app was launched.
- in this version, the widgets automatically reflect reward start and end dates even if the app is not launched.
Privacy
Best Card:
- Stores all information locally on your device.
- Does not require an account.
- Does not collect personal information.
- Does not upload your data to external servers.
For complete details, see the Privacy Policy.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Best Card connect to my credit card accounts?
No.
Best Card never asks for your account login info, and therefore never logs into your financial accounts.
You enter reward details yourself (time period and value). But the app has the types of rewards and benefits entered so you just find them in a menu.
Does Best Card update rotating rewards automatically?
No.
Credit card issuers frequently change reward categories and activation requirements. Best Card lets you update this information whenever your card issuer announces new offers.
No.
All data remains on your device unless you choose to create a backup file.
Questions, suggestions, or bug reports are welcome.
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