Looking for a Bitnob alternative?
Bitnob covers a lot: sending money across Africa, Bitcoin and stablecoins, and a dollar card. If you mainly want to turn crypto into naira and spend in dollars, here's how Pyker compares.
Compare the naira that lands in your bank, not the headline rate.
Check every app at the same moment, after all fees.Why people compare Bitnob with other apps
Bitnob describes itself as a money transfer app for sending and receiving money within Africa and globally, with Bitcoin and stablecoin features and a virtual dollar card.
People usually compare it for a better payout when cashing out, faster access to their naira, or a card that works for their subscriptions. Pyker is built around those two jobs: selling crypto for naira, and paying online in dollars.
Pyker vs Bitnob
| Pyker | Bitnob | |
|---|---|---|
| What it's built for | Selling crypto for naira or dollars, and paying online with a dollar card. | Sending and receiving money across Africa, plus Bitcoin, stablecoins and a dollar card. |
| How you sell | Instant sell: send to your own Pyker address and your wallet is credited automatically once it confirms. | Check the Bitnob app for its current selling options. |
| Dollar card | USD Visa or Mastercard, in five colours. A one-time issuance fee is shown before you confirm. | Offers a virtual dollar card. Check Bitnob for its current card fees. |
Comparing rates or cashout speed?
The fairest comparison is the naira that actually reaches your bank. Here's how to check it.
Compare at the same moment
Rates move constantly. Check each app within the same few minutes, for the same amount.
Count every fee
Look at the naira you'd actually receive: rate, selling fees and withdrawal fees together. On Pyker, our fee is built into the rate you see.
Check the cashout
Money in an app isn't money in your bank. Pyker doesn't charge a fee to withdraw naira to your verified bank account.
Factor in waiting
P2P trades depend on a buyer. With instant sell, your wallet is credited automatically once your deposit confirms.
Moving from Bitnob to Pyker
Compare at the same moment
Check the naira you'd receive on each app within the same few minutes, after all fees.
Get your Pyker address
Verify your account, tap Sell crypto, choose your coin and network, and copy your address.
Send and cash out
Send your crypto, get credited once it confirms, then withdraw naira to your bank.
Tired of surprise fees and slow cashouts?
Common frustrations when selling crypto in Nigeria, and how Pyker handles each one.
Surprise fees after you sell
One upfront rate
Pyker's fee is built into the rate you see before you send, so there's no separate charge to work out.
Waiting on a buyer to pay
Instant sell, no counterparty
Send to your own Pyker address. Your wallet is credited automatically once your deposit confirms.
Paying to get your money out
Free naira withdrawals
Withdraw naira from your wallet to your verified bank account with no Pyker fee.
Not knowing where your money is
Every step, tracked
See your payment detected, validated and credited in real time, with a receipt for every sale.
Bitnob alternative: FAQs
Can't find what you're looking for?
Write to us at support@usepyker.com
Rates change constantly, so compare both apps at the same moment and look at the naira that would reach your bank after every fee. On Pyker, our fee is built into the rate shown and there's no Pyker fee to withdraw naira.
Yes. Pyker's virtual dollar card is a USD Visa or Mastercard you fund from your Pyker balance, for paying Apple, Google, Netflix, Udemy, Claude and more.
Yes. Generate a deposit address in the Pyker app, then send to it on the matching network.
Other platforms people are switching from
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