Disclosure: OnyxGift is our shop. Cryptorefills' figures below are from their own homepage; ours are from our own live pages. Both are checkable in about two minutes, which is the standard any "vs" page written by a competitor should be held to.
Start with the thing that makes this comparison unusual: these are not really the same kind of shop.
Cryptorefills advertises 6,600+ products across 180+ countries, and that catalogue is not only gift cards — it includes flights, hotel stays, eSIMs and mobile top-ups, paid in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and a range of stablecoins. It is closest to a "live on crypto" tool: a way to spend on-chain money on ordinary life, travel included.
We sell 22 items: gaming top-ups and region-locked store credit. No flights, no eSIMs, no hotels, and no plans for any of them.
So for a large class of purchases the comparison resolves immediately. If you are booking a flight with USDT, we are not a candidate.
The banner claim, unpacked
Cryptorefills states "No KYC. No credit cards" on its homepage. That is a real feature and worth understanding precisely, because it is the single most misread phrase in this industry.
What "no KYC" accurately means: you are not asked for a government ID, a selfie or a proof of address. That removes a genuine barrier for people in places where document verification is slow, unreliable or exclusionary, and it removes a genuine risk — an ID document sitting in a vendor's database is a liability that cannot leak if it was never collected.
What it does not mean is that the purchase is anonymous. Three things remain true on any platform making this claim, including on ours:
- A delivery email address exists, or there is nowhere for the code to go.
- Your IP address reaches the server, as it does with any website.
- The crypto payment is permanently public. A blockchain is a ledger that does not forget, and the address you paid from is linked to that purchase for as long as the chain exists.
Our own position on documents is materially the same — we do not ask for an identity document, selfie or proof of address either — but we say the quiet part out loud rather than putting "anonymous" on a banner, because it is not true and a customer who believes it may make decisions they would not otherwise make. The long version is do you need KYC to buy a gift card with crypto.
The difference between us and Cryptorefills here is not the policy. It is that we require an account and they emphasise not needing one, which is the same trade covered on the Coinsbee comparison: fewer details at checkout, or somewhere to log back in when a code goes missing.
"Arrives in seconds" — worth reading carefully
Cryptorefills describes delivery as instant: your product arrives in seconds. We say codes are issued the moment the payment confirms. Those sound like different promises and are mostly the same one.
Here is the part that determines your actual wait, on either platform: the slow step is not the shop, it is the blockchain. A TRON or BNB Smart Chain transfer confirms in seconds. A Bitcoin transfer at a low fee during a busy period can take considerably longer, and no vendor can shorten that — they are waiting for the same network you are.
So "instant" is a truthful claim about the vendor's own step and tells you nothing about the coin you chose. If getting the code quickly matters, the lever is the network, not the shop. We wrote out the real timings in how long code delivery actually takes.
Where we are actually different
Two things, both narrow.
Depth per product instead of breadth across products. Our 22 items each carry the region rule and redemption path for that specific brand — a Nintendo eShop account's country becomes effectively permanent once it holds a balance; an Amazon claim code only works on the marketplace that issued it; a Mobile Legends top-up needs a Zone ID as well as a User ID, and the wrong Zone sends diamonds to a stranger. That is the payoff of a small catalogue, and how to redeem a region-locked gift card collects the cross-brand version.
We publish our margin. From our live pages on 6 September 2026: Apple US sits about 2% below face, PlayStation US about 3% below, Amazon US about 4% below, PUBG UC about 7% below — while Steam runs about 5% above, Google Play about 7% above and Nintendo eShop about 9% above. Including the unflattering rows is the point; the full table is in the cheapest way to buy Steam Wallet with crypto.
Cryptorefills does not publish a comparable figure, which is normal for the industry rather than a criticism. It does mean the only way to compare prices is to take the same card to the final screen on both sites.
Side by side
| OnyxGift | Cryptorefills | |
|---|---|---|
| Products | 22 — gaming and regional store credit | 6,600+ including flights, stays, eSIMs |
| Countries served | Cards are region-specific; the shop is open globally | 180+ |
| Coins | 6 — BTC, ETH, USDT, USDC, BNB, TRX | 20+, incl. BTC, ETH, SOL, USDT, USDC, DAI |
| USDT networks | TRC20, ERC20, BEP20, named on the payment page | Multiple networks |
| Identity documents | Not requested | Not requested ("No KYC") |
| Account | Required — codes live in My orders | Not emphasised |
| Margin disclosed | Yes, published above | Not published |
| Delivery | On payment confirmation | "In seconds" |
The honest verdict
Cryptorefills if you want travel — flights, stays, eSIMs — bought with crypto, you need a brand or a country we do not cover, you hold SOL or DAI, or you would rather not create an account. Their catalogue is roughly 300 times ours and that is the practical difference most of the time.
Us if you are buying a game top-up or a region-locked store card from our short list, and you want the region rule and redemption path written down before you pay rather than discovered when the code is rejected.
Neither if the brand sells directly and your bank card works. That remains the cheapest route, and any reseller telling you otherwise is selling.
Frequently asked questions
Is Cryptorefills really no-KYC?
Their homepage states "No KYC. No credit cards", and we have no reason to doubt it for standard purchases. Read it as "no identity documents" rather than "anonymous" — the email, the IP and the public blockchain payment all still exist.
Does OnyxGift ask for ID?
No. An email address and a password, which is the account your codes are delivered into. No document, selfie or proof of address.
Can I buy flights or an eSIM from OnyxGift?
No. We sell 22 gaming and regional gift card products and nothing else. For travel, Cryptorefills is the appropriate tool of the two.
Which is faster?
In practice, whichever network you pay on. Both platforms issue the code once the payment settles; a stablecoin on TRON or BNB Smart Chain confirms in seconds, while Bitcoin at a low fee can take much longer.
Is a purchase with crypto traceable?
Yes, permanently. Every blockchain payment is recorded on a public ledger, and the address you paid from is linked to that transaction forever. This is true at every platform in this comparison.
How do I compare the actual prices?
Open the same card on both sites and carry each to the final confirmation screen. Margin can live in the listed price or in the exchange rate, and only the last number captures both.
