Chase Air Canada Aeroplan Card vs Freedom Unlimited
Both are Chase cards. Here is every spend category, ranked by what each card actually returns.
Everything else
- Air Canada Aeroplan Card 1.5% 1x base rate
- Freedom Unlimited 1.5% 1.5% base rate
Dining
- Air Canada Aeroplan Card 4.5% 3x
- Freedom Unlimited 3.0% 3%
Groceries
- Air Canada Aeroplan Card 4.5% 3x
- Freedom Unlimited 1.5% 1.5% base rate
Gas
- Air Canada Aeroplan Card 3.0% 2x
- Freedom Unlimited 1.5% 1.5% base rate
Travel
- Air Canada Aeroplan Card 4.5% 3x
- Freedom Unlimited 1.5% 1.5% base rate
Travel · portal
- Freedom Unlimited · Chase Travel 5.0% 5%
Drugstores
- Freedom Unlimited 3.0% 3%
- Air Canada Aeroplan Card 1.5% 1x base rate
Lyft
- Freedom Unlimited 2.0% 2%
- Air Canada Aeroplan Card 1.5% 1x base rate
What the numbers are doing
The table is earn rate only — annual fees are not netted out of it. These cards charge Air Canada Aeroplan Card $195 and Freedom Unlimited $0 a year, so a thin lead in one category may not cover the difference.
Where they differ: Air Canada Aeroplan Card takes dining, groceries, gas and travel; Freedom Unlimited takes drugstores and lyft.
| Category | Best card |
|---|---|
| Everything else | Air Canada Aeroplan Card1.5% |
| Dining | Air Canada Aeroplan Card4.5% |
| Groceries | Air Canada Aeroplan Card4.5% |
| Gas | Air Canada Aeroplan Card3.0% |
| Travel | Air Canada Aeroplan Card4.5% |
| Travel · portal | Freedom Unlimited · Chase Travel5.0% |
| Drugstores | Freedom Unlimited3.0% |
| Lyft | Freedom Unlimited2.0% |
Content preview. Apple Wallet controls the layout; visible categories vary by device. Categories that rank the same as Everything else are left off; every other category is in pass details.
Every category, every card
Everything else
- Air Canada Aeroplan Card — 1.5%
- Freedom Unlimited — 1.5%
Dining
- Air Canada Aeroplan Card — 4.5%
- Freedom Unlimited — 3.0%
Groceries
- Air Canada Aeroplan Card — 4.5%
- Freedom Unlimited — 1.5%
Gas
- Air Canada Aeroplan Card — 3.0%
- Freedom Unlimited — 1.5%
Travel
- Air Canada Aeroplan Card — 4.5%
- Freedom Unlimited — 1.5%
Travel · portal
- Freedom Unlimited · Chase Travel — 5.0%
Drugstores
- Freedom Unlimited — 3.0%
- Air Canada Aeroplan Card — 1.5%
Lyft
- Freedom Unlimited — 2.0%
- Air Canada Aeroplan Card — 1.5%
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