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Monica vs Busha

Busha describes itself as an SEC-licensed digital asset exchange and money app: you sell your crypto in the app, then withdraw the naira. Monica is a sell only off ramp: you send crypto and the naira goes to your bank. Here is how the two compare, checked against support.busha.io and the Busha Play listing in October 2026 (busha.io did not load from our location).

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Side by side

Checked October 2026
Disclosure: This page is published by monica.cash, operator of the Monica app; we benefit when you choose Monica. Spot an error? Email [email protected] and we will correct it. monica.cash is operated by Monica Digital Assets Limited, a company registered in Nigeria.
What matters
Monica
BBusha
How you sell
Copy your address, send, done. No sell button.
Deposit to your Busha wallet (Deposit, Receive Crypto, choose the asset and network) (support.busha.io), then "Trade", "Sell", choose the coin, enter the amount, "Confirm". "Sell transactions are completed instantly" (support.busha.io).
Payout to your bank
Within 60 seconds of the network confirming
Separate withdrawal after the sell. Play listing: "quick payouts to your registered bank account" (Google Play). No processing time published on support.busha.io (checked October 2026).
Fees
0% conversion, 0% withdrawal. Free deposits on USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, TRX and BNB; flat $2 on Bitcoin.
No sell-fee figure published on support.busha.io (checked October 2026). "The rates displayed are exclusively the Busha rates" (rates article). Sending fees per coin are listed, for example "USD Tether (TRC20): 5 USDT" (sending fees).
Coins and networks
7 coins: BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, TRX, BNB
No full list published on support.busha.io. Its sending-fees page names BTC, ETH, TRX, XRP, BNB, LTC, NGNT and USDT on ERC20, BEP20, TRC20, Solana and Plasma (support.busha.io); the help centre says "a wide range of supported cryptocurrencies in Nigeria" (What is Busha).
Minimum deposit
$5 worth of crypto per deposit, shown in the app
Minimum sell: "as little as 250 Naira worth of that asset" (support.busha.io). Minimum crypto deposit not published (checked October 2026).
Counterparty
None. Monica pays from its own settlement account.
Busha itself: "you can sell your cryptocurrency directly to us" (support.busha.io).
Google Play reviews
Not quoted here; see their Google Play listing
Other products
Bills, virtual dollar card
Buy, Busha Grow (savings), Busha Spend (airtime, data, cashback), asset-backed loans, limit orders, recurring buys, Busha Business (Google Play).
Questions

FAQ: Monica vs Busha

Is Monica cheaper than Busha?

Monica charges a 0% conversion fee and a 0% bank withdrawal fee. Deposits are free on USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, TRX and BNB, with a flat $2 fee on Bitcoin deposits (see our fees page). Busha does not publish a sell-fee figure on support.busha.io; its help centre says the rates displayed are exclusively the Busha rates, and lists a sending fee per coin for crypto you send out. Check the rate each app shows you for your own amount.

Which pays out faster, Monica or Busha?

Monica pays naira into your bank within 60 seconds of the network confirming. Busha's help centre says sell transactions are completed instantly and you receive your equivalent amount within minutes, with the bank withdrawal a separate step; its Not quoted here; see their Google Play listing says quick payouts to your registered bank account. Neither page gives a bank-arrival time.

Can I use both?

Yes. Many sellers do. Your Monica address does not change, so you can send to it from any app or wallet.

The honest part

Where Busha is the better choice

If you want to buy crypto, hold it, earn on it or borrow against it, Busha offers all of that and Monica offers none of it. If you only ever sell, Monica removes the sell step and the withdrawal step.

See for yourself

Try it on a small amount first.

Send a few dollars of crypto, watch the naira land, then decide.

0%conversion fee
0%bank withdrawal fee
60safter the network confirms
7coins, every Nigerian bank
Get the app

Scan with your phone camera.

Point your camera at the code and tap the link that pops up. It takes you to the right store for your phone.

Free on iOS and Android

monica.cash/app