Which card should I use at Walgreens?
Apple Card has its own rate at Walgreens. Every rate below was checked against the card issuer's or the store's own pages.
Cards are ordered by the value they earn per dollar here at our Balanced point values. The order is never paid for. Value per $100 assumes you have room left under any earning cap. Where a rate needs a membership, the value is for the first rate the row shows.
How purchases at Walgreens are counted
Walgreens takes Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express in its stores and on Walgreens.com.
Apple Card's 3% at Walgreens needs Apple Pay. It does not apply at the drive-thru or at separate vendors inside the store.
Cards at Walgreens
Cards with their own rate at Walgreens
| Card | What it earns here | Value per $100 |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Card | 3% Daily CashWith Apple Pay. | $3.00 |
No annual fee
| Card | What it earns here | Value per $100 |
|---|---|---|
| Chase Freedom Flex | 3x pointsThis value assumes the points move to travel partners, which needs a second card from the same bank. | $6.69 |
| Chase Freedom Unlimited | 3x pointsThis value assumes the points move to travel partners, which needs a second card from the same bank. | $6.69 |
| The Blue Business® Plus Credit Card from AmexBusiness | 2x pointsOn up to $50,000 a year across every purchase on this card, then 1x. | $4.92 |
| Citi Double Cash® Card | 2x pointsThis value assumes full transfer rates to travel partners, which need a second card from the same bank. | $4.60 |
| Chase Ink Business UnlimitedBusiness | 1.5x pointsThis value assumes the points move to travel partners, which needs a second card from the same bank. | $3.35 |
| Capital One VentureOne BusinessBusiness | 1.5x miles | $3.27 |
| AAA Daily Advantage Visa Signature | 3% cash back | $3.00 |
| AARP® Essential Rewards Mastercard® from Barclays | 3% in rewards | $3.00 |
Annual fee
| Card | What it earns here | Value per $100 |
|---|---|---|
| Bilt Palladium Card | 2x points | $5.02 |
| Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card | 2x miles | $4.36 |
| Capital One Venture BusinessBusiness | 2x miles | $4.36 |
| Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card | 2x miles | $4.36 |
| Capital One Venture X Business CardBusiness | 2x miles | $4.36 |
| Air France KLM Visa Signature | 1.5x miles | $3.75 |
| United Club℠ Business CardBusiness | 1.5x miles | $3.45 |
| Citi Strata Elite℠ Card | 1.5x points | $3.45 |
Other cards earn here too. Check the cards you hold in Which Card.
A card is listed only once we have read its rate on the issuer's or the store's own page.
From credit unions and other member-only issuers
These cards pay more than their base rate here, but only members of the issuing institution can get them, so they sit outside the order above. They matter if you already hold one.
- Nusenda Visa® Platinum Cash Rewards Credit Card: 5% cash back. From Nusenda Credit UnionUp to $75 in bonus cash a quarter across the quarter's bonus categories.In Q4 2026.
Questions
- Does Apple Card's 3% at Walgreens need Apple Pay?
- Yes. The 3% applies when you pay with Apple Pay, not at the drive-thru.
Sources
- Apple Card
- Chase Freedom Flex
- Chase Freedom Unlimited
- The Blue Business® Plus Credit Card from Amex
- Citi Double Cash® Card
- Chase Ink Business Unlimited
- Capital One VentureOne Business
- AAA Daily Advantage Visa Signature
- AARP® Essential Rewards Mastercard® from Barclays
- Bilt Palladium Card
- Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card
- Capital One Venture Business
- Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card
- Capital One Venture X Business Card
- Air France KLM Visa Signature
- United Club℠ Business Card
- Citi Strata Elite℠ Card
- Nusenda Visa® Platinum Cash Rewards Credit Card
- Walgreens