It is very convenient to load via phone. The only reason this isn’t a 5 rating is that sometimes the reading of the card takes more than a couple of efforts. In the end nd, however, it is worth it!

The app charges the Rav Kav card quickly. However, on my teen’s card, I searched for Bet Shemesh, and it only showed the slightly expanded Greater Bet Shemesh area for 149 Shekel per month, instead of internal Bet Shemesh for 104 Shekel per month. Both *said* internal Bet Shemesh. When I went to a Rav Kav service center, they said I had to scroll down all of the options for all cities without any filter, then choose the internal Bet Shemesh one for 104 Shekel. Once purchased, the 104 Shekel one will now show up when using the Bet Shemesh filter. This was very confusing and annoying.

Frankly, it doesn’t work like I thought it would but once you understand that it’s great. It doesn’t keep information for a single account but let’s you manage several cards from a single app. You scan a card and you can see a full history plus add money if you like. It works with ApplePay too.

After downloading I couldn’t scan my card at all. It wasn’t in the FAQ but only after restarting my phone did it properly launch the NFC capabilities of my iPhone. It’s like a whole new interface was unlocked after that. Restarting the app wasn’t enough.