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Most of this card's value is the points or cash back it earns. The WTF Check counts credits only, so weigh what you earn on top.
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Your estimated value
This is a quick estimate. For your honest verdict — Worth It, Watch It, or Cancel — tap every credit you'd actually use in the full calculator below.
Auto-Counted
Included automatically in your WTF Check. No selection required.
0 credits
Capturable
Available only if you use it. Select the amount you realistically expect to capture.
1 credit
Earned, Not Given
Requires spending or qualifying activity. Include only what you realistically expect to earn.
3 credits
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Auto-Counted
Included automatically in your WTF Check. No selection required.
Capturable
Available only if you use it. Select the amount you realistically expect to capture.
Global Entry / TSA PreCheck
$0 / $30Up to $120 in statement credits for Global Entry or TSA PreCheck; page does not say when the four-year window starts.
Earned, Not Given
Requires spending or qualifying activity. Include only what you realistically expect to earn.
$200 cruise discount after $20,000 annual spend
$0 / $200Earned only after $20,000 in purchases in the year; it is a cruise discount (listed under the page heading 'Anniversary Reward'), not a statement credit, and the page does not say how it is delivered.
Requires $20,000 qualifying spend to unlock
Priority suite boarding and luggage (cruise)
$0 / your callNo foreign transaction fees
$0 / your callThese services may help you capture more value. Only count them if you'd actually use them.
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Global Entry / TSA PreCheck
global entry
Counts toward: up to $30/year
Frequency: One-time
Up to $120 in statement credits for Global Entry or TSA PreCheck; page does not say when the four-year window starts.
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Value & break-even
Whether Bank of America Royal ONE Plus is worth its $99 annual fee depends on which credits you actually use. Your WTF Check starts with $0/year in Auto-Counted Value. Add the Capturable credits you expect to use and the Maximum Credit Value is $30/year — your value may be much lower, and that is what the WTF Check calculates. A further $200/year is spend-gated — it only exists if you hit the issuer's qualifying-spend thresholds, so we don't count it. Run the WTF Check above for your verdict.
You'd need to capture $99 in credits each year to break even. Using every credit that isn't spend-gated returns $30 (30% of the fee). A further $200/year is spend-gated — it only exists if you hit the issuer's qualifying-spend thresholds, so we don't count it.
Banks add up every possible credit at its theoretical maximum. We separate the Auto-Counted Value included in the WTF Check ($0/year here) from Capturable and Earned value that counts only if you use or earn it. If you don't use it, we don't count it.
No. Welcome bonuses are one-time and vary by application channel, so we don't fold them into ongoing annual value. Our number reflects what you get every year you hold the card — not a first-year sweetener.
Credits & enrollment
None of them — nothing on the Bank of America Royal ONE Plus posts automatically. Every credit takes an action to capture, which is why we count none of it for you by default. Use every credit that isn't spend-gated and the Bank of America Royal ONE Plus gives back $30 a year. Review each credit below and include only what you realistically expect to use or earn.
No credits on Bank of America Royal ONE Plus require an enrollment step in our records. You still have to use each credit at the right merchant or within the right window.
WorthTheFee excludes any benefit without a fixed, verifiable dollar value — things like elite status, lounge access, or trip insurance. They're real, but we won't put a fake price on them.
Methodology & account
We sort every credit into three buckets: Auto-Counted (included in the WTF Check with no selection required), Capturable (available only if you actually use it), and Earned, Not Given (requires spending or qualifying activity). Your verdict adds Auto-Counted Value to the value you select—never the bank's marketing total.
Every credit here is read from the issuer's own published terms by a person, who records the source link and the date. The date on this page is that date — it is when we last checked, not a promise about when we will check next. When a term changes we log it to our terms-history so you can see exactly what shifted and when, and if a credit's reset window changes, your reminders update too.
Issuers raise fees occasionally — usually with 30–60 days notice. If we detect a fee change on a card you've saved, we surface a warning on this page and email you. You can always downgrade or cancel before the renewal posts.
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Verified against official issuer sources on September 19, 2026. Issuers change terms without notice. Confirm on the issuer page before applying.