You can get reward points in three ways:

• Sign on bonus: $100 value.  after your first purchase, you get 10,000 points which can be easily redeemed to $100 cash
• Regular purchase: 1% cash back value.  for your regular purchase, Chase Sapphire Card rewards you 1 point for every $1
• Airfare purchase: additional 2% cash back value.  on top of 1 point for $1 rewards, you get double point rewards (2 points for $1) for airfares you spent if you book flights through their Ultimate Rewards Website.

Rewards points can be redeemed into cash (100 points for $1) or used to purchase merchandise through Chase’s Ultimate Rewards program.   As soon as you earn $25 worth of rewards, you are allowed to redeem, make Chase Sapphire Card’s rewards easier to be redeemed than Chase Freedom Credit Card.