# CardBeacon: TCG Card Scanner — Scan Binders, Track Condition

> Scan Binders, Track Condition (iPhone/iPad app by Sergey Moraru.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cardbeacon-tcg-card-scanner/id6796733701 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Sergey Moraru](https://appshunter.io/developer/1873640958)
- Category: Reference, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 8 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-10
- Data updated: 2026-09-04
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cardbeacon-tcg-card-scanner/id6796733701/reviews.md

## What is CardBeacon?

Turn a binder page into an organized Pokémon TCG collection with CardBeacon, a binder-page scanner, set tracker, condition assistant, and collection manager.

Photograph one binder page to identify up to 12 visible card fronts. Review every match, print type, user-entered condition, quantity, and selection before anything is added. Binder import identifies cards; it does not grade condition through sleeves.

Want a closer look at one card? Scan its front and back for an AI-assisted report covering visible centering, corners, edges, whitening, and surface wear, plus estimated grade and top-grade probability.

New users receive five lifetime AI scans. An individual scan or one binder-page import uses one scan credit. Additional scans are available through a subscription or one-time scan packs. Manual catalog entry does not use a scan credit.

From there, CardBeacon helps you move from a binder to a plan:

• Track set completion with Owned, Missing, and All checklists
• Add exact missing printings to a Chase Board with priorities and optional personal raw-price targets
• Search sets by card name or collector number
• Match supported language, card, set, and print variants
• Track collection value with real saved portfolio history and raw-card market references
• See quantities, cost basis, card images, and recent price movement
• Add cards manually without using a scan credit
• Sign in to a free CardBeacon Account to keep your collection, set progress, Chase Board, and value history synced across iPhone and iPad
• Keep previously loaded set checklists available when connectivity is limited

Card identification, condition, grade, top-grade probability, value, and recommendations are estimates. They may be incomplete or wrong and are not professional grades, appraisals, offers, or guarantees. Inspect the card and recent market sales before buying, selling, trading, or submitting it for grading. Market availability varies by card, language, and print variant.

CardBeacon is an independent collection manager and is not affiliated with, endorsed, sponsored, or approved by The Pokémon Company, The Pokémon Company International, Nintendo, Creatures Inc., GAME FREAK, or Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA). Pokémon and PSA are trademarks of their respective owners.

Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CardBeacon Plus | $89.99 | per year |
| CardBeacon Plus | $8.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 25 AI Scans | $2.99 | one-time |
| 100 AI Scans | $7.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.2 — 2026-08-29

• Sign in to one CardBeacon Account on any iPhone or iPad and keep your collection, set progress, Chase Board, and value history in sync.
• Added conflict-safe account sync and more reliable offline session recovery.
• Improved binder import, condition reports, set checklists, stability, and polish.

### 1.1 — 2026-08-17

• Added a Chase Board for exact missing printings, priorities, and personal raw-price targets.
• Added set search, sorting by name/recently added/missing/owned, and binder-page import directly inside set checklists.
• Binder scanning now opens the camera automatically, keeps photo import one tap away, and confirms before discarding or removing results.
• Improved older-set identification, including symbol-only and punctuation-based card IDs, and made partial catalog coverage clearer.
• Improved multilingual exact-printing matching, cloud sync, and stability.

### 1.0 — 2026-08-10

No release notes.

## More apps by Sergey Moraru

- [Scan Sentry](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/scan-sentry/id6758560870)
- [XyloKerf: Cut List Optimizer](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/xylokerf-cut-list-optimizer/id6766369684)

All apps by Sergey Moraru: https://appshunter.io/developer/1873640958

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