Comparison

NGC vs Maktun

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

NGC

This app provides coin collectors with access to essential resources from a leading third-party coin grading service. Verify coin certifications, explore population data, manage your collection, and stay updated with the latest news and research.

Highlights
  • Verify NGC Certification
  • NGC Census Population Data
  • NGC Registry for Collections
  • Latest NGC News & Research
  • Scan coin barcodes
  • Track coin rarity
Features
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The free NGC App gives coin collectors access to many of the most popular resources developed by NGC, a leading third-party coin grading service. This app now includes: • Verify NGC Certification • NGC Census • NGC Registry • The latest NGC news and research The NGC App is available in English, Chinese and German. It’s free, easy to use, and you can take it wherever the hobby takes you. Learn more about the features of the NGC App below. Verify NGC Certification: Scan the barcode on an NGC label with your phone’s camera to instantly verify the coin, view NGC Census population data, view NGC Price Guide values for US coins and add the coin to the NGC Registry. Images are shown for nearly 20 million NGC-certified coins. NGC Census: Browse the NGC Census to see population data for NGC-certified coins by type and grade (including NGC Details grades) to help you research the relative rarity of your coins. NGC Census population data is updated every week. NGC Registry: Register and display your NGC-certified coins and compete against other collectors around the world for recognition and prizes. The NGC Registry helps you to organize your collection, learn more about coins and interact with other collectors. This popular resource now boasts more than 12,000 members, 110,000 registered sets and 1.1 million registered coins from virtually every country. Free images are available for most coins graded by NGC since 2008, so you can spend less time taking photos and more time enjoying the hobby! NGC News & Research: The latest news and research from NGC are posted to the NGC App along with NGC’s complete news archive. Turn on notifications to be among the first to know about important NGC announcements, including special deals, promotions and giveaways. About Numismatic Guaranty Company® (NGC®) NGC is a leading third-party coin authentication, grading and encapsulation service with more than 43 million coins certified. Founded in 1987, NGC backs each graded coin with the comprehensive NGC Guarantee of authenticity and grade. NGC's reputation has been built on providing the high level of accuracy, consistency and integrity that its customers expect. Learn more at NGCcoin.com.

About

Maktun

Instantly identify coins, banknotes, and tokens by photo, discover their market value, and manage your personal collection. Organize items, track statistics, and sync data across devices with cloud backup. Access detailed information and connect with other collectors.

Highlights
  • Identify coins, banknotes, and tokens by photo
  • Discover current market value
  • Organize and manage personal collections
  • Track detailed statistics and analytics
  • Cloud synchronization and backup
  • Export data to PDF, XLS, or CSV
  • Connect with numismatists
Features
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Maktun is the ultimate app for collectors of coins, banknotes and tokens. Just take a photo to identify any item instantly, discover its current market value, and add it to your personal collection. The database already contains over 300,000 coins and 160,000 banknotes from around the world. Organize and value your collection easily. Maktun lets you save photos, create exchange or sale lists, and access detailed statistics about countries, denominations, and rarities — all synchronized and safely stored in the Cloud. - Now we have tokens too! Along with coins and banknotes, Maktun now includes over 15,000 tokens. Explore the largest catalogue of commemorative and regular issues - lira, euros, dollars, German marks, USSR coins, rare pieces, and much more. - Check the current market value and discover rare varieties - View complete details, including country, denomination, year of issue, catalogue number, mintage, weight, size, and other specifications - Get help from numismatists right inside the app User-friendly collection management - Create private collections and add items to lists for exchange, purchase or sale - Save high-quality photos of coins, banknotes and tokens - Keep track of items for exchange, purchase and sale - Export data to PDF, XLS or CSV for analysis and printing Detailed statistics and analytics - Track your progress with statistics on the number of items, countries, denominations and missing pieces - Visual infographics on a world map show you which countries your coins and banknotes come from Synchronisation and security - Access your collection from any device, even when you're offline - Backup - your data is always safe - Share coins, banknotes and entire collections with friends and other collectors About subscription Access exclusive features and benefits by subscribing. Take your pick from our two available plans: Pro - This is our monthly subscription plan. By subscribing to Pro, you gain the ability to create and manage up to 10 personal collections. You can export your data to PDF, XLS, or CSV formats, with a generous limit of 100 coins and banknotes. Your backups can be securely stored in iCloud without any restrictions. Dive deep into your collection statistics, including the number of coins, banknotes, countries, denominations, a world map view, and easily identify missing pieces to complete your collection. Pro+ - Option for our yearly subscription plan, Pro+, for even more benefits. With Pro+, you can expand your personal collections to 25. Enjoy unlimited exports of your data to PDF, XLS, or CSV formats. Your iCloud backups remain unrestricted. Delve into comprehensive statistics about your collections, just like in the Pro plan. Your subscription payment will be processed through your iTunes account once the purchase is confirmed. The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, indicating the renewal cost. You have the flexibility to manage your subscriptions and cancel them through your user account settings post-purchase. Terms of Use: https://maktun.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://maktun.com/privacy Should you have any further inquiries or require assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at help@maktun.com.

Screenshots

NGC4 screens
Maktun4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Maktun at 85% against NGC's 6%. Maktun also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). NGC's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Maktun sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. NGC asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Maktun holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 78 and 124 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of NGC's written reviews are positive against 85% of Maktun's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NGC ships an update every 2 months, Maktun weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
NGC versus Maktun: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNGCMaktun
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (78 ratings)4.7 (124 ratings) — better
Positive reviews6.1% of reviews84.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings78124 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNumismatic Guaranty CorporationSIA Numex

Customer experience

NGC

All ratings76 ratings
Positive22.4%
Neutral3.9%
Negative73.7%
Written reviews131 reviews
Positive6.1%
Neutral6.1%
Negative87.8%

Maktun

All ratings124 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral4.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews119 reviews
Positive84.9%
Neutral4.2%
Negative10.9%

Bugs and requests

NGC

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • App crashes when scanning barcodes
  • App crashes when entering certification numbers manually
  • Login credentials not accepted despite working on website
  • Barcode scanner detects but doesn't process codes
  • Price guide values not displaying
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  • Coin photos missing or not loading
  • App logs out after closing
  • Scanning functionality broken for months
  • Manual entry returns 'feature unavailable' error
  • Census data not loading or incomplete
  • App won't open or displays blank screen
  • Scanner focuses incorrectly on newer phones
  • Infinite loop when dismissing error popups
  • Sign in button not visible/clickable
  • App incompatible with iOS 14.2 and newer
  • Unable to view saved coins in registry
  • Coins added to collection disappear after app restart
  • Navigation icons and graphics not rendering
  • App freezes during barcode scanning
  • Settings menu non-functional

Requested features

15 requests
  • Total collection value calculation
  • Persistent login sessions
  • Improved barcode/QR code scanning
  • Price guide integration
  • Coin photo display
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  • Submission tracking within app
  • Collection inventory management
  • Mintage information display
  • Zoom functionality for verification
  • Data persistence across sessions
  • iPad/tablet support
  • Melt value information
  • Better search and filtering options
  • Automatic coin photo capture
  • Improved UI/UX design

Maktun

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

NGC

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Maktun

Subscriptions2
  • Pro$8.991 Month
  • Pro+$69.991 Year
One-time2
  • One-off$8.99
  • Max$24.99

Questions

Is NGC free?
NGC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Maktun free?
Maktun is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NGC or Maktun?
Maktun is rated higher. NGC averages 2.1 out of 5 from 78 ratings, while Maktun averages 4.7 from 124 ratings.
Do NGC or Maktun have ads?
Neither NGC nor Maktun shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NGC or Maktun?
NGC ships an update every 2 months, and Maktun weekly. Most recently, NGC was updated on October 26, 2026 and Maktun on October 30, 2026.

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