TCGplayer vs Poke Awesome Code Catcher
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TCGplayer
Quickly scan and identify trading cards to track their market prices and manage your collection. Access your entire collection on the go and browse the extensive marketplace for seamless shopping.
- Blazingly fast card scanning
- Effortless price tracking
- Access collection anytime, anywhere
- Seamless in-app shopping
- Supports numerous TCGs
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Blazingly Fast Card Scanning Say goodbye to tediously typing and searching for the correct card versions! The TCGplayer app scans your cards with unparalleled speed and accuracy, giving you more time to enjoy the games you love. Track Prices with Ease From the top TCGs to the hottest new games, the TCGplayer app lets you effortlessly scan, organize, and track the market price for every card from every TCG on our marketplace for free! Access Your Collection Anytime Your entire TCG collection is just a tap away! Whether at home or on the go, you can access your entire collection whenever and wherever you need from your mobile device. Simply log in to the app and your collection is at your fingertips! Seamless Shopping Browse and shop the extensive catalog on the TCGplayer marketplace from thousands of sellers with just a few taps. Supported Games: Magic: The Gathering, Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh, One Piece TCG, Star Wars Unlimited, Digimon Card Game, Disney Lorcana, Cardfight!! Vanguard, Dragon Ball Super: Fusion World, Dragon Ball Super: Masters, Final Fantasy, Flesh and Blood, Grand Archive TCG, Shadowverse: Evolve, Sorcery: Contested Realm, Union Arena, UniVersus, Weiss Schwarz, Akora TCG, Alpha Clash, Argent Saga TCG, BAKUGAN TCG, Battle Spirits Saga, Chrono Clash System, Dice Masters, Dragoborne, Dragon Ball Z TCG, Elestrals, Exodus TCG, Force of Will, Future Card Buddyfight, Gate Ruler Gundam Card Game, Kryptik, Lightseekers TCG, MetaX TCG, MetaZoo, Munchkin CCG, Star Wars: Destiny, The Caster Chronicles, Transformers TCG, Warhammer Age of Sigmar Champions, WIXOSS, World of Warcraft TCG, Gundam
Poke Awesome Code Catcher
Easily scan unused Pokemon code cards to earn rewards. Choose to receive more Pokemon cards or cash. This free app offers bonuses for the number of codes you scan.
- Scan Pokemon QR codes
- Earn rewards
- Choose compensation (cards or cash)
- Free to use
- Bonuses for multiple codes
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Do you have Pokemon Code Cards that you don't use? Do you want to turn that into more Pokemon cards, or better yet, money?!?! Poke Awesome Code Catcher allows you to scan your Pokemon QR codes quick and easy and you get to choose how you'd like to be compensated. This app will always be free and you will receive bonuses based on how many codes you have to scan in.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TCGplayer at 4.2 against Poke Awesome Code Catcher's 2.4. TCGplayer also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (16K vs 185). Poke Awesome Code Catcher's advantage is iOS requirement (11.2 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TCGplayer holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TCGplayer has 16K ratings behind it against 185, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 21% of TCGplayer's written reviews are positive against 24% of Poke Awesome Code Catcher's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
TCGplayer ships an update fortnightly, Poke Awesome Code Catcher every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TCGplayer | Poke Awesome Code Catcher |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (16K ratings) — better | 2.4 (185 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 21.0% of reviews | 23.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16K — better | 185 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #25 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TCGplayer, Inc. | Christopher Campbell |
Customer experience
TCGplayer
Poke Awesome Code Catcher
User reviews
TCGplayer
From 16K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast scanning
- 👍 Convenient for cataloging cards
- 💡 Integrated with TCGplayer website
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inaccurate scanning
- 🐛 Buggy and laggy performance
- 🔒 Poor account/login management
- 👎 Limited sorting/organization options
Poke Awesome Code Catcher
From 185 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast payment processing (within 24 hours)
- 📱 Easy and quick code scanning process
- 💰 Legitimate payment for unused codes
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 🎁 Store credit option available
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes frequently on launch
- ⚠️ Misleading submission acceptance status
- 🚫 Submissions closed but app still allows scanning
- 💸 No payment received despite submissions marked complete
- 🔒 Codes become locked in app with no export option
Bugs and requests
TCGplayer
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on startup
- Incorrect card information displayed
- Inability to properly scan certain card types (foils, black cards, etc.)
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to sync collection across devices
- More sorting/filtering options for collections
- Support for additional card games beyond MTG, Pokemon, and Yu-Gi-Oh
Poke Awesome Code Catcher
Reported bugs
9 issues- App crashes immediately upon opening
- App freezes after scanning codes
- Cannot open app after installation
- Codes lost when app crashes
- Submission errors after scanning large batches
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- Payment marked complete but funds not received
- Unable to submit codes despite app allowing scanning
- Scanning process fails mid-way through
- App crashes when attempting to agree to terms before submission
Requested features
8 requests- Clear notification on app launch if submissions are currently accepting codes
- Ability to export or retrieve codes from the app
- Minimum code requirements clearly stated upfront
- Support for scanning older/previous set codes
- Better communication about submission windows
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- Dark mode option
- More payment method options beyond PayPal
- Higher payment rates for codes
In-app purchases
TCGplayer
No in-app purchases
Poke Awesome Code Catcher
No in-app purchases
Questions
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