Comparison

TCGplayer vs Raid Plaza

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

Head to head
About

TCGplayer

Quickly scan and identify trading cards to track their market prices. Organize your collection, browse a vast marketplace, and shop for cards from thousands of sellers. Access your collection anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Blazingly fast card scanning
  • Effortless price tracking
  • Organize your entire collection
  • Seamless in-app shopping
  • Access collection anywhere
  • Supports numerous TCGs
Features
Currently charting
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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

About

Raid Plaza

This app facilitates remote raids for specific bosses, offering quick invites without queues or group chats. It allows users to request invites for multiple trainer codes simultaneously and track the status of each request. Users can also find raids on a map and request hosts for desired locations.

Highlights
  • Remote raid invites for legendary, mega, and shadow bosses
  • Max Battles and Gigantamax invites
  • Obtain regional gifts
  • Request invites for multiple trainer codes
  • Live request tracking
  • Raid map for finding and requesting hosts
Features
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Raid Plaza gets you into remote raids for the bosses you want, quickly and easily. Pick a boss, add your trainer code, and a host sends you a friend request and a raid invite within minutes. No waiting queues, no group chats: the fastest remote invites on the store. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Raid invites: Legendary, Mega, Shadow and every other raid in rotation. • Max Battles: invites to Max Battles, Gigantamax included. • Gifts from other regions: get the regional gifts you're missing. • Bring your friends: request invites for several trainer codes at once and raid together for the friendship bonus. • Follow every request: see each step live, and why a request ended if it didn't work out. • Raid map: find raids anywhere, scan an area, and ask for a host at the raid you want. HOW IT WORKS 1. Add your trainer code. 2. Pick a raid boss, a Max Battle or a gift region. 3. Accept the friend request in the game and join the lobby when the invite arrives. Your next raid is just a few taps away. See you in the lobby!

Screenshots

TCGplayer4 screens
Raid Plaza4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TCGplayer at none against Raid Plaza's 10. TCGplayer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (19K vs 410). Raid Plaza's advantage is review sentiment (49% vs 22%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Raid Plaza sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. TCGplayer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for TCGplayer against 4.4 for Raid Plaza. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TCGplayer has 19K ratings behind it against 410, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 22% of TCGplayer's written reviews are positive against 49% of Raid Plaza's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TCGplayer ships an update fortnightly, Raid Plaza every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 15, 2026 and November 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
TCGplayer versus Raid Plaza: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTCGplayerRaid Plaza
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (19K ratings)4.4 (410 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.7% of reviews48.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19K — better410
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#20 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB81 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperTCGplayer, Inc.Evermore Labs

Customer experience

TCGplayer

All ratings18,194 ratings
Positive80.7%
Neutral3.5%
Negative15.8%
Written reviews1,382 reviews
Positive21.7%
Neutral10.2%
Negative68.1%

Raid Plaza

All ratings345 ratings
Positive81.4%
Neutral2.6%
Negative15.9%
Written reviews101 reviews
Positive48.5%
Neutral6.9%
Negative44.6%

User reviews

TCGplayer

From 19K App Store ratings

What 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

Raid Plaza

From 410 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast raid invites
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 💰 Good value for money
  • 🤝 Helpful support
  • ✨ Efficient for events

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🤖 Bot accounts used
  • 💸 Wasted credits/money
  • 🚫 No raid invites received
  • ⏳ Long wait times for ads

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

Raid Plaza

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App no longer works after update
  • Cannot select anything in the app
  • Free credits not obtainable
  • Ad videos don't run
  • Clicking 'x' on ad doesn't work
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  • App erroring out
  • Credits used but no raid invite
  • Friend request but no raid invite
  • Bot accounts don't send invites
  • Lobbies fill up before joining

Requested features

10 requests
  • Improve ad experience (less videos, no games)
  • Fix ad click issues
  • Better instructions for new users
  • Ensure full lobbies for raids
  • Refund for wasted credits/passes
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  • Fix bot behavior (sending invites)
  • Make app more reliable for all users
  • Ensure correct raid invites
  • Improve bot matching for raids
  • Fix issues with free credit collection

In-app purchases

None

TCGplayer

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Raid Plaza

Subscriptions6
  • Premium Starter7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Premium Plus$8.991 Month
  • Raidquaza Bronze$8.991 Month
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  • Raidquaza Silver$14.991 Month
  • Premium Ultimate$19.991 Month
  • Raidquaza Gold$22.991 Month
One-time4
  • 10 Credits Pack$0.99
  • 55 Credits Pack$4.99
  • 110 Credits Pack$9.99
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  • 225 Credits Pack$19.99

Questions

Is TCGplayer free?
TCGplayer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Raid Plaza free?
Raid Plaza is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TCGplayer or Raid Plaza?
Raid Plaza is rated higher. TCGplayer averages 4.3 out of 5 from 19K ratings, while Raid Plaza averages 4.4 from 410 ratings.
Do TCGplayer or Raid Plaza have ads?
Raid Plaza shows ads; TCGplayer does not.
Which is updated more often, TCGplayer or Raid Plaza?
TCGplayer ships an update fortnightly, and Raid Plaza every 10 days. Most recently, TCGplayer was updated on November 15, 2026 and Raid Plaza on November 14, 2026.

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