TCGplayer vs Packz
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
Packz
Simulate opening trading card mystery boxes with the chance to receive cards of real-world value. Keep desired cards, ship them home, or sell unwanted ones for instant cash withdrawals. Must be 18+ to participate.
- Open virtual trading card packs
- Receive cards with real-world value
- Ship physical cards to your address
- Sell unwanted cards for cash
- Instant cash withdrawals
- Gamified pack opening animation
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Open Packs. Get Cards. Ship or Cash Out Instantly. Packs can hold cards worth up to $25,000+. Keep the cards you want and ship them straight to your house... Sell back the ones you don't. Withdraw Real Money. Must be 18+ to use Packz. HOW TO USE PACKZ Choose your pack and the rarity. Rarer packs result in bigger potential pulls! Open packs with a fun, gamified animation that reveals your card. Ship out the cards that you love. Sell back the ones you don't. Cash out your funds! FAIR MARKET VALUE All cards have real-world value informed by sales on platforms like Ebay. These are physical collectibles. WITHDRAWALS Withdraw your funds at any time. T&Cs apply.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Packz at 4.7 against TCGplayer's 4.2. Packz also leads on review sentiment (51% vs 21%) and chart position (#2 vs #28). TCGplayer's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Packz holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16K and 20K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of TCGplayer's written reviews are positive against 51% of Packz's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 18, 2026.
| Parameter | TCGplayer | Packz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (16K ratings) | 4.7 (20K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.0% of reviews | 51.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16K | 20K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | #28 | #2 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 159 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | TCGplayer, Inc. | Packz |
Customer experience
TCGplayer
Packz
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
Packz
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TCGplayer
No in-app purchases
Packz
No in-app purchases
