Comparison

Card Collector vs LightMake

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

Head to head
About

Card Collector

Digitally catalog your sports card collection on your phone. Instantly know the value of individual cards or your entire collection. Easily sort, search, and share details about your cards.

Highlights
  • Digital card collection catalog
  • Instant card and collection valuation
  • Advanced sorting and search options
  • Shareable card details
  • Valuation summary by category
  • Supports iPhone and iPad
Features
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Our app allows you to keep your entire card collection on your phone so that you can take it with you wherever you go. With our app, you can instantly know the value of a single card or your entire collection in just a few seconds. The app offers several sorting and search options, including Card brand, sport, team, year, and player name, so you can easily find the cards you're looking for. You can also easily share a screenshot of any card with all the important information, including Card brand, player name, sport, team, year, card number, condition, qualifier, value, quantity, front card image, and back card image. The valuation summary screen allows you to group your cards by Card brand, Team, Sport, Year, and see the number of cards and their total value. We've included a few screen shots from the Sports Card Collector iPhone and iPad App to give you an idea of what to expect. If you have any comments, suggestions, bug reports, or requests for the app, please don't hesitate to send us an email. We're always happy to hear from our users!

About

LightMake

Manage your 3D printers remotely from your iPhone. Monitor print progress in real-time, control print jobs, and view live camera feeds. Easily set up new devices and secure your account with email or Google sign-in.

Highlights
  • Real-time print monitoring
  • Remote print job control
  • Live camera feed viewing
  • Filament consumption tracking
  • QR code device setup
  • Local network device discovery
Features
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LightMake helps you manage your LightMake 3D printers from your iPhone—whether you're at home or on the go. MONITOR EVERY PRINT • See real-time print progress and remaining time • View device status at a glance: printing, idle, or offline • Track daily filament consumption REMOTE CONTROL • Pause, stop, and manage print jobs remotely • Watch live camera feeds from your printer • Open multiple camera views when supported EASY DEVICE SETUP • Bind printers quickly with QR code scanning • Discover devices on your local network • Bluetooth-assisted Wi‑Fi provisioning ACCOUNT & SECURITY • Sign in with email or Google • Clear privacy policy and user agreement on first launch LightMake is built for makers who want reliable remote access to their printers—less guesswork, more control.

Screenshots

Card Collector4 screens
LightMake4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: LightMake at 100% against Card Collector's 42%. LightMake also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.0). Card Collector's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13 vs 15.1). On ads, in-app purchases 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

LightMake is free to download; Card Collector costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LightMake holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Card Collector has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Card Collector's written reviews are positive against 100% of LightMake's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Card Collector ships an update every 2 months, LightMake every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Card Collector versus LightMake: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCard CollectorLightMake
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (22 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBryan Hall贵 曾

Customer experience

Card Collector

All ratings22 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral4.5%
Negative45.5%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative50.0%

LightMake

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Card Collector

No in-app purchases

None

LightMake

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Card Collector free?
Card Collector costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is LightMake free?
LightMake is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Card Collector or LightMake?
LightMake is rated higher. Card Collector averages 3.0 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while LightMake averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Card Collector or LightMake have ads?
Neither Card Collector nor LightMake shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Card Collector or LightMake?
Card Collector ships an update every 2 months, and LightMake every 10 days. Most recently, Card Collector was updated on October 11, 2026 and LightMake on October 7, 2026.

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