Loupe vs CHCK.AI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Loupe
Discover and purchase sports trading cards through live-streamed auctions and sales. Connect with a community of collectors, watch cards being opened in real-time, and access items from top brands. The app facilitates all transactions to ensure a secure experience for buyers and sellers.
- Live-streamed auctions and sales
- Buy single cards or packs
- Real-time community chat
- Access cards from top brands
- Secure, risk-free transactions
- Notifications for favorite shops
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Loupe: A Card Show In Your Pocket® Connect with thousands of collectors and participate in livestreams – auctions, boxes, repacks, single card sales, and more. HIGHLIGHTS • Buy single cards or packs • Participate in zero-latency live streamed auctions, single card sales and market value repacks • Get notified when your favorite Loupe shops go live • Access cards from top brands like Topps, Panini, Upper Deck, Pokemon, and more • Watch the hottest livestreams and chat with other collectors in-real time • Join the fastest growing community of card collectors ALL-IN-ONE Loupe is the go-to destination for all things card collecting. Everything takes place in-app from buying packs, seeing them opened live, talking live to card shops & other collectors and celebrating big hits as a community. 100% RISK FREE There’s absolutely 0 financial risk to buyers or sellers. We facilitate all transactions to protect everyone — from chargebacks to refunds. JOIN FOR FREE Ready to see what all the hype is about? Whether you’re looking to buy one of the hottest limited autographed cards on the market or you just want to watch a live break, Loupe has it all! Follow us for all the latest info on breaks and feature updates! Twitter: https://twitter.com/loupetheapp Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/loupetheapp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loupetheapp
CHCK.AI
Easily appraise sports trading cards using AI and expert insights. Scan your cards to get real-time market data, discover hidden gems, and receive pre-grade assessments before professional submission. Showcase your collection and curate custom sets.
- AI-powered card scanning
- Real-time market pricing
- Expert-verified pre-grading
- Collection cataloging
- Custom set curation
- Shareable card/set links
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Welcome to the smartest home base for your sports cards. Scan your cards to discover your next grail, follow market pricing, and showcase your collection. Scan your cards & see real-time market data - Dust off old (or new) stacks and get instant, real-time price data and history - Scan your cards and our proprietary pricing AI will help you unearth hidden gems in seconds Get smart with AI-powered, expert-verified grading - Get an easy trusted pre-grade before you commit to mailing your card into PSA or Beckett - Shoebox Pre-Grades are both generated by accurate AI and reviewed by real experts Share your collection & curate your own sets - Catalog your cards in sets: curated “binders” that fit in the palm of your hand - Connect with other users and share links to individual cards or sets with anyone—even off the app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Loupe at 4.6 against CHCK.AI's 3.3. Loupe also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (2.9K vs 31). CHCK.AI's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Loupe holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Loupe has 2.9K ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Loupe's written reviews are positive against 55% of CHCK.AI's.
Loupe ships an update every 10 days, CHCK.AI every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Loupe | CHCK.AI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.9K ratings) — better | 3.3 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.0% of reviews — better | 54.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.9K — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Loupe Tech, LLC | Shoebox Inc. |
Customer experience
Loupe
CHCK.AI
Bugs and requests
Loupe
Reported bugs
3 issues- Chat and bidding freezing/disappearing
- Inconsistent functionality across networks
- Inability to zoom in on items
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to mute/control volume
- Improved order tracking and shipping info
- Seller profiles and private messaging
- Favoriting/following specific sellers
- Advanced filtering and search options
CHCK.AI
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Loupe
No in-app purchases
CHCK.AI
No in-app purchases
