Comparison

Card Ladder vs Provenant

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

Head to head
About

Card Ladder

This app provides detailed sports card data, including sales history and value estimations from multiple platforms. Track your collection's growth, monitor player performance, and stay updated with hobby news. It offers free access to basic features and an enhanced experience with a professional subscription.

Highlights
  • Sports card value tracking
  • Collection analytics
  • Sales data from 14 platforms
  • Daily hobby news
  • Player market performance tracking
  • Price alerts
  • Card population growth monitoring
Features
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The Most Accurate Sports and Pokemon Card Price Guide and Collection Tracker on the Market Track and grow your collection with comprehensive analytics and value estimations for millions of cards, including sales data from all the top platforms. Browse for free, or take your game to the next level with Card Ladder Pro. Free Features • Search card values and statistics of our verified cards • Read daily hobby news, content, and headlines • Browse daily sales recaps • Follow the Card Ladder Index daily • Buy cards from several marketplaces Card Ladder Pro Features • All the FREE Features • View all-time sales history from every marketplace • Advanced value estimation for millions of cards backed by our industry leading indexes • Add any card to your collection with accurate value estimates • Track the value of your whole collection • Track player market performances • Configure price alerts • Customize your own dashboard • Advanced searching, filtering and sorting • In-depth comparisons of multiple cards • View collection showcases of other members ...and so much more! Love Card Ladder? Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cardladder/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CardLadder Terms of Use: https://www.cardladder.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.cardladder.com/privacy

About

Provenant

Manage your sports memorabilia collection, track cards, and get real-time market values. Verify authenticity and connect with other collectors. Sync your collection to the cloud with a premium upgrade.

Highlights
  • Track autographed memorabilia and cards
  • Certificate of authenticity verification
  • Real-time market comparable sales
  • Card set completion tracking
  • Player insights and collection accolades
  • Inventory and insurance reports
  • Community features and public profiles
Features
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Provenant is the all-in-one collection manager for sports memorabilia collectors — autographs, cards, jerseys, photos, balls, bats, helmets, and tickets across 12 sports, with cert verification, market comps, set tracking, and a built-in collector community. Log unlimited items for free — no collection cap, ever. Your collection lives on your device and works offline, syncing to the cloud with Pro. COLLECTION MANAGEMENT • Log every item: photos, purchase price, estimated value, condition, and authenticator. • Player Insights: Career stats and accolades for every player you own, plus cumulative accolades across your whole collection. Ever wonder how many MVP signatures you have? Provenant will tell you. • Live Market Comps: See what comparable items are selling for on eBay and value anything in your collection with one tap. • Import & Export: Bring your collection in from a CSV and export to PDF or CSV any time — free, with no item cap. • Home Screen Widgets: A rotating photo from your collection, or your accolade leaders, right on your home screen. CARD SET TRACKING • Set Completion: Track your progress against 700+ classic and modern checklists across baseball, football, basketball, hockey, soccer, and more — from T206 to today's Topps and Panini. Your items match to the right slots automatically. • Custom Sets: Build your own checklist from scratch or seed it from a catalog set. Every Clemente card, or every card from your team in your birth year. MARKET INTELLIGENCE • Value Estimator: Get a market estimate right at add-time, so every item enters your collection with a real-world value. • Wishlist Alerts: Watch items and get daily email and push alerts for new matching eBay listings. • Listing Drafts: Turn any item into a ready-to-post eBay listing draft — title, details, and description written for you. • Grading Advisor: Scan a raw card's front and back for an estimated grade range and see whether grading is worth the fee. 3 scans per month free. AUTHENTICATION • Cert Verification: Open the official verification page for PSA, JSA, Beckett, SGC, TRISTAR, and MLB Authentication from any item and mark it verified or mismatched — free and unlimited. Pro adds instant PSA lookup that auto-fills card details. COMMUNITY • Community Feed: Follow other collectors and see their pickups, sales, and set completions in a personalized For You feed, plus a Trending view of what everyone is adding. • Find Collectors: Search by name, browse suggestions, and get notified when someone follows you or likes your items. • Groups & Profiles: Join specialized groups, compete on global leaderboards, and share a public profile and wishlist so others know what you're hunting. FREE TIER INCLUDES • Unlimited items, one photo each • Unlimited cert verification • 5 market value lookups and 3 grade scans per month • 10 wishlist watches and 5 custom sets • Player stats, accolades, achievements, and leaderboards • Portfolio breakdown by sport, type, condition, and player • Unlimited CSV imports and PDF/CSV exports PROVENANT PRO • Full Sync: Seamless sync across every device. • Expanded Media: Up to 10 photos per item. • Unlimited Access: Market value lookups, grade scans, wishlist watches, and custom sets. • PSA Instant Lookup: Auto-verify a cert number and auto-fill player, year, brand, card number, and grade. • Portfolio Insights: Momentum over 7/30/90 days, allocation, player/team concentration, winners vs. losers, and your flip track record. • Value History: Your collection's growth over time, plus a chart on every item. • Financial Tracking: Log sold items and see realized gains instantly. • Full Community History: Scroll back through your entire feed. • Professional Reporting: Signed insurance and estate inventory reports. • Ad-Free: No ads, anywhere. Subscription auto-renews. Cancel anytime. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Card Ladder4 screens
Provenant4 screens

Verdict

The call

Card Ladder and Provenant both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Provenant's written reviews are positive against 51% of Card Ladder's. Card Ladder's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (11K vs 18). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Card Ladder sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and Provenant sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Card Ladder against 5.0 for Provenant. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Card Ladder has 11K ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 51% of Card Ladder's written reviews are positive against 100% of Provenant's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Card Ladder ships an update every 3 days, Provenant weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Card Ladder versus Provenant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCard LadderProvenant
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (11K ratings)5.0 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11K — better18
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#10 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLadder Studios, IncOakland Labs LLC

Customer experience

Card Ladder

All ratings9,675 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral0.8%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews363 reviews
Positive51.2%
Neutral6.9%
Negative41.9%

Provenant

All ratings18 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Card Ladder

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues
  • App crashes
  • Pro mode not working
  • Inconsistent card data

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to add cards without purchase price
  • More sports card data (especially for older/less popular players)
  • Improved search functionality
  • Better customer support
  • Dark mode option

Provenant

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Card Ladder

Subscriptions2
  • Card Ladder PRO Monthly7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Card Ladder PRO Yearly7 Days trial$199.991 Year
3 purchases

Provenant

Subscriptions2
  • Provenant Pro$0.991 Month
  • Provenant Pro$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Provenant Pro$14.99

Questions

Is Card Ladder free?
Card Ladder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Provenant free?
Provenant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Card Ladder or Provenant?
Provenant is rated higher. Card Ladder averages 4.9 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while Provenant averages 5.0 from 18 ratings.
Do Card Ladder or Provenant have ads?
Provenant shows ads; Card Ladder does not.
Which is updated more often, Card Ladder or Provenant?
Card Ladder ships an update every 3 days, and Provenant weekly. Most recently, Card Ladder was updated on October 21, 2026 and Provenant on October 12, 2026.

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