Comparison

Bit Buddy vs Card Pilot

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

Head to head
About

Bit Buddy

Organize, monitor, and understand your storage devices with detailed notes, locations, and custom fields. Track usage in real-time, receive smart suggestions, and leverage AI for collection health analysis. Offers a clean interface and privacy-focused local storage with optional iCloud sync.

Highlights
  • Organize drives with notes and custom fields
  • Monitor real-time storage usage
  • AI-powered collection analysis
  • Smart capacity suggestions
  • Widgets for at-a-glance device view
  • Privacy-first local storage
  • Optional iCloud Sync
Features
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Take Control of Every Drive. Bit Buddy keeps track of your drives, cards and devices: what's on them, how full they are, and where they live. Whether you're a photographer, filmmaker, content creator or tech enthusiast, a growing pile of drives gets hard to keep straight. Bit Buddy brings clarity to your collection. Add Drives in Seconds • Scan a connected drive and Bit Buddy fills in its name, capacity and used space • Capacities measured the way Finder measures them, for drives of any size • Or add any device by hand, with suggested capacities for its type Organize Everything • Notes, locations, content types and tags for every device • Parent and child devices, like the SD cards that belong to a camera • Status for each device: Available, In Testing or In Use • Your choice of icon and color for every device Log and track: • External HDDs & SSDs • Network drives, NAS & servers • Computers & consoles • SD cards, with a dedicated Card Pool Know What Needs Attention • Collection Checkup flags drives that are nearly full and maintenance that's due • Capacity bars turn orange at 80% and red at 90% • Maintenance reminders so backups and checks don't slip • Total capacity and usage across your whole collection • Home Screen widgets, including Fullest Drives Find Anything Fast • Smart Views for nearly full, in use, favorites, network drives and more • Filter by tags and sort by name, capacity, status or favorites Your Data Is Yours No accounts, no analytics, no AI servers. • Everything stays on your device, with optional iCloud Sync • Export your whole library as a spreadsheet (CSV) or a complete archive (JSON) anytime • App Lock with Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode • Secure Wipe Bit Buddy Pro A one-time purchase, yours to keep: • iCloud Sync across iPhone and iPad • Unlimited maintenance reminders • Parent and child devices • Unlimited content types per device • Every app icon, tint and list style, plus Super Clean mode Scanning, export, Collection Checkup and widgets are free for everyone. Download Bit Buddy and bring order to your storage.

About

Card Pilot

Effortlessly scan and identify trading cards using your camera. Get accurate market valuations based on specific grades and print runs, and track your collection's profit and loss. Discover local card shows and manage your inventory with ease.

Highlights
  • AI-powered card scanning
  • Accurate market valuations
  • Serial number-specific comps
  • Profit and loss tracking
  • Buy list and trade staging
  • Card show finder
  • CSV data export
Features
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Card Pilot is the operating system for your card collection. Scan a card with your camera and Card Pilot identifies the player, year, set, parallel and grade, then pulls real comparable sales so you know what it's actually worth — not a guess. SCAN AND IDENTIFY Point your camera at any card. Card Pilot reads the player, year, set, parallel, serial number and grade automatically, then adds it to your inventory with front and back photos. COMPS THAT RESPECT SERIAL NUMBERS A /25 parallel is not a base card, and pricing it like one costs you money. Card Pilot matches comparable sales to your exact print run and grade. When it can't confirm a match, it tells you instead of showing a number it can't stand behind. KNOW YOUR NUMBERS Track what you paid, what it's worth now, and your unrealized profit on every card. Record sales and see realized profit and ROI across your whole collection. Refund a sale and the cost basis survives the round trip. BUY LIST AND TRADES Stage cards you're considering, price them at a percentage of market value, and move them into inventory when you pull the trigger. CARD SHOW RADAR Find shows near you. Set your home base by ZIP code, pick a radius, and see what's coming up — with venue, dates, table counts and admission. Get directions or add a show to your calendar in one tap. EXPORT YOUR DATA Export your sales history and current inventory to CSV. Money as numbers, dates in a sortable format, opens in Excel or Google Sheets. It's your data. BUILT FOR THE HOBBY Whether you're a weekend collector, a full-time dealer, or somewhere in between — Card Pilot handles raw cards, graded slabs, sports, Pokémon and TCG. MEMBERSHIP Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial. Collector — $14.99/month, up to 1,000 cards Pro — $19.99/month, up to 2,500 cards Both plans include AI card scanning, market comps by grade, the card show radar, buy and trade tracking, sales and profit reporting, and CSV export. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Service: https://cardpilot.me/terms Privacy Policy: https://cardpilot.me/privacy Values shown in Card Pilot are estimates based on third-party market data, not appraisals or financial advice. Verify independently before you buy, sell, trade or insure.

Screenshots

Bit Buddy4 screens
Card Pilot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Card Pilot at 5.0 against Bit Buddy's 4.8. Bit Buddy's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Bit Buddy sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Card Pilot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Card Pilot holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bit Buddy versus Card Pilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBit BuddyCard Pilot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNicholas DapolitoCard Pilot Limited Liability Company

Customer experience

Bit Buddy

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Card Pilot

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Bit Buddy

One-time5
  • Buy me a Candy$0.99
  • Bit Buddy Pro$1.99
  • Buy me a Soda$2.99
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  • Buy me a Slice$4.99
  • Bit Buddy AI$4.99
2 purchases

Card Pilot

Subscriptions2
  • Collector7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Month

Questions

Is Bit Buddy free?
Bit Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Card Pilot free?
Card Pilot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bit Buddy or Card Pilot?
Card Pilot is rated higher. Bit Buddy averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Card Pilot averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Bit Buddy or Card Pilot have ads?
Neither Bit Buddy nor Card Pilot shows ads.

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