Waxstat vs DealernetX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Waxstat
Easily compare prices and track releases for sealed hobby products. Scan UPCs or search to find real-time pricing from over 25 retailers. Stay informed with a release calendar and price change notifications.
- Price comparison for sealed products
- Real-time pricing from 25+ retailers
- UPC scanning for instant comps
- Release calendar
- Price change notifications
- Secret wax deals
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Waxstat is a free wax & hobby box price comparison and release calendar app. You can easily find comps for sealed products like hobby boxes, cases, mega boxes, blaster boxes, booster boxes, packs and more with a quick scan of the UPC or search. Product prices are updated in real-time from over 25+ retailers. With 18k+ individual products and over 83k+ real-time prices, Waxstat is the most trusted source of pricing and product data of hobby boxes and sealed products. Free Features: - Waxstat Deals-o-Clock - Look Up Wax Prices in Real-Time - Find Secret Wax Deals - Scan UPCs for Instant Comps - Get Notified of Price Changes - Up-to-Date Release Calendar Terms of Use: https://blog.waxstat.com/terms-and-conditions
DealernetX
Instantly access live bid/ask data for trading cards by scanning UPCs. Make informed buying and selling decisions with real-time marketplace prices directly on your phone.
- Scan UPCs with phone
- Live bid/ask data access
- Instant pricing comps
- In-store and show use
- Real-time marketplace data
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Scan smarter, sell faster. DealernetX Scanner app connects directly to live bid/ask data from DealernetX, giving you instant and accurate comps at your fingertips. Simply scan any UPC with your phone while at card shows or in-store — no more guessing or outdated pricing. Whether you're buying or selling, make confident decisions backed by real-time marketplace data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DealernetX at none against Waxstat's 2. DealernetX also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 89%). Waxstat's advantage is ratings volume (50 vs 5) and chart position (#168 vs unranked). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Waxstat sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month. DealernetX asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Waxstat against 5.0 for DealernetX. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Waxstat has 50 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Waxstat's written reviews are positive against 100% of DealernetX's.
Waxstat ships an update every 3 weeks, DealernetX every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Waxstat | DealernetX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (50 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #168 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EMDAP TECHNOLOGIES | Joshua Miller |
Customer experience
Waxstat
DealernetX
In-app purchases
Waxstat
- Hobbyist7 Days trial$24.991 Month
- Dealer7 Days trial$99.991 Month
DealernetX
No in-app purchases
