bench.cx vs Makerly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
bench.cx
This app facilitates wholesale trading card transactions, allowing merchants to buy and sell sealed product below distributor costs. It offers direct access to inventory without the complexities of traditional wholesalers.
- Buy sealed trading card product
- Sell trading card product
- Access below distributor cost
- Designed for merchants
- Streamlined wholesale process
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Buy and Sell Trading Cards Wholesale Access sealed product below distributor cost. Bench was designed for merchants by merchants. Providing greater access to product, without the need to deal with cumbersome wholesalers.
Makerly
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Makerly helps market hosts organize the work that happens before event day. Create a market, collect vendor applications, review maker profiles and photos, accept or waitlist vendors, and keep application fee and booth fee payment status together. For vendors, Makerly makes it easier to discover markets, create a maker profile, apply online, upload photos, pay required fees, and track application status. Makerly is built for handmade markets, art fairs, pop-ups, and creative events that need a clearer way to manage applications, vendors, and payments.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Makerly at every 11 days against bench.cx's every 2 months. bench.cx's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
bench.cx ships an update every 2 months, Makerly every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | bench.cx | Makerly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Bench Inc. | The Wavering Line LLC |
In-app purchases
bench.cx
No in-app purchases
Makerly
No in-app purchases
