Shiny vs VendOS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shiny
Identify and value your trading cards instantly with advanced scanning technology. Manage your entire collection digitally, track market trends, and prepare cards for grading. Connect with a global community of collectors.
- Instant card identification
- Real-time market value tracking
- Digital collection management
- Advanced card grading checks
- Custom price alerts
- Global collector community
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Join 1M+ Pokemon card & TCG collectors who trust Shiny to identify their trading cards and manage their collections. Scan your cards to get instant, real-time market values based on completed sales. Turn your card collection into a digital portfolio with Shiny! The fastest and most accurate card scanner app for card collectors globally. SCAN WITH PRECISION Leverage the industry's fastest trading card recognition technology with unlimited scanning. Combined with powerful advanced filtering tools, you can easily identify your cards in seconds and instantly pull up real-time market values. MANAGE YOUR PORTFOLIO Professionally manage unlimited items, sets, folders, and wish lists completely for free. Turn your physical collection into a digital powerhouse and access your TCG collection seamlessly across all your devices, so your digital portfolio is always with you. REAL-TIME MARKET INSIGHTS Access millions of trading card, sealed product, and card grading prices alongside historical data for free. With localized pricing data at your fingertips, you can set custom price alerts for singles, sealed products, or slabs and never miss a market shift. PREP FOR GRADING Perform advanced card grading checks with our built-in Centering Tool before sending your cards off. Take the guesswork out of the process and ensure your cards are in optimal condition for submission to major grading companies. JOIN A GLOBAL COMMUNITY Join a worldwide community of 1M+ collectors! Download Shiny today and experience the industry standard in precision scanning. Connect with the market's most trusted data and celebrate the hobby with collectors around the globe. More about Shiny: Terms of Service: https://www.getshiny.io/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.getshiny.io/privacy-policy E-mail: contact@getshiny.io Developer: Shiny Cardboard, LLC Download Shiny today to turn your physical collection into a digital powerhouse! Supported Games: Pokémon, One Piece, Magic the Gathering, Yugioh, Dragon Ball, Gundam, Riftbound, Disney Lorcana, and emerging card games Pokémon Support: English, Japanese, and Chinese sets One Piece Support: English and Japanese sets Pricing Localization: Global support across multiple international currencies
VendOS
Manage your trading card game inventory and sales at shows and conventions. Track buys, sells, and trades in real-time, calculate profit instantly, and use a mobile point-of-sale system for quick transactions. Share your live inventory with buyers via a link.
- Real-time inventory tracking
- Instant profit calculation
- Mobile point-of-sale (Show Mode)
- Buy, sell, and trade logging
- Market price tracking
- Product scanning
- Shareable live inventory link
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Track Every Transaction and Metric in the hobby. VendOS is the operating system made for collectors and sellers. psst.. Buyer Catalogs! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.vendos.me/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.vendos.me/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Shiny at 3.8K against VendOS's 25. Shiny also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks) and chart position (#122 vs unranked). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Shiny sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and VendOS sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $10.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Shiny against 4.8 for VendOS. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shiny has 3.8K ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of Shiny's written reviews are positive against 93% of VendOS's.
Shiny ships an update every 5 days, VendOS every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shiny | VendOS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (3.8K ratings) — better | 4.8 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.2% of reviews — better | 92.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.8K — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #122 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 250 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shiny Cardboard LLC | VendOS Inc. |
Customer experience
Shiny
VendOS
Bugs and requests
Shiny
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional crashes or freezes
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Wishlist feature
- Grading recommendation system
- Set-based organization
- Total collection value tracking
VendOS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shiny
- Shiny Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Shiny Pro - Collector Tools$7.991 Month
- Shiny Pro - Collector Tools3 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Collector Pro Gift Pass$34.99
- Lifetime Collector Pro Pass$99.99
- Lifetime Collector Pro Pass$119.99
VendOS
- Monthly1 Month trial$10.991 Month
- Quarterly$27.993 Months
- Annual$96.991 Year








