Comparison

MintCollect vs PokeMachine

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

Head to head
About

MintCollect

Manage your trading card collection with real-time market data and pricing. Track purchases, sales, and portfolio value to make informed decisions. Access a comprehensive database for singles, sealed products, and graded cards.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive card and product search
  • Real-time market values and historical prices
  • Track purchases, sales, and portfolio value
  • Monitor profits, losses, and financial trends
  • Create and share custom lists
  • Insights across grading tiers
Features
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Stay on top of your TCG collection and market trends with the most accurate and up-to-date data available. Our platform is designed to help collectors and investors gain full transparency in the hobby while providing the tools needed to make informed decisions. • Comprehensive Card & Product Search Instantly find the latest market values and historical price data for singles, sealed products, and graded cards. Our expanding database covers English and Japanese releases, with pricing sourced from top marketplaces like eBay, TCGPlayer, CardMarket, and auction houses. Get insights across grading tiers, including raw cards, PSA, and CGC. • Track Purchases, Sales & Portfolio Value Keep a real-time log of your acquisitions and sales to understand the true worth of your collection. Monitor profits, losses, and financial trends with intuitive portfolio tools. Create and share custom lists to stay organized for trade nights, investments, and set completions. For collectors looking to dive deeper, premium tools and analytics provide advanced insights to help you stay ahead of the market. ----- Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PokeMachine

Instantly locate official Pokémon TCG vending machines across the United States. Discover machines at major retailers, get directions, and track restocks with community-powered updates. Save your favorite locations to never miss a restock.

Highlights
  • Interactive map of vending machine locations
  • Search by city, state, zip, or retailer
  • Get directions to machines
  • Track recent restocks
  • Community-powered stock reports
  • Save favorite machines
Features
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Find Pokémon TCG vending machines near you instantly. PokeMachine maps every official Pokémon card vending machine across the United States — over 1,600 locations at Kroger, Safeway, H-E-B, Fred Meyer, and more. FIND MACHINES • Interactive map with all vending machine locations • Search by city, state, zip code, or retailer • Get directions to any machine with one tap TRACK RESTOCKS • See which machines were recently restocked • Community-powered stock reports updated in real time • Report stock status to help other collectors NEVER MISS A RESTOCK • Save your favorite machines for quick access • Check restock history before you drive No account needed. No ads. No data collection.

Screenshots

MintCollect4 screens
PokeMachine3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MintCollect at 56% against PokeMachine's 0%. MintCollect also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and rating (3.9 vs 1.7). PokeMachine's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

MintCollect is free to download; PokeMachine costs $2.99 up front. MintCollect sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. PokeMachine asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MintCollect holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MintCollect has 47 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of MintCollect's written reviews are positive against 0% of PokeMachine's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MintCollect ships an update weekly, PokeMachine monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
MintCollect versus PokeMachine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMintCollectPokeMachine
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating3.9 (47 ratings) — better1.7 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings47 — better6
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB4 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperTushar MorabkarKristian Fagerlie

Customer experience

MintCollect

All ratings47 ratings
Positive68.1%
Neutral12.8%
Negative19.1%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral17.8%
Negative26.7%

PokeMachine

All ratings6 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative83.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

MintCollect

Subscriptions9
  • Plus7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Pro7 Days trial2 variants$7.991 Month
  • Pro7 Days trial$11.991 Month
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  • Pro7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Pro$24.991 Year
  • Pro$59.991 Year
  • Pro7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Pro7 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • Pro7 Days trial$119.991 Year
None

PokeMachine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MintCollect free?
MintCollect is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PokeMachine free?
PokeMachine costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MintCollect or PokeMachine?
MintCollect is rated higher. MintCollect averages 3.9 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while PokeMachine averages 1.7 from 6 ratings.
Do MintCollect or PokeMachine have ads?
MintCollect shows ads; PokeMachine does not.
Which is updated more often, MintCollect or PokeMachine?
MintCollect ships an update weekly, and PokeMachine monthly. Most recently, MintCollect was updated on October 30, 2026 and PokeMachine on November 5, 2026.

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