Comparison

raptor vs TCG Now

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

Head to head
About

raptor

Enhance your event experience with this app. Easily access and display event tickets, and explore interactive content through augmented reality.

Highlights
  • Digital ticket display
  • Ticket check-in animation
  • Augmented reality scanner
  • Interactive poster exploration
  • Event exploration
Features
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The raptor app provides the best experience for both entering and exploring raptor events. Why fumble with a QR code in your text messages when you can pull it up in the app and watch it transform when its checked in? See a poster on the wall? Perhaps it has a story to tell if you look at it through the AR lens.

About

TCG Now

Discover and attend collectible events for TCGs, Funko, and sports cards. Access detailed pricing data for your trading cards. Connect vendors and collectors.

Highlights
  • Discover collectible events
  • Attend TCG, Funko, and sports card events
  • Check detailed TCG card pricing
  • Connect vendors and collectors
  • Supports Pokémon, TCG, Funko, and Sports Cards
Features
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TCG NOW is your go-to app for discovering and attending exciting collectible events and you can now check detailed pricing data on all your TCG Cards. We bring together vendors and collectors of Pokémon Cards, TCG, Funko, Sports Cards, and more. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://tcgnow.app/privacy-policy

Screenshots

raptor3 screens
TCG Now4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: raptor at 5.0 against TCG Now's 4.1. raptor also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). TCG Now's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TCG Now sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $49.99 per month. raptor asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

raptor holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TCG Now has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

raptor ships an update monthly, TCG Now every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
raptor versus TCG Now: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterraptorTCG Now
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.1 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings114 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB92 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAriel KleveczTENTH INNING PRODUCTIONS LLC

In-app purchases

None

raptor

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

TCG Now

Subscriptions1
  • Dealer VIP$49.991 Month

Questions

Is raptor free?
raptor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TCG Now free?
TCG Now is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, raptor or TCG Now?
raptor is rated higher. raptor averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while TCG Now averages 4.1 from 14 ratings.
Do raptor or TCG Now have ads?
Neither raptor nor TCG Now shows ads.
Which is updated more often, raptor or TCG Now?
raptor ships an update monthly, and TCG Now every 3 weeks. Most recently, raptor was updated on October 30, 2026 and TCG Now on October 30, 2026.

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