Comparison

Kolecta vs TCGArkive

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

Head to head
About

Kolecta

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Kolecta – L’app de référence pour les collectionneurs exigeants ! Kolecta est bien plus qu’un simple inventaire : c’est votre tableau de bord personnel, conçu pour suivre, structurer et valoriser chaque produit scellé et chaque carte que vous possédez. Pensée pour les passionnés comme pour les investisseurs, l’application vous permet de : • Organiser avec précision vos produits scellés : ETB, coffrets, boosters, displays… • Gérer vos cartes par série, rareté, état, langue, et plus encore • Suivre en temps réel la valeur de votre collection complète grâce au portfolio • Marquer vos pièces préférées en favoris pour y accéder rapidement • Bénéficier d’une interface fluide, sans publicité, avec sauvegarde automatique Votre collection mérite mieux qu’un fichier Excel. Kolecta vous aide à la structurer, la visualiser, et la faire évoluer dans le temps, avec clarté et sérénité. Rejoignez dès maintenant la communauté des collectionneurs qui veulent gagner du temps, éviter les doublons et suivre la valeur de leur patrimoine.

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TCGArkive

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Every card you own, in one place: scanned, tracked and organized. TCGArkive is a collection manager for Pokémon and One Piece trading cards. More than 1,300 sets and 95,000 cards, in English, Japanese, Chinese and Italian. POKÉMON AND ONE PIECE Two card games, one app. Switch between them from the top of the Home: one account, separate collections. One Piece Card Game comes with its sets in English and Japanese, your collection, the binder and custom sets. Card scanning for One Piece is on its way. SCAN A CARD, IT'S IN Point your camera at a card. TCGArkive works out the set, the number and which print it is, then files it in your collection with one tap. No typing, no searching. BUY THE RIGHT PRINT Every print links to Cardmarket or TCGplayer with the language and the printing already filtered, so you land on the exact card you're after. DOWN TO THE VARIANT Reverse holo, Poké Ball and Master Ball patterns, 1st Edition stamps, promos, error prints. TCGArkive tracks every variant on its own, so a set is complete when it's really complete, not when you own one of each card. FOUR LANGUAGES, ONE COLLECTION Japanese, English, Chinese and Italian printings sit side by side. Browse a Japanese set the way it was actually released, or put everything together and see the whole picture at once. From any card, see its reprints in every language. YOUR BINDER, ON YOUR PHONE Lay your cards out in a real binder. Pick the page format, drag them where you want them, flip through the pages, and export the whole album to PDF. BUILD YOUR OWN SETS Group cards however you like: every card of one Pokémon, everything by one illustrator, or a list you put together by hand. Smart sets fill themselves in as new cards come out. NATIONAL DEX One slot for each of the 1,025 Pokémon. Pick the print you want to represent each one, from any set and in any language, and fill it in your way. CAMEOS Charizard on the wall behind someone else. A Pikachu in the corner of the art. TCGArkive finds every card a Pokémon appears on, not just its own. COMMUNITY Follow other collectors and browse the collections they choose to share. Whether yours is visible is up to you. LOOK AROUND WITHOUT AN ACCOUNT The card database and the sets are open to everyone. You only need an account when you want to save something. TCGArkive is an independent fan project. It is not produced, endorsed, supported, or affiliated with Nintendo, Game Freak, Creatures Inc., The Pokémon Company, Wizards of the Coast, Bandai, Eiichiro Oda, Shueisha, or Toei Animation. Pokémon, One Piece and all related names, card images, logos and trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are used here for identification and informational purposes only (nominative fair use). TCGArkive Pro is an optional auto-renewable subscription, monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase, and the subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Service: https://tcgarkive.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://tcgarkive.com/privacy

Screenshots

Kolecta3 screens
TCGArkive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Kolecta at none against TCGArkive's shown. TCGArkive's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kolecta ships an update every 2 months, TCGArkive every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Kolecta versus TCGArkive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKolectaTCGArkive
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB5 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAlexandre JarryMatteo Calcagna

In-app purchases

None

Kolecta

No in-app purchases

None

TCGArkive

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kolecta free?
Kolecta is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TCGArkive free?
TCGArkive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Kolecta or TCGArkive have ads?
TCGArkive shows ads; Kolecta does not.
Which is updated more often, Kolecta or TCGArkive?
Kolecta ships an update every 2 months, and TCGArkive every 2 days. Most recently, Kolecta was updated on September 28, 2026 and TCGArkive on October 11, 2026.

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