HobbyMonitor vs Wax Cache
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HobbyMonitor
Manage your card collection with tools for tracking, market insights, and grading estimates. Organize your cards, understand their value, and make informed decisions about your collection. Features include collection building, price tracking, and pre-grading assessments.
- Build and manage multiple card collections
- Add card details manually or via scans
- Optional price tracking for value
- Pre-grading estimates from card photos
- Market Pulse for research
- Product checklists for releases
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Scan, track, and value your cards, and research Bowman prospects, all in one app! TRACK YOUR CARDS: Know what you own and what it's worth. - Build and manage multiple collections - Add cards with a quick scan, a batch scan, a graded slab's cert, or by hand - Follow value and profit over time - Print price labels on a 4x6 sheet or a 2x1 label roll - View and share your collection RELEASES AND CHECKLISTS: Look up any product. - Release calendar with past, preorder, and upcoming products - Searchable checklists for baseball, football, basketball, soccer, TCG, and more - See which cards in a set you own and which you still need RESEARCH PROSPECTS: Understand the player, not just the card. - Bowman prospect ratings, watchlists, and Value Scores - Perf+, our performance metric for Bowman prospects - Scouting grades, career stats, and recent news - Bowman 1st auto prices with recent sales and trend lines PRE-GRADING ESTIMATES: Make smarter grading decisions. - Snap or upload any trading card photo - Get a grading estimate in about 30 seconds - Free centering tool for quicker decisions BUY AND SELL: Turn your collection into a marketplace. - List your cards for sale on eBay right from your collection - See at a glance which of your cards are currently listed - Check recent sales and comparable prices before you buy or sell - Find Bowman auctions running below their average price - Shop for the cards you want with quick links to eBay ALERTS: Get alerted when it matters. - Set a price target on any prospect and get notified when their card hits it - Get an ending-soon alert on auction deals while the price is still under your number - Follow upcoming products and get preorder and release-day reminders - Start a scan, put your phone away, and get pinged when results are ready Whether you collect casually or invest seriously, HobbyMonitor gives you the tools to make confident decisions. Download now and add your first card for free. Learn more at HobbyMonitor.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.hobbymonitor.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.hobbymonitor.com/privacy Affiliate disclosure: HobbyMonitor participates in the eBay Partner Network. As an eBay Partner, HobbyMonitor may be compensated if you make a purchase through eBay links in this app.
Wax Cache
Organize, track, and price your sports and TCG card collections. Scan cards to automatically fill details, manage inventory across various locations, and analyze your collection's value over time. Share specific parts of your collection with others and utilize integrated selling tools.
- Card inventory management
- AI-powered card scanning and detail entry
- Collection value tracking and analytics
- Customizable storage locations
- Shareable collection links
- Integrated eBay listing tools
- Printable QR code labels for boxes
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Run your card business from your phone. Wax Cache helps collectors who sell turn a pile of cards into organized inventory. Scan sports and trading cards, find the right box, prepare eBay listings, and keep track of sales. SCAN AND SAVE Photograph your cards or upload photos. AI-assisted entry helps fill in card details for you to review before saving. Keep front and back images, purchase costs, and notes with your inventory. FIND IT WHEN IT SELLS Organize cards by box and location so your inventory matches your real storage. Search your collection, find the card, and know where to pull it. Print QR labels that open the matching box or card in Wax Cache. TURN INVENTORY INTO LISTINGS Connect your eBay account to create listings from saved cards. Prepare batches of listing drafts, review the details, and publish individual cards or lots. Resume saved work from the Selling workspace. KNOW WHAT SOLD Review recorded sales, revenue, and gross profit where purchase costs are known. Keep sold history, record sales made elsewhere, and export sales reports. KEEP PRICES AND INVENTORY TOGETHER Review available estimates and sold comparisons alongside your own costs and manual prices. Track collection value and share selected boxes or individual card links with buyers. START FREE Free includes the inventory and seller tools: - Up to 25 owned cards, counting each copy. - Up to 5 boxes and 5 locations. - 5 newly listed physical cards per month. - 50 AI scans and 50 fresh price lookups per month. - QR labels, listing drafts and batches, reports, exports, and sharing. Monthly allowances reset each UTC calendar month. Lots and added listing quantities count toward the five-card publishing allowance. A card counts whether it sells or not; ending a listing does not restore the allowance. Automatic eBay renewals and ordinary edits do not use it. Fresh price lookups include background refreshes; saved results and manual prices do not use a fresh lookup. GROW WITH WAX CACHE HOBBY Hobby gives you unlimited cards, boxes, and locations, no monthly listing cap, and higher scan and pricing allowances. Optional monthly and annual subscriptions are available. Pricing and renewal details are shown before purchase. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple account settings. An eBay account connection is required to publish to eBay. Wax Cache is not affiliated with eBay or any trading card brand. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.waxcache.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HobbyMonitor at 5.0 against Wax Cache's 4.7. HobbyMonitor also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Wax Cache's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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. HobbyMonitor sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Wax Cache sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
HobbyMonitor holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of HobbyMonitor's written reviews are positive against 80% of Wax Cache's.
HobbyMonitor ships an update every 3 weeks, Wax Cache weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HobbyMonitor | Wax Cache |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (17 ratings) — better | 4.7 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HobbyMonitor LLC | ETHAN ANDREW TREECE |
Customer experience
HobbyMonitor
Wax Cache
In-app purchases
HobbyMonitor
- Premium Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Pro Monthly v27 Days trial$12.991 Month
- Premium Annual v27 Days trial$59.991 Year
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- Pro Annual v27 Days trial$124.991 Year
Wax Cache
- Wax Cache Hobby Monthly$9.991 Month
- Wax Cache Hobby Annual$94.991 Year







