TCG Scanner Card vs PhosphorSWL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TCG Scanner Card
Transform your phone into a TCG card scanner to instantly identify cards and track their real-time market values. Manage your collection, analyze trends, and make informed trading decisions with this powerful tool.
- Smart TCG Card Recognition
- Real-Time Market Prices
- Collection Management
- Advanced Search
- Market Intelligence
- Apple Watch Support
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Turn your iPhone into a powerful tool for your TCG collection. Instantly scan and identify cards, then track real-time market values to make smarter collecting and trading decisions. KEY FEATURES Smart TCG Card Recognition • Advanced OCR identifies cards in seconds • Comprehensive database across sets and series • Works even with minor typos and partial scans Real-Time Market Prices • Live pricing from top TCG card markets • Historical charts and trend insights • Multiple currencies with automatic updates Collection Management • Create custom sets and lists • Track total collection value at a glance • Beautiful galleries with high-resolution images Advanced Search • Search by name, number, set, or series • Browse by rarity, type, and characteristics • Lightning-fast on-device database Market Intelligence • Price history and interactive graphs • Detailed breakdowns and trend tracking • Quick links to marketplace listings Apple Watch Support • Quick collection overview from your wrist • Check watchlists and recent price moves • Seamless sync with the iPhone app Premium Features • Unlimited scans and searches • Advanced market analytics • Export your collection data • Priority support Whether you’re a casual collector or a serious investor, TCG Card Scanner helps you discover hidden gems, monitor market shifts, and never miss a valuable card again. Download now and turn your collection into your advantage! For collectors, traders, investors, and TCG card fans of all levels. Premium access: With upgrade to TCG Scanner Card - Pokechart Premium you will get unlimited full access to all features. Subscriptions are billed weekly, monthly or annually at the rate selected in the TCG Scanner Card - Pokechart subscription plan. Terms of Services: https://divmultech.com/tcg-scanner-card-pokechart-terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://divmultech.com/tcg-scanner-card-pokechart-privacy-policy/ TCG Scanner Card - Pokechart support email: cardscan@divmultech.com Pokémon, Poké Ball, and Pokémon Trading Card Game are registered trademarks of Nintendo, Creatures Inc., and GAME FREAK Inc. All rights belong to their respective copyright holders. This app is not affiliated with, sponsored, endorsed, or associated with The Pokémon Company International, Nintendo, Creatures Inc., or GAME FREAK Inc.
PhosphorSWL
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PhosphorSWL is a shortwave broadcast schedule browser and numbers station reference, rendered through the green phosphor glow of a Cold War signals intelligence console. Your phone becomes a monitoring station — a frequency dial, a schedule grid, a station database, and a curated dossier of every numbers station still whispering into the void. BROADCAST SCHEDULES Browse over 10,000 shortwave broadcast entries from the EiBi database — the most comprehensive freely-licensed shortwave schedule resource in existence. Filter by frequency band, time, language, and target area. See what's on air right now. Search for stations by name, country, or frequency. Every broadcast entry includes transmission times, languages, target areas, transmitter sites, and signal path maps showing the great circle route from transmitter to target. Schedule data refreshes automatically from EiBi, keeping your listings current through seasonal schedule changes. NUMBERS STATIONS The centrepiece. A personally curated database of known numbers stations — active, historic, and legendary. ENIGMA designators, frequencies, schedules, operators, signal characteristics, and full station profiles assembled from publicly observable facts. From E06 "Russian Man" still counting for the GRU, to the ghost of E03 "The Lincolnshire Poacher" — the most iconic numbers station ever recorded, silenced in 2008 after decades broadcasting from RAF Akrotiri. The Buzzer on 4625 kHz. The Pip. The Squeaky Wheel. Cuban DGI digital modes. Chinese military networks. Polish intelligence. Every station for which sufficient factual data exists. This is not a decoder. It is a field manual for the darkest inhabitants of the radio spectrum. SCANNER Scroll the entire shortwave spectrum from VLF submarine communications through every broadcasting band. Band headers mark the boundaries. Tap any entry for full details and signal path mapping. HF PROPAGATION Live HF propagation conditions from NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center, derived from the planetary K-index. Band-aware — lower frequencies are more resilient to geomagnetic disturbance than upper HF. The status bar tells you whether the ionosphere is cooperating before you tune in. THE INTERFACE Three phosphor colour modes: green (default), amber, and red. Red mode preserves scotopic dark adaptation for night-time listening — the same principle used in military operations rooms, submarine control rooms, and observatory domes. CRT scanlines. Phosphor glow. A frequency readout rendered in segmented digits. Function key tabs. A UTC clock. No bright colours, no rounded corners, no friendly illustrations. This is a monitoring console, not a lifestyle app. FAVOURITES Bookmark any broadcast or numbers station for quick access. Your listening post, organised. DATA SOURCES Broadcast schedules: EiBi Shortwave Schedule Database (eibispace.de), freely licensed for third-party use. Numbers station data: curated from Priyom.org, ENIGMA 2000, Numbers & Oddities, and the Signal Identification Wiki. Propagation data: NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (public domain). All station observations are factual records of publicly receivable radio transmissions. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. No ads. No tracking. One price. The ether is full of ghosts. This is a ghost detector.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TCG Scanner Card at Free against PhosphorSWL's $0.99. TCG Scanner Card also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months) and chart position (#78 vs unranked). PhosphorSWL's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5). On 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
TCG Scanner Card is free to download; PhosphorSWL costs $0.99 up front. TCG Scanner Card sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. PhosphorSWL asks for nothing beyond the download.
TCG Scanner Card ships an update every 10 days, PhosphorSWL every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TCG Scanner Card | PhosphorSWL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (399 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 38.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 399 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #78 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 — better | 26.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DivMulTech LLC | Stuart Woolley |
In-app purchases
TCG Scanner Card
- TCG Card Scanner Weekly3 Days trial$9.997 Days
- Card Value Scanner Monthly3 Days trial$12.991 Month
- Card Value Scanner Annual Pro2 variants$29.991 Year
- Lifetime App Purchase$49.99
PhosphorSWL
No in-app purchases








