Comparison

Powershop Lab NZ vs CardComps

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

Head to head
About

Powershop Lab NZ

This app offers early access to upcoming features for selected users. It allows you to manage power packs, payment details, and view usage and property information. Some features may differ as they are actively being improved.

Highlights
  • Buy Powerpacks
  • Update payment details
  • View power usage
  • View activity
  • Check property information
Features
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Meet Powershop Lab — your sneak peek at the next Powershop app. If you’re a Powershopper selected for early access to Powershop Lab, we’ll be in touch with more details, including how to log in. If you haven't been invited to Powershop Lab, you can continue using the Powershop NZ app or login at powershop.co.nz as usual. In Powershop Lab, you’ll see familiar features alongside new ones we’re still refining. Some things may look or work a little differently — that’s because we’re actively improving them based on your feedback. What you can do in Powershop Lab: - Buy Powerpacks - Update your preferred payment details - View your power usage details - View your activity - Check your property information (Build: 2259)

About

CardComps

Features
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Know what a card actually sold for. Not what someone's asking. CardComps is subscription-only: one subscription unlocks every lookup, and new subscribers start with a free trial. There is no free tier. Take a photo of any trading card and CardComps reads it — player, year, set, parallel, card number — then pulls the real eBay sold listings that match. Every sale, with its date, its price and its grade. No single "estimated value" you have to take on faith. WHAT YOUR SUBSCRIPTION UNLOCKS • Snap and look up. Point your camera at the front of the card. Add the back if the details you need are on it. That's the whole flow. • Or just type. Know exactly what you're after? Search it directly — no photo needed. • Every matching sale. You see the actual completed listings, not an average standing in for them. Spot the outliers yourself. Tap any sale to open it on eBay. • Grades called out. PSA, BGS, SGC and raw sales are labelled, so a 10 never gets mistaken for a 7 halfway down the list. • The query is yours to edit. The search that produced your results sits right at the top of the screen, editable. If the read missed a parallel or added a card number that shouldn't be there, fix it and search again. You are never stuck with what the app guessed. • Eight eBay marketplaces. .com, .co.uk, .com.au, .ca, .de, .fr, .it and .es. Each one is a separate market — a card with no sales in the US may well have sold three times in the UK. Switch marketplace without starting over. • Prices in your currency. Read any marketplace's sales converted to the currency you think in. BUILT FOR THE MOMENT YOU'RE HOLDING THE CARD At a card show, in a shop, mid-negotiation on a trade — the question is always the same and you have about thirty seconds to answer it. CardComps is built for those thirty seconds. Photo to sold prices, nothing in between. NO ACCOUNT. NOTHING KEPT. There's no sign-up, no email, no password. Nothing to create before your first lookup. And nothing is stored. Your photos are used to read the card and then discarded — they're never saved to our servers, never attached to a profile, because there is no profile. CardComps is a tool you pick up and put down, not a collection you have to maintain. SUBSCRIPTION • US$4.99 per month, or the equivalent in your local currency • Renews automatically until cancelled • First 14 days free for new subscribers • Manage or cancel any time in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Cancelling takes effect at the end of the current billing period. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Support: https://comps.cards/support Terms of Use: https://comps.cards/terms Privacy Policy: https://comps.cards/privacy Sold prices, straight from eBay.

Screenshots

Powershop Lab NZ4 screens
CardComps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Powershop Lab NZ at none against CardComps's 1. Powershop Lab NZ also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, 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. CardComps sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Powershop Lab NZ asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Powershop Lab NZ ships an update every 5 days, CardComps every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Powershop Lab NZ versus CardComps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPowershop Lab NZCardComps
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB27 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPowershopJacob Duncan

In-app purchases

None

Powershop Lab NZ

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

CardComps

Subscriptions1
  • CardComps Pro14 Days trial$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Powershop Lab NZ free?
Powershop Lab NZ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CardComps free?
CardComps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Powershop Lab NZ or CardComps have ads?
Neither Powershop Lab NZ nor CardComps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Powershop Lab NZ or CardComps?
Powershop Lab NZ ships an update every 5 days, and CardComps every 3 weeks. Most recently, Powershop Lab NZ was updated on October 1, 2026 and CardComps on September 30, 2026.

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