Comparison

POLens vs Representations

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

Head to head
About

POLens

Features
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Know what your cards are worth — in seconds. POLens is a fast, private card price scanner. Point your camera at a trading card: POLens reads the card name and collector number, identifies the exact printing, and shows live market prices from TCGplayer and Cardmarket. HOW IT WORKS • Aim your camera at a card — no photo needed • POLens finds, straightens and reads the card automatically • See the exact set, number and rarity with live market pricing • Tap through to the TCGplayer or Cardmarket listing SPEED AND PRIVACY • Recognition runs 100% on your device — camera frames never leave your phone • Built-in database of 19,000+ printings, from Base Set to Scarlet & Violet — works offline • No account, no sign-up, no tracking MORE TOOLS • Manual lookup: search any card by name • Recent reads: every identified card is one tap away • Torch mode for low light, precise capture for tricky foils POLENS PRO Free users get 5 card reads every week. POLens Pro unlocks unlimited reads with an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account; the subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. POLens is an independent reference tool. It is not produced by, endorsed by, or affiliated with Nintendo, Creatures Inc., GAME FREAK inc., The Pokémon Company International, TCGplayer, or Cardmarket. Card names and images remain the property of their respective owners and are shown solely to identify cards. Prices are third-party market estimates, not buy or sell offers. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/tcg-card-reader/home/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Representations

This app provides a quick, local reference for number bases, UTF-8 bytes, and Unicode code points. It allows users to search integers in decimal, hexadecimal, and binary, and explore detailed UTF-8 information. Favorites can be synced across Apple devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Number base conversion (decimal, hex, binary)
  • UTF-8 byte exploration
  • Unicode code point lookup
  • Favorites syncing via iCloud
  • Local offline reference
Features
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Representations: Binary & Hex is a fast local reference for number bases, UTF-8 bytes, and Unicode® code points. Search integers in decimal, hexadecimal, and binary. Explore UTF-8 byte sequences, byte counts, symbol previews, categories, blocks, named sets, and code point formats. Mark UTF-8 entries as Favorites on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, then filter the synced Favorites named set on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch when iCloud is available. Built for developers, students, writers, and anyone who needs to understand how values are represented. No developer-managed account, advertisements, analytics, tracking, subscriptions, payments, or sign-in is required for reference browsing and search. Unicode and the Unicode Logo are registered trademarks of Unicode, Inc. in the United States and other countries.

Screenshots

POLens3 screens
Representations3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Representations at none against POLens's 3. POLens's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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. POLens sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Representations asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
POLens versus Representations: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPOLensRepresentations
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerfatma atalayBenjamin Johnson

In-app purchases

3 purchases

POLens

Subscriptions3
  • TCG Card Scanner Weekly$1.997 Days
  • TCG Card Scanner Monthly$3.991 Month
  • TCG Card Scanner Year$12.991 Year
None

Representations

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is POLens free?
POLens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Representations free?
Representations is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do POLens or Representations have ads?
Neither POLens nor Representations shows ads.

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