Comparison

DeckTradr vs CardQuest TCG

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

Head to head
About

DeckTradr

This app is a comprehensive tool for trading card game enthusiasts, offering fast AI-powered scanning for collection management and a point-of-sale system for vendors. It provides real-time market data, portfolio tracking, and business analytics.

Highlights
  • AI-powered card scanning (0.2 seconds)
  • TCG point-of-sale system for vendors
  • Real-time market pricing and historical charts
  • Portfolio value tracking
  • Inventory management with P/L tracking
  • Price alerts and market insights
  • Supports Pokemon, One Piece TCG
Features
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The world’s first point-of-sale system built for TCG vendors — and the most powerful collection manager for every collector. FASTEST SCANNER IN THE INDUSTRY Our AI-powered scanner recognizes cards in as little as 0.2 seconds. Scan singles, sealed products, and graded slabs with unmatched speed and accuracy. Batch scan your entire collection or process vendor transactions at the speed your customers expect. BUILT FOR VENDORS DeckTradr Pro turns your phone into a full TCG point-of-sale system. Buy, sell, and trade cards with real-time market pricing at your fingertips. Track inventory P/L, manage events and expenses, run sales analytics, and export transaction history — everything you need to run your business from a card show table or your shop counter. • Buy, sell, and trade workflows with instant price lookups • Configurable vendor pricing percentages and rounding • Inventory management with unrealized profit/loss tracking • Event management for card shows and conventions • Expense tracking and sales analytics with date range reporting • Transaction export to CSV and Excel BUILT FOR COLLECTORS Organize your collection into custom binders, track portfolio value over time, and never miss a price move. Real-time market data for raw, graded, and sealed products keeps you informed. • Real-time market prices and historical price charts • Portfolio performance tracking with daily value changes • Graded card support for PSA, CGC, BGS, SGC, TAG, and ACE • Price alerts for cards and sealed products • AI-powered grading recommendations with ROI analysis • Market insights: top movers, trending cards, grading plays • Export to CSV, eBay, and Shopify SUPPORTED TCGs • Pokemon TCG (English, Japanese, and Chinese) • One Piece TCG • More games coming soon CONNECT Find friends, compare collections, and discover what other collectors are holding. Free to start. Upgrade to Plus or Pro to unlock vendor tools, advanced exports, and more.

About

CardQuest TCG

Manage your trading card collection with a virtual binder, open digital packs, and track your collection's value. Features AI grading, trade advice, and daily missions for rewards.

Highlights
  • Virtual binder for card collection
  • Open virtual packs from any era
  • AI card grading and trade advisor
  • Live market pricing and portfolio tracker
  • Daily missions for rewards
  • Instant card scanner
Features
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Track your collection. See what it's worth. Rip packs from every era. CardQuest is the TCG collector app built around your physical cards — not spreadsheets, not lists. A real binder that looks exactly like the one on your shelf, live market pricing on everything you own, and packs to rip from 125 sets, Base Set to the 30th Anniversary set. A Real Binder Page through your collection the way it was meant to be seen. Cards laid out exactly like a physical binder — because that's what it is. Your pack pulls and the cards you actually own stay in separate tabs, so your Portfolio value only ever reflects what's really yours. No other app does this. Master Set Tracker Browse every card in any set. Mark what you own, see your completion percentage, and know exactly what it costs to finish the set before you walk into a shop. Rip Packs From Every Era 125 sets, from Base Set, Jungle and Neo through the full EX, Diamond & Pearl and Platinum eras, all the way to Scarlet & Violet, Black Bolt, White Flare, Mega Evolution and the 30th Anniversary set. Pick any set, open virtual packs, and chase the hits — including Trainer Gallery, Galarian Gallery and Shiny Vault cards. Rarer cards really are rarer, and the odds for every set are right in the app. Pull something great? Add it straight to your binder with one tap. Live Portfolio Value Your entire collection priced at real TCGplayer market rates, updated daily. Always know what your binder is worth. Trade List Your cards for trade, on a public link. Share it anywhere — iMessage, Instagram, Discord. Anyone can view it. No app required. Card Scanner Point your camera at any card — including Mega Evolution and McDonald's promos. Get the name, set, rarity, and live market price in seconds, and if a card has more than one printing, pick the exact one you own. Card Grader & Trade Advisor Get a PSA-style grade on any card from your camera. Check any trade for a fair deal verdict before you commit. Daily Missions Earn Bolts, unlock extra packs, and always have something to chase. Start building your binder today. CardQuest is an independent, unofficial collector tool. Not affiliated with, authorized, endorsed by, or connected to The Pokémon Company International, Nintendo, or Game Freak. Terms of Use: https://holographiclabs.net/terms

Screenshots

DeckTradr4 screens
CardQuest TCG4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: DeckTradr at 974 against CardQuest TCG's 6. DeckTradr also leads on chart position (#82 vs unranked). CardQuest TCG's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. DeckTradr sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and CardQuest TCG sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for DeckTradr against 5.0 for CardQuest TCG. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DeckTradr has 974 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of DeckTradr's written reviews are positive against 100% of CardQuest TCG's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DeckTradr ships an update every 5 days, CardQuest TCG every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
DeckTradr versus CardQuest TCG: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeckTradrCardQuest TCG
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (974 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings974 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
Best chart rank#82 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size462 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDeckTradr LLCHolographic Labs LLC

Customer experience

DeckTradr

All ratings925 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral0.3%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive92.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.3%

CardQuest TCG

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

DeckTradr

Subscriptions3
  • DeckTradr Premium$6.991 Month
  • DeckTradr Pro3 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • DeckTradr Pro3 Days trial$199.991 Year
6 purchases

CardQuest TCG

Subscriptions2
  • CardQuest Plus7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • CardQuest Plus7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time4
  • 250 Bolts$1.99
  • 750 Bolts$4.99
  • 2,000 Bolts$9.99
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  • Mega$19.99

Questions

Is DeckTradr free?
DeckTradr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CardQuest TCG free?
CardQuest TCG is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DeckTradr or CardQuest TCG?
CardQuest TCG is rated higher. DeckTradr averages 4.9 out of 5 from 974 ratings, while CardQuest TCG averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do DeckTradr or CardQuest TCG have ads?
Neither DeckTradr nor CardQuest TCG shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DeckTradr or CardQuest TCG?
DeckTradr ships an update every 5 days, and CardQuest TCG every 4 days. Most recently, DeckTradr was updated on October 28, 2026 and CardQuest TCG on October 25, 2026.

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