Comparison

TCG Codex vs Scadex

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

Head to head
About

TCG Codex

Features
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Built for serious TCG collectors. Track your collection, follow card prices, and manage your favorite trading card games in one clean, privacy-friendly app. Supports Pokémon (International & Japanese), Lorcana, Magic: The Gathering (MTG), One Piece, and more. FEATURES: • Track real EU market prices • Manage collections across multiple TCGs • Organize cards with lists and filters • Build wish lists for chase cards • Track set completion • Browse detailed card information • Fast and clean interface • Unlimited card scans (BETA) • No ads • No user tracking • Privacy-friendly by design Browse cards and prices without an account. Create a free TCG Codex account to sync collections, wishlists, and more across devices. Whether you collect competitively, casually, or somewhere in between, TCG Codex helps keep your collection organized and your card values close at hand. Continuously improving with new features, refinements, and support for even more TCGs. Terms & Conditions: https://tcgcodex.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://tcgcodex.com/privacy Contact: https://tcgcodex.com/contact

About

Scadex

Features
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Scadex is a card scanner, price guide and marketplace for Pokémon, One Piece, Disney Lorcana, Dragon Ball Super (Fusion World and Masters), Yu-Gi-Oh! and Magic: The Gathering collectors in Europe. Point your camera at a card or a graded slab, see what it is really worth, and keep your whole collection valued as the market moves. Scan in one second • Live edge detection locks onto the card as you hold it • Scan one card, or up to four at once with MultiScan (Pro) • Scan graded slabs: Scadex reads the grade, subgrades and certificate number off PSA, BGS, CGC and SGC labels, prices the card at that grade and checks the certificate with the grader • Add cards from photos you have already taken, up to 20 at a time • English, Japanese, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese cards Find the deals • Sniper: photograph a vendor's whole table at a card show. Scadex names every card, reads its price sticker and puts the best deals at the top (Pro) • Slab Radar: every night Scadex checks what PSA, BGS, CGC and SGC 9s and 10s sell for and flags the slabs going for clearly less than usual (Pro, with a free preview) Real prices, not guesses • Live Cardmarket prices, from Europe's largest TCG marketplace • Shown in your currency, from 13 including EUR, USD, GBP, PLN, CHF, SEK, NOK, DKK and CZK • 1-day, 7-day and 30-day trends, so you can see what's moving • Confirmed sales for Pokémon, One Piece and Lorcana: what cards actually sold for, not what sellers ask • Price by condition, from Mint down to Poor (Pro) • Price history for any card, and for your collection as a whole Know what's worth grading • Compare raw value against graded sales, and see when a card is likely worth grading • Stop paying to grade cards that will never earn it back Buy and sell on Scadex Market • Buy cards from other collectors and pay by card, PayPal or iDEAL • Buyer Protection: your payment is held until the card arrives as described, and the seller is paid once it has • See the seller's actual card in 3D, front, back and corners, before you buy • List a card straight from your collection in a few taps (Pro) • Open in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France, Poland, Spain and Italy Your collection, always valued • Every card and sealed product tracked at live market value • Binders: lay your cards out the way you would in a real binder, 4, 9 or 12 pockets a page. Turn your iPhone sideways to see both pages • Set progress and the Master Set view show exactly which printings you are missing • Photograph your own copy and turn it over on screen in 3D, front and back • Keep a wishlist and get alerts when prices move • Already tracking elsewhere? Import your collection from a CSV Discover the market • One search for cards, sets, sealed products and collectors • Browse a whole game: filter by set, rarity, language or price, and sort it however you like • See which cards are heating up and which sets are moving, across every game Share your collection • Get a public collector profile at scadex.app/u/yourname • Show your slabs in 3D: visitors can turn them over and read the label for themselves • Follow other collectors Scadex Pro Free accounts include 15 scans. Scadex Pro adds unlimited scanning and MultiScan, Sniper, Slab Radar, selling on Scadex Market, price alerts on every saved card, condition prices, deeper price history and the full market panel. With Pro, every card in your photos is named, not just one per photo. • Weekly, monthly and yearly plans • Prefer to pay as you go? Scan packs are a one-time purchase and never expire Scadex Pro renews automatically. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, and each renewal is charged within 24 hours before the period ends unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → your name → Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://scadex.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://scadex.app/terms

Screenshots

TCG Codex4 screens
Scadex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TCG Codex at none against Scadex's 13. Scadex's advantage is update cadence (every 3 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. Scadex sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. TCG Codex asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TCG Codex ships an update every 3 weeks, Scadex every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
TCG Codex versus Scadex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTCG CodexScadex
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB274 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIvo GeersenScadex

In-app purchases

None

TCG Codex

No in-app purchases

13 purchases

Scadex

Subscriptions7
  • Scadex Pro – Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Scadex Offer1 Month trial$5.991 Month
  • Scadex Pro – Monthly$5.991 Month
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  • Scadex Pro – Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Scadex Pro – Yearly$39.991 Year
  • Scadex Offer1 Year trial$39.991 Year
  • Scadex Pro – Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time6
  • 25 Scan Pack$2.99
  • 25 Scan Pack$3.99
  • 100 Scan Pack$6.99
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  • 100 Scan Pack$12.99
  • 500 Scan Pack$22.99
  • 500 Scan Pack$44.99

Questions

Is TCG Codex free?
TCG Codex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scadex free?
Scadex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TCG Codex or Scadex have ads?
Neither TCG Codex nor Scadex shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TCG Codex or Scadex?
TCG Codex ships an update every 3 weeks, and Scadex every 3 days. Most recently, TCG Codex was updated on October 24, 2026 and Scadex on October 31, 2026.

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