Comparison

CardChain AI vs Provenant

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

Head to head
About

CardChain AI

This app uses AI to help collectors manage their trading card collections as smart investments. It offers a secure marketplace for sports cards, Pokémon, and other collectibles, revolutionizing how users collect and invest.

Highlights
  • AI-powered collection analysis
  • Smart investment portfolio management
  • Secure marketplace for trading cards
  • Supports sports cards, Pokémon, and more
  • Revolutionizes card collecting and investing
Features
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The AI powered trading card investment app for collectors who collect winners. Transform your trading card collection into a smart investment portfolio. CardChain AI combines AI-powered technology with a secure marketplace to revolutionize how you collect and invest in sports cards, Pokémon, and more. Terms of Use: https://cardchain.ai/terms

About

Provenant

Manage your sports memorabilia collection, track cards, and get real-time market values. Verify authenticity and connect with other collectors. Sync your collection to the cloud with a premium upgrade.

Highlights
  • Track autographed memorabilia and cards
  • Certificate of authenticity verification
  • Real-time market comparable sales
  • Card set completion tracking
  • Player insights and collection accolades
  • Inventory and insurance reports
  • Community features and public profiles
Features
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Provenant is the all-in-one collection manager for sports memorabilia collectors — autographs, cards, jerseys, photos, balls, bats, helmets, and tickets across 12 sports, with cert verification, market comps, set tracking, and a built-in collector community. Log unlimited items for free — no collection cap, ever. Your collection lives on your device and works offline, syncing to the cloud with Pro. COLLECTION MANAGEMENT • Log every item: photos, purchase price, estimated value, condition, and authenticator. • Player Insights: Career stats and accolades for every player you own, plus cumulative accolades across your whole collection. Ever wonder how many MVP signatures you have? Provenant will tell you. • Live Market Comps: See what comparable items are selling for on eBay and value anything in your collection with one tap. • Import & Export: Bring your collection in from a CSV and export to PDF or CSV any time — free, with no item cap. • Home Screen Widgets: A rotating photo from your collection, or your accolade leaders, right on your home screen. CARD SET TRACKING • Set Completion: Track your progress against 700+ classic and modern checklists across baseball, football, basketball, hockey, soccer, and more — from T206 to today's Topps and Panini. Your items match to the right slots automatically. • Custom Sets: Build your own checklist from scratch or seed it from a catalog set. Every Clemente card, or every card from your team in your birth year. MARKET INTELLIGENCE • Value Estimator: Get a market estimate right at add-time, so every item enters your collection with a real-world value. • Wishlist Alerts: Watch items and get daily email and push alerts for new matching eBay listings. • Listing Drafts: Turn any item into a ready-to-post eBay listing draft — title, details, and description written for you. • Grading Advisor: Scan a raw card's front and back for an estimated grade range and see whether grading is worth the fee. 3 scans per month free. AUTHENTICATION • Cert Verification: Open the official verification page for PSA, JSA, Beckett, SGC, TRISTAR, and MLB Authentication from any item and mark it verified or mismatched — free and unlimited. Pro adds instant PSA lookup that auto-fills card details. COMMUNITY • Community Feed: Follow other collectors and see their pickups, sales, and set completions in a personalized For You feed, plus a Trending view of what everyone is adding. • Find Collectors: Search by name, browse suggestions, and get notified when someone follows you or likes your items. • Groups & Profiles: Join specialized groups, compete on global leaderboards, and share a public profile and wishlist so others know what you're hunting. FREE TIER INCLUDES • Unlimited items, one photo each • Unlimited cert verification • 5 market value lookups and 3 grade scans per month • 10 wishlist watches and 5 custom sets • Player stats, accolades, achievements, and leaderboards • Portfolio breakdown by sport, type, condition, and player • Unlimited CSV imports and PDF/CSV exports PROVENANT PRO • Full Sync: Seamless sync across every device. • Expanded Media: Up to 10 photos per item. • Unlimited Access: Market value lookups, grade scans, wishlist watches, and custom sets. • PSA Instant Lookup: Auto-verify a cert number and auto-fill player, year, brand, card number, and grade. • Portfolio Insights: Momentum over 7/30/90 days, allocation, player/team concentration, winners vs. losers, and your flip track record. • Value History: Your collection's growth over time, plus a chart on every item. • Financial Tracking: Log sold items and see realized gains instantly. • Full Community History: Scroll back through your entire feed. • Professional Reporting: Signed insurance and estate inventory reports. • Ad-Free: No ads, anywhere. Subscription auto-renews. Cancel anytime. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

CardChain AI4 screens
Provenant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Provenant at 5.0 against CardChain AI's 4.3. Provenant also leads on ratings volume (18 vs 6). CardChain AI's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. CardChain AI sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $8.00 per month and Provenant sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Provenant holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 18 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CardChain AI ships an update every 4 days, Provenant weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CardChain AI versus Provenant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCardChain AIProvenant
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings)5.0 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings618 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB95 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCardChainOakland Labs LLC

Customer experience

CardChain AI

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Provenant

All ratings18 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

CardChain AI

Subscriptions4
  • CardChain Pro7 Days trial$8.001 Month
  • Max Montly7 Days trial$16.001 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$80.001 Year
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  • Max Yearly7 Days trial$150.001 Year
3 purchases

Provenant

Subscriptions2
  • Provenant Pro$0.991 Month
  • Provenant Pro$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Provenant Pro$14.99

Questions

Is CardChain AI free?
CardChain AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Provenant free?
Provenant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CardChain AI or Provenant?
Provenant is rated higher. CardChain AI averages 4.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Provenant averages 5.0 from 18 ratings.
Do CardChain AI or Provenant have ads?
Provenant shows ads; CardChain AI does not.
Which is updated more often, CardChain AI or Provenant?
CardChain AI ships an update every 4 days, and Provenant weekly. Most recently, CardChain AI was updated on October 30, 2026 and Provenant on November 5, 2026.

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