Comparison

Card Grading AI vs TCGNotify

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

Head to head
About

Card Grading AI

Estimate card grades and track your collection's value. This app uses AI to analyze centering, corners, edges, and surface from your photos, providing subgrades and an estimated overall grade. Build a digital portfolio of your TCG and sports cards.

Highlights
  • AI-powered card grading estimation
  • Subgrade analysis (centering, corners, edges, surface)
  • Digital portfolio and collection catalog
  • Estimated card value tracking
  • TCG and sports card support
  • Grading history and digital slabs
Features
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Estimate your card's grade before you submit it for professional grading. Photograph the front and back to review centering, corners, edges and surface with Card Grading AI. AI GRADING & CENTERING • Get an estimated grade with all four subgrades. • Check border alignment with the dedicated centering tool. • Revisit your grading history and digital slabs. YOUR PORTFOLIO & CARD CATALOG • Build your collection and follow its estimated value using available market prices. • Browse supported cards and sets in the TCG catalog. • Track the cards you own and find the ones you still need. MORE TO EXPLORE Discover Top Singles, Best to Grade and Top Sealed lists for ideas to research. Check the update dates shown in the app when reviewing these lists. FOR TCG & SPORTS CARD COLLECTORS Use CGA with Pokémon, sports cards, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh! and Disney Lorcana. Catalog coverage and available prices vary by card and set. FREE DOWNLOAD & OPTIONAL UPGRADES Some features require an in-app purchase. See the app for available plans and included features. ABOUT AI ESTIMATES Results are estimates based on your photos, not authentication or official certification. Lighting, glare, sleeves and hidden defects can affect the result. Professional grades may differ. CGA is independent and is not affiliated with professional grading companies or the owners of the card brands mentioned. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

TCGNotify

Features
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What are your cards really worth? TCGNotify shows CardMarket and CardTrader prices split by condition and language, so a Near Mint copy and a played one, or an English copy and an Italian one, each get their own price. Made for Pokémon collectors, with catalogues for One Piece, Disney Lorcana and Riftbound too. The app is available in English and Italian. Free with your free account • CardMarket and CardTrader prices by condition and language, side by side, with the average price next to the lowest • Copies for sale and price history • Scanner for Pokémon, One Piece, Lorcana and Riftbound: frame the card and it shoots by itself, in burst mode too • Collection inventory: add cards and sealed products and track the total value, what you paid and your profit • 7- and 14-day Top Movers and Pokémon Popular rankings (the most searched cards and products) • Albums, set progress and set completion cost, favourites, saved filters, release calendar, trade and card-fair simulators • Community events, with quizzes and polls Dashboard Plus: optional monthly subscription, for collectors anywhere in Europe • Lowest prices from professional sellers, powersellers and CardTrader Zero, with their day-by-day history • 24-hour Top Movers and every other period, and search for a card among the movers • Full Popular rankings, including the #1 spot and the 24-hour view • Full history of the copies on the market, beyond the last 30 days • Unlimited monitoring requests: ask us to track any card or product TCGNotify Prime: optional subscription, for collectors who buy in Italy • Everything in Plus • Restock and new-release alerts from the Italian shops we monitor • Price alerts when a card reaches the price you set • Prime channels, drop claims and our Italian-speaking community on Discord The shops we monitor are in Italy. If you buy from other countries, Plus is the right plan for you. Sign in Create a free account with Google or Apple. Members of our Discord server with the TCGN tag can also sign in with Discord. Privacy We send data to Meta, to measure our ads on Facebook and Instagram, only if you accept, and on iPhone only if you also allow tracking. If you decline, no app events and no advertising ID are sent to Meta, and the app works exactly the same. You can change your choice at any time in Profile › Privacy and advertising. Subscriptions Plus and Prime renew automatically. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. A subscription renews unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and the renewal is charged within the 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://tcgnotify.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://tcgnotify.com/support TCGNotify is an independent app. It is not affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by The Pokémon Company, Nintendo, Bandai, Disney, Ravensburger, Riot Games, Cardmarket or CardTrader. All trademarks belong to their respective owners.

Screenshots

Card Grading AI4 screens
TCGNotify4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: TCGNotify at none against Card Grading AI's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Card Grading AI sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and TCGNotify sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Card Grading AI ships an update every 9 days, TCGNotify every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Card Grading AI versus TCGNotify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCard Grading AITCGNotify
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (630 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings630 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatteo GiannessiLorenzo Pironti

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Card Grading AI

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Plan3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Card Grading AI yearly plan3 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time4
  • Unlimited Plan$19.99
  • Pro Plan upgrade$39.99
  • Pro plan$49.99
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  • CGA Lifetime plan$149.99
5 purchases

TCGNotify

Subscriptions5
  • Dashboard Plus$3.991 Month
  • Prime Mensile$19.991 Month
  • Prime Trimestrale$49.993 Months
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  • Prime Semestrale$89.996 Months
  • Prime Annuale$149.991 Year

Questions

Is Card Grading AI free?
Card Grading AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TCGNotify free?
TCGNotify is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Card Grading AI or TCGNotify have ads?
Card Grading AI shows ads; TCGNotify does not.
Which is updated more often, Card Grading AI or TCGNotify?
Card Grading AI ships an update every 9 days, and TCGNotify every 10 days. Most recently, Card Grading AI was updated on November 8, 2026 and TCGNotify on November 5, 2026.

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