PoDex vs Centered Cardboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PoDex
Instantly scan and identify trading cards to get their real-time market value. Manage your collection, track price changes, and stay updated on the worth of your Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and Magic: The Gathering cards.
- Instant card scanning and identification
- Real-time market price updates
- Collection management
- Price history tracking
- Supports major TCGs
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TCG Card Value Scanner: Poky is your all-in-one tool to instantly scan, identify, and check the real-time market value of your trading cards. Whether you're a Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Magic: The Gathering, or other TCG collector, Poky helps you manage and grow your collection smarter than ever. Scan & Identify Instantly Simply point your camera at any trading card — Poky automatically recognizes it and fetches the latest market price from trusted online sources. No manual typing, no guessing — just scan and get the value in seconds. Get Live Market Prices Stay up to date with real-time TCG card values based on the latest listings and sales data. Always know what your cards are worth before buying, selling, or trading. Build & Manage Your Collection Create your digital collection inside the app. Track your cards, total value, duplicates, and wishlist in one organized place — anytime, anywhere. Track Price Changes Over Time Monitor price history and value trends to make smart trading or investment decisions. Why Poky? Fast and accurate TCG card scanner Real-time card price updates Supports major trading card games Simple and modern interface Personal collection tracking and insights Whether you’re a casual collector or a serious investor, Poky gives you the tools you need to understand your cards’ true worth — and take your TCG passion to the next leve Privacy: https://www.matlubapps.com/privacy.html Terms: https://www.matlubapps.com/terms.html
Centered Cardboard
This app helps trading card collectors pre-grade their cards by analyzing centering and alignment. It uses your device's camera and visual tools to provide quick, consistent, and accurate feedback on card position and border spacing.
- Live centering feedback with color-coded indicators
- Skewed measuring for rotated borders
- Exact distances for border spacing
- Gyro leveling crosshair
- Outline guide overlays
- Up to 100x zoom
- Camera capture or photo import
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Centered Cardboard helps you pre-grade trading cards by making centering, alignment, and corner assessment quick, consistent, and easy to understand. Use your camera or import photos to examine cards with clear visual tools designed for accuracy: • Live centering feedback with color-coded ratios • Grading score estimates based on leading grading-company standards • Corner Grading for recording all four front and back corners • Tilted Measuring for cards with rotated inner borders • True Distance measurements for exact border spacing • Adjustable outline guides for accurate card alignment • Gyro crosshair and calibration tools for level camera positioning • Photo filters that improve edge visibility in difficult lighting • Up to 100× zoom for precise positioning and fine adjustments • Camera, Photos, and Files image support • Separate or combined front and back scores • Side-by-side exports for sharing both sides in one image • Cardboard History for saving, searching, editing, and revisiting exports locally • One-tap sharing for quickly saving or sending results Centered Cardboard gives collectors a clear, repeatable way to inspect cards before submitting them for grading. Centered Cardboard is an independent tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any card-grading company. Results are estimates and do not guarantee an official grade.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Centered Cardboard at 4.9 against PoDex's 3.4. Centered Cardboard also leads on ratings volume (59 vs 7). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. PoDex sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Centered Cardboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Centered Cardboard holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Centered Cardboard has 59 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
PoDex ships an update every 2 weeks, Centered Cardboard every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PoDex | Centered Cardboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (7 ratings) | 4.9 (59 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 59 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matlub Yazilim Anonim Sirketi | Oak Labs Limited Liability Company |
Customer experience
PoDex
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In-app purchases
PoDex
- TCG Weekly Premium3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- TCG Weekly Pro$1.997 Days
- TCG weekly Premium$4.997 Days
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- TCG Weekly Trial3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- TCG yearly premium$29.991 Year
- Yearly Premium Subscription3 Days trial$29.991 Year
Centered Cardboard
- Centered Cardboard Pro$4.99
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