Packz vs PTCG Simulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Packz
Simulate opening trading card mystery boxes with the chance to receive cards of real-world value. Keep desired cards, ship them home, or sell unwanted ones for instant cash withdrawals. Must be 18+ to participate.
- Open virtual trading card packs
- Receive cards with real-world value
- Ship physical cards to your address
- Sell unwanted cards for cash
- Instant cash withdrawals
- Gamified pack opening animation
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Open Packs. Get Cards. Ship or Cash Out Instantly. Packs can hold cards worth up to $25,000+. Keep the cards you want and ship them straight to your house... Sell back the ones you don't. Withdraw Real Money. Must be 18+ to use Packz. HOW TO USE PACKZ Choose your pack and the rarity. Rarer packs result in bigger potential pulls! Open packs with a fun, gamified animation that reveals your card. Ship out the cards that you love. Sell back the ones you don't. Cash out your funds! FAIR MARKET VALUE All cards have real-world value informed by sales on platforms like Ebay. These are physical collectibles. WITHDRAWALS Withdraw your funds at any time. T&Cs apply.
PTCG Simulator
Experience the excitement of opening collectible card packs with realistic rarity. Track your progress, organize your favorite cards into binders, and build your ultimate collection.
- Realistic booster pack opening
- Instant rarity feedback
- Collection tracking
- Set progress monitoring
- Binder creation
- Card search and filtering
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PTCG Simulator recreates the thrill of opening booster packs with realistic rarity distributions. Open packs, see instant rarity feedback, and build your collection with tools designed for collectors. ■ Open 5 free packs every hour! ■ Track set progress, mark favorites, and search/filter cards. ■ Create binders to store your favorites and show off your collection. PTCG Simulator is an unofficial fan application and is not produced, endorsed, sponsored, or affiliated with Nintendo Co., Ltd., The Pokémon Company, or GAME FREAK, Inc. All Pokémon-related names, logos, images, card artwork, symbols, and text appearing in this app are the copyrighted and/or trademarked property of their respective owners and are used for informational and entertainment purposes only. No claim of ownership or official affiliation is made, and all rights remain with the respective rights holders. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Packz at none against PTCG Simulator's 7. Packz also leads on ratings volume (26K vs 2) and chart position (#2 vs unranked). PTCG Simulator's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. PTCG Simulator sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Packz asks for nothing beyond the download.
PTCG Simulator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Packz has 26K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Packz | PTCG Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (26K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #2 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 157 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Packz | Wild Encounter Games |
In-app purchases
Packz
No in-app purchases
PTCG Simulator
- Elite Trainer Pass7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- 1,000 Coins$0.99
- 5,000 Coins$2.99
- 10,000 Coins$4.99
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- 50,000 Coins$19.99
- 75,000 Coins$29.99
- 100,000 Coins$39.99
