PokeScan vs TCG Multi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PokeScan
Instantly identify and organize your Pokémon TCG cards with AI-powered, offline scanning. Manage your collection, track your cards, and discover new expansions with a fast and intuitive interface.
- Instant AI card recognition
- 100% offline functionality
- Collection management and sorting
- Support for thousands of cards
- Fast and reliable real-time scanning
- Intuitive user interface
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Scan a Pokémon card. See what it's worth. Keep your collection valued, live. PokeScan is a Pokémon card scanner and price checker that runs entirely on your iPhone. Point the camera at any card, from Base Set to 30th Celebration, and get the card, its set and its market value in under a second. No scan limits. No account. Nothing leaves your phone. WHY COLLECTORS SWITCH TO POKESCAN • Unlimited scanning, free, forever. Other scanners cap you at a few scans a day. We don't. • Honest prices: real market values, updated every morning, with the price history of every card. • Recognition trained on 20,000+ cards, on-device. Works through binder sleeves, on holos and vintage cards. • Private by design: no login, no cloud, no tracking. WHAT YOU GET • Card value and price: market price for every English card, plus 7-day, 1-month and 3-month charts. • Collection tracker: your binder, valued live, set by set, with what you own and what's missing. • Set completion: every expansion from Base Set to Scarlet & Violet and the 30th Celebration. • Personal Pokédex: 1,025 species, progress per generation, a goal you pick. • Share cards: a clean image of your pull with its price, ready for Instagram and TikTok. • Price alerts and a weekly recap of your collection. • Widgets: collection value and top mover on your Home and Lock Screen. POKESCAN PRO (optional) • Burst Mode: scan card after card, no stopping, every card lands in your collection with its price. • Full price history: 6-month and 1-year charts. • iCloud backup: delete the app or switch iPhones, your collection comes back whole. The scanner, prices and collection stay free. 30TH CELEBRATION Every card of the 30th Celebration set is in the app, recognized and priced from day one. PokeScan is an independent app made by a collector. Pokémon and all related marks are trademarks of Nintendo, Creatures Inc. and GAME FREAK inc. This app is not affiliated with, endorsed or sponsored by The Pokémon Company. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pokescanai.netlify.app
TCG Multi
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The only Pokémon TCG app that builds your deck AND checks it for mistakes — before you get to the table. DECK BUILDER Build 60-card decks with intelligent search that finds any card by name, set, or card number. Add energy with quick-tap buttons. When you're done, tap Check for Mistakes and the app validates everything: • Card count (exactly 60) • 4-copy rule • Basic Pokémon requirement • Missing energy types for your attackers • Broken evolution chains • Standard format legality (regulation marks) • Trainer reprint rules (old Boss's Orders? Still legal.) Export your deck list as an official-format PDF, ready to hand to a tournament judge. TRADE CHECKER Stop guessing if a trade is fair. Enter any two cards and get an instant verdict based on live TCGPlayer market prices. The screen turns green (fair), yellow (you're getting more), or red (you're giving too much) — so you know at a glance. Type a set name or code — autocomplete finds it. Or tap the Binder button to pick a card you already own. Use Autofill Best Deal to find the best combination of your trade-tagged cards that matches what they're offering. BINDERS Organize your physical collection into digital binders. Search by name to add cards, tag them as "track" or "trade", and see live market values update automatically. Your binders sync across all your devices. FEATURES • 21,000+ cards with daily price updates • Full card art on long-press • Search by name, set name, set code, or card number • Newest cards shown first • Works offline (decks stored locally) • Syncs binders and decks across devices via iCloud • Dark mode holographic UI Pricing data sourced from TCGPlayer via Scrydex. All card data and images are property of The Pokémon Company. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PokeScan at weekly against TCG Multi's every 3 weeks. TCG Multi's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. PokeScan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and TCG Multi sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PokeScan ships an update weekly, TCG Multi every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PokeScan | TCG Multi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (13 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lucas Alvarenga | MICHAEL EARL DOBSON |
In-app purchases
PokeScan
- Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
TCG Multi
- Monthly14 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Yearly14 Days trial$9.991 Year









