CatchBack vs Fast Rips
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CatchBack
Design and open personalized digital mystery packs filled with collectible cards. Each card comes with an instant buyback offer and shipping option, ensuring transparency and immediate value.
- Create custom mystery packs
- Open packs in real time
- Instant buyback offers
- Guaranteed proof of randomness
- Trade and sell cards
- Free shipping on graded cards
Read full descriptionHide full description
CREATE YOUR OWN DIGITAL MYSTERY PACK, GET AND SELL PHYSICAL CARDS CatchBack is a new way to collect. Create custom mystery packs, rip collectibles in real time, and trade your cards instantly—all in one place. BUILD YOUR OWN PACK Choose the cards you want in your pack and create a custom mystery pack from curated graded collectibles. Then rip it live and see what you pull. RIP IT. KEEP IT. TRADE IT. Every pull gives you options. Keep the card, get it shipped to you, or receive an instant buyback offer and trade it for cash. TRANSPARENT BY DESIGN Every pack uses cryptographically verifiable randomness. We publish the code behind our pack selection so you can verify how every pull is determined. HOW IT WORKS • Choose the cards for your custom pack • Create and rip your pack live • See your pull instantly • Keep it, ship it, or sell it back instantly • Receive your graded cards with free, insured shipping BUILT FOR COLLECTORS CatchBack puts more control in the hands of collectors. Choose what goes into your packs, know how your pulls are selected, and turn collectibles into cash without waiting for a buyer. Our marketplace charges just $1 per completed sale, giving collectors a simple way to buy, sell, and trade. START RIPPING SMARTER Build your pack. Chase your grail. Trade instantly. Download CatchBack and experience a new way to collect.
Fast Rips
Open digital packs to discover and collect real Pokémon trading cards. Review detailed pack information, including odds and estimated values, before opening. Receive one physical card per pack, with options to ship it to your home or sell it back.
- Open digital Pokémon card packs
- Discover real physical cards
- View pack odds and estimated values
- Option to ship cards home
- Sell cards back to the app
- Manage card balance and shipping
Read full descriptionHide full description
OPEN DIGITAL PACKS. DISCOVER REAL CARDS. Fast Rips is a shopping and collection app designed for Pokémon trading card collectors. Explore digital packs, review detailed pack information, and reveal one real, physical card from every pack — all from your phone. CLEAR INFORMATION BEFORE YOU OPEN Before purchasing a pack, review its available card pool, disclosed odds for cards and rarity tiers, and estimated value range. Each pack features its own selection of cards, giving you clear product information before you open. ONE PACK. ONE PHYSICAL CARD. Every pack reveals one real Pokémon trading card. Depending on the pack, your card may be raw or professionally graded. KEEP YOUR FAVORITES. SELL BACK THE REST. After your card is revealed, you have seven days to choose what happens next: • Request physical shipping to an eligible U.S. address. • Sell the card back to Fast Rips at the displayed sell-back amount. Fast Rips provides a platform-estimated fair market value for each card and clearly displays the amount you will receive before you confirm a sell-back. If no action is taken within seven days, the card will be automatically sold back based on the applicable platform-estimated value. MANAGE YOUR ELIGIBLE BALANCE Proceeds from completed sell-backs are added to your eligible withdrawable balance. Withdrawal availability is subject to applicable minimums, account review, verification, processing times, and other terms. SHIP REAL CARDS TO YOUR DOOR Both raw and graded cards are eligible for shipping. There is no minimum card quantity or card value required to request delivery. Shipping fees apply, and identity or address verification may be required. Shipping is currently available only to eligible addresses in the United States. BUILT FOR COLLECTORS • One real, physical card in every pack • Clearly disclosed card pools, card odds, rarity odds, and estimated value ranges • Sell-back amounts displayed before confirmation • Raw and professionally graded Pokémon cards • Simple card, balance, and shipping management in one place EMAIL SUPPORT Questions about a card, sell-back, withdrawal, or shipment? Contact our support team by email. Fast Rips is available only to eligible users in supported U.S. locations. Must be 18+ to participate. Additional terms and restrictions apply. Discover your next card with Fast Rips.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CatchBack at 4.6 against Fast Rips's 2.8. CatchBack also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 30%) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). Fast Rips's advantage is chart position (#197 vs unranked). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CatchBack holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CatchBack has 902 ratings behind it against 37, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of CatchBack's written reviews are positive against 30% of Fast Rips's.
CatchBack ships an update every 5 days, Fast Rips every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CatchBack | Fast Rips |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (902 ratings) — better | 2.8 (37 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 30.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 902 — better | 37 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #197 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 180 MB | 186 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | CatchBack Cards LLC | Fast Rips Inc |
Customer experience
CatchBack
Fast Rips
In-app purchases
CatchBack
No in-app purchases
Fast Rips
No in-app purchases





