PokeSwift vs CardForge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PokeSwift
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PokeSwift is the point of sale app built specifically for trading card vendors at card shows. Move faster at the booth with a checkout workflow made for buying, selling, pricing, and saving card show transactions. Import your collection inventory, build carts on the fly, adjust prices per item, and keep a complete record of every deal after the show ends. Use camera-powered capture to identify cards and read price stickers, then add them to a cart in seconds. Search the built-in card catalog when you need a manual lookup. Import your inventory price exports so your pricing data is ready before the doors open. Whether you are selling singles, sealed, buying collections, negotiating trade-ins, or reviewing past transactions, PokeSwift helps keep the line moving and the totals organized. Features: • Fast cart building for card show transactions • Camera-powered card and price sticker recognition • Built-in card catalog and price lookup • Per-item price and percentage adjustments • Transaction history for completed sales and purchases • Designed for high-volume vendor booths PokeSwift helps vendors spend less time juggling calculators, spreadsheets, and comp sites, and more time closing clean, accurate transactions. ----------------------- Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Disclaimer: PokeSwift is an independent point-of-sale and inventory tool for trading card vendors. All Pokémon names, card designs, images, and related media are the intellectual property of Nintendo, Creatures Inc., GAME FREAK Inc., and The Pokémon Company International, Inc. PokeSwift is not produced by, sponsored, endorsed, administered, authorized by, or affiliated with any of those companies. Card images shown in the app are captured by users or displayed for identification purposes.
CardForge
This tool helps TCG vendors manage their inventory by automatically mapping card data, standardizing conditions, and creating custom pricing rules. Design and print professional labels with dynamic fields and barcodes directly from your device.
- Add cards to portfolio
- Smart pricing engine
- Custom pricing rules
- Label design and printing
- Drag-and-drop editor
- Bluetooth label printer support
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CardForge is the all-in-one pricing and labeling tool built for TCG vendors. ADD CARDS TO YOUR PORTFOLIO - Browse cards to add in your portfolio - Automatically map columns to card fields like name, set, condition, and price - Standardize card conditions across different grading formats SMART PRICING ENGINE - Create custom pricing rules with tiered brackets - Apply condition-based modifiers (NM, LP, MP, HP, DMG) - Support for multiple currencies with automatic formatting - Set price caps and rounding rules - Save and load pricing profiles for different events or products LABEL DESIGN & PRINTING - Design custom labels with a drag-and-drop editor - Add dynamic fields that auto-fill with card data — name, price, condition, and more - Include barcodes and QR codes on your labels - Preview every label before printing - Print directly to Bluetooth label printers from your phone BUILT FOR VENDORS Whether you sell at local game stores, conventions, or online, CardForge helps you price consistently and label efficiently. No more handwritten stickers or spreadsheet guesswork.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CardForge at none against PokeSwift's 2. CardForge also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. PokeSwift sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. CardForge asks for nothing beyond the download.
PokeSwift ships an update every 2 months, CardForge every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PokeSwift | CardForge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.1 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 44.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yay Fun, Inc. | Gabriel Gratton |
In-app purchases
PokeSwift
- Weekly Plan3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Yearly Plan3 Days trial$129.991 Year
CardForge
No in-app purchases








