Comparison

Centered Cardboard vs Gradeon

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Centered Cardboard

This app assists trading card collectors in pre-grading their cards. It uses your device's camera and clear visual tools to assess centering, alignment, and corners, providing estimated grading scores based on industry standards. Save, export, and share your card assessments easily.

Highlights
  • Live centering feedback with color-coded ratios
  • Grading score estimates
  • Corner grading for all four corners
  • Tilted measuring for rotated borders
  • True distance measurements
  • Adjustable outline guides
  • Up to 100x zoom
Features
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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.

About

Gradeon

This app leverages AI to scan and assess the condition of trading cards. It provides real-time market value data from major platforms and helps users manage their entire collection portfolio.

Highlights
  • AI-powered card scanning
  • Instant condition grading
  • Real-time market prices
  • Portfolio management
  • Data from Ebay, Cardmarket, TCGplayer
Features
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Gradeon uses AI to scan, grade, and track your trading card collection. Get instant condition grades, real-time market prices from Ebay, Cardmarket and TCGplayer, and manage your entire portfolio in one place. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.gradeon.ai/privacy

Screenshots

Centered Cardboard4 screens
Gradeon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Centered Cardboard at 4.8 against Gradeon's 1.0. Centered Cardboard also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (64 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Centered Cardboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Gradeon sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Centered Cardboard holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Centered Cardboard has 64 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Centered Cardboard ships an update every 3 weeks, Gradeon every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Centered Cardboard versus Gradeon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCentered CardboardGradeon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (64 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings64 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB79 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperOak Labs Limited Liability CompanyFederico Vietti

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Centered Cardboard

One-time1
  • Centered Cardboard Pro$9.99
6 purchases

Gradeon

Subscriptions2
  • Gradeon Pro Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Gradeon Pro Yearly7 Days trial$69.991 Year
One-time4
  • 2 Scan Tokens$1.99
  • 5 Scan Tokens$3.99
  • 15 Scan Tokens$9.99
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  • 50 Scan Tokens$22.99

Questions

Is Centered Cardboard free?
Centered Cardboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gradeon free?
Gradeon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Centered Cardboard or Gradeon?
Centered Cardboard is rated higher. Centered Cardboard averages 4.8 out of 5 from 64 ratings, while Gradeon averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Centered Cardboard or Gradeon have ads?
Gradeon shows ads; Centered Cardboard does not.
Which is updated more often, Centered Cardboard or Gradeon?
Centered Cardboard ships an update every 3 weeks, and Gradeon every 2 weeks. Most recently, Centered Cardboard was updated on November 9, 2026 and Gradeon on October 31, 2026.

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