Comparison

TCG Card Identifier vs Psydex

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

Head to head
About

TCG Card Identifier

Instantly identify and value your trading card collection using your phone's camera. Get real-time market prices, AI-powered grading estimates, and organize your cards digitally. Supports thousands of TCGs and sports cards.

Highlights
  • AI card scanning and identification
  • Real-time market value lookup
  • AI grading and centering estimation
  • Digital collection binder
  • Price history tracking
  • Bulk scanning mode
Features
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Identify, value, and organize your trading card collection in seconds. TCG Card Identifier turns your phone camera into a powerful card scanner that recognizes Pokemon cards, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh, One Piece TCG, Digimon, and thousands more. Stop typing card names into search bars. Stop flipping through price guides. Just snap a photo and get the answer. Pulled a holo from a booster pack last night and want to know how much your Pokemon card is worth? Point your phone camera at it. Sorting through a binder you've had since childhood and trying to figure out which cards are rare? Scan the whole stack in minutes. Thinking about sending a card to PSA but not sure if the centering is good enough for a PSA 10? Run the centering calculator before you spend a dime on grading fees. TCG Card Identifier was built for collectors who want accuracy without the manual lookup. Whether you're checking a Pokemon card value scanner result against TCGplayer prices, hunting for rare candy variants, or trying to identify a holo Charizard from your old collection, the app handles it in seconds. The card scanner works on every major TCG. Pokemon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh, One Piece TCG, Digimon — all in one place. Sports card collectors can use the same scanner mode for baseball, basketball, and football cards. The AI grading tool gives you a PSA grade estimate and centering score before you submit, so you stop wasting submission slots on cards that won't hit a 9 or 10. Inside the app you'll find: - Real-time market value lookups from trusted sources - AI card grading with centering, corner, and edge analysis - Holo, reverse holo, double holo, and rare candy detection - A digital binder organized by set, rarity, and value - Price history tracking to spot rising and falling cards - Bulk scanning mode for sorting through large lots - Collection value dashboard updated daily How it works is simple. Open the app, point your camera at any card, and our AI matches it against a database of millions of cards in under two seconds. You see the card name, set, rarity, current market value, and an estimated PSA grade. Save it to your collection, mark it for sale, or send it straight to a grading queue. This is the app new collectors use to figure out what their childhood Pokemon cards are worth. It's the app long-time collectors use to organize decades of binders. It's the app PSA submitters use to check centering before shipping. It's the app resellers use at card shows to scan bulk lots without typing a single card name. And it's the app parents use when their kids ask "is this card rare?" From the first holo you ever pulled to the PSA 10 you're chasing right now — TCG Card Identifier handles every card in your collection.

About

Psydex

Features
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Psydex is the complete reference for Pokémon TCG collectors — and for anyone curious about the cards. A large, actively maintained library of Pokémon cards — 128,000 and counting, across 11 languages — cross-referenced with species data: base stats, evolution chains, sprites, cry playback, and flavor text. A scholar's library of the hobby, kept current and built to explore. LORE & SPECIES, BUILT IN Open a Pikachu card and meet Pikachu — its stats, its evolutions, the sound it makes, the species entry behind it. Each card is a doorway to the lore it came from. ASK IN PLAIN ENGLISH Search the library the way you'd describe a card — "Charizard holos from Base Set," "shadowless first editions." Natural-language search runs on-device. CARD DETAIL, IN DEPTH High-resolution art, set and rarity details, print variants, and price history from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket. TRACK WHAT YOU OWN Build your collection and watch it sync across your devices with iCloud. No account, no sign-up. PSYDEX PRO One purchase, yours forever — no subscription, ever. • Price watchlist with drop alerts • Card scanner — point your camera, identify any card • Advanced filters • CSV import and export Free includes the library, natural-language search, card detail, built-in species data, and collection tracking. — Psydex is an independent reference tool. It is not affiliated with, endorsed, or sponsored by Nintendo, The Pokémon Company, Creatures Inc., or GAME FREAK. All trademarks and card images are the property of their respective owners.

Screenshots

TCG Card Identifier4 screens
Psydex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: TCG Card Identifier at 15.1 against Psydex's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. TCG Card Identifier sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Psydex sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TCG Card Identifier ships an update monthly, Psydex every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
TCG Card Identifier versus Psydex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTCG Card IdentifierPsydex
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDogan TURANShadowForge Limited Liability Company

In-app purchases

2 purchases

TCG Card Identifier

Subscriptions2
  • TCG Card Identifier Weekly$4.997 Days
  • TCG Card Identifier Annually$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Psydex

One-time1
  • Psydex Pro (Lifetime)$24.99

Questions

Is TCG Card Identifier free?
TCG Card Identifier is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Psydex free?
Psydex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TCG Card Identifier or Psydex have ads?
Neither TCG Card Identifier nor Psydex shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TCG Card Identifier or Psydex?
TCG Card Identifier ships an update monthly, and Psydex every 3 weeks. Most recently, TCG Card Identifier was updated on October 24, 2026 and Psydex on October 25, 2026.

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