Comparison

DropNotify vs Midpoint

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

Head to head
About

DropNotify

Get instant notifications when popular retailers restock desired items. Track product availability online and in-store for collectibles, deals, and more. Offers both free and premium subscription tiers for enhanced features.

Highlights
  • Real-time push notifications
  • Online and in-store restock tracking
  • Support for major retailers
  • Track collectibles and deals
  • Free and premium subscription options
  • Local restock maps
Features
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DropNotify is the fastest way to know when products restock — online and in-store. Get real-time push notifications the second a drop goes live at Walmart, Target, Costco, Pokemon Center, Best Buy, Amazon, Sam's Club, GameStop, and more. Whether you're collecting Pokemon cards, hunting retail drops, or flipping deals — DropNotify keeps you ahead of the pack. Free Access Restocks From Target/Walmart/Amazon/Pokemon Center - Subscribe up to 50 SKUs - View what other users are following - View what is restocking now - View how often items are restocking Paid Access With Trainer+ ($9.99/m) All Features above including - Faster restock pings and more SKUs to subscribe to - Subscribe to unlimited SKUs - View local restock maps seeing whats restocking from Bestbuy and Dollar General - Get alerts when Target/Walmart/Costco/Pokemon Center are restocking live! DropNotify is built by collectors, for collectors. We don't sell your data — we just make sure you never miss a drop. - Links in our app may be affiliated. This is needed to ensure we can continue to offer free services. - Privacy Policy: https://dropnotify.app/privacy-policy - Terms of Use (EULA): https://dropnotify.app/terms-of-service Trainer+ Membership is a $9.99 USD/month auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage in your Apple ID settings.

About

Midpoint

Scan trading cards to instantly assess their centering, receive estimated grades from major services, and view real-time market values. Chat with other collectors, create shareable grading certificates, and track your collection's worth.

Highlights
  • Card centering measurement
  • Estimated PSA, BGS, CGC, TAG grades
  • Real-time market value from eBay
  • AI grading with defect analysis
  • Shareable grading certificates
  • Collection portfolio tracking
  • Community chat and forums
Features
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Midpoint — scan any trading card to get its grade AND its real market price, before you pay for a professional grade. Then chat about it, certify it, and ask other collectors. Measure centering to the millimeter, get instant PSA, BGS, CGC and TAG estimates, then see what it's worth — live values from real eBay sold listings — without paying $80 per card and waiting weeks. KNOW THE GRADE • Snap or pick a photo of any standard trading card — TCGs, sports, Marvel, Star Wars; modern, vintage, foil, holo • ML finds the card and print-frame corners in under a second; live left/right and top/bottom centering ratios with millimeter offsets • Predicted grades from PSA, BGS, CGC and TAG • AI Grading: front + back photos → a full report with overall grade, subgrades and every defect called out MIDPOINT GRADE CERTIFICATE • Turn a front + back AI grade into a shareable certificate: both photos, corner and edge close-ups, every finding, the grade and subgrades, and a public verification page with a QR code • Image and PDF for listings, trades and binders — sold in credit packs, no subscription needed KNOW THE PRICE • Real market values from eBay sold listings, refreshed daily — raw plus PSA 10 / 9 / 8, with YOUR estimated grade highlighted • Price-history charts and recent sales, with links • "Worth grading?" verdicts — does the graded value beat the grading fee? • Scan a graded slab and we read the label and value it at its grade • 2,000,000+ cards: Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Lorcana, Dragon Ball, Digimon, Marvel, Star Wars, Garbage Pail Kids and every major sport CHAT • Ask in plain words — "Is my Base Set Charizard worth grading?" — and get answers from real sold prices, in your language • Add a photo and Chat finds the card; ask about your own portfolio too IN MESSAGES • Send a card's price into any chat — photo, set, raw and PSA 10 — straight from the Messages app drawer • Ask what a card is worth or whether grading pays without leaving the conversation, then send the answer • Whoever you message can tap through to the full price history; they don't need the app TRACK YOUR COLLECTION • Portfolio — every saved card valued daily: total worth, profit and loss vs what you paid, biggest movers • Price alerts — a push and an inbox entry when a card you own jumps or dips, plus a weekly portfolio update • Bulk upload for resellers; Snapshots — a clean shareable image of centering, grades and value • Cross-device — same account on phone and at cardcenteringtool.com JOIN THE COMMUNITY • Ask collectors anything — worth grading? PSA or CGC? — answered by members and the Midpoint helper bot • A board for every game and sport; follow discussions, share threads • Post about the card you just scanned with one tap — centering and estimate attached • Earn points and levels for helpful answers; weekly leaderboard; usernames only, report and block controls Not affiliated with PSA, Beckett, CGC, TAG, eBay or any grading company. Estimates follow each company's published centering tolerances; values come from third-party sales data. A Grade Certificate documents Midpoint's AI grade of your photos — not a professional grade, appraisal or guarantee. Privacy: https://www.cardcenteringtool.com/privacy Terms: https://www.cardcenteringtool.com/terms Support: https://www.cardcenteringtool.com/contact

Screenshots

DropNotify4 screens
Midpoint4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: DropNotify at none against Midpoint's shown. DropNotify also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 60%). Midpoint's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. DropNotify sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month and Midpoint sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for DropNotify against 4.6 for Midpoint. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 40 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of DropNotify's written reviews are positive against 60% of Midpoint's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DropNotify ships an update every 10 days, Midpoint every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
DropNotify versus Midpoint: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDropNotifyMidpoint
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (20 ratings)4.6 (40 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2040 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrendan FortiI Lov Guitars Inc.

Customer experience

DropNotify

All ratings20 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative18.2%

Midpoint

All ratings40 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DropNotify

Subscriptions1
  • DropNotify Premium$9.991 Month
9 purchases

Midpoint

Subscriptions6
  • Unlimited Midpoint Weekly$9.997 Days
  • Unlimited Midpoint Semi-Annual$34.996 Months
  • Unlimited Midpoint Semi-Annual$49.996 Months
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  • Unlimited Midpoint Semi-Annual$74.996 Months
  • Unlimited Midpoint Annual$79.991 Year
  • Unlimited Midpoint Annual$89.991 Year
One-time3
  • 1 Midpoint Grade Certificate$4.99
  • 3 Midpoint Grade Certificates$9.99
  • 10 Midpoint Grade Certificates$19.99

Questions

Is DropNotify free?
DropNotify is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Midpoint free?
Midpoint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DropNotify or Midpoint?
Midpoint is rated higher. DropNotify averages 4.5 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Midpoint averages 4.6 from 40 ratings.
Do DropNotify or Midpoint have ads?
Midpoint shows ads; DropNotify does not.
Which is updated more often, DropNotify or Midpoint?
DropNotify ships an update every 10 days, and Midpoint every 3 days. Most recently, DropNotify was updated on November 5, 2026 and Midpoint on November 10, 2026.

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