Comparison

On Deck by MDC vs Trovie

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

Head to head
About

On Deck by MDC

Organize, track, and manage your trading card collection from anywhere. Features include inventory management, collection organization, and detailed card information. Sync your data across devices for seamless access.

Highlights
  • Inventory management
  • Collection organization
  • Card details and grading
  • Pricing and tracking
  • Fast search and filtering
  • Cloud sync
Features
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On Deck by MDC is an inventory, sales, and show-prep platform built for trading card collectors, vendors, and hobby sellers. Manage raw cards and graded slabs, organize collections, track cost and market value, prepare inventory for shows, build trades and bundles, and keep sold cards organized — all from one connected inventory. Whether you collect, sell locally, vend at card shows, or sell online, On Deck gives you a faster way to manage your cards without relying on spreadsheets. FEATURES • RAW & GRADED INVENTORY Track raw cards and graded slabs with card details, cost, market value, grading information, certification numbers, and collection data. • COLLECTION MANAGEMENT Create and organize collections while keeping your inventory searchable and easy to manage. • ON DECK SHOW PREP Move cards into your active selling lineup and quickly access the inventory you plan to bring to a show. • VENDOR MODE Prepare cards for in-person selling, manage show inventory, view pricing targets, and use customizable QR price labels. • TRADE & BUNDLE TOOLS Build multi-card deals and trades while viewing individual and combined market values. • PRIVATE SALES Create a shareable sales catalog from your inventory, add card images, receive buyer inquiries, and manage potential deals. • EBAY MODE Estimate selling fees, shipping costs, and expected take-home amounts before listing or accepting an offer. • COST & MARKET TRACKING Compare what you paid against current market values so you can better understand inventory value and margins. • SOLD CARD TRACKING Record sales while keeping transaction information connected to your inventory history. • FAST SEARCH & FILTERING Quickly find cards across your inventory and collections. • QR & CAMERA WORKFLOWS Use scanning tools to speed up inventory management and card access. • CLOUD SYNC Your inventory is connected to your account and available across supported devices. On Deck by MDC was built around the actual workflow of collectors and card sellers — from adding a card to inventory to preparing for a show, making a trade, or completing a sale. Spend less time managing spreadsheets and more time working with your collection.

About

Trovie

This app streamlines inventory management and sales tracking for trading card game vendors. It automates cost basis calculations, tracks buys, sells, and trades, and provides event-specific financial summaries. Collectors can view live inventory via QR codes without needing an app.

Highlights
  • Automated cost basis calculation
  • Unified buy, sell, and trade entry
  • Barcode scanning for sealed products
  • Event-specific financial scoreboards
  • Multi-staff booth management
  • Live inventory viewing for collectors
  • Support for multiple TCGs
Features
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The best part of the TCG hobby happens face to face. Trovie exists to protect that. The less time a vendor spends pricing cards and doing math, the more time everyone has for the conversation that brought them to the table in the first place. FOR VENDORS: LESS MATH, MORE TIME AT THE TABLE Most vendors know what a card sold for. Almost none know what they made on it. Writing down what you paid, card by card, is too slow to do at a buy counter, so it doesn't happen. Trovie fixes that. - Set it once: set your buy percentage and every card you scan in gets a cost basis automatically. Know something the market doesn't? Override any number by hand. - Every deal, one screen: buys, sells, and trades with cash added in all use the same entry. Nothing to reconcile later. - Sealed, slabs, and singles: boxes, bundles, and ETBs scan by barcode. Raw cards and slabs are identified instantly. - Know what the show actually made you: every event gets its own scoreboard: cost, margin, cards in, cards out. - Run it with your crew: invite the people working your booth. Everyone sees the same live inventory, and a multi-table setup can run several shows at once, one per staffer. FOR COLLECTORS: WALK UP AND SEE WHAT'S THERE (Patent Pending) No more flipping through every binder to find out what a vendor has. Scan the QR code at their table and their live inventory opens right on your phone. No app, no login, nothing to install to browse. Build a list as you go and hand it over ready to check out. It's a starting point for the conversation, not a hold on the card, so nothing is ever reserved or claimed out from under anyone. --- EIGHT GAMES AND COUNTING. Trovie covers the major trading card games collectors and vendors actually deal in (English and Japanese editions included) with new sets and new games added constantly. WHAT TROVIE ISN'T. Not a register or POS replacement. Not a marketplace, and Trovie never takes a cut of a sale. This is the back office for the table that's already happening, not a new place to run it from. Built by people in this hobby, for the hobby. Less time on admin, more time with the person across the table.

Screenshots

On Deck by MDC4 screens
Trovie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Trovie at 19 against On Deck by MDC's 1. On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On Deck by MDC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trovie has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

On Deck by MDC ships an update every 4 days, Trovie weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
On Deck by MDC versus Trovie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOn Deck by MDCTrovie
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews—91.7% of reviews
Number of ratings119 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCarlos VillegasTrovie, Inc.

Customer experience

On Deck by MDC

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Trovie

All ratings18 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%

In-app purchases

None

On Deck by MDC

No in-app purchases

None

Trovie

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is On Deck by MDC free?
On Deck by MDC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Trovie free?
Trovie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, On Deck by MDC or Trovie?
On Deck by MDC is rated higher. On Deck by MDC averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Trovie averages 4.8 from 19 ratings.
Do On Deck by MDC or Trovie have ads?
Neither On Deck by MDC nor Trovie shows ads.
Which is updated more often, On Deck by MDC or Trovie?
On Deck by MDC ships an update every 4 days, and Trovie weekly. Most recently, On Deck by MDC was updated on October 7, 2026 and Trovie on October 31, 2026.

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