Comparison

Sol Perch vs Card Codex

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

Head to head
About

Sol Perch

Features
Read full description

Perch is a fast, read-only monitor for Solana validators. Track the validators you care about on both mainnet and testnet, and see the metrics that actually matter at a glance. WHAT YOU CAN TRACK • Epoch progress and time remaining • Leader slots — produced, skipped, and tim • Leader rewards earned this epoch • Timely Vote Credits (TVC) and your rank • Vote and identity account balances • Activated stake, commission, and client v SFDP COMPLIANCE Perch checks your validator against Solana Foundation Delegation Program requirements and flags issues before they cost you — including client version bounds, commission caps, skip rate, vote-credit minimums, Jito commission, and whether your BLS key is set. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no login, no tracking. Perch reads only public on-chain and network data, and the validators you track are stored on your device. Perch is an independent monitoring tool and is not affiliated with the Solana Foundation.

About

Card Codex

Instantly identify trading cards by pointing your camera. Get card name, set, number, and current value without typing. All recognition happens on your device for complete privacy.

Highlights
  • Instant card identification
  • Automatic value lookup
  • Camera-based scanning
  • On-device processing
  • Unlimited free scans
  • Supports English and Japanese sets
Features
Read full description

Point. Scan. Know. Card Codex identifies your trading cards in an instant — name, set, card number and current value — just by pointing your camera. No typing, no searching, no guesswork. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Card recognition runs entirely on your phone. Photos of your cards never leave your device. No ads, no trackers, and no account needed to scan. Check the permissions: we ask for the camera, and nothing else. UNLIMITED SCANNING, FREE Scan as many cards as you like. We don't put the thing that matters behind a weekly limit. FAST AND ACCURATE A purpose-built recognition engine identifies cards across English and Japanese sets, including tricky holo and full-art cards — through a sleeve, or straight off a binder page without taking anything out. TWO WAYS TO SCAN • Auto — hold steady and it identifies hands-free. • Manual — line up the shot and tap the shutter for tough or vintage cards. Priced in £, with English and Japanese sets built in. YOUR SESSION, ORGANISED Build up a scan session and see the total value at a glance. Card Codex is the companion app to cardcodex.com. Card Codex is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Nintendo, The Pokémon Company International, or Game Freak. Trademarks are used only to describe compatibility.

Screenshots

Sol Perch4 screens
Card Codex4 screens

Verdict

The call

Sol Perch and Card Codex are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sol Perch ships an update weekly, Card Codex fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Sol Perch versus Card Codex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSol PerchCard Codex
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRichard DsidaCard Codex Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Sol Perch

No in-app purchases

None

Card Codex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sol Perch free?
Sol Perch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Card Codex free?
Card Codex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sol Perch or Card Codex have ads?
Neither Sol Perch nor Card Codex shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sol Perch or Card Codex?
Sol Perch ships an update weekly, and Card Codex fortnightly. Most recently, Sol Perch was updated on October 28, 2026 and Card Codex on October 31, 2026.

Other comparisons