SetStacker vs BrickShelf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SetStacker
This app helps you identify and value your trading cards. It uses AI to scan cards, determine their worth based on recent sales, and flag those worth selling or grading. You can also catalog your collection and even list items for sale directly.
- AI-powered card scanning
- Real-time sales price data
- Collection cataloging
- Valuation reports
- Direct eBay listing
- Batch scanning
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SetStacker scans your trading cards, tells you what they're worth, and shows you which ones are worth selling. Sports, Pokémon, and more. Scan a card and on-device AI reads the set, year, player or card name, and number for you. No typing. With Pro, see what each card actually sold for, not just what sellers are asking. Boxes from the attic or a binder you've kept since childhood: catalog them, see what they're worth, and decide what to list, sell, or grade. You don't need to be a collector. Optimized for iPhone and iPad. SEE WHAT YOUR CARDS SELL FOR, WITH PRO - Recent sales on every card: the price, the date, and where it sold - Your collection valued by what sells, beside what sellers ask - What graded copies sold for, and whether grading would pay after your cost - Alerts when a card's value moves - Sales update by themselves each day you open the app - More lookups when a scan isn't sure, and parallel lookups, as many as you need VALUE REPORTS - A PDF of your collection, valued from recent sales, with the sales behind every value - Each graded card gets a page with its certificate and a code to check it - $24.99 a report, or $9.99 with Pro. Without Unlock, a report includes it WHAT IT READS - Sports: baseball, basketball, football, hockey, soccer, racing, wrestling and more - Pokémon: English and Japanese, including 1990s and early-2000s sets - Entertainment and non-sport cards - Graded slabs: the grade and certificate number, from PSA, BGS, SGC, CGC and more FAST BATCH SCANNING - Two-tap front and back capture with auto-detect and crop - Auto-shutter, so you can scan card after card - Tell SetStacker which sports and eras you collect, and it downloads reference packs that fill in blank fields - When two cards look alike it asks instead of guessing, with pictures of the likely cards (3 a day on Free and Unlock) PRICES ON EVERY PLAN - Asking prices from live eBay listings: Low, Average, and High - What your collection is worth, with a chart over time - Refresh a card's price every 90 days on Free, 30 with Unlock, 7 with Pro KNOW WHAT'S WORTH SELLING - Cards are flagged Worth Listing against thresholds you set - See which may be worth grading, with the grading fee factored in - Track cards you send to a grader until they're back PARALLELS & AUTOGRAPHS - Identify refractors, parallels, serial-numbered cards, and autographs - Pricing scoped to that exact version, not just the base card SELL ON EBAY - Connect your own eBay account and list a card directly from the app - Buy It Now or auction, built from the card's details - Group cards into bundles to sell a lot in one listing - Get a heads-up when an item sells, with pack-and-ship guidance FREE, UNLOCK & PRO - Free: scan, catalog, and price up to 250 cards - Unlock: $19.99, once. Unlimited cards, eBay listing, backup and export, collections, and bulk actions - Pro: $7.99 a month or $59.99 a year. Everything in Unlock, plus everything under Pro above Pro is charged to your Apple account and renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel it in your Apple account's subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://setstacker.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://setstacker.com/privacy GOOD TO KNOW - Requires a recent iPhone or iPad that supports Apple's on-device intelligence - Your catalog and photos are stored on your device. When you scan a card, its front photo goes to us and our card-data partners to identify it; the Privacy Policy explains how - Scanning and cataloging work without an account; creating an account to sell on eBay requires you to be 18 or older SetStacker is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any card manufacturer, trading card game publisher, grading company, sports league, team, player, or eBay. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
BrickShelf
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BrickShelf is the collection portfolio for brick fans. Type a set number, tap once, and it's on your shelf — name, theme, year, part count, and retail price when known, all filled in automatically. No spreadsheets, no typing every detail by hand, no fighting a clunky form for each set you own. BUILD YOUR SHELF IN SECONDS - Search 27,000+ sets by set number or name — details auto-fill instantly - Add sealed or built status, quantity, and personal notes - Your whole collection, organized and searchable KNOW WHAT IT'S ALL WORTH Most collection apps stop at a list. BrickShelf tracks what your collection is worth: log what you paid or your own valuation per set, fall back to retail price when known, and watch your whole shelf's estimated value grow as you add. WISHLIST WITHOUT THE CHAOS Keep a clean, separate wishlist that never tangles with your owned sets. Spot a set in a store? Check in two taps whether you already own it or have it wishlisted. Duplicate purchases are over. EXPORT FOR INSURANCE OR PEACE OF MIND One tap exports your full collection to CSV — set numbers, conditions, quantities, and values. Perfect for insurance documentation, selling, or just having your own backup. Your data is yours. HONEST PRICING, NO SURPRISES Track your first 15 sets completely free — enough to genuinely try everything. BrickShelf Premium unlocks unlimited sets, full collection value tracking, and CSV/insurance export for $4.99/month with a 3-day free trial. Once you're subscribed, everything is unlocked. No ads, no upsell banners, no nagging. BrickShelf is an independent app and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by any toy manufacturer. Set data by Rebrickable. Terms of Use: https://novaapps.dev/terms Privacy Policy: https://novaapps.dev/privacy Support: contact@novaapps.dev
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SetStacker at every 2 days against BrickShelf's every 11 days. BrickShelf's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. SetStacker sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and BrickShelf sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SetStacker ships an update every 2 days, BrickShelf every 11 days. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.
| Parameter | SetStacker | BrickShelf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | +4 |
| Developer | GatozLabz LLC | Nova Apps LLC |
In-app purchases
SetStacker
- SetStacker Pro$7.991 Month
- SetStacker Pro, yearly$59.991 Year
- Collection Value Report$9.99
- SetStacker Unlock$19.99
- Collection Value Report$24.99
BrickShelf
- BrickShelf Premium3 Days trial$4.991 Month









