Comparison

Card Codex vs T

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

Head to head
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
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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.

About

T

Features
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Point your camera at a Magic card and T-scan tells you which printing it is and what it is worth. It reads the set code at the bottom of the card, so it works in every language Magic is printed in — Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Russian, Spanish and the rest — and that part works with no connection at all. WHAT IT DOES • Recognises a card from the code at the bottom, offline, across 538,000 printings in 19 languages. • Shows the price of the exact printing you are holding, not an average. • When it cannot tell which printing you have, it says so and shows a range. It never invents a number. • Keeps your list on the phone: what you own, what you want. • Syncs with T-deck: the cards you scan land in your collection there, and cards you already own on T-deck show up in your list. Corrections you make on T-deck to a card you already have here do not come back yet. WHAT IT IS NOT No ads. No trackers. Nothing sold to anyone. T-scan reads prices from two markets. Card images and data come from Scryfall. T-scan is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Wizards of the Coast Fan Content Policy, and is not approved or endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast LLC.

Screenshots

Card Codex4 screens
T4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: T at every 5 days against Card Codex's fortnightly. Card Codex's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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

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

Card Codex ships an update fortnightly, T every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Card Codex versus T: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCard CodexT
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB2 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperCard Codex LtdMarco Brignoli

In-app purchases

None

Card Codex

No in-app purchases

None

T

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Card Codex free?
Card Codex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is T free?
T is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Card Codex or T have ads?
Neither Card Codex nor T shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Card Codex or T?
Card Codex ships an update fortnightly, and T every 5 days. Most recently, Card Codex was updated on November 10, 2026 and T on October 31, 2026.

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