Dragon Shield alternative
Dragon Shield alternative: a scanner priced in euros
Poké TCG Scanner Dragon Shield states daily prices from both TCGplayer and Cardmarket but names no currency. If you sell in Europe and want one stated number in euros: pepita, free with 20 scans a day, or PokéCardex, both on iPhone and Android. Stay on Dragon Shield for any-language scanning and its thirty-day price history.
Poké TCG Scanner Dragon Shield
- Publisher
- Arcane Tinmen ApS
- Pricing
- In-app purchases, from €1.99 / month
- Platforms
- iOS, Android
- Price source
- TCGplayer + Cardmarket
- App Store rating (France)
- 4.4/5
pepita or Poké TCG Scanner Dragon Shield: the verdict
Criterion by criterion
6/ 6
pepita does as well as or better than Poké TCG Scanner Dragon Shield on 6 of the 6 criteria both publishers state.
Where pepita does better
- French interface
A criterion either publisher does not state is not counted, and an App Store rating only ranks from 20 ratings on each side. See the table
Poké TCG Scanner Dragon Shield in short
Poké TCG Scanner Dragon Shield is the iOS and Android app of Arcane Tinmen ApS, dedicated to the Pokémon TCG — the Google Play listing is published by Creative Collectible Company, LLC. Its publisher states daily prices from TCGplayer and Cardmarket and a thirty-day price history per card.
Poké TCG Scanner Dragon Shield vs pepita
One row per criterion, sorted by which app comes out ahead. A criterion is ranked only when both publishers state it: a dash means “not stated by the publisher”, never “no”, and an absence is not inferred from a silence.
| Criterion | Poké TCG Scanner Dragon Shield | Recommendedpepita |
|---|---|---|
| Where pepita does better | ||
| French interface | No | Yes (better) |
| Criterion by criterion | ||
| Platforms | iOS, Android | iOS, Android |
| Games covered | Pokémon only | Pokémon only |
| Single-card scan | Yes | Yes |
| Price source | TCGplayer + Cardmarket | Cardmarket |
| Value history | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | In-app purchases, from €1.99 / month | In-app purchases, from €7.99 / month |
| Multi-card scan | — | No |
| Currencies | — | EUR |
| French cards | — | Yes |
| Japanese cards | — | Yes |
| Graded cards | — | No |
| Sealed products | — | No |
| App Store rating (France) | 4.4/5 | 5/5 |
| Last iOS update | 14 September 2026 | 21 August 2026 |
pepita gives the Cardmarket price in euros, French and Japanese cards included, free within 20 scans a day and with no ads; the optional Premium subscription (€7.99 a month or €47.99 a year, on iPhone) lifts that limit. It is on iPhone and Android and rated 5/5 on the French App Store. It does not price graded cards or sealed products. The app interface is currently in French.
What pepita does better
Why pepita, point by point, with what you need to check it.
Free every day, Premium only if you want it
pepita gives 20 free scans a day, with the Cardmarket price in euros, the collection, its value over time and Top Movers. The optional Premium subscription only adds unlimited scanning and subscriber-only giveaways: €7.99 a month or €47.99 a year, on iPhone. No advertising in the app.
Allowance and prices checked on 7 October 2026; the other apps' prices are in the “Pricing” column of the tables, read on the French App Store and Google Play listings on 18 September 2026.
The cards that are moving, open to everyone
The Top Movers tab ranks the biggest risers and fallers of the week or the month, printing by printing, from the same Cardmarket reading as the rest of the app. That weekly reading is also published in the open on this site, with no account and no subscription. Two other publishers state that they track price changes, ZebraDex and MonPrice; their listings do not say whether it is included in their free tier, so we count it neither for nor against.
The public weekly reading: the Pokémon market this week.
The interface: our opinion, owned as one
We think pepita is the most pleasant of the lot to use. That is an opinion, it cannot be sourced, and it therefore belongs in no table on this page. What can be checked: no advertising, and the price shows from the first scan, with no subscription. Frame the card, read the price, move on to the next one — the app does nothing else, and that is the point. It is free to download: the only test that counts costs a minute.
A European price, never converted
The price shown is the Cardmarket price in euros, the market a card actually sells on in Europe. Printings stay apart: standard, reverse holo and holo are three separate products on Cardmarket, and confusing the first two is the largest silent pricing error there is. Several apps in this comparison quote TCGplayer first, so an American market in dollars.
The rest of the site: free, no sign-up
The card-by-card prices, the set pages, the ranking of the most expensive cards and the valuation tools are public, dated and need no sign-up. Every price carries its source and the date it was read.
Other alternatives to Poké TCG Scanner Dragon Shield
Each line repeats what the comparison already says about the app; follow the link for its own page.
This list is computed from the dataset rather than picked by hand: it keeps the apps that run on every platform the compared app runs on, that name at least one of the same marketplaces, the same currency and the same games. A field the publisher does not state counts neither for nor against.
When to stay on Poké TCG Scanner Dragon Shield
Moving apps costs data-entry time. These are the cases where Poké TCG Scanner Dragon Shield remains the right answer, each one resting on a fact from its official listing.
- You scan foreign-language cards. The publisher states that cards are scanned in any language through image recognition, with real-time translation of foreign-language cards.
- You follow how prices move. The publisher states folder value tracked over time, a thirty-day price history per card and a weekly collection email.
- You want to compare two markets. The publisher names daily prices from both TCGplayer and Cardmarket; pepita shows the Cardmarket value only, in euros.
- You want the cheapest subscription in this comparison. Its in-app purchases start at €1.99 a month, with Premium at €3.99 a month or €39.99 a year.
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from an official page: the French App Store listing, the Google Play listing or the publisher's site, read on 18 September 2026. Report an error
- Poké TCG Scanner Dragon Shield — play.google.com/…, apps.apple.com/…, itunes.apple.com/…
- pepita — play.google.com/…, itunes.apple.com/…, pepitacards.com, pepitacards.com/…, pepitacards.com/…, apps.apple.com/…
One stated price, in euros
pepita scans a Pokémon card and shows its Cardmarket value in euros. Free with 20 scans a day; optional Premium at €7.99 a month or €47.99 a year, on iPhone. On iPhone and Android. The app interface is currently in French.
Frequently asked questions
What languages is Dragon Shield available in?
Its French App Store listing shows English and Portuguese. The app itself is stated to scan cards in any language with real-time translation, which is about the cards rather than the interface.
Where do Dragon Shield’s prices come from?
Its publisher states daily prices from TCGplayer and Cardmarket, with a thirty-day price history per card. It does not state which currency is shown. pepita states a Cardmarket value in euros.
Is Dragon Shield free?
Installing is free. The in-app purchase list on its French App Store listing shows purchases from €1.99 a month and a Premium tier at €3.99 a month or €39.99 a year. pepita is free with 20 scans a day, and its optional Premium subscription costs €7.99 a month or €47.99 a year, on iPhone.
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