2026 comparison · 11 apps
Best Pokémon card scanner apps: 11 compared
There is no single answer, there is one per job:
In short: which app should you pick?
For a free Cardmarket price in euros
For managing a whole collection, language by language
For graded cards and sealed products in several languages
For several card games in one app
For scanning a stack of cards or working in a browser
Worth knowing before you install
Which one to choose: a page per app
If you already use one of these apps, its own page repeats its facts one by one, compares it with pepita row by row, and says when you are better off staying.
Scanning and prices: what each app states
The scan identifies the card; the price source decides the value you see. A Cardmarket price in euros and a TCGplayer price in dollars describe two different markets.
| App | Platforms | Single-card scan | Multi-card scan | Price source | Currencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pepita | iOS, Android | Yes | No | Cardmarket | EUR |
| PokéCardex | iOS, Android | Yes | — | Cardmarket + TCGplayer | — |
| Collectr | iOS, Android | Yes | — | — | — |
| Pokellector | iOS, Android, Web | Yes | — | — | — |
| Dex | iOS, Android, Web | Yes | Yes | TCGplayer + Cardmarket + CardTrader + eBay | — |
| PokéItem | iOS, Android | Yes | Yes | Cardmarket + eBay | EUR, USD, GBP, CHF, AUD, CAD, AED, JPY |
| ZebraDex | iOS, Android | Yes | — | — | — |
| TCGplayer | iOS, Android | Yes | — | TCGplayer | — |
| MonPrice | iOS, Android | Yes | — | TCGplayer + Cardmarket | — |
| Cotémon | iOS | Yes | — | Cardmarket + TCGplayer | EUR, USD |
| Poké TCG Scanner Dragon Shield | iOS, Android | Yes | — | TCGplayer + Cardmarket | — |
Catalogue and collection: languages, graded, sealed
A European collection holds local-language cards, sometimes Japanese ones, sometimes slabs. Check the app catalogues them before you enter three hundred cards.
| App | Games covered | French interface | French cards | Japanese cards | Graded cards | Sealed products | Value history |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pepita | Pokémon only | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| PokéCardex | Pokémon only | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| Collectr | Several games | No | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pokellector | Pokémon only | Yes | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| Dex | Pokémon only | Yes | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| PokéItem | Several games | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ZebraDex | Pokémon only | Yes | — | — | No | Yes | Yes |
| TCGplayer | Several games | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| MonPrice | Several games | — | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| Cotémon | Pokémon only | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | Yes |
| Poké TCG Scanner Dragon Shield | Pokémon only | No | — | — | — | — | Yes |
Pricing, App Store rating and update freshness
Ratings and last-update dates are read on the French App Store, the market this comparison covers. A recently updated app usually keeps up with new sets.
| App | Pricing | App Store rating (France) | Last iOS update |
|---|---|---|---|
| pepita | In-app purchases, from €7.99 / month | 5/5 | 21 August 2026 |
| PokéCardex | In-app purchases, from €3.99 / month | 4.8/5 | 18 September 2026 |
| Collectr | In-app purchases, from €7.99 / month | 4.7/5 | 12 September 2026 |
| Pokellector | In-app purchases | 4/5 | 17 October 2024 |
| Dex | In-app purchases, from €3.99 / month | 4.7/5 | 16 September 2026 |
| PokéItem | In-app purchases, from €5.99 / month | 4.6/5 | 18 September 2026 |
| ZebraDex | In-app purchases, from €7.99 / month | 4.5/5 | 1 September 2026 |
| TCGplayer | Free | 2.9/5 | 17 September 2026 |
| MonPrice | In-app purchases, from €6.99 / week | 4.7/5 | 16 September 2026 |
| Cotémon | In-app purchases, from €3.99 / month | No rating yet | 17 September 2026 |
| Poké TCG Scanner Dragon Shield | In-app purchases, from €1.99 / month | 4.4/5 | 14 September 2026 |
The apps one by one
Each profile repeats the facts from the tables, app by app, with a link to the official listing.
pepita: the Cardmarket price in euros, 20 free scans a day
pepita identifies a Pokémon card from one photo (set, number and variant) and instantly shows its Cardmarket value in euros, the market cards actually sell on in Europe. It covers French and Japanese cards, does not price graded cards, and tracks the value of the whole collection over time. It is free with 20 scans a day and no ads, and the price, the collection and its value over time all stay in the free app; the optional Premium subscription (€7.99 a month or €47.99 a year, on iPhone) lifts the daily scan limit. It is rated 5/5 on the French App Store. The interface is currently in French.
Best for: you buy or sell in Europe and want the Cardmarket price of a card in seconds, on iPhone or Android, with 20 free scans a day.
Not for: you do not read French, or you want graded cards or sealed products priced: the interface is in French and neither is priced.
- Publisher
- Platforms
- Single-card scan
- Multi-card scan
- Price source
- Currencies
- Games covered
- French interface
- French cards
- Japanese cards
- Graded cards
- Sealed products
- Value history
- Pricing
- App Store rating (France)
- Last iOS update
PokéCardex: the French-speaking reference for collection tracking
PokéCardex is an iOS and Android app published by NUMELEK, dedicated to the Pokémon TCG. It catalogues French, Japanese and Simplified Chinese cards as well as sealed products, and states that its prices come from Cardmarket and TCGplayer. Its interface is available in English. Unlimited scanning and price history belong to the PokéCardex Plus subscription, from €3.99 a month.
Best for: you want to tick off a full collection, set by set and language by language, on iPhone or Android.
Not for: you want to scan without a subscription: unlimited scanning and price history sit behind PokéCardex Plus.
- Publisher
- Platforms
- Single-card scan
- Price source
- Games covered
- French interface
- French cards
- Japanese cards
- Sealed products
- Value history
- Pricing
- App Store rating (France)
- Last iOS update
Not stated by the publisher: Multi-card scan, Currencies, Graded cards
Collectr: the multi-game portfolio tracker
Collectr is an iOS and Android app published by Collectr Inc that tracks a card portfolio across several games: Pokémon, Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Disney Lorcana, One Piece and more. It covers graded cards and sealed products and charts portfolio value over time. Its publisher does not name its price source. Collectr PRO costs €7.99 a month.
Best for: you collect several games and think in terms of portfolio value.
Not for: you want a French interface, or you want to know where the prices come from: the publisher does not say.
- Publisher
- Platforms
- Single-card scan
- Games covered
- French interface
- Graded cards
- Sealed products
- Value history
- Pricing
- App Store rating (France)
- Last iOS update
Not stated by the publisher: Multi-card scan, Price source, Currencies, French cards, Japanese cards
Pokellector: the long-standing database, rarely updated
Pokellector is an iOS, Android and web app published by Makazu Co, built on a database of English and Japanese sets. Its listing mentions a card scanner and price history. Its last iOS update dates from 17 October 2024, and its French App Store rating is 4/5.
Best for: you mainly want a per-set checklist and update frequency matters little to you.
- Publisher
- Platforms
- Single-card scan
- Games covered
- French interface
- Japanese cards
- Value history
- Pricing
- App Store rating (France)
- Last iOS update
Not stated by the publisher: Multi-card scan, Price source, Currencies, French cards, Graded cards, Sealed products
Dex: stack scanning and four price sources
Dex is an iOS, Android and web app published by Pedro Carrasco, dedicated to the Pokémon TCG. Its publisher states that it scans a whole stack of cards and draws prices from TCGplayer, Cardmarket, CardTrader and eBay, converted to your currency. It covers international, Japanese and Simplified Chinese sets. Dex+ starts at €3.99 a month; its French App Store rating is 4.7/5.
Best for: you have many cards to enter at once, or you want to manage your collection from a browser.
- Publisher
- Platforms
- Single-card scan
- Multi-card scan
- Price source
- Games covered
- French interface
- Japanese cards
- Pricing
- App Store rating (France)
- Last iOS update
Not stated by the publisher: Currencies, French cards, Graded cards, Sealed products, Value history
PokéItem: graded cards, sealed products and six card languages
PokéItem is an iOS and Android app published by Hugo Tribet covering the Pokémon TCG and the One Piece Card Game. It catalogues cards in French, English, Italian, German, Spanish and Japanese, and tracks PSA, BGS and CGC graded cards and sealed products. Prices combine the Cardmarket Near Mint value with recent eBay sales, in eight currencies. Binder-page scanning is listed as a beta feature for subscribers; the subscription starts at €5.99 a month.
Best for: your collection mixes raw cards, slabs and sealed products in several languages.
Not for: you want to avoid a subscription: binder-page scanning is for subscribers only, from €5.99 a month.
- Publisher
- Platforms
- Single-card scan
- Multi-card scan
- Price source
- Currencies
- Games covered
- French interface
- French cards
- Japanese cards
- Graded cards
- Sealed products
- Value history
- Pricing
- App Store rating (France)
- Last iOS update
ZebraDex: a French app for cards and sealed products
ZebraDex is an iOS and Android app published by ZEBRADEX, in French, dedicated to Pokémon cards and sealed products. It scans a card, tracks price history and flags rises and falls. Its “grading” tool analyses a card’s centring: it does not price graded cards. Its publisher does not name its price source. Premium costs €7.99 a month.
Best for: you read French and you also track sealed products.
- Publisher
- Platforms
- Single-card scan
- Games covered
- French interface
- Graded cards
- Sealed products
- Value history
- Pricing
- App Store rating (France)
- Last iOS update
Not stated by the publisher: Multi-card scan, Price source, Currencies, French cards, Japanese cards
TCGplayer: prices from the US marketplace
TCGplayer is the iOS and Android app of the US marketplace of the same name, published by TCGplayer, Inc. It scans cards from dozens of games and shows the TCGplayer market price. It is free with no in-app purchases. It requires iOS 17 and holds 2.9/5 on the French App Store.
Best for: you buy or sell on TCGplayer, which means the US market.
Not for: you sell in Europe or you want a French interface: it only shows the price on its own marketplace.
- Publisher
- Platforms
- Single-card scan
- Price source
- Games covered
- French interface
- Pricing
- App Store rating (France)
- Last iOS update
Not stated by the publisher: Multi-card scan, Currencies, French cards, Japanese cards, Graded cards, Sealed products, Value history
MonPrice: a multi-game value scanner on subscription
MonPrice is an iOS and Android app published by Programacion Viktor Seraleev EIRL. Its publisher describes a recognition model trained on more than 19,000 cards, TCGplayer and Cardmarket prices refreshed every 24 hours, and price-change alerts. MonPrice Pro is billed at €6.99 a week or €39.99 a year; its French App Store rating is 4.7/5.
Best for: you want a quick estimate across several games and a weekly subscription does not put you off.
- Publisher
- Platforms
- Single-card scan
- Price source
- Games covered
- Value history
- Pricing
- App Store rating (France)
- Last iOS update
Not stated by the publisher: Multi-card scan, Currencies, French interface, French cards, Japanese cards, Graded cards, Sealed products
Cotémon: a Cardmarket price in euros, recognised offline
Cotémon is an iPhone app published by Soufiane Chalouh, dedicated to the Pokémon TCG. Its publisher states that recognition runs on the device, so it works with no network, and that it shows a Cardmarket value in euros with a TCGplayer price in dollars as a reference. The app and its card names exist in French, English, German, Spanish and Italian. It has no Google Play listing and no App Store rating yet. Pro costs €3.99 a month or €23.99 a year; the listing states three free scans.
Best for: you want a price in euros and a scan that works with no network, in a shop or at a convention.
Not for: you are on Android, or you track graded cards, sealed products or Japanese cards.
- Publisher
- Platforms
- Single-card scan
- Price source
- Currencies
- Games covered
- French interface
- French cards
- Value history
- Pricing
- App Store rating (France)
- Last iOS update
Not stated by the publisher: Multi-card scan, Japanese cards, Graded cards, Sealed products
Poké TCG Scanner Dragon Shield: decks, trades and price tracking
Poké TCG Scanner Dragon Shield is the iOS and Android app of Arcane Tinmen, dedicated to the Pokémon TCG. Its publisher states that cards are scanned in any language with real-time translation, with daily TCGplayer and Cardmarket prices and a 30-day price history. It holds collection folders, a deck builder and a two-player trade comparison. Its French App Store listing shows English and Portuguese only; it holds 4.4/5 in France and its in-app purchases start at €1.99 a month.
Best for: you build decks and trade a lot, and reading English does not put you off.
Not for: you want a French interface: the App Store listing shows English and Portuguese only.
- Publisher
- Platforms
- Single-card scan
- Price source
- Games covered
- French interface
- Value history
- Pricing
- App Store rating (France)
- Last iOS update
Not stated by the publisher: Multi-card scan, Currencies, French cards, Japanese cards, Graded cards, Sealed products
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.
Good to know: pepita is on iPhone and Android, does not price graded cards or sealed products, and its interface is currently in French.
Alternatives: the most-asked questions
What is a Collectr alternative with prices in euros?
Collectr does not state where its prices come from. Four apps in this comparison state a Cardmarket, and therefore European, price: pepita (free with 20 scans a day, iPhone and Android, Cardmarket in euros), Cotémon (Cardmarket in euros with a TCGplayer reference in dollars), PokéItem (Cardmarket Near Mint plus eBay sales, eight currencies including the euro) and PokéCardex (Cardmarket and TCGplayer).
What is an alternative to PokéCardex?
For comparable collection tracking, PokéItem adds PSA, BGS and CGC graded cards, and Dex adds stack scanning and a web version. If you want the Cardmarket value of your cards without a subscription, pepita does it with 20 free scans a day, Japanese cards included, but it does not price graded cards.
Is the TCGplayer app useful in Europe?
It shows the market price on TCGplayer, a US marketplace. That price helps if you sell in the United States. If you sell in Europe, a Cardmarket value describes the market you will actually sell on.
Is there an official Cardmarket app?
On 18 September 2026 we found no mobile app published by Cardmarket on the French App Store or on Google Play, which is why Cardmarket is not in the tables. Several apps in this comparison do show prices drawn from Cardmarket.
How to choose your app
Start with the market you buy and sell on. In Europe the reference is Cardmarket, in euros. A TCGplayer price describes the US market: converted to euros, it can sit well away from what a European-language card actually sells for.
Then look at what your collection holds. Local-language cards, Japanese cards, graded cards and sealed products are not catalogued everywhere. A dash in the tables means the publisher does not say: test with ten cards before you enter three hundred.
Finally, weigh the price against your use. A weekly subscription costs more than a monthly or yearly one. If you only want to know what a card is worth before selling it, a free app is enough.
Method and limits of this comparison
Every fact in the tables comes from an official page: the French App Store listing, the Google Play listing or the publisher’s site, read on 18 September 2026 (pepita’s Google Play listing on 6 October 2026). pepita’s free allowance and Premium prices were checked on 7 October 2026 against the production server and App Store Connect. Ratings, prices and update dates are those of the French App Store and may differ in your country. Links are in the Sources section.
This comparison describes what publishers state. We did not measure each app’s scanning accuracy or speed, so we rank nobody on it. When a publisher says nothing about a feature, the cell stays empty: silence is never read as “no”.
No app paid to be listed, no link is an affiliate link, and any reported error is corrected with a new check date.
Sources
Every fact 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
- pepita — play.google.com/…, itunes.apple.com/…, pepitacards.com, pepitacards.com/…, pepitacards.com/…, apps.apple.com/…
- PokéCardex — play.google.com/…, itunes.apple.com/…, apps.apple.com/…
- Collectr — getcollectr.com, play.google.com/…, apps.apple.com/…, itunes.apple.com/…
- Pokellector — pokellector.com, itunes.apple.com/…, apps.apple.com/…
- Dex — dextcg.com, itunes.apple.com/…, apps.apple.com/…
- PokéItem — play.google.com/…, itunes.apple.com/…, apps.apple.com/…
- ZebraDex — zebradex.fr, play.google.com/…, apps.apple.com/…, itunes.apple.com/…
- TCGplayer — play.google.com/…, itunes.apple.com/…, apps.apple.com/…
- MonPrice — play.google.com/…, apps.apple.com/…, itunes.apple.com/…
- Cotémon — cotemon.app/…, apps.apple.com/…, itunes.apple.com/…
- Poké TCG Scanner Dragon Shield — play.google.com/…, apps.apple.com/…, itunes.apple.com/…
A card’s Cardmarket price, from one photo
pepita identifies the set, number and variant, then shows the Cardmarket value in euros. Free with 20 scans a day; optional Premium at €7.99 a month or €47.99 a year, on iPhone. Rated 5/5 on the App Store. The app interface is currently in French.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best Pokémon card scanner app?
It depends on the job. For managing a full collection, language by language, PokéCardex is a safe bet (4.8/5 on the French App Store). For graded cards and sealed products, PokéItem covers the most. For a free Cardmarket price on iPhone or Android, pepita gives 20 free scans a day, with an optional Premium subscription for unlimited scanning, and it is rated 5/5.
Which app shows Pokémon card values in euros?
pepita and Cotémon show a Cardmarket value in euros, and PokéItem lists the euro among eight currencies. PokéCardex, MonPrice, Dex and Dragon Shield name Cardmarket among their price sources. TCGplayer shows its own US marketplace price.
Is there a free Pokémon card scanner app?
One app in this comparison is free with no in-app purchases: TCGplayer (US market price). The other ten are free to install and sell a subscription for advanced features. pepita is one of them: its free tier gives 20 free scans a day with a Cardmarket value in euros, on iPhone and Android and in French, and its optional Premium subscription (€7.99 a month or €47.99 a year, on iPhone) lifts that limit.
How do I find the exact value of a Pokémon card?
First identify the exact printing: set, number, language and finish (regular, reverse holo, holo). Then check that printing’s price on the market you will sell on — Cardmarket for Europe — and adjust for condition. A scanner app automates the first step; judging condition is still up to you.
Which apps recognise Japanese Pokémon cards?
Five publishers state it: pepita, PokéCardex, PokéItem, Dex and Pokellector. The others do not say on their official listings.
Which app tracks PSA graded Pokémon cards?
PokéItem tracks PSA, BGS and CGC graded cards, and Collectr covers graded cards in its price guide. ZebraDex offers a centring analysis, which is not a graded-card price. The other publishers say nothing on this point.
Can I scan several Pokémon cards at once?
Two publishers state it: Dex, with whole-stack scanning, and PokéItem, with binder-page scanning in beta for subscribers. The other apps scan one card at a time or do not mention the feature.
Are these apps available on Android?
Ten of the eleven have a Google Play listing: pepita, PokéCardex, Collectr, Pokellector, Dex, PokéItem, ZebraDex, TCGplayer, MonPrice and Dragon Shield. Cotémon is iPhone-only. Pokellector and Dex also have a web version.