Cardboard Alpha

Scan cards. Know the price.

Point your iPhone camera at a trading card and see what it is and what it sells for, in about a second. Free account, no ads.

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Scanning a card with the camera: the app identifies it and its price in under a second, with recent scans queued below.

A live card stream showing the current market price for the card on screen, live viewer chat, and a starting bid.

A live listings table highlighting prices under market value, each with a one-tap buy button.

Browsing card sets and top cards by price, with search and set filters across the top of the screen.

A portfolio screen showing total collection value, a value chart over time, and the owned cards behind it.

Rarity tiers for a set with estimated pull rates, from rarest down to most common.

Buying an entire card set in one tap, with five cards from the set selected.

Live scanning

Hold a trading card up to the camera and see what it is and what it sells for, in about a second. No shutter, no typing.

Your collection, valued

Every scan lands in your collection, with a running total, set-completion progress, and raw or graded values.

Market research

Price history, recent sales, liquidity and trends for each card, from real sales updated continuously.

Deals and alerts

Set a target price and get told when a listing comes in under it.

Trades

Build a give/receive trade, complete it or sell for cash, and your collection updates.

Friends (optional)

If you choose to, find friends who already use the app from your contacts. You are asked first, only one-way codes (never numbers, emails or names) are stored so friends who join later are matched, and you can delete them any time.

Cardboard Alpha is an independent app and is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by any trading card game publisher. It never claims a card is authentic or grades its condition; it tells you what the market pays.