Rare Candy: TCG Card Scanner

Name: Rare Candy: TCG Card Scanner
Rating: 4.8 (10661 reviews)
Author: Rare Candy

Scan, Track, & Rip Packs

Only for iPhone

Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.

11K Ratings
Age Rating

4+
Years
Chart

#42
Reference
Developer

Rare Candy
Language

EN
English
Size

186.8
MB

iPhone

Scan cards, track your collection, and open Instapacks to reveal real trading cards with Rare Candy. SCAN YOUR CARDS Identify raw and graded cards with your camera. Scan supported English and Japanese cards, check card details, and add your finds to your collection. OPEN INSTAPACKS Open curated digital packs and reveal real trading cards instantly. Keep your cards in your Vault, have them shipped to you, or exchange eligible cards for Candy credit. Explore available packs and find your next addition. TRACK YOUR COLLECTION Organize your cards in digital binders, follow master set progress, and manage your wishlist. Keep your collection updated as you scan. SEE MARKET VALUES Follow collection value and card-level price movement over time. Compare cards and use recent market data to inform your collecting decisions. Market values are estimates and vary with condition and available sales data. COMPARE RAW AND GRADED VALUES Grade Worthy compares raw and graded prices to help you prioritize cards for potential grading. It is a price comparison tool, not a guarantee of a card's grade or future value. SHOP VERIFIED LISTINGS Browse verified sellers, singles, sealed products, auctions, pre-orders, and new drops. JOIN THE COMMUNITY Share binders, show off your pulls, follow creators, and see what other collectors are building. Create an account to get started. Instapacks and marketplace purchases are paid. Terms and Conditions: https://rarecandy.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://rarecandy.com/privacy Support: help@rarecandy.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rarecandy/

Ratings & Reviews

4.8

out of 5

11K Ratings

Fast, useful, and actually makes scanning cards easier
Sep 29
Drip79
I’ve only recently started using Rare Candy seriously, but I’m already impressed with the scanner. The auto-scan feature is very fast, and even with less-than-ideal lighting it identified most of my Pokémon cards correctly. I also like that it keeps a recent-scan session together so I can go back and verify everything afterward instead of stopping after every card.It isn’t perfect — I had a few misidentifications when I left it on “Any Card” in poor lighting, so some of that may have been my setup rather than the app itself. I also occasionally had to correct a variant, but that was easy to fix.The important part is that Rare Candy does most of the hard work for me and makes inventorying a large collection feel much more manageable. I had been putting off scanning my cards because I expected it to be tedious, but after using Rare Candy with a scan station, I realized this could actually become a workflow I’ll use regularly.

Developer Response
We’re sorry to hear we missed the mark. Thanks for joining us as we continue to improve our collection tools and Instapacks. To see a first look at updates, join our Discord and follow us on social media. If you need additional help, please fill out our contact form at get.rarecandy.com/faq
Fast, useful, and actually makes scanning cards easier
Sep 29
Drip79

I’ve only recently started using Rare Candy seriously, but I’m already impressed with the scanner. The auto-scan feature is very fast, and even with less-than-ideal lighting it identified most of my Pokémon cards correctly. I also like that it keeps a recent-scan session together so I can go back and verify everything afterward instead of stopping after every card.It isn’t perfect — I had a few misidentifications when I left it on “Any Card” in poor lighting, so some of that may have been my setup rather than the app itself. I also occasionally had to correct a variant, but that was easy to fix.The important part is that Rare Candy does most of the hard work for me and makes inventorying a large collection feel much more manageable. I had been putting off scanning my cards because I expected it to be tedious, but after using Rare Candy with a scan station, I realized this could actually become a workflow I’ll use regularly.
Developer Response Oct 20
We’re sorry to hear we missed the mark. Thanks for joining us as we continue to improve our collection tools and Instapacks. To see a first look at updates, join our Discord and follow us on social media. If you need additional help, please fill out our contact form at get.rarecandy.com/faq
ITS FREE
Apr 20
Snowchest
Let me say this to start off with, most of these apps to scan Pokémon cards charge you after so many scans. Those apps also have a hard time scanning cards and you’re wasting your free scans just by trying to get the app to recognize the card. Not this app, this app you have your card scanned by tapping the image once the card is lined up and bam! It scans it. No fuss no issue, English and Japanese cards scan just fine but Korean or Chinese, not so much. You can add ETBs, UPCs, Booster boxes, and of course your raw cards. There is even shopping within the app, meaning if you’re looking for a product you should be able to find a listing for it within this app. There is also market data on your collection and individual cards. Now the thing I wish you could do, because you can also scan MTG cards, is categorize and create groups of cards. Because I want to keep my pokemon collection and MtG collection separate. Other than that one gripe of mine this app is flawless.

Developer Response
Thanks so much for the detailed feedback—we really appreciate it! Glad you’re enjoying the scanning and pricing features. We hear you on separating Pokémon and MTG collections—that’s a great suggestion and we’ll consider it for future updates.
ITS FREE
Apr 20
Snowchest

Let me say this to start off with, most of these apps to scan Pokémon cards charge you after so many scans. Those apps also have a hard time scanning cards and you’re wasting your free scans just by trying to get the app to recognize the card. Not this app, this app you have your card scanned by tapping the image once the card is lined up and bam! It scans it. No fuss no issue, English and Japanese cards scan just fine but Korean or Chinese, not so much. You can add ETBs, UPCs, Booster boxes, and of course your raw cards. There is even shopping within the app, meaning if you’re looking for a product you should be able to find a listing for it within this app. There is also market data on your collection and individual cards. Now the thing I wish you could do, because you can also scan MTG cards, is categorize and create groups of cards. Because I want to keep my pokemon collection and MtG collection separate. Other than that one gripe of mine this app is flawless.
Developer Response Apr 28
Thanks so much for the detailed feedback—we really appreciate it! Glad you’re enjoying the scanning and pricing features. We hear you on separating Pokémon and MTG collections—that’s a great suggestion and we’ll consider it for future updates.
Great all-round experience
Aug 28
McStudmuffin88
This has been a very enjoyable app to use for collecting, scanning, set building and chase hunting. Customer support has been top tier with quick replies. New updates come quickly and clear communication on what is being provided. The addition of instapacks has really set this platform apart from the rest. Great themed packs, ability to vault pulls and trade in with 80% return. The pull rates have gotten way better in recent weeks with excellent balance to keep chasing legendary pulls. The addition to explain Balanced pulls and Spicy packs so entry level users can understand the risk reward to pack ripping and returns really gives clear options to players who want to chase and who want to get their rewards. Give this a try, it will be worth it. When the addition to add the simplified Chinese sets will really allow this app to cover a wide array of collections and some of the top chase cards in the market.

Developer Response
We sincerely appreciate your 5-Star review! Stay up to date with all the cool new features coming soon by joining our Discord or follow us on Social Media. Happy collecting!
Great all-round experience
Aug 28
McStudmuffin88

This has been a very enjoyable app to use for collecting, scanning, set building and chase hunting. Customer support has been top tier with quick replies. New updates come quickly and clear communication on what is being provided. The addition of instapacks has really set this platform apart from the rest. Great themed packs, ability to vault pulls and trade in with 80% return. The pull rates have gotten way better in recent weeks with excellent balance to keep chasing legendary pulls. The addition to explain Balanced pulls and Spicy packs so entry level users can understand the risk reward to pack ripping and returns really gives clear options to players who want to chase and who want to get their rewards. Give this a try, it will be worth it. When the addition to add the simplified Chinese sets will really allow this app to cover a wide array of collections and some of the top chase cards in the market.
Developer Response Sep 4
We sincerely appreciate your 5-Star review! Stay up to date with all the cool new features coming soon by joining our Discord or follow us on Social Media. Happy collecting!
Needs serious improvement
Jan 9
Adam44445
I heard about this app through an announcement he made on Facebook that came across my feed so I decided to give it a shot. I have already got my collection catalog in dex, and from what I have come to learn is that dex is far superior in its ease of use. I have over 20,000 cards that I need to scan and enter, but I can only scan one card variant with no discernible way that I see at least visible to me on the same screen that allows me to change the variant when I scan the card not to mention that the app crashed on me five times in the middle of scanning, and one time completely deleted an entire set after I had scanned it and had to re-scan to say that you want me to give you a five star review in an email is honestly laughable. Your app should prove itself and you should not have to send out emails saying to give five star reviews in order to maintain your review score your app should do that itself all on its own. I wish I could’ve given it a better review but I cannot in good faith give something. A five star when it can barely do the basics like not crash.

Developer Response
Thank you for your honest feedback. We’re very sorry for the crashes and the issues with scanning variants. It’s clear these problems caused real frustration, especially with such a large collection. We appreciate you sharing this in detail, and we’ll use it to focus on improving stability and functionality in future updates.
Needs serious improvement
Jan 9
Adam44445

I heard about this app through an announcement he made on Facebook that came across my feed so I decided to give it a shot. I have already got my collection catalog in dex, and from what I have come to learn is that dex is far superior in its ease of use. I have over 20,000 cards that I need to scan and enter, but I can only scan one card variant with no discernible way that I see at least visible to me on the same screen that allows me to change the variant when I scan the card not to mention that the app crashed on me five times in the middle of scanning, and one time completely deleted an entire set after I had scanned it and had to re-scan to say that you want me to give you a five star review in an email is honestly laughable. Your app should prove itself and you should not have to send out emails saying to give five star reviews in order to maintain your review score your app should do that itself all on its own. I wish I could’ve given it a better review but I cannot in good faith give something. A five star when it can barely do the basics like not crash.
Developer Response Jan 14
Thank you for your honest feedback. We’re very sorry for the crashes and the issues with scanning variants. It’s clear these problems caused real frustration, especially with such a large collection. We appreciate you sharing this in detail, and we’ll use it to focus on improving stability and functionality in future updates.

New Instapack animations with a more dynamic look and feel. Users can now scan multiple cards at once! Simply select "Multi" mode from the Scanner! Network and performance optimizations. Minor bug fixes and improvements.

Version 3.5.0 6d ago

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Seller: Rare Candy LLC
Size: 186.8 MB
Category: Reference
Compatibility: Requires iOS 17.0 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.

Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.

Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages: English
Age Rating: 4+

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Ratings & Reviews

Fast, useful, and actually makes scanning cards easier

ITS FREE

Great all-round experience

Needs serious improvement

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Data Linked to You

Data Not Linked to You

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