Scan a card.
Know what it is worth.
Point your iPhone at a trading card. Rarex identifies the exact printing, pulls its market value, and drops it into a collection that lives on your phone — no account, no ads, no numbers it made up.
- No account required
- No ads, no trackers
- Stored on your device
What it does
Everything a collector actually needs, and nothing that pretends.
Recognition that reads the card
Rarex finds the card in frame, straightens it, and reads the name, collector number and set code off the print — then ranks every candidate the database returns.
Prices from a real source
Market values come from the Pokémon TCG API. When a card has no price data, Rarex says so instead of showing a zero or an invented number.
Price history you can trust
Every refresh records one observed snapshot per card per day. Charts show what actually happened — a new card starts empty rather than back-filled with invented points.
Know what the shelf is worth
Total value, biggest gainers and losers, set breakdowns and condition mix — your collection summarised the moment you open the profile tab.
Built for stacks, not just singles
Rapid scan keeps the camera running so you can work through a binder page or a bulk box without returning to the home screen between cards.
Your collection stays yours
No account, no sign-in, no sync server. Cards, photos and notes are stored on your iPhone, and deleting the app deletes the data with it.
How it works
Three seconds from pocket to priced.
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Point the camera
Live guidance checks that the card is detected, big enough in frame, well lit, glare-free, still and in focus — and tells you which one to fix. The shutter is always your call; Rarex never fires it for you.
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Let it identify the card
The frame is perspective-corrected and read with on-device text recognition. Name, collector number, set total and set code are weighted into a single score across every candidate printing.
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Add it to your collection
Choose the condition, save the card, and it joins your collection with its market value and price history. Sort, filter and edit it later; it is all on your phone.
Where we draw the line
A scanner is only useful if you can believe it.
Plenty of apps will happily show you a confident number. Rarex would rather tell you it is not sure — because a collection valued on invented data is worth nothing to you.
Condition is always your call
Rarex does not grade cards from photographs, and the interface says so. No invented centering scores, no fake PSA estimates.
Prices are never invented
Only what the upstream source returns is shown. No interpolation, no fabricated Near Mint tiers, no filling gaps with plausible-looking numbers.
Low confidence says so
Above a high threshold the match is shown directly. Below it you get "Is this your card?" with the alternatives and the text read off the print. Below a floor, nothing is claimed at all.
Sample data is labelled
The demo cards used to show an empty collection what it could look like are marked as samples everywhere they appear.
FAQ
Questions worth asking.
Which games are supported?
Pokémon is live today. The card model, storage and interface are game-agnostic, so Yu-Gi-Oh!, Magic, One Piece, Lorcana and sports cards are a matter of wiring up a data source — they are listed in the app as coming soon rather than pretending to work.
Do I need an account?
No. There is no sign-up, no email, no password. Open the app and start scanning.
How accurate is the recognition?
It depends on how readable the print is. Collector numbers are the strongest signal, so a clean shot of the bottom corner matters more than a perfect full-card photo. When candidates score too closely together, Rarex lowers its confidence and asks you to confirm rather than guessing.
Where do the prices come from?
The Pokémon TCG API, which aggregates marketplace pricing. Rarex shows what that source returns and records a daily snapshot so it can chart change over time. Values are informational — they are not an appraisal or an offer to buy.
Does it work offline?
Identifying a new card needs a network request to look it up. Your saved collection, its details and cached card images stay readable offline.
What does it cost?
Rarex is free to use today and there is nothing gated behind a purchase. If paid features are introduced later, they will be ordinary App Store purchases and the app will be clear about what changes.
Find out what that shoebox is worth.
iOS 17 or later. Free to use, no account, and your collection never leaves your phone.