Cardly AI: Sports Card Scanner
- iPhone
- iPad
What is Cardly AI?
Cardly AI is a free iOS app that uses card recognition to identify cards from a photo, showing details such as name, set, rarity, and card number. It offers AI grading estimates from visible condition signals, live market price data including lowest and average prices and trends, and tools to organize cards into collections with duplicate and favorite marking. It is built primarily for sports cards and also supports several TCGs.
Pricing. Cardly AI: Sports Card Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases on the App Store.
Good for
- Identifying an unknown card from a photo
- Deciding whether a card is worth professional grading
- Tracking the estimated value of a card binder
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Why this app is in S tier
Cardly AI scores 93 out of 100: rating 91, rating count 81, App Store search rank 100, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged with no weights, and S tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.
Description
Cardly AI: Sports Card Scanner, AI Grading & Collection Manager We know collecting cards is exciting, yet it can also get very frustrating. You find a rare pull, but you’re not sure of its real price. Your binder is full, but you can’t remember which cards you already own. You’re browsing a marketplace and wonder if you’re about to overpay. For many collectors, these problems take the fun out of the hobby. Cardly AI was built to solve them. With powerful card recognition, AI tools, and live market data, Cardly AI makes it easy to scan, identify, grade, and organize your collection - so you can focus on collecting instead of stressing over the details. SCAN AND IDENTIFY CARDS INSTANTLY Take a photo of your card and Cardly AI will recognize it within seconds. The app identifies key details including name, set, expansion, rarity, and card number. Cardly AI is built primarily for sports cards and also supports major TCGs, giving collectors fast, accurate scans without guesswork. AI GRADING (PRE-GRADE YOUR CARDS) Not sure if a card is worth sending to professional grading companies? Use AI Grading to get a quick estimate of your card’s potential grade based on visible condition si
Compare in Sports Card Scanning
| Measure | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier | S | S | S |
| Score | 93 / 100 | 94 / 100 | 92 / 100 |
| Rating | 4.5 ★ | 4.7 ★ | 4.6 ★ |
| Ratings | 11.6K | 28.3K | 5.2K |
| Latest ratings · 180d | 1.9 ★ · 20 reviews | 3.8 ★ · 20 reviews | 3.0 ★ · 20 reviews |
| Last update | 4d ago | 9d ago | 4d ago |
| Price | Free + IAP | Free + IAP | Free + IAP |
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Top rated in Sports Card Scanning
Where else it ranks
- Best Trading Card Scanning AppsA tier, #9, score 90
- Best Card Valuation AppsA tier, #11, score 86
- Best Card Collecting AppsA tier, #16, score 88
Questions about Cardly AI
Is Cardly AI free to use?
The app is listed as free to download.
Which cards does Cardly AI support?
The app is built primarily for sports cards, including basketball, baseball, football, hockey, and soccer, and also supports Pokémon TCG, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Digimon, Disney Lorcana, and One Piece Card Game.
Does the app give exact professional grades?
The listing describes AI Grading as a quick estimate of a card's potential grade based on visible condition signals, intended to help decide which cards may be worth submitting for professional grading.
Is Cardly AI free?
Cardly AI is free to download, with in-app purchases.
What is Cardly AI good for?
Cardly AI is built for identifying an unknown card from a photo, deciding whether a card is worth professional grading, tracking the estimated value of a card binder. It sits in the sports card scanning list on AppTierList.
Is Cardly AI worth it?
Cardly AI is S tier, ranked #4 of 9 sports card scanning apps with a score of 93 out of 100, from a 4.5 App Store rating across 11,577 ratings. It is in the list's top tiers; 3 apps rank above it.
How does Cardly AI compare to Sports Card Scanner - StarSnap?
Cardly AI is S tier at 93; Sports Card Scanner - StarSnap is S tier at 94. Sports Card Scanner - StarSnap ranks higher. Cardly AI is free to download, with in-app purchases, Sports Card Scanner - StarSnap is free to download, with in-app purchases.
How often is Cardly AI updated?
Cardly AI was updated 4 days ago, which counts in its favour.
All the facts
- Lists
- Sports Card Scanning (S tier, #4) · Trading Card Scanning (A tier, #9) · Card Valuation (A tier, #11) · Card Collecting (A tier, #16)
- Tier
- S (Best in class)
- Score
- 93 / 100
- Rank in list
- #4 of 9
- Ranking certainty
- settled
- Price
- Free + IAP
- App Store rating
- 4.5 out of 5
- Number of ratings
- 11,577
- Recent reviews
- 1.9 from 20 in the last 180 days
- Current version
- (4 days ago)
- App Store data read
- App Store category
- Reference
- Good for
- Identifying an unknown card from a photo, Deciding whether a card is worth professional grading, Tracking the estimated value of a card binder
- Requires
- iOS 15.1 or later
- Size
- 149 MB
- Age rating
- 4+
- Languages
- 1
- Runs on
- iPhone, iPad
- Developer pages
- Support · Privacy policy
- Maker
- unclaimed
- As data
- JSON · why it ranks here
App Store data read · reviews · ranking · how it is computed