Cardboard Alpha
RocketAgents Utilities iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Cardboard Alpha is a free Utilities app for iPhone and iPad by RocketAgents. Rated 5.0/5 from 4 ratings. Requires iOS 16.4. Updated October 25, 2026.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 4 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 136 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 25
- 2026 · v1.2.2
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About Cardboard Alpha
Cardboard Alpha identifies trading cards through the camera and shows the market price the moment it recognises one. No shutter, no typing. Scan a stack, watch the running total, and every hit lands in your collection. • Instant scanning: hold a card up, hear the match, see the price by condition and by grade. Reads English, Japanese and Chinese cards, sleeved or in a top loader. • Don't Get Cooked: watching a live card auction? Open the stream in the app and it recognises the card the host is showing and puts its market price on screen, so you know what it is worth before you bid. Recognition runs on your phone; nothing from the stream is recorded. • Live: watch live card shows from sellers, chat, follow hosts, bid on physical cards and enter free giveaways. Report and block are on every show, host and message. • iPhone camera for OBS: streaming with OBS? Pair your iPhone with a 6-digit code and it becomes a wireless vertical camera (1080 x 1920, 30 fps) in an OBS Browser Source. Nothing to install on your computer. • Your collection, valued: totals by set, master-set checklists with search and filters, raw or graded. • Market research: price history, recent sales, liquidity and trends for every card. • 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, and your collection updates. • More games: English, Japanese and Chinese Pokémon cards and One Piece, each with its own prices and sets. • Pre-Grade: photograph a card and get an estimate of its condition. It is an estimate, not a grade from a grading company. • Consignment: send us cards from your collection and we sell them for you. • Vendor tools: selling at a card show? Add the show, ring up sales at your table, run your cash till (Pro) and see the show's profit, track what you paid for cards you buy in bulk, and keep your storefront, labels and earnings in one place. • Vault: a portfolio view for cards Cardboard Alpha holds for you, showing where each one is, from on its way to us to in the Vault. • Online drops: a tracker for upcoming product releases, with reminders. • Earn coins for using the app: daily check-ins, scan streaks, quests, weekly challenges with friends, and a reward when a friend you invite joins. Spend them on Alpha Loader card guards. Coins are earned only, have no cash value and can't be bought, sold or transferred. • Alpha Loader: our textured guard for a top loader, sold in the app. Card not included. • Friends (optional): find friends who already use the app, see their profiles and compare collections. You are asked first, in the app, before any contact data is uploaded; nothing is rewarded for it. CARDBOARD ALPHA PRO AND TERMINAL Free accounts include 10 scans a day, one price bell and a 10-card watchlist. Pro and Terminal add unlimited scans, more price bells, faster alert checks, full price history and more. Subscriptions are monthly or yearly and are bought in the app with your Apple ID. New subscribers can start with a 3-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase (after the trial, if you take one). Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://cardboardalpha.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://cardboardalpha.com/privacy Prices come from real sales, updated continuously. Card images are shown as market data to identify real physical cards. Cardboard Alpha never claims a card is authentic; Pre-Grade is an estimate only. Cardboard Alpha is an independent app and is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by any trading card game publisher.
What’s new
Version 1.2.2 · Updated October 25, 2026
New in 1.2.2 • Live is here: watch live card shows, chat, follow hosts, bid on physical cards and enter free giveaways. Report and block are on every show, host and message. • iPhone camera for OBS: turn your iPhone into a wireless vertical camera for OBS. In Live, open Host tools, type the code from your computer, and your phone streams 1080 x 1920 video into an OBS Browser Source. Nothing to install on the computer. • Vendor tools are complete: your storefront, labels, earnings and selling at shows now sit beside Booth & shows and Manage lots. New in 1.2.1 • Don't Get Cooked: open a live card auction and the app recognises the card the host holds up and shows its market price. Vendor tools, the Vault, and a fixed phone verification step. New in 1.2 • A faster scanner that reads English, Japanese and Chinese cards, more games (Japanese and Chinese Pokémon cards and One Piece), set logos, Pro and Terminal plans, coins you earn for Alpha Loaders, Pre-Grade, consignment and online drops.
App privacy
The developer, RocketAgents, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data, Other Diagnostic Data
- Purchases: Purchase History
- Financial Info: Payment Info
- Contact Info: Physical Address, Email Address, Name, Phone Number
- Contacts: Contacts
- User Content: Photos or Videos, Customer Support, Other User Content
- Identifiers: User ID, Device ID
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
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