Point your phone at a card and TCGHeart recognises it from the artwork. No typing card numbers, no hunting through lists. The card lands in your collection with the right set, the right number and the current market price.
The scanner has three modes. Which one you use depends on what is in front of you.
For a single card you see the market price immediately and add it in one tap. In bulk mode the camera stays open: you feed card after card under the lens and correct everything afterwards in one review screen. In binder mode you photograph nine cards at once.
The binder scan reads a full 3x3 page and shows you which cards were recognised. You tick the ones you want and confirm them together.
Because a card is recognised from its artwork, and every finish of one card number shares that artwork, each pocket lets you pick the right finish afterwards: regular, holo, reverse holo or a ball pattern.
Already have a photo? Pick it from your library and crop it in the same frame the camera uses. Without that crop step the recogniser sees a card lying on a table rather than a card filling the frame, and that costs a scan for nothing.
While you aim, the app measures sharpness, light and glare. If the image is too soft or there is too much shine on the sleeve, it tells you before you press the button.
A scan that recognises nothing does not cost you a scan. Only a successful match counts.
A free account gets 20 scans in total, not per month. Pro gives you 500 scans a month and a Vendor subscription 2,500 a month for the whole organisation.
No. You are only charged when a card is actually recognised. A blurry photo or a card that cannot be found costs you nothing.
Yes. The binder scan reads a page of nine cards and counts as one scan. This mode is part of Pro.
Yes. The catalogue holds English, Japanese and Chinese sets, and the scanner recognises cards from all three.
No. Scanning uses your phone camera, so it only works in the iOS and Android app. The cards you scan show up on the web afterwards.