Scan sports cards with your iPhone camera
Point your iPhone at a card and take the front, then the back. My Cards AI reads the player, year, brand, set and card number and files the card in your collection with both photos; tap Fetch price for its value. The app is free on the App Store and needs iOS 16 or later.
- Free on the App Store
- iOS 16 or later
- Scans front and back with the camera
- Signing in is optional
- Syncs with Mac, Windows and the web app
- In-app plans billed by Apple
How does the iPhone card scanner work?
Open Scan Cards and photograph a card: the front first, then the back. The app reads both sides and fills in the player, year, brand, set, card number and team, and it marks rookie cards and autographs. The card goes into your collection with both photos attached.
Nothing is locked behind a good read. If a card comes back wrong, every field can be corrected or filled in by hand, and typing cards in by hand is never metered, on any plan.
How do I scan baseball cards for value?
Tap Fetch price on a card for its value, and the collection total updates. The value comes from current eBay asking prices, which run above what cards actually sell for, unless you set your own. The app labels each as an eBay listing or sold average.
Graded cards are valued as graded. The Collection tab counts your raw and graded cards and adds up the total, and you can search and filter by sport, year, brand, box or type.
Card values are estimates, not offers to buy or sell.
Can I track my sets on my phone?
Yes. Sets you build in the Mac or Windows app show up on the phone, closest to complete first, with how many cards you have and what you still need. Check cards off as you pull them.
At a card show, point the phone at a card in someone's case and see whether you already own it or it is on your wishlist.
Want to see a set's full list before you start? The set checklists are free to browse.
Can I record a sale from my phone?
Open the card, tap Mark Sold and type what it went for, at a show while the buyer is still standing there if you like. The card stays in your list marked sold and stops counting toward your collection's value. The next time the Mac app syncs, it books the sale in Financials with the card's cost and the net.
The full books, with what each card cost, your expenses and profit and loss by month, by year or for all time, are kept in the Mac and Windows apps, which are free with any account.
Does the iPhone app sync with my Mac or PC?
Yes, once you sign in. Signing in is optional on iPhone, and there is no password: type your email, and we send a 6-digit code to type in. The first time, that step creates your free account.
From then on the phone, the Mac app, the Windows app and the web app share one collection. Scan on the phone and the card appears on the desk. The Mac app syncs when it opens, after you scan and when you quit; the Windows app syncs every minute. You see the same cards and counts on every screen.
The two do different jobs. The phone comes with you: camera scanning, shop checks and selling in the field. The desk does the heavy lifting: feed a sheet-fed scanner a whole stack, price the batch, build sets and keep the books. Export the whole collection to CSV whenever you want.
What does the iPhone app cost?
It is free to download. Collection size, typing cards in by hand, reports, printing and CSV export are never metered, on any plan. A plan changes how many AI scans, grade estimates and Price Fetches you get, and how many eBay listings, set builds and misc items.
| Plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | First 30 days: 100 AI scans · 50 Price Fetches · 3 AI grade estimates · 10 eBay listings · 3 set builds and 5 misc items in the Mac and Windows apps. After that: 25 AI scans and 10 Price Fetches a month, free for good |
| Collector | $5.99/mo or $59.99/yr | 500 AI scans and 10 AI grade estimates a month · unlimited eBay listings · 1,500 Price Fetches a month · unlimited set builds and misc items |
| Dealer | $14.99/mo or $159.99/yr | 2,000 AI scans and 50 AI grade estimates a month · unlimited eBay listings · 6,000 Price Fetches a month · unlimited set builds and misc items |
| Shop | $49.99/mo or $499.99/yr | 6,000 AI scans and 200 AI grade estimates a month · unlimited eBay listings · 20,000 Price Fetches a month · unlimited set builds and misc items |
Collector's first month is $2.99 for new subscribers, then $5.99 a month. You can add 1,000 AI scans for $12.99 any time; they never expire and are for AI scans only.
A plan bought in the iPhone app is billed by Apple. Manage or cancel it in the iPhone's Settings app: tap your name, then Subscriptions. Coupon and friend codes are for plans bought on the website and can't be applied to a plan bought through Apple. Cancel whenever you like: your collection, hand entry, reports and CSV export keep working.
What leaves my iPhone?
Card photos go to the identification service, and the results come back. If you sign in, a copy of your collection, with a smaller copy of each photo, is kept with your account so your devices stay in step. The iPhone app contains no Google Analytics, advertising code or other third-party tracking, and your data is never sold. You can delete your account from the app's settings. The privacy page has the full list.