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Phone App That Identifies Pokémon Cards and Shows Their Market Value

Point the camera at a Pokémon card to identify it and see its market value, with support for English, Japanese and Chinese cards.

In plain English

Scan 'Em All is a phone app that recognizes a Pokémon card from the camera and shows what it is worth. It works with English, Japanese and Chinese cards. Collectors use it to sort and price their cards quickly. Tsubaki Development sells it as an in-app subscription.

Automation90%
Startup costNot disclosed
Time to first $Not disclosed
Monthly range*$436 MRR

~$436 MRR; $555 last 30 days; $1,986 all-time (TrustMRR/RevenueCat, Nov 10, 2026)

DifficultyMedium
SourceTrustMRR - Scan 'Em All ↗

Operator: Tsubaki Development LLC (developer)

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Revenue independently checked: documents reviewed by a publication, or a public dashboard.

Not disclosed.

The tool stack

RevenueCat ↗
Free up to $2.5k MTR

Mobile subscriptions

 OpenAI API ↗
Pay per token

LLM / vision

 App Store ↗
$99/yr

iOS distribution

Prices are the vendors' published list prices as researched in Oct 2026 and change often — always check the vendor's pricing page.

Step-by-step setup

  1. Build a card image recognizer for one popular card game.
  2. Match each card to recent market prices.
  3. Let collectors save and value their collection.
  4. Free scans, then a subscription; grow in collector communities.

What's automated vs. the human 10%

The machine does

  • Core AI generation/analysis
  • Billing and onboarding

You still do

  • Product quality and support
  • Distribution and marketing
  • Compliance and edge cases

Overview

Point the camera at a Pokémon card to identify it and see its market value, with support for English, Japanese and Chinese cards.

Operator: Tsubaki Development LLC (developer). Website: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/scan-em-all-tcg-card-scanner/id6779745630

Estimated split: about 90% of the work automated, 10% human.

Realistic income

TrustMRR (checked Nov 10, 2026) shows about $436 MRR, $555 in RevenueCat-verified revenue over the last 30 days and $1,986 over its tracked history, with 65 active subscriptions. This is one operator’s result, often after months or years of work, and doesn’t predict yours. Check the live listing — numbers change.

Risks

  • Price data can lag fast-moving card markets.
  • Card game companies protect their brands and artwork.
  • Bigger collector apps offer similar scanning.
  • Startup cost and time to first dollar are not disclosed.

*Income figures are illustrative ranges based on public pricing and typical outcomes reported by practitioners, not guarantees. Most new online businesses earn little or nothing at first. Not financial, legal or tax advice.

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