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Foilio vs Collectr: the free Collectr alternative
Collectr is a slick, popular mobile collection app with a huge product database, and a paid Pro tier, priced in USD. Foilio takes a different angle: a 100% free, no-signup web tool that's EUR/Cardmarket-native and built around decisions (is this box worth ripping, is it worth grading, is this trade fair) rather than just logging cards.
Where Collectr wins
No tool is best at everything, here's where Collectr is the stronger pick.
- A polished, native mobile app with a very large product database (raw, graded & sealed).
- Years of detailed price history and advanced filters on Pro.
- Your collection charted over time like a portfolio, with sealed-box tracking, a trade fairness meter and grading-submission tracking.
- A big, established community (millions of users) and social sharing features.
Free core versus paid Pro
Both apps have a free way in, but they gate different things. Collectr is free to start and unlocks its power features, unlimited camera scans, full historical pricing and data export, in a paid Pro tier. Foilio keeps that whole layer free: unlimited scanning, CSV export and the decision tools do not sit behind a subscription, and there is no card cap or ads on the free tier.
If you want a polished portfolio you are happy to pay to unlock, Collectr Pro is a clean upgrade. If you want those power features without a subscription decision, Foilio's free core is the draw.
A native portfolio app versus a browser tool
Collectr is a native mobile app for iOS and Android, with an account, a social feed and your collection charted over time like a stock portfolio. It is a genuinely polished home for a collection you check every day. Foilio comes at it from the web: it opens in any browser with nothing to install and no account to start, so you can value a card, a sealed box or a whole trade from any device in seconds.
The choice is about habit. A daily-driver portfolio you carry everywhere suits a native app; a fast, no-setup second opinion you can pull up anywhere suits a browser tool.
US-market pricing versus EUR and Cardmarket
Pricing region is a real, practical difference. Collectr is built around US-market data, which is exactly what you want if you buy and sell stateside. Foilio anchors on Cardmarket EUR reference prices with per-country lows for Germany, France, Spain and Italy, and also shows USD and BGN, which fits a European collector better.
On top of the price, Foilio leans into decisions: whether a sealed box is worth opening rather than buying the singles, and whether a card clears the grading-fee hurdle to be worth submitting. Collectr's own strengths, sealed-box tracking, a trade fairness meter and portfolio history, are real, and the two tools frame the same hobby from different angles.
If you want a paid, mobile-first collection app with deep history, Collectr is excellent. If you want free, instant, EUR-native answers, and verdicts, not just a ledger, Foilio is the no-cost companion.
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Questions, answered
Is Foilio a free Collectr alternative?+
Yes, Foilio is 100% free with no account or app install, runs in your browser, and is EUR/Cardmarket-native. It focuses on decision tools (booster-box EV, grading ROI, trade fairness, deal score) alongside collection tracking. Collectr is a paid-Pro mobile app; the two complement each other.
Where do Foilio's prices come from?+
Honest Cardmarket EUR reference prices via free public catalog APIs (pokemontcg.io, Scryfall, YGOPRODeck), never sold or scraped data. Every figure links out so you can verify.
Does Foilio have a scanner like Collectr?+
Yes, Foilio scans cards on-device in the browser and adds them to your collection, free, with no scan limit.
Is Collectr free?+
Collectr is free to start, with a paid Pro tier that unlocks unlimited scans, full price history and data export. Foilio keeps those power features free, with no card cap or ads, and runs in the browser with no account needed to start.
Does Foilio chart my collection over time like Collectr?+
Foilio values your whole collection at live reference prices and tracks momentum, and a full multi-year price-history chart is one of Collectr Pro's genuine strengths. Foilio's angle is being free, web-based and EUR-native, and adding decisions like booster-box EV and grading ROI on top of the value.
Collectr vs Foilio for a European collector?+
If you price in EUR, Foilio is built for it: Cardmarket reference prices with per-country lows (DE, FR, ES, IT), plus USD and BGN. Collectr is strong on US-market data. Both scan and track, so the difference is which market you live in and whether you want a free web tool or a paid mobile app.
Comparison compiled 2026 from public sources (Collectr: Collectr Pro); features and pricing change, verify current details with each provider. Foilio is an independent project, not affiliated with Collectr.