Identification
Name the player, set, and number
Turn a mystery card into a searchable identity: player, sport, brand, release year, set, and card number, pulled from one photo of the front.
Sports card scanner
Scan any sports card.
Know what it is worth.
RookieScan is a sports card scanner for baseball, basketball, football, and hockey. One photo of the front reveals the likely player, set, year, parallels, a condition read, and a market-based value estimate.
Free to download. Built for rippers, flippers, and lifers.
How it works
From shoebox mystery to priced card
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Point your camera at the card
Photograph the front of any baseball, basketball, football, or hockey card. Crop to the card and RookieScan reads it, even when you have no idea what set or year it came from.
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Read the card's profile
See the likely player, set, year, and card number, a rarity read, a condition summary, and a reference price so you know what you are holding before you buy, sell, or trade.
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Build a collection that keeps score
Save every scan to your collection with its value. Watch the total move with the market and know exactly what is sitting in your binders, boxes, and top loaders.
Iconic rookie cards
The grails, honestly priced
What the legendary rookie cards actually sell for, grade by grade, and what the copy in your shoebox is realistically worth. Sourced from public sale archives.
Michael Jordan 1986-87 Fleer #57 PSA 10 Basketball 1986-87 Top grade $300K–$750K LeBron James 2003-04 Topps #221 PSA 10 Basketball 2003-04 Top grade $2K–$10K Luka Doncic 2018-19 Panini Prizm #280 PSA 10 Basketball 2018-19 Top grade $1K–$4K Victor Wembanyama 2023-24 Panini Prizm #136 PSA 10 Basketball 2023-24 Top grade $650–$3K Ken Griffey Jr. 1989 Upper Deck #1 PSA 10 Baseball 1989 Top grade $4K–$6K Mickey Mantle 1952 Topps #311 PSA 8 Baseball 1952 Top grade $1.1M–$1.6M Mike Trout 2011 Topps Update #US175 PSA 10 Baseball 2011 Top grade $1K–$2K Shohei Ohtani 2018 Topps #700 PSA 10 Baseball 2018 Top grade $2K–$4K Tom Brady 2000 Playoff Contenders Championship Ticket #144 Championship Ticket Auto, BGS 8.5-9 Football 2000 Top grade $1.5M–$3.2M Patrick Mahomes 2017 Panini Prizm #269 Base Prizm #269, PSA 10 Football 2017 Top grade $4K–$6K Connor McDavid 2015-16 Upper Deck Young Guns #201 Base Young Guns, PSA 10 Hockey 2015-16 Top grade $2K–$3K Caitlin Clark 2024 Panini Prizm WNBA #22 Silver Prizm #22, PSA 10 Basketball (WNBA) 2024 Top grade $2K–$4K
One scan, the full picture
Everything the scanner reads from one photo
RookieScan turns a photo into an organized card profile you can act on: identity, attributes, condition, and a price bracket grounded in comparable public sales.
Parallels & inserts
Spot what makes a card special
Parallels, inserts, autographs, patches, serial numbering, and short prints change everything about a card's value. RookieScan flags the attributes worth a closer look.
Condition
Get a straight condition read
Centering, corners, edges, and surface at a glance, so you know whether a card is a candidate for grading or a solid raw copy before you pay grading fees.
Value estimate
See a market-based price bracket
A reference price built from comparable public sales gives you a realistic bracket for negotiating at shows, pricing trades, or deciding what to hold.
Collection
Track your whole collection's value
Every scan lands in a running collection with a total value that moves with the market, from dollar-box finds to the cards in your safe.
At the table
Fast enough for the show floor
Scan stacks at card shows before negotiating, check prices in a shop aisle, spot hits during breaks, and keep trade-night deals fair without slowing the conversation.
Sports card scanner questions
Before you scan
How does the sports card scanner work?
Take a clear photo of the front of the card in the RookieScan app. It analyzes the design, player, and printed details, then returns the likely player, set, year, card number, notable attributes such as parallels or autographs, a condition summary, and a market-based reference price.
Which cards can RookieScan identify?
RookieScan covers baseball, basketball, football, and hockey cards, from vintage cardboard to modern releases: base cards, rookies, parallels, inserts, on-card autos, numbered cards, patches, and short prints.
Can it tell me what my card is worth?
Yes. Every scan includes a reference price based on comparable public sales, plus a rarity read that tells you whether the value lives in your exact copy or in higher grades and scarcer parallels. Start with the scan, then check our rookie card value guides for the famous cards.
Is a condition read the same as grading?
No, and that is by design. RookieScan gives you a fast first read on centering, corners, edges, and surface so you can decide whether professional grading is worth the fee. PSA, BGS, and SGC put the final number on the slab.
Does it work on parallels and serial-numbered cards?
Yes. RookieScan looks for the attributes that separate a base card from its parallels: foil patterns, color variants, serial numbering, and insert branding, and factors what it finds into the value estimate.
Is RookieScan free?
RookieScan is free to download on the App Store, with premium features available in the app.
Know the card in your hand
Download RookieScan, point it at the top card in the stack, and get the player, set, condition read, and value estimate before the next pack is open.
Free to download