Comparison

Shopify apps for card shops, compared

Eight tools that card stores use to sell on Shopify or next to it, side by side. Each fact links to the page it came from, and where a page doesn't say, the table says Not stated. We make Synq, so we've tried to be strict about the others.

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Written by the Synq team, who make one of the apps compared. Last checked October 2026. Competitor facts come from their public pages and App Store listings, linked at the bottom.

Before the table

What to compare

Most card stores don't need every feature in this table. Start from the work that takes your week, then check the columns that cover it.

  • Where you sell. A Shopify app keeps your store, theme and checkout as they are. A platform such as Crystal Commerce or SortSwift brings its own webstore or treats Shopify as one channel among several.
  • Where prices come from. TCGplayer is the usual US reference. PriceCharting and eBay sold prices suit graded and sports cards. Cardmarket matters in Europe. Each app names one or more of these, or doesn't say.
  • How prices change. A sync copies the market price, with a markup. Rules let you price by game, set, condition or rarity, with a minimum, rounding and a schedule. Check whether rules are on every plan.
  • Conditions. Check whether each condition is its own variant on one product, so a customer picks LP or NM on the same page and your stock stays per condition.
  • Getting cards in. Searching a catalog, scanning photos and importing a TCGplayer export or spreadsheet are three different jobs. Pick the one that matches how your stock arrives.
  • The counter. If you sell in person, check whether the app gives each card a code your POS can scan.
  • Buylist and events. These are store operations, not pricing. If you buy from customers or run tournaments through your software, only a few tools here cover it.

Checked October 2026

The table

Scroll sideways on a phone. Small numbers link to the source for that cell. Ratings are from the Shopify App Store on the day we checked, and change often.

Shopify apps and platforms for card shops, compared
ToolShopify-nativePrice sourcePrice rules and automationCondition variantsSealedBulk importPOS barcodesBuylistEventsPricingApp Store rating
TCG ImporterShopify appYes, a Shopify app2PriceCharting at this stage, per the developer; the listing also names TCGplayer2,3Live Pricing Sync every 4 hours with a % markup and a minimum; 25, 50 or unlimited products by plan5,6,4Not stated2,6Yes2Bulk import from its card database; 5 total, 100 or 300 a week, or unlimited by plan2,4No barcode generation, per a June 2026 developer reply3Not stated2Not stated2Free (5 imports), $29, $49, $129 a month24.4 (8 reviews)2
SynqShopify appYes, an embedded Shopify app1TCGplayer market price, daily, converted to your store currencyRules by game, set, rarity, printing and condition; margin, minimum, rounding; daily, some days or once; preview and run logNM, LP, MP, HP, DMG as variants of one productYesTCGplayer export or spreadsheet (CSV, TSV, TXT), up to 5,000 per importYes, a code per condition for singles, box UPC for sealedNoNoFree (100 products), $29, $79, $149 a month13.8 (3 reviews)1
Kori TCG ManagerShopify appYes, a Shopify app12Market data; source not named12Not stated12Market prices shown by condition12Yes, plus graded12Bulk import mentioned12Shelf labels with optional barcodes for POS12Mentions customer buy lists; not described12Card show pages; events not stated12$14.99 and $24.99 a month, 14 days free125.0 (1 review)12
LGS ForgeShopify appYes, a Shopify app10TCGplayer daily, plus Card Kingdom on Magic11Daily sync on every plan; pricing rules from Starter up (markup, rarity minimums, condition multipliers, rounding)10,11NM, LP, MP, HP, Damaged11,10Yes10,11TCGplayer inventory export with a match report11Not stated10,11Yes, in beta11Not stated11Free (200 products), $29.99, $59.99, $99.99 a month10No reviews yet10
TCG AutomateShopify appYes, a Shopify app; also lists on eBay and Misprint7,8TCGplayer and eBay market values8Repricing rules run daily or weekly across eBay, Shopify and Misprint (beta on Pro)9,8Condition set per card before publishing7,9A sealed category in repricing rules9AI photo scans in batches; Roca Sifter CSV imports on Pro and up7,8Not stated7Not stated7Not stated7$10 to $200 a month, by scans7No reviews yet7
NeoSatoshiShopify appYes, a Shopify app13Cardmarket or TCGplayer13Not stated13Not stated13Not stated13Photo scans in bulk; CSV product export13Not stated13Not stated13Not stated13$39 and $89 a month, plus scans past 10,00013No reviews yet13
SortSwiftPlatformA sync option from Entry+ ($19) up19Live market data; sources not named19Rule-based repricing19Not stated19Not stated19Not stated19Its own POS, from Core ($249)19From Online ($219)19Beta, from Core ($249)19$0 (5,000 items) to $499 a month; 2% on storefront orders19Not rated here (a platform)
Crystal CommercePlatformNo, its own webstore; Shopify not mentioned17,18Not stated17Not stated17Not stated17Not stated17Not stated17Its own POS17,18Yes18Not stated17$99 a month plus 2.5% of online sales, and a setup fee18,16Not rated here (a platform)
BinderPOS (TCGplayer)PlatformBuilt on Shopify; needs a Shopify account14Not stated14Not stated14Not stated14Not stated14Not stated14Its own POS14Yes14Yes, ticketed and non-ticketed14$100 or $150 a month, plus 2% online and 2.5% on TCGplayer integration sales; sign-ups paused14Not rated here (a platform)

Synq's cells come from the app itself. Every other cell links to its source.

Reading it

What the table shows

The Shopify apps split into three kinds. Importers and catalog apps (TCG Importer, LGS Forge, Synq, Kori) add cards from a database and keep their prices current. Scanners (TCG Automate, NeoSatoshi) start from photos of your cards. Platforms (BinderPOS, Crystal Commerce, SortSwift) run the whole store, including a POS and a buylist, and either sit on Shopify or next to it.

No tool wins every column. TCG Importer has the most App Store reviews of the Shopify apps here. LGS Forge has the largest free plan and a buylist in beta. TCG Automate lists on eBay too and handles sports and graded cards. Kori is the cheapest paid option and prints shelf labels. The platforms are the only ones with events.

Synq is strongest on price rules (by game, set, rarity, printing and condition, with a preview before every run), on condition variants, on codes for Shopify POS and on game coverage (19 games). It has no buylist, no events, no export and only one price source, TCGplayer. Its App Store rating is 3.8 from 3 reviews.

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Head-to-head pages

Each one says who the other tool suits better, and where Synq does more.

Questions about this comparison

How we built the table, and what it leaves out.

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  • The Synq team. We make one of the apps in the table, so read it with that in mind. To keep it fair, every competitor cell links to that company's own page or App Store listing, and anything a page doesn't say is marked Not stated instead of guessed.

Last checked October 2026

Sources

Facts about other tools come from these pages, read in October 2026. Facts about Synq come from the app itself. If something here is out of date, write to help@synq.cards and we'll fix it.

  1. 1Synq on the Shopify App Storehttps://apps.shopify.com/synq-tcg-card-manager
  2. 2TCG Importer on the Shopify App Storehttps://apps.shopify.com/tcgapp
  3. 3TCG Importer reviews and developer replies, Shopify App Storehttps://apps.shopify.com/tcgapp/reviews
  4. 4TCG Importer pricing pagehttps://tcgimporter.com/pricing/
  5. 5TCG Importer features pagehttps://tcgimporter.com/features/
  6. 6TCG Importer user guidehttps://tcgimporter.com/full-user-guide
  7. 7TCG Automate on the Shopify App Storehttps://apps.shopify.com/tcg-automate-2
  8. 8TCG Automate home pagehttps://www.tcgautomate.com/
  9. 9TCG Automate automatic card repricing pagehttps://www.tcgautomate.com/automatic-card-repricing
  10. 10LGS Forge on the Shopify App Storehttps://apps.shopify.com/lgs-forge
  11. 11LGS Forge home pagehttps://lgsforge.com/
  12. 12Kori TCG Manager on the Shopify App Storehttps://apps.shopify.com/kori-tcg-manager
  13. 13NeoSatoshi TCG Card Scanner on the Shopify App Storehttps://apps.shopify.com/neosatoshi-tcg-sync
  14. 14TCGplayer Point of Sale (BinderPOS) pagehttps://seller.tcgplayer.com/point-of-sale
  15. 15SortSwift: SortSwift vs BinderPOShttps://sortswift.com/compare/binderpos
  16. 16SleeveIQ: LGS inventory management software comparedhttps://www.sleeveiq.com/tools/lgs/inventory-management
  17. 17Crystal Commerce home pagehttps://www.crystalcommerce.com/
  18. 18Crystal Commerce pricing pagehttps://www.crystalcommerce.com/pricing
  19. 19SortSwift pricing pagehttps://sortswift.com/pricing

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