01How it works
Four photos.
One grade.
Each side flat, then tilted. The camera shoots by itself.
Front, flat
Lay the card down. The camera finds it and takes the shot.
Front, tilted
Tilt the phone a little. It shoots again.
Back, flat, then tilted
Flip the card and do the same.
Your grade, in secondsFREE
1 to 10, how sure the scanner is, and the value raw, at that grade and in PSA 10.
Frontflat
Fronttilted
Backflat
Backtilted
4 photos a scanThe camera shoots by itself
02What it checks
What a grader
looks at.
Our proprietary grading engine checks the four things every grading house checks.
CenteringFREE + PRO
How even the borders are, front and back.
CornersFREE + PRO
Whitening, soft tips and dings.
EdgesFREE + PRO
Chips, nicks and rough cuts.
SurfaceFREE + PRO
Scratches, dents, print lines and spots.
Free gives you one grade. PRO shows each one as a sub-grade, with what it found.
- 1CornerLight whitening, top left
- 2SurfaceFine scratch, 3 mm, low
An estimate, not an official grade.
The PRO screen shows example values.
03Free and PRO
Free shows the grade.
PRO shows why.
FREE
10scans a month
Slab scans, always free.
- Estimated grade, 1 to 10
- How sure the scanner is
- Worth raw, at your grade and in PSA 10
- Already graded? We read the label
PROUnlimitedscans
$9.90 a month, or $99 a year.
- Everything in Free, plus
- Four sub-grades, each with what it found
- Defect map on your photos, front and back
- Every forecast, one month to five years
04Official scales
Six houses.
Six official scales.
In the app, every graded card keeps its house's own scale.
| House | Top grade | Next | 9.5 | Half grades |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | Gem Mint 10 | Mint 9 | No | 2.5 to 8.5plus Fair 1.5 |
| BGS | Pristine 10Black Label: all four sub-grades 10 | Gem Mint 9.5 | Yes | All the way down |
| CGC | Pristine 10 | Gem Mint 10 | YesMint+ 9.5 | 1.5 to 9.5 |
| SGC | Pristine 10 | Gem Mint 10 | YesMint+ 9.5 | 1.5 to 9.5 |
| TAG | Pristine 10 | Gem Mint 10 | No | 1.5 to 8.5 |
| ACE | Gem Mint 10 | Mint 9 | No | Nonewhole grades only |
Checked on each house's official page, October 2026. Grading houses can change their scales.
PSA, BGS, CGC, SGC, TAG and ACE are trademarks of their owners; PredicTCG is not affiliated with them.
05Worth grading?
Three checks
before you send.
- 1The grade you'll likely getScan it. Centering, corners, edges and surface decide the grade, not hope.
- 2What that grade sells forReal sales, grade by grade. A 9 can sell for little more than raw; a 10 for much more.
- 3What grading costs youThe fee, shipping both ways and the wait. Fees change: check the house's own page.
FAQ
Scanner questions.
Is the scanner's grade an official grade?
No. It is an estimate from our proprietary grading engine. Only a grading house gives an official grade.
How many photos does a scan take?
Four: the front and the back, each flat and then tilted. The camera shoots by itself.
How many scans are free?
10 a month in the free app, and slab scans are always free. With PRO, scans are unlimited.
What does PRO add to a scan?
Four sub-grades (centering, corners, edges and surface), each with what the scanner found, and a defect map that circles each defect on your own photos, front and back.
Will the grading house give the same grade?
Not always. Each house grades by eye, on its own scale. Use the estimate to choose which cards to send.
Which grading scales does PredicTCG know?
PSA, BGS, CGC, SGC, TAG and ACE, each on its official scale. PSA and TAG never give a 9.5; ACE gives whole grades only.
Are my scan photos private?
Yes. Your scan photos stay private, and location data is removed.