# Midpoint vs Card Centering Calculator: which centering app to use

Facts checked 2026-10-14. Page: https://www.cardcenteringtool.com/vs/card-centering-calculator

## Short answer
Pick Card Centering Calculator if you only want centering, on an iPhone, for a one-time $4.99. Pick Midpoint if you also want corners, edges and surface judged, the grade estimated and the card priced raw and graded, on iPhone, Android or the web.

## Choose Card Centering Calculator if
- You only need centering
- You prefer a one-time purchase to a subscription
- You want the ACE and SGC centering scales too

## Choose Midpoint if
- You want the whole grade, not just centering
- You want to see if grading pays: raw and graded prices on the same screen
- You use Android or the web

## Features
| Feature | Midpoint | Card Centering Calculator |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Measures centering from a photo | Yes (automatic outer edge + print frame, 8 handles, ratios and mm) | Yes (automatic or manual guides; six graders) |
| Estimates the grade (corners, edges, surface) | Yes (PSA, BGS, CGC and TAG estimates with subgrades) | No (centering only, by its own listing) |
| Identifies a card from a photo | Yes | Not stated |
| Reads graded slab labels | Yes (PSA, BGS, CGC, TAG) | Not stated |
| Raw (ungraded) market prices | Yes | Not stated |
| Graded prices (PSA, BGS, CGC…) | Yes (PSA, CGC, BGS, SGC, TAG by grade) | Not stated |
| Price history charts | Yes | Not stated |
| Price alerts | Yes (push + email) | Not stated |
| Collection value tracking | Yes | Not stated |
| Bulk scanning | Yes (up to 200 cards, or one photo of a whole binder page) | Not stated |
| CSV export | Yes | Not stated |
| Buy and sell inside the app | No (links out to live eBay listings) | Not stated |
| Community / forum | Yes | Not stated |

## Pricing: Card Centering Calculator
- Free: $0 (with ads) — Centering measurement
- Premium: $4.99 one-time — No ads, real-time grades, higher scanner resolution (per the developer, January 2025)

## Pricing: Midpoint
- Free: $0 — All prices (raw and graded), price history and sold listings; 2 centering or grading analyses; 2 photo lookups; 3 Chat questions a day; free centering checker on the web (3 a day, no account)
- Weekly: $9.99/week — Unlimited centering, AI grading, photo lookup, bulk and scan-a-sheet, adding cards to your collection, unlimited Chat
- 6 months: $49.99 — Same as Weekly
- Annual: $79.99/year — Same as Weekly

## Switching
Nothing to move: re-scan the cards you are about to submit.

## FAQ
### Does Card Centering Calculator estimate the full grade?
No. Its App Store listing says it does not assess corners, edges, surface or other criteria. Midpoint estimates the grade with subgrades.

### Is there an Android version?
Card Centering Calculator is iPhone-only. Midpoint is on iPhone, Android and the web.

## Sources for Card Centering Calculator
- App Store listing and in-app purchases: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/card-centering-calculator/id6661022837
- Developer page: https://www.jadelizardsoftware.com/card-centering-calculator

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Prices are USD market values from real sold listings, refreshed daily. Measure your own copy's centering and get a grade estimate with Midpoint (https://www.cardcenteringtool.com) before paying a grading fee.