Arena Club vs Courtyard: which is better?

Both in action

Each app's own promo video and store screenshots, side by side. Their marketing, not a test of ours.

Arena Club

Courtyard

Score by score

The five parts of the desk rating, as a share of the points available. Unpublished terms earn nothing.

Arena Club Courtyard

Money out · 30% of the rating

98%50%

Odds shown · 25% of the rating

85%95%

Accountability · 20% of the rating

70%70%

Cost to hold the card · 15% of the rating

100%100%

Access · 10% of the rating

75%75%

Darker bar leads. The formula is on how we rate.

Fact by fact

Tap any value for its source. A grey value is not confirmed on the app's own pages, so no winner is marked on that row.

Not published: we looked; it is not on its pages

Arena Club and Courtyard, fact by fact
Arena Club 0 marked better	Courtyard 1 marked better
How money comes out
Cash to a bank account or debit card through Stripe, from $1 Read on the operator's own page “transferred to your Stripe Connect account ... and can then be transferred to your bank account or debit card” Checked 6 Oct 2026. Open the source	USDC balance, withdrawn to a bank, debit card, PayPal or Venmo Read on the operator's own page “When you have a balance in your Courtyard wallet, you can withdraw your funds.” An identity check comes before a first withdrawal. The help article is dated 29 August 2026. Checked 6 Oct 2026. Open the source
Sell-back rate
90% after fee Read on the operator's own page “equal to 100% of our estimated value of the item(s), less a 10% fee” The published rate is 100%, less a 10% selling fee. Recorded as the terms word it: 100% of Arena Club's own estimate, then a 10% fee, which nets 90%. Arena Club sets the estimate. Checked 6 Oct 2026. Open the source	Not published We looked and the operator does not publish it The terms say the offer is a percentage of fair market value 'as advertised on the product's page'. The public pack page shows no percentage. Checked 6 Oct 2026.
Selling fee
10% Read on the operator's own page “100% of the estimated value minus a 10% app fee” Checked 6 Oct 2026. Open the source	Not published We looked and the operator does not publish it No selling fee is stated. Checked 6 Oct 2026.
Withdrawal minimum
$1 Read on the operator's own page “Stripe limits the minimum amount to $1 so anything less cannot be withdrawn” Checked 6 Oct 2026. Open the source	Not published We looked and the operator does not publish it The withdrawal article states no minimum and no fee. Checked 6 Oct 2026.
Withdrawal methods
Bank account, Debit card Read on the operator's own page “Withdrawals to your bank or debit card typically take 1-3 business days” A Stripe seller account is required. Checked 6 Oct 2026. Open the source	Bank (ACH), Debit card, PayPal, Venmo, Interac (Canada), USDC to a crypto wallet Read on the operator's own page “The withdraw screen only shows methods available for your country and account.” Venmo is for US users and Interac for Canadian residents. A US bank transfer typically takes the same day or 2–3 business days. Where bank payouts are not supported, the only route is USDC to a crypto wallet. Checked 6 Oct 2026. Open the source
Lowest pack
$25 Read on the operator's own page “Bronze Pokemon $25” Checked 6 Oct 2026. Open the source	Better $15 Read on the operator's own page “Pokémon Basic Pack › $15.00” The Sports tab also starts at $15. The App Store listing still says “$25 Starter Packs to $1,000 Diamond Packs”. Checked 6 Oct 2026. Open the source
Highest pack
$5,000 Read on the operator's own page “Crown Jewel Baseball $5,000” Checked 6 Oct 2026. Open the source	$10,000 Read on the operator's own page “Sports Cosmic Pack › $10,000.00” The dearest pack on the Limited, Pokémon, One Piece and Sports tabs. The other tabs, watches and coins among them, were not opened, so the true maximum may be higher. Checked 6 Oct 2026. Open the source
Cards
Sports, Pokémon, One Piece, Other Read on the operator's own page “Football Pokemon One Piece Basketball Soccer Baseball Hockey Magical Super” The store listings also name Star Wars, Disney and Lorcana. 'Magical' and 'Super' are Arena Club's own tab names. Checked 6 Oct 2026. Open the source	Pokémon, Sports, One Piece, Magic, Other Read on the operator's own page Checked 6 Oct 2026. Open the source
Shipping time
Up to one week to process and ship out Read on the operator's own page “may take up to one week to process and ship out (this is an estimate and not a guarantee)” Checked 6 Oct 2026. Open the source	About 10 business days in the US Read on the operator's own page “Packages in the United States will generally arrive within ~10 business days of invoice processing” Checked 6 Oct 2026. Open the source
Shipping fee
$1 a card, plus shipping and insurance that vary by package Read on the operator's own page “Retrieval Fee: $1 per card. Shipping Costs: Varies” The shipping and insurance amounts are shown at checkout, not published. Wallet funds cannot pay the retrieval fee. Checked 6 Oct 2026. Open the source	At cost, plus $2 a card handling in busy periods Read on the operator's own page “We ship packages at-cost based on FedEx's pricing.” The $2 is in Courtyard's docs: “During periods of high demand, a $2 fee per card is applied to cover handling costs for your redemption.” A shipment has to be paid by card, not from the wallet balance. Checked 6 Oct 2026. Open the source
App Store rating
4.5 from 6.4K Read on the operator's own page Checked 6 Oct 2026. Open the source	4.6 from 8.5K Read on the operator's own page Checked 6 Oct 2026. Open the source
Company
Arenaclub.com, Inc. Read on the operator's own page “When we say, “Arena Club,” “we,” “our,” or “us,” we mean Arenaclub.com, Inc.” Checked 6 Oct 2026. Open the source	Courtyard, Inc. Read on the operator's own page Checked 6 Oct 2026. Open the source

Showing 12 of 18 facts. “Better” is marked only where both apps' figures were read on their own pages and can be ordered.

Pick this one if you want…

Tap what matters to you. Each answer comes from a confirmed fact, not a preference.

Arena ClubPick this oneFrom $1withdrawal minimum

CourtyardAlso does thisNo withdrawal minimum on its public pages

Arena Club: Cash to a bank account or debit card through Stripe, from $1. Courtyard pays out too: USDC balance, withdrawn to a bank, debit card, PayPal or Venmo. It scores lower on money out, 50% against 98%.

Know first: The buy-back offer takes a 10% fee and lapses 24 hours after the reveal, and no average pack return is published.

How Arena Club works

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Know first: The buyback percentage is not published, and neither is any withdrawal fee or minimum.

How Courtyard works

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Go deeper

What neither app publishes

We looked on both apps' terms, help pages, pack pages and store listings. These are missing from both.

A self-exclusion toolArena Club: not publishedCourtyard: not published

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Questions people ask

Which is better, Arena Club or Courtyard?

Arena Club rates higher than Courtyard on what it puts in writing, 4.4 against 3.8 out of 5. Arena Club publishes a 100% sell-back rate and states a $1 withdrawal minimum. Which one suits you depends on what you need: the chooser on this page goes need by need.

Can you withdraw cash from Arena Club and Courtyard?

Arena Club: Cash to a bank account or debit card through Stripe, from $1. Its help centre lists 2 withdrawal methods and a $1 minimum. Courtyard: USDC balance, withdrawn to a bank, debit card, PayPal or Venmo. Its help centre lists 6 withdrawal methods; no minimum is published. Each route out is set side by side on the cash-out page.

Which US states can use Arena Club and Courtyard?

Arena Club excludes no US state in writing. Courtyard excludes no US state in writing. Both set a minimum age of 18. Every app by state is on the availability page.

Which pays more when you sell a card back, Arena Club or Courtyard?

Arena Club: 90% after fee. Courtyard: not published. No winner is marked, because one of the two is not in writing. The cash-back calculator turns a published rate into dollars.

Which has the cheaper pack, Arena Club or Courtyard?

Arena Club: $25. Courtyard: $15. Courtyard is ahead here, and both values were read on the apps' own pages. Every app's price ladder is on best slab packs.

Has cardrip tested either app?

No. Everything on this page was read on public pages: terms, help centres, pack pages and store listings. Nothing has been deposited, withdrawn or shipped.

Sources28

Arena Club help centre: withdrawals, withdrawal minimum arenaclubsupport.zendesk.com
Arena Club help centre: withdrawal methods arenaclubsupport.zendesk.com
Arena Club help centre: how a sale is paid arenaclubsupport.zendesk.com
Arena Club terms: sell-back rate, offer window, excluded states and 2 more info.arenaclub.com
Arena Club help centre: selling fee arenaclubsupport.zendesk.com
Arena Club pack page: lowest pack, highest pack, card types arenaclub.com
Arena Club pack page: odds arenaclub.com
Arena Club help centre: odds detail arenaclubsupport.zendesk.com
Arena Club help centre: changing odds arenaclubsupport.zendesk.com
Arena Club help centre: shipping arenaclubsupport.zendesk.com
Arena Club help centre: shipping fee arenaclubsupport.zendesk.com
Arena Club help centre: shipping time arenaclubsupport.zendesk.com
Arena Club help centre: withdrawal fee arenaclubsupport.zendesk.com
Arena Club help centre: marketplace fee arenaclubsupport.zendesk.com
Arena Club on the App Store apps.apple.com
Arena Club on Google Play play.google.com
Courtyard help centre: withdrawals, withdrawal methods, withdrawal fee help.courtyard.io
Courtyard terms: how a sale is paid, excluded states, minimum age and 1 more docs.courtyard.io
Courtyard help centre: offer window help.courtyard.io
Courtyard site: lowest pack courtyard.io
Courtyard site: highest pack courtyard.io
Courtyard pack page: odds, odds detail, changing odds courtyard.io
Courtyard help centre: shipping, shipping time docs.courtyard.io
Courtyard help centre: shipping fee help.courtyard.io
Courtyard site: card types courtyard.io
Courtyard help centre: marketplace fee help.courtyard.io
Courtyard on the App Store apps.apple.com
Courtyard on Google Play play.google.com

Alexander Korsager

Every figure was read on public pages on 6 October 2026. Nothing here has been tested with money yet. How each app pays out is compared in full on the cash-out page.