Collector Crypt 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.

Collector Crypt

Courtyard

Score by score

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 Unpublished terms earn nothing.

Collector Crypt Courtyard

Money out · 30% of the rating

61%50%

Odds shown · 25% of the rating

95%95%

Accountability · 20% of the rating

50%70%

Cost to hold the card · 15% of the rating

65%100%

Access · 10% of the rating

42%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

Collector Crypt and Courtyard, fact by fact
Collector Crypt 0 marked better	Courtyard 2 marked better
How money comes out
USDC stablecoin to your own crypto wallet Read on the operator's own page “transfers the NFT back to the original prize wallet and sends USDC to the player” There is no balance to withdraw: the sell-back pays USDC to the wallet that signs. Turning USDC into bank money happens outside Collector Crypt and is not described. 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 Open the source	USDC balance, withdrawn to a bank, debit card, PayPal or Venmo Read on the operator's own page “When you have a balance in your Courtyard wallet, you can withdraw your funds.”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
85% Read on the operator's own page “keep it or sell it back to us on the spot for 85% of its insured value” The lowest rate shown. On the gacha page the offer was 85% on four packs, 90% on fifteen and 93% on ten. The percentage is of Collector Crypt's own insured value. 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
No fee Read on the operator's own page “0 transaction fees.” The terms add that every blockchain transaction carries a network fee outside the company's control. 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 methods
USDC to your own wallet Read on the operator's own page “sends USDC to the player” 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 The Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, priced in USDC. Read in the public machine list that the docs name as the source of live odds; the gacha page shows the pack as “PKMN 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 The Celestial Pokémon Gacha Pack, priced in USDC. Same source; shown on the gacha page as “PKMN 5000”. 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
Runs on
Web Read on the operator's own page The site and docs link to no store. US App Store and Google Play searches returned no listing from this company. The API docs mention a video format for “the Android app”, with no link. Checked 6 Oct 2026. Open the source	Better Web, iPhone, Android Read on the operator's own page Checked 6 Oct 2026. Open the source
Cards
Pokémon, One Piece, Sports, Other Read on the operator's own page “All Pokemon Others Watch One Piece Sports” “Others” held Dragon Ball, Riftbound and anime packs, and “Watch” two watch packs. 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
US states
Not published We looked and the operator does not publish it The terms list no excluded state or country and no residence rule. The API docs say a wallet address can be “blocked” without saying why, and that some shipping destinations are refused. Checked 6 Oct 2026.	No US state excluded Read on the operator's own page “a national or resident of any jurisdiction subject to a U.S. trade embargo” The terms exclude only US-embargoed places and name no US state. Checked 6 Oct 2026. Open the source
Shipping time
Not published We looked and the operator does not publish it No delivery time is given. The docs say only: “Some cards are stored in partner vaults. If yours is, shipping will take longer.” Checked 6 Oct 2026.	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
Quoted per order. You pay shipping, withdrawal fees and sales tax Read on the operator's own page “User will pay all applicable shipping fees, withdrawal fees, and sales tax associated with such shipment.” No price list is public. The shipping API prices by region (USA, Canada, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, rest of world) and its sample response shows 5.99 for one card to the USA; that is an example, not a published rate. 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
No listing found We looked and the operator does not publish it Checked 6 Oct 2026.	4.6 from 8.5K Read on the operator's own page Checked 6 Oct 2026. Open the source
Company
Collector Crypt Corp. Read on the operator's own page “is published, owned, and operated by Collector Crypt Corp., its affiliates, and related entities” No address or place of incorporation is given. The terms are “governed by the laws of Panama”, and name courts in Wilmington, Delaware for cases outside arbitration. Checked 6 Oct 2026. Open the source	Courtyard, Inc. Read on the operator's own page Checked 6 Oct 2026. Open the source

Showing 13 of 18 facts. “Better” is marked only where both apps' figures were read on their own pages and can be ordered.

What $100 of packs becomes

If you sold every card straight back, at the app's own published average and sell-back rate.

Collector Crypt

$93−$16

The app states $109 of cards for each $100 of packs, so this bar stands for $109.

Courtyard

? no bar

The sell-back percentage is not published.

Only an app that publishes both an average return and a sell-back rate gets a bar. The cash-back calculator runs the same sum for your own spend.

Pick this one if you want…

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

Collector CryptPick this one

CourtyardAlso does thisNo withdrawal minimum on its public pages

Collector Crypt: USDC stablecoin to your own crypto wallet. Courtyard pays out too: USDC balance, withdrawn to a bank, debit card, PayPal or Venmo. It scores lower on money out, 50% against 61%.

Know first: You need a crypto wallet and USDC, the sell-back offer closes after 72 hours, and the terms say the buyback is run by third parties, not the company.

How Collector Crypt 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.

The withdrawal minimumCollector Crypt: not publishedCourtyard: not published

A self-exclusion toolCollector Crypt: not publishedCourtyard: not published

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Questions people ask

Which is better, Collector Crypt or Courtyard?

Courtyard rates higher than Collector Crypt on what it puts in writing, 3.8 against 3.3 out of 5. Collector Crypt publishes a 85% sell-back rate; Courtyard has an Android app. Which one suits you depends on what you need: the chooser on this page goes need by need.

Can you withdraw cash from Collector Crypt and Courtyard?

Collector Crypt: USDC stablecoin to your own crypto wallet. Its help centre lists 1 withdrawal method; no minimum is published. 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 Collector Crypt and Courtyard?

Collector Crypt does not publish a list of excluded states. 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, Collector Crypt or Courtyard?

Collector Crypt: 85%. 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, Collector Crypt or Courtyard?

Collector Crypt: $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.

Do Collector Crypt and Courtyard run on the same devices?

Collector Crypt: Web. Courtyard: Web, iPhone, Android. Courtyard is ahead here, and both values were read on the apps' own pages.

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.

Sources19

Collector Crypt help centre: withdrawals, withdrawal methods, how a sale is paid and 1 more docs.collectorcrypt.com
Collector Crypt help centre: sell-back rate, selling fee, withdrawal fee docs.collectorcrypt.com
Collector Crypt site: lowest pack, highest pack gacha.collectorcrypt.com
Collector Crypt pack page: odds, odds detail, devices and 1 more gacha.collectorcrypt.com
Collector Crypt terms: minimum age, shipping fee, company collectorcrypt.com
Collector Crypt help centre: shipping docs.collectorcrypt.com
Collector Crypt help centre: marketplace fee docs.collectorcrypt.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.