Ripit 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.

Ripit

Courtyard

Score by score

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 Unpublished terms earn nothing.

Ripit Courtyard

Money out · 30% of the rating

60%50%

Odds shown · 25% of the rating

80%95%

Accountability · 20% of the rating

70%70%

Cost to hold the card · 15% of the rating

100%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

Ripit and Courtyard, fact by fact
Ripit 0 marked better	Courtyard 2 marked better
How money comes out
Wallet balance you can withdraw to a US bank account, after a review hold Read on the operator's own page “Withdrawals route through our payment processor and standard bank transfer rails (ACH)” 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 Open the source	USDC balance, withdrawn to a bank, debit card, PayPal or Venmo Read on the operator's own page “When you have a balance in your Courtyard wallet, you can withdraw your funds.”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
Withdrawal methods
Bank (ACH) Read on the operator's own page “standard bank transfer rails (ACH)” A personal US bank account in the name on your verified ID. Business accounts are not accepted. 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 “Starter Pack $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
$2,500 Read on the operator's own page “Grail Pack $2,500” 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 “We operate https://ripit.co (the “Site”) and related products and services” No app is linked from the site, terms or help centre, and App Store and Google Play searches for Ripit returned no listing by Ripit, LLC. 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, Sports Read on the operator's own page “Pokemon ... Baseball ... Basketball ... Football” The help centre lists three categories and leaves out football; the pack list shows football 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
Shipping time
Typically shipped within 14 business days of paying the fee, US and Puerto Rico only Read on the operator's own page “typically processed and shipped within 14 business days” 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
About $18 flat per shipment of up to 19 slabs, insurance and signature included Read on the operator's own page “a flat rate of approximately $18 per shipment” The same article says checkout shows “the applicable shipping and platform fees”; no platform fee amount is published. 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
Ripit, LLC Read on the operator's own page “We are Ripit, LLC (“Ripit”), a Delaware company.” Checked 6 Oct 2026. Open the source	Courtyard, Inc. Read on the operator's own page Checked 6 Oct 2026. Open the source

Showing 10 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.

RipitPick this one

CourtyardAlso does thisNo withdrawal minimum on its public pages

Ripit: Wallet balance you can withdraw to a US bank account, after a review hold. Courtyard pays out too: USDC balance, withdrawn to a bank, debit card, PayPal or Venmo. It scores lower on money out, 50% against 60%.

Know first: The sell-back offer is not published and lasts 24 hours, platform fees are shown only at checkout, and a first withdrawal can be held up to 14 days.

How Ripit 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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What neither app publishes

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

A sell-back percentage in the termsRipit: not publishedCourtyard: not published

Whether selling back carries a feeRipit: not publishedCourtyard: not published

The withdrawal minimumRipit: not publishedCourtyard: not published

A self-exclusion toolRipit: not publishedCourtyard: not published

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Questions people ask

Which is better, Ripit or Courtyard?

Courtyard rates higher than Ripit on what it puts in writing, 3.8 against 3.6 out of 5. Courtyard has an Android app. Neither publishes a sell-back percentage. Which one suits you depends on what you need: the chooser on this page goes need by need.

Can you withdraw cash from Ripit and Courtyard?

Ripit: Wallet balance you can withdraw to a US bank account, after a review hold. 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 Ripit and Courtyard?

Ripit 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 has the cheaper pack, Ripit or Courtyard?

Ripit: $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 Ripit and Courtyard run on the same devices?

Ripit: 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.

Sources21

Ripit help centre: withdrawals, withdrawal methods, withdrawal fee support.ripit.co
Ripit help centre: how a sale is paid support.ripit.co
Ripit help centre: offer window, excluded states support.ripit.co
Ripit site: lowest pack, highest pack, card types ripit.co
Ripit pack page: odds, odds detail ripit.co
Ripit terms: changing odds, devices, company docs.ripit.co
Ripit help centre: minimum age support.ripit.co
Ripit help centre: shipping, shipping fee, shipping time support.ripit.co
Ripit help centre: marketplace fee support.ripit.co
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.