I was literally planning on learning to develop apps just so that I could build an app like this and use it on all my old baseball cards. Then this app came along and answered my prayers.
Obviously this is a new app and I’m sure there is plenty on the roadmap. However, a couple of features that are lacking but I believe would immediately improve user experience are…
1. An actual marketplace tab (unless I’m missing something, it doesn’t appear you can browse cards for sale by other users unless you’re searching for a specific card). A marketplace section with recent listings, browse by category, etc. would be killer.
2. CSV Export/Backup
I see this as an essential feature if this app looks to attract collectors. After scanning 700 cards and spending a lot of time doing so, I assumed this feature would already exist…but it does not (unless again, I’m missing something). I would guess most collectors are passionate about collecting…and protecting. this app is great for collecting, but when it comes to protecting your data…there aren’t many options right now.
Without this feature, I am already becoming hesitant about spending more time using this app (despite loving it), as the absence of this feature means that I could potentially be doing it all for nothing (let’s say the developers choose to change directions, shut down, etc).
This feature would also incentivize me to spend more time scanning and organizing as the utility of doing so would be greatly expanded if the data can be used elsewhere.
3. Import CSV / Bulk Import
I would guess a lot of collectors already have a digital database of their collections, whether done by hand or other means. Offer a CSV upload—provide a template CSV of the format this app needs to do so and let users copy/paste to that format.
If that’s offered, new users with existing databases would probably focus on the utility and UI of this app instead of thinking about all of the work they have to do over again (and thus, would probably uninstall CollX altogether).
Similarly, a bulk photo taking/upload option would be awesome. I’ve been using mounts and auto scanning software on my phone and 700 cards took me quite a long time…and I have about 20,000 more to go.
CONCLUSION
this app is amazing and godsend for collectors. While a few features are missing early on, the current usefulness far surpasses similar applications and CollX ’s potential is extremely exciting!