Dapper Labs
For sports fans and entertainment enthusiasts interested in digital memorabilia and secondary market trading.
NBA Top Shot
Snapshot
Who is Dapper Labs?
Building digital collectibles platforms for major sports leagues and entertainment brands. Enabling fans to own and trade officially licensed virtual assets.
Target audience
Portfolio
Free 3Last updated
NBA Top Shot
v1.0.22
7mo ago
Publisher DNA
What defines Dapper Labs?
Publisher DNA
Primary focus
Digital collectibles and licensed virtual merchandise platforms
Scale
indie
Target audience
Sports fans and entertainment enthusiasts interested in digital memorabilia and secondary market trading.
Signature Patterns
- •Integration of officially licensed intellectual property from major sports and entertainment brands
- •Freemium pricing model centered on digital pack purchases and secondary marketplace trading
- •Gamified collection mechanics including mystery capsules and revolving storefronts
- •Focus on digital asset ownership and community-driven trading ecosystems
Portfolio momentum
Released 19 updates across 3 apps in the last 6 months, with all top titles receiving updates within the last 30 days.
Portfolio
What does Dapper Labs ship?
Apps
3 apps analysed
Single-market publisher, every app ships only to United States.
Based on 1 of 3 apps with localized market data, more coverage rolling in as scans complete · last scanned .
Americas (1)
- United States1 / 1
Core markets (1/1 apps)
Rivals
Who does Dapper Labs compete with?
The rivals identified
Nemeses(1)
Both platforms compete for digital sports collectors by offering officially licensed assets and gamified trading experiences within the sports collectibles category.
Contenders(8)
Both apps target the Disney pin-collecting community, though Disney Pinnacle focuses on digital-only assets while Pinja facilitates the tracking of physical pin boards at Disney parks.
Both platforms target digital collectors of licensed pop culture intellectual property, competing for the same user base interested in virtual merchandise.
Both apps target Disney pin enthusiasts, creating competition for user attention between digital-only asset curation and physical collection management.
Both apps target Disney pin enthusiasts, but Disney Pinnacle focuses on virtual collectibles while PinLore provides utility for physical pin identification and market valuation.
Both apps target the digital organization of pin collections, though Disney Pinnacle focuses on virtual-only assets while FiGPiN bridges physical inventory to digital tracking.
Both apps target Disney pin enthusiasts, creating direct competition for user attention between digital-only asset acquisition and physical collection management tools.
Both apps target the pin-collecting community, with Disney Pinnacle focusing on digital-only assets while PinScape provides management tools for physical enamel pins.
Both apps target Disney pin collectors, with PinVault focusing on tracking physical collections while Disney Pinnacle provides a digital-only marketplace for licensed assets.
Same space(4)
This app serves the same Disney fan base by providing a digital membership hub, though it focuses on event access rather than collectible acquisition.
This app captures the same basketball fan base by shifting the value from static digital highlights to active, competitive gameplay.
This platform operates in the same digital collecting space, offering a similar mechanism for acquiring and trading virtual assets.
This app provides a parallel digital trading card experience for a different set of intellectual property.
New entrants(1)
It serves the same basketball fan base by providing utility for console game management rather than digital asset ownership.
The Analyst's Read
The bottom line on Dapper Labs
Bottom line
Dapper Labs has successfully established a niche in licensed digital collectibles by securing blue-chip partnerships. Their ability to maintain high-frequency updates across their core portfolio suggests a disciplined approach to managing these specialized, high-stakes marketplaces.
Frequently asked questions
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What fed this analysis
- Apps analyzed:
- 3
- With full intel:
- 0
- With overview:
- 3
- Website scraped:
- yes
- Social presence:
- yes