The Topps Company
For sports fans and pop-culture enthusiasts interested in digital memorabilia, social trading, and gamified set completion.
Star Wars Card Trader by Topps
Snapshot
Who is The Topps Company?
Digitizing the hobby of collecting through officially licensed trading card platforms for global sports and entertainment fandoms.
Target audience
Portfolio
Free 9Last updated
Star Wars Card Trader by Topps
v21.2.3
6mo ago
Publisher DNA
What defines The Topps Company?
Publisher DNA
Primary focus
Digital trading card platforms and licensed collectibles
Scale
indie
Target audience
Sports fans and pop-culture enthusiasts interested in digital memorabilia, social trading, and gamified set completion.
Origin
The digital division of the established physical trading card company, focused on transitioning traditional collecting to mobile platforms.
Signature Patterns
- •Heavy reliance on high-tier IP licensing including Disney, Marvel, Star Wars, and MLB
- •Monetization centered on freemium 'pack-opening' mechanics and premium currency IAPs
- •Core loop focused on collection, trading marketplaces, and set-completion rewards
- •Live-ops driven by thematic seasons and real-world event synchronization
Portfolio momentum
The publisher maintains an intense development pace with 12 releases in the last 6 months and 87% of the portfolio currently active.
Portfolio
What does The Topps Company ship?
Apps
9 apps analysed
Discover a world where you can collect & trade your favorite Disney characters!
Collect, trade, & play to build the ultimate MARVEL digital collection by Topps!
Your virtual Topps NBA hobby shop is here! Collect, trade, & play all day!
Chase hits, collect big names, trade with fans, redeem tickets for hobby boxes!
Collect & trade Star Wars™ digital collectibles with fans across the galaxy!
Distributed across 19 markets, strongest in Europe.
Based on 7 of 9 apps with localized market data, more coverage rolling in as scans complete · last scanned .
Americas (4)
- Brazil7 / 7
- Canada7 / 7
- Mexico7 / 7
- United States7 / 7
Europe (9)
- France7 / 7
- Germany7 / 7
- Italy7 / 7
- Netherlands7 / 7
- Portugal7 / 7
›+4 more europe markets
- Spain7 / 7
- Sweden7 / 7
- Turkey7 / 7
- United Kingdom7 / 7
Asia-Pacific (6)
- Australia7 / 7
- India7 / 7
- Indonesia7 / 7
- Singapore7 / 7
- Vietnam7 / 7
›+1 more asia-pacific market
- Japan5 / 7
Core markets (7/7 apps)
User Sentiment
How do users feel about their apps?
0
Positive apps
1
Neutral / mixed
1
Negative apps
40/100
Avg sentiment score
Unlock the app dragging this portfolio down.
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Who does The Topps Company compete with?
The rivals identified
Nemeses(2)
Both apps compete for the attention of NFL fans, with the rival capturing the live game-day audience while NFL Collect by Topps® targets the memorabilia-collecting segment of the same fan base.
Both apps compete for the same digital trading card collector audience by utilizing high-frequency pack opening loops and collection mechanics.
Contenders(1)
Both platforms compete for the same sports fan demographic by offering digital collectibles, forcing users to choose between traditional card formats and video-based assets.
Same space(41)
Bridges physical and digital card collecting, providing a vaulting service that competes for the collector's asset management.
Targets sports fans with high-frequency fantasy mechanics that compete for the same daily engagement window as the source app.
Center Stage provides social marketplace and collection management tools that BUNT users request for their own collections.
CollX provides a marketplace and scanning utility that addresses the peer-to-peer trading requests currently missing from the BUNT experience.
Fanatics Collect provides a secure vaulting service for high-value cards, serving the serious collector segment within the BUNT audience.
Targets the same sports-fan demographic by combining merchandise shopping with loyalty-based gaming mechanics.
Card Ladder provides the market data and price guides that BUNT users need to value their digital collections.
LUDEX offers AI-powered scanning tools that BUNT users currently lack for digitizing their physical card portfolios.
StarSnap provides automated identification and valuation tools that serve the same collector base as BUNT.
Cardstock offers AI scanning and collection organization tools that BUNT users could use to bridge physical and digital collections.
Spoly provides AI-powered identification tools that help collectors manage their physical inventory.
Sorare Snatch offers a high-stakes fantasy game that competes for the time and attention of BUNT's competitive users.
Offers market analysis for collectors to track card prices, providing a data-heavy alternative to the Topps collecting experience.
Automates roster management for fantasy players, serving as a functional tool for active league participants rather than collectors.
Targets casual sports gamers with a strategic, turn-based baseball mechanic that offers a different gameplay style than the source app.
Provides liquidity for serious card investors through auctions and financing, serving the high-end of the collecting market.
FUTBIN serves the same dedicated squad-building and market-monitoring audience as BUNT, but for the soccer category.
Blast Baseball provides the biomechanical data that serious baseball players use to improve the performance metrics tracked in BUNT contests.
Integrates fantasy leagues and social features to engage NFL fans, competing for the same time-share as Topps.
Competes for the same sports-fan attention through social-first fantasy league management and live chat integration.
Superfan Sports provides the real-time baseball data and pitch-by-pitch updates that BUNT users need to manage their fantasy contests.
Offers a physical-to-digital bridge for collectors, providing a valuation tool that contrasts with the source app's digital-only card ecosystem.
Targets collectors with a digital trading loop that competes for the same daily engagement as the source app's card-ripping experience.
Acts as a scanning tool for physical card owners to track portfolio values and condition.
Offers competitive wagering and fantasy contests that leverage the same NFL fan base but focus on active game participation.
Targets sports fans with social interaction tools that compete for the same user attention during live game events.
Provides specialized dynasty fantasy football tools, targeting serious players who require more depth than standard apps.
Offers a valuation tool for collectors, competing for the attention of users who track their portfolio value.
GameChanger serves the same youth sports audience by providing live scorekeeping and streaming tools that complement the digital card collecting habit.
Targets football fans with a mix of live scores and card collection, overlapping with the source app's core engagement loop.
Serves collectors by automating card identification and valuation, providing a technical utility that complements the digital-only focus of the source app.
Loupe provides a live-commerce platform for card collectors, offering a social alternative to the static BUNT experience.
Provides a high-utility scanning tool for physical card collectors that competes for the user's time spent on card management.
Sports Card Price Guide offers AI identification and valuation tools for collectors managing their physical assets.
MLB Ballpark acts as the physical stadium companion for the same baseball fans who collect digital cards in BUNT.
Functions as a mandatory utility for live game attendees, creating a physical-world dependency that the source app lacks.
Targets hardcore baseball fans with deep management simulation, providing a more complex alternative to the source app's card-focused experience.
Offers a skill-based baseball simulation that competes for the same sports-fan audience by providing a more interactive gameplay experience.
Provides a digital cataloging tool for physical card collectors, serving as a utility that complements the hobbyist experience.
Cardora provides a simple scanning utility for collectors to check card values, serving the same hobbyist audience as BUNT.
Captures the same sports-fan audience by providing season-long management tools that compete for the user's daily attention.
New entrants(3)
Provides team management tools for basketball gamers, serving as a peripheral engagement app for the 2K franchise.
HeyBLU provides objective strike zone tracking that serves the same baseball-focused audience as BUNT's fantasy contests.
Supplies a toolkit for fantasy football managers to sync leagues and analyze trade values.
The Analyst's Read
The bottom line on The Topps Company
Bottom line
Topps has successfully translated its physical brand equity into a digital-first ecosystem, using exclusive licenses as a barrier to entry. Their strategy relies on high-frequency content updates and social trading features to sustain a dedicated niche of hobbyist collectors.
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What fed this analysis
- Apps analyzed:
- 8
- With full intel:
- 1
- With overview:
- 8
- Website scraped:
- yes
- Social presence:
- yes