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
5mo 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 6 of 9 apps with localized market data, more coverage rolling in as scans complete · last scanned .
Americas (4)
- Brazil6 / 6
- Canada6 / 6
- Mexico6 / 6
- United States6 / 6
Europe (9)
- France6 / 6
- Germany6 / 6
- Italy6 / 6
- Netherlands6 / 6
- Portugal6 / 6
›+4 more europe markets
- Spain6 / 6
- Sweden6 / 6
- Turkey6 / 6
- United Kingdom6 / 6
Asia-Pacific (6)
- Australia6 / 6
- India6 / 6
- Indonesia6 / 6
- Singapore6 / 6
- Vietnam6 / 6
›+1 more asia-pacific market
- Japan5 / 6
Core markets (6/6 apps)
User Sentiment
How do users feel about their apps?
0
Positive apps
1
Neutral / mixed
1
Negative apps
40/100
Avg sentiment score
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Who does The Topps Company compete with?
The rivals identified
Nemeses(1)
This is the primary direct competitor in the MLB-licensed digital gaming space, offering a more robust simulation experience.
Contenders(1)
A secondary direct competitor that focuses on the same MLB-licensed audience but with a different mechanical approach to team building.
Same space(2)
Dominates the broader sports merchandise ecosystem, creating a high-friction environment for apps trying to capture fan spending.
Directly competes for the attention of physical and digital sports card collectors through utility-based scanning technology.
New entrants(2)
Represents the shift toward peer-to-peer social gaming and survivor-style contests within the sports category.
An emerging threat that captures the social and real-time betting interest of the same sports-focused demographic.
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