Card Slinger - Hobby Scan Edition

Hobby Scan Edition

What is the Card Slinger? 

This tool is designed to assist in scanning a large number of MTG, Pokemon, other TCG cards, sports cards and more, rapidly, by using the card scanning app of your choice on your phone. 

The card slinger fits both sleeved and un-sleeved cards, and accommodates standard sized MTG, Pokemon cards and more. Apps for scanning that work with this device are ManaBox for mtg, Delver lens for mtg and pokemon, Dex for pokemon and many more! As of July 2025 you can also now scan in sports cards using Hobby Scan, a new and developing app for scanning in all types of cards.

The Card Slinger funnels cards as you toss them into the scanning zone, centering the cards so that the scanning app can do its job quickly and efficiently, allowing you to scan card after card faster than any other manual method. This is a significant improvement over moving cards in and out of the frame one at a time by hand, and you can scan over 180 cards before needing to empty the drawer, the sleeved drawer holds about 80 cards single sleeved. The card slinger is strong, fits cards precisely, and makes short work of large quantities of cards in need of scanning. 

The card slinger is the first of its kind device, don't accept imitations! 

** as these photos are of the preproduction unit, the final item shipped may have a slightly different surface finish and appearance **

Q/A 

Learn all about it here on our FAQ page

MTG Scanning
Manabox! This is an android, and iOS native app, it has settings to auto add cards that are scanned, and make sounds, tally costs, etc. It’s awesome.

MTG & Pokemon Scanning
Delver lens for MTG and Pokemon also works great with many camera control options that are not present in ManaBox. The apps are called Delver MTG and Delver Poke respectively. 

Pokemon Scanning
Dex  Scans Pokemon cards of all sets and types! Awesome UI, fun to use. 

Yugioh Scanning
The best we have found for Yugioh is the TCG player app, but it does not work quite as well with Pokemon or MTG cards. TBH, its not that great, but hopefully improving in the future. 

What about Sports cards?
We are working with Hobby Scan to create an awesome sports card scanning experience. Try it out for IOS and Android. 

What about Lorcana?
We are still looking for the right scanner for Lorcana, if you find one that works well with the card slinger, let us know!

Can you scan sleeved cards?
Yes! results depending on application & conditions, it is suggested to experiment with lighting and the space you are in for best results. The card slinger has two drawers, one to fit sleeved cards of various sleeve types! 

What types of phones work with it?
Most all! if it lays flat, and has a camera of set to the right of the phone, or center, it will work great. The better the camera, the better the apps will work. Some miscellaneous android phones do perform as well as iphones do. 

Is it sturdy? Will it support a large phone?
Hell yeah its sturdy! Its made to be as tough as possible. It will support MOST every phone.

Does it damage cards? 
Nope, not at all. We have scanned in thousands of cards with my pre production units in testing. Its possible if you try to hurt a card, but it will not happen from regular use. 

I have a 3d printer, can I just print my own?
Yes you can! Here is a link to the v3 files!