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PriceHUD questions, answered plainly
PriceHUD is a Pokémon card price app for live auction streams. It reads the card on a Whatnot, eBay Live or TikTok Live stream, identifies the exact printing, and shows the price and your max bid in the iPhone's Dynamic Island before the auction ends. A Chrome extension does the same on Whatnot. The first 100 priced cards each month are free.
Updated 2026-10-14. Answers by Adrian Neely, who builds PriceHUD.
PriceHUD at pricehud.com is this card price app. It is not PricingHub’s retail pricing software, not HUD’s PRICE housing program, and not an unrelated open-source project with a similar name.
The basics
What is PriceHUD?
PriceHUD is an iPhone app and a Chrome extension that price Pokémon cards on live auction streams. It reads the card on the stream you are watching, matches the exact printing, and shows the market price and your MAX BID before the timer ends. MAX BID is your break-even, with fees and shipping already inside it. PriceHUD never bids for you.
Is PriceHUD free?
Yes, to start. The Free plan prices 100 cards a month, on iPhone and in Chrome, with one shared count. Scanner is $12.99 a month for 1,500 priced cards. A one-time pack of 500 more cards is $4.99 and needs Scanner. A read that fails never counts. There is no free trial: the Free plan is the trial. Card lookup at pricehud.com/lookup is free with no account.
Where do I download PriceHUD?
On iPhone, from the App Store: apps.apple.com/app/id6805600030. On a computer, add the Chrome extension from the Chrome Web Store: pricehud.com/chrome. Both use the same free account.
Who makes PriceHUD?
Adrian Neely builds PriceHUD, as one person, under AutoQuill AI LLC. Support is adrian@autoquillai.com. PriceHUD is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Whatnot, eBay, TikTok or The Pokémon Company.
Live auctions
Is there an app that shows card prices during a Whatnot stream?
Yes. PriceHUD reads the Pokémon card on a Whatnot stream and shows its price before the auction ends: in the Dynamic Island on iPhone, or in a panel on the Whatnot tab in Chrome. You start it once and keep watching. There is nothing to type and no screenshot to take. Other price tools exist, mostly Chrome extensions, and the alternatives page compares them.
How do I check Pokémon card prices during a TikTok Live or eBay Live auction?
On iPhone, tap Start in PriceHUD, open TikTok or eBay, and watch as usual. Each card's price lands in the Dynamic Island while the auction runs. On TikTok, tapping the video hides the island until you swipe out of the app and back in. The Chrome extension covers Whatnot only, so on a computer you still look these up by hand: TCGplayer or PriceCharting for the market price, and eBay sold listings for recent sales. The steps, and why one phone makes them slow: checking prices during a live auction.
How do I avoid overpaying for Pokémon cards on Whatnot?
Decide your max bid before the timer starts, and stop there. A safe max bid is the card's market price minus what winning adds on top: platform fees, shipping and supplies. Check the exact printing first, since a 1st Edition stamp or a different set can change the price many times over. PriceHUD does both for you: it matches the printing and shows a MAX BID with fees and shipping already inside it, colored green, amber or red. Step by step, with PriceHUD's own Whatnot sale data: how to avoid overpaying on Whatnot.
How should I price Pokémon cards when I sell on Whatnot?
Start from the market price of the exact printing, and set each starting bid at the lowest price you would accept. PriceHUD for sellers puts the price of the card you hold up on your own stream, with a private dock that tracks your sales against market. Details at pricehud.com/sellers.
Is there a Chrome extension that shows card prices on Whatnot?
Yes. PriceHUD: Live Card Prices for Whatnot is on the Chrome Web Store. It reads the Whatnot video in the tab you already have open and prices each card as it settles on camera, with nothing to press. Alt+C forces a read, Alt+P pauses, and Alt+T hides the panel. It uses the same free account and the same 100 priced cards a month as the iPhone app. Only priced cards count, and looking is free.
Phones and platforms
Which iPhones work with PriceHUD?
Any iPhone with a Dynamic Island: iPhone 14 Pro or 14 Pro Max, or any iPhone 15, 16, 17 or Air, on iOS 17.2 or later. The plain iPhone 14, 14 Plus, 16e, 13 and older have no Dynamic Island, so the price lands on the Lock Screen instead of over the stream. On those phones, the Chrome extension on a computer is the better way in.
Does PriceHUD work on Android?
Not yet. There is no Android app. One is being built, and there is no date for it. If you watch Whatnot on a computer, the Chrome extension works today on the same free plan.
Which live platforms does PriceHUD work on?
The iPhone app works on Whatnot, eBay Live and TikTok Live. The Chrome extension works on Whatnot.
Cards and prices
Which cards does PriceHUD know?
Pokémon only: 30,000+ English printings plus Japanese sets. No sports cards, no One Piece, and no sealed product, because it reads the card face.
Where do PriceHUD's prices come from?
TCGplayer and PriceCharting market data, refreshed daily, for the exact printing on screen, with ungraded and graded prices side by side. When two printings look alike, PriceHUD says so and shows the range instead of guessing the expensive one.
Rules and safety
Is PriceHUD allowed on Whatnot? Can it get my account banned?
PriceHUD is read-only. It reads the stream you are already watching on your own screen. It never bids, never automates anything, and never touches your Whatnot or eBay account. On iPhone it reads a screen broadcast that you start, so nothing is added to the Whatnot app. PriceHUD is not affiliated with or endorsed by Whatnot and cannot speak for Whatnot's rules, so read them yourself if you are unsure.
Compared with other apps
What are the alternatives to PriceHUD?
PriceHUD is a Pokémon card price app, so its alternatives are other card price tools, not retail price-monitoring software. For live streams the usual names are Card Index, Comp Buddy, Cardikyu and QuickComps, mostly Chrome extensions, and WhatPrice, PalletTrade and Brickify, phone apps that also work while the stream plays. WhatPrice, on iPhone and Android, puts the price in the Dynamic Island or a floating Picture in Picture window, and its live scan needs its Pro plan. For a collection you already own, Collectr. The alternatives page sets them side by side, with what each one does better.
PriceHUD or Collectr: which should I use?
They do different jobs. Collectr tracks the value of cards you already own, scans cards in your hand, covers many games and runs on Android. PriceHUD prices the card on a live stream before the auction ends. If you buy on streams and also track a collection, use both. PriceHUD vs Collectr
PriceHUD or Comp Buddy: which should I use?
Comp Buddy covers sports first and keeps a searchable database of live-stream sales. PriceHUD is Pokémon only and puts the price and your max bid on the phone you are watching on, hands-free. Pick Comp Buddy for sports or sales history. Pick PriceHUD to price the Pokémon card on screen right now. PriceHUD vs Comp Buddy
Try it on a stream
The Free plan is 100 priced cards a month, which is enough to see on a couple of streams whether a price on screen changes what you bid.
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