Search “sneaker collecting app” and you get four different kinds of app mixed together: one game, several collection trackers, the brands' own release apps and the resale marketplaces. They do not compete with each other — most serious collectors use one from each group — so this list is sorted by job. We make the game, Boxed Up; the rest are here because they are the right answer for the other jobs.
Every kind of sneaker app
| App | Cards are | Type | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boxed Up Conwov | Digital sneaker cards | Collect & trade | The sneaker trading card game: packs, numbered drops, a player marketplace |
| SneakerVault SneakerVault | Your real collection | Tracks physical cards | Photo-identify pairs and track market value of what you own |
| Unboxed Unboxed | Your real collection | Tracks physical cards | Logging wears and sharing your rotation |
| SoleCase SoleCase | Your real collection | Tracks physical cards | Barcode scanning and outfit planning |
| iCollect Everything iCollect | Your real collection | Tracks physical cards | One inventory app if you also collect other things |
| Nike SNKRS Nike | Real Nike and Jordan releases | Marketplace | Official Nike drops, draws and the release calendar |
| adidas CONFIRMED adidas | Real adidas releases | Marketplace | Official adidas limited releases and collaborations |
| Sole Retriever Sole Retriever | Raffles and restocks | Tracks physical cards | One place for raffles, release dates and restock alerts across brands |
| GOAT GOAT Group | Real sneakers, resale | Marketplace | Buying and selling verified pairs, new and used |
| StockX StockX | Real sneakers, resale | Marketplace | Bid/ask resale with live market prices |
The sneaker trading card game
Boxed Up
Conwov · Collect & tradeThe only sneaker card game, and a complete collecting game rather than a novelty.
Boxed Up turns sneakers into a trading card game. The catalogue is 9,500+ real shoes — Jordan, Nike, adidas, New Balance, Asics, Salomon, Yeezy and hundreds of collaborations — each a digital card in one of seven rarity tiers, with holographic glow variants above that. You open packs, earn coins and gems through daily challenges and trivia mini-games, and trade on a live marketplace with listings, auctions and direct offers. Weekly drops release a brand-new Green card in a fixed supply, serial-numbered in pull order, and usually sell out within the hour. It is free, every card can be earned without paying, and nothing involves real money between players.
What it is not: a way to get real shoes. If a card of the Jordan 1 Chicago is what you want, this is where it exists; if the pair is what you want, keep reading.
Trackers for the pairs you own
Inventory apps for a physical collection. None of them are games; all of them are good at making a shelf of boxes searchable.
SneakerVault
SneakerVault · Tracks physical cardsIdentify a pair from a photo and track what the collection is worth.
Photo and shelf scanning to add pairs, market values pulled from resale data, wear tracking and collection analytics. The most capable of the trackers for a large collection.
Unboxed
Unboxed · Tracks physical cardsBuilt around logging wears and sharing your rotation with other sneakerheads.
One-tap wear logging, purchase history and a social layer for showing off the collection. Best if you actually wear the shoes.
SoleCase
SoleCase · Tracks physical cardsBarcode scanning plus outfit planning.
Scan the box to add a pair, get estimated values and a release calendar, and plan outfits around the rotation. iCollect Everything covers the same ground if sneakers are one of several things you catalogue.
Apps for real drops and raffles
Nike SNKRS
Nike · MarketplaceThe official source for Nike and Jordan releases, draws and the calendar.
Exclusive access to launches, SNKRS Draws for the limited ones, and release stories. If a Nike or Jordan pair is dropping, this is where. adidas CONFIRMED is the equivalent for adidas, including its collaboration releases.
Sole Retriever
Sole Retriever · Tracks physical cardsEvery raffle, release date and restock across retailers in one feed.
A calendar and alerts for launches at hundreds of retailers, plus raffle entry links. The app most people use to keep track of what is dropping when, across all brands.
Resale marketplaces
GOAT
GOAT Group · MarketplaceBuying and selling verified pairs, new and used, with a huge catalogue.
GOAT authenticates every pair and covers new, used and older releases; it also owns Flight Club. StockX works on a bid/ask model with live prices for each size, which makes it the better reference for what a shoe is currently worth. eBay's sneaker authentication programme is the third mainstream option.
Which to install
- You want a game about sneakers: Boxed Up. It is the only one.
- You want to catalogue what you own: SneakerVault for value, Unboxed for wears, SoleCase for outfits.
- You want to hit releases: SNKRS and CONFIRMED for the brands, Sole Retriever for everything else.
- You want to buy or sell pairs: GOAT or StockX.
Questions people ask
- Is there a sneaker trading card game?
- Yes. Boxed Up is a free digital trading card game where every card is a real sneaker. You open packs, collect across seven rarity tiers, trade on a live player marketplace and chase weekly limited drops that mint serial-numbered cards. It is available on iPhone and Android and is the only mainstream sneaker card game; every other sneaker app is a tracker, a release app or a resale marketplace.
- What is the best app to track my sneaker collection?
- For a physical collection, SneakerVault (photo identification and market values), Unboxed (wear logging and sharing), SoleCase (barcode scanning and outfits) and iCollect Everything (general inventory) are the usual choices. They catalogue shoes you already own; they are not games.
- Which app is best for sneaker drops and raffles?
- For official releases, the brand apps: Nike SNKRS for Nike and Jordan, adidas CONFIRMED for adidas. Sole Retriever pulls raffles, release dates and restocks from many retailers into one calendar. Note that Boxed Up's 'drops' are something else: weekly releases of limited digital cards inside the game, not real shoes.
- Can I win or buy real sneakers in Boxed Up?
- No. Boxed Up is a collecting game. The cards are digital, the marketplace runs on in-game coins, and nothing can be exchanged for real shoes or real money. If you want to buy pairs, that is GOAT, StockX, SNKRS or CONFIRMED.
- Is Boxed Up free?
- Yes, on both iOS and Android. There are optional in-app purchases, but every card in the game can be earned by playing and the marketplace uses coins earned in-game.
- Which sneaker app is best for a younger sneakerhead?
- Boxed Up, because it involves no real money between players: the marketplace is in-game coins, cards cannot be cashed out, there is no open chat, and in-app purchases can be switched off with the device's parental controls. Resale apps and release apps require payment methods and are built for buying real shoes.
The game
Free on iOS and Android. New to it? Start with the complete beginner's guide or browse every sneaker card.