Best Stamp Identifier Apps in 2026: 6 Compared
We put our own app, Identify Any Stamp, side by side with five of the most popular stamp identifier apps on the App Store, and compared them on how much each tells you about a stamp, how it handles condition and value, and what happens to your collection afterwards.
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Quick facts
- Identify Any Stamp: Value
- Best overall: printing detail and privacy
- Stamp Value Stamp Identifier
- Best for valuing a whole collection
- PhilSnap: Stamp ID & Values
- Best for pricing by condition
- Stamp Identifier
- Best for catalogue details from Colnect
- Stamp Identifier & Stamp Value
- Best as an all-in-one price guide
- Stamp Identifier
- Best for plain-language answers
What a stamp identifier app should tell you
The useful answer names the issuing country, the year and the issue, the face value, and anything that separates a common printing from a scarce one, such as the printing method or perforation. A name alone does not tell you whether to keep looking.
How it handles value and condition
A stamp's price depends on condition as much as on the issue: centring, gum, hinges, perforations and cancellation all move it. Look for an app that shows how condition affects its estimate, and treat any figure as a starting point to check against a catalogue or a dealer.
Privacy, and what happens after the scan
A good app keeps a record of every stamp you scan without asking for an email address. Check whether an app needs an account, and whether your finds are stored on your phone or on the developer's servers.
1. Identify Any Stamp: Value — Best overall: printing detail and privacy
Identify Any Stamp goes past the name. One photo returns the country, year of issue, printing method and condition, looks at the perforations and paper types that affect value, and adds a market value estimate, for stamps from hundreds of countries and territories. Every stamp goes into a digital catalogue with photos and valuations, stored on your phone, and there is no account to create. Developer: Centriqo.
2. Stamp Value Stamp Identifier — Best for valuing a whole collection
Its App Store listing describes identification of the country of origin, issue date and denomination, an estimated value for each stamp, comparison with current market listings, and the estimated value of your entire collection. Developer: Ngoc Anh Pham Thi.
3. PhilSnap: Stamp ID & Values — Best for pricing by condition
Its App Store listing describes price ranges by condition, grading tips, identification of the issuing country and year, and a digital album, written for beginners sorting an inherited album, collectors and resellers. Developer: Next Vision Limited.
4. Stamp Identifier — Best for catalogue details from Colnect
Its App Store listing describes automatic detection and cropping of the stamp, stamp details drawn from the catalogue at colnect.com, and favourites saved in custom collections. Developer: Amir Wald.
5. Stamp Identifier & Stamp Value — Best as an all-in-one price guide
Its App Store listing describes a stamp identifier and price guide: a scan returns the stamp's name, country of origin, issue year and condition, alongside its value and a place to organise the collection. Developer: AI POWERED APPS OU.
6. Stamp Identifier — Best for plain-language answers
Its App Store listing describes the stamp's name, issuing country, year, series and face value, a short note on the design and why it was issued, a reference price range, and a simple condition label such as Used (Good) or Mint (Very Fine). Developer: Kawaii, Incorporated.
Start from what you are doing
Sorting an inherited album calls for fast identification and a rough sense of value. Building a collection calls for detail and a record of what you own. Selling calls for condition-aware pricing. If you want the printing method, perforations and paper noted alongside the value, start with Identify Any Stamp.
Keep your finds private
Identify Any Stamp needs no account and keeps your collection on your phone. Most people scanning their own albums would rather not sign up just to find out what they have.
How this comparison was made
We compared these apps on what each is built to do, and what each is best for is our editorial choice. Prices are not listed because they differ by store and region. Identify Any Stamp: Value is our app.
Common questions
- Can an app tell me what my stamp is worth?
- It can give you an estimate to start from. Condition and the exact printing decide the real price, so check a promising stamp against a catalogue or ask a dealer before you buy or sell.
- Which stamp identifier app should I start with?
- Start with Identify Any Stamp if you want the country, year, printing method and condition from one photo, with the perforations and paper that affect value, and a catalogue of your stamps that stays on your phone with no account to create.
- How were these apps chosen?
- We picked five of the most widely used stamp identifier apps on the App Store and compared them with Identify Any Stamp, which is our own app.
- Why are there no prices?
- Prices differ by country and change often, and every listing states its own terms and in-app purchases on the App Store.