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Legendsverse vs a spreadsheet
A spreadsheet is free and every column is yours. You also type every figure, every price and every change, and it is hard to read in the toy aisle. Legendsverse comes with the checklist filled in and fits your phone.
- Free for 25 figures
- No credit card
- No ads
Quick answer
For most collectors, Legendsverse is the better choice: you tick figures from a checklist of 154 lines and 32,318 figures instead of typing them, your collection value is worked out for you, and the list fits your phone in the toy aisle. The first 25 figures are free. A spreadsheet is enough if your collection is small and you enjoy building your own columns.
Legendsverse vs a spreadsheet, row by row
What Legendsverse does for you comes first, then the basics. The small numbers open the source of each claim.
| Feature | Legendsverse | Excel or Google Sheets |
|---|---|---|
| What Legendsverse does for you | ||
| Pre-orders with price, store and arrival month |
Yes:
Price paid, store, paid status and arrival month1 Free |
Partly:
Only the columns you build and fill in2 |
| Live shipment tracking |
Yes:
Paste a tracking number. Status and delivery date update by themselves Unlimited |
Not described:
Not built in3 |
| Restock, pre-order and sale alerts |
Yes:
Back in stock, pre-order open, on sale, or below your price4 Unlimited |
Not described:
Not built in5 |
| Wave checklists with Build-A-Figure pieces |
Yes:
Every wave and the box each Build-A-Figure piece comes in. Add a whole wave in one step Free |
Partly:
Only if you type every wave6 |
| Collection value over time |
Yes:
Your value by week, month and year7 Unlimited |
Partly:
Only if you type every price8 |
| Ask ChatGPT or Claude about your collection |
Yes:
Connect it to ChatGPT or Claude and ask about your collection Free |
Not described:
Not built in. You upload the file yourself9 |
| The basics | ||
| Collection value |
Yes:
Free, from confirmed eBay sales of new figures10 Free |
No:
You type each price11 |
| Catalog |
Yes:
154 lines and 32,318 figures, action figures only |
No:
None. You type every figure12 |
| Barcode scanner |
Yes:
Scan the box to find the figure and add it Free |
No:
No13 |
| Export |
Yes:
CSV or Excel, on every plan Free |
Yes:
It is already a file14 |
| Ads |
Yes:
No ads |
Yes:
No ads15 |
| Where it runs |
Yes:
Any browser on a phone, tablet or computer16 |
Yes:
Any device17 |
| Free plan |
Yes:
25 figures, no credit card |
Yes:
Free18 |
| Paid plan |
Yes:
$37 a year, 30-day money-back guarantee |
Yes:
Not needed19 |
What Legendsverse does for you
- Pre-orders with price, store and arrival month
- Yes:
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Partly:
Excel or Google Sheets
Only the columns you build and fill in2
- Live shipment tracking
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Yes:
Legendsverse
Paste a tracking number. Status and delivery date update by themselves
Unlimited
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Not described:
Excel or Google Sheets
Not built in3
- Wave checklists with Build-A-Figure pieces
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Yes:
Legendsverse
Every wave and the box each Build-A-Figure piece comes in. Add a whole wave in one step
Free
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Partly:
Excel or Google Sheets
Only if you type every wave6
- Ask ChatGPT or Claude about your collection
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Yes:
Legendsverse
Connect it to ChatGPT or Claude and ask about your collection
Free
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Not described:
Excel or Google Sheets
Not built in. You upload the file yourself9
The basics
- Catalog
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Yes:
Legendsverse
154 lines and 32,318 figures, action figures only
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No:
Excel or Google Sheets
None. You type every figure12
- Barcode scanner
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Yes:
Legendsverse
Scan the box to find the figure and add it
Free
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No:
Excel or Google Sheets
No13
- Export
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Yes:
Legendsverse
CSV or Excel, on every plan
Free
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Yes:
Excel or Google Sheets
It is already a file14
- Where it runs
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Yes:
Legendsverse
Any browser on a phone, tablet or computer16
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Yes:
Excel or Google Sheets
Any device17
- Paid plan
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Yes:
Legendsverse
$37 a year, 30-day money-back guarantee
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Yes:
Excel or Google Sheets
Not needed19
Free on every plan Unlimited $37 a year
Waves and Build-A-Figures
See every wave, and the box each piece comes in
The checklist lists every figure of a wave and the box that carries each Build-A-Figure piece. Filter it to what you are missing, or add a whole wave to your collection in one step.
Free.
Excel or Google Sheets: Only if you type every wave6
Try it here, no account needed
Pick a line and tap the figures you own. These are real figures from the Legendsverse catalog.
Collection value
What your shelf is worth, free
Legendsverse adds up the value of the figures you own from confirmed eBay sales of new figures, or the retail price when a figure has no recorded sale. It shows it on every plan. Unlimited adds your value history by week, month and year.
Free. Value history on Unlimited.
Excel or Google Sheets: You type each price11
Pre-orders
Every pre-order, and the month it lands
Log what you paid, the store, whether it is paid off, and when it should arrive. Filter the list by arrival month to see what is coming and what you still owe.
Free for 25 pre-orders. No limit on Unlimited.
Excel or Google Sheets: Only the columns you build and fill in2
Alerts
Get the restock alert, not the sold-out page
Follow a figure and pick what matters to you: back in stock, pre-order open, on sale, or below your price. The alert arrives in the app and as a push notification.
Unlimited.
Excel or Google Sheets: Not built in5
Back in stock at BigBadToyStore
Marrow is available again. You follow this figure.
Pre-order open at Nerdzoic
Wolverine is up for pre-order. You follow this figure.
Shipments
Know where every box is
Paste a tracking number. Legendsverse finds the carrier, checks the status for you and shows the delivery date. Each shipment lists the figures inside, and one button moves them into your collection when the box arrives.
Unlimited.
Excel or Google Sheets: Not built in3
BigBadToyStore pile of loot
1Z999AA10123456784
Arrives Tuesday
Inside the box
- Nightcrawler
- Gambit
- Cyclops
ChatGPT and Claude
Ask your assistant what you are missing
Connect your account to ChatGPT or Claude. Ask what your collection is worth, which figures of a line you do not own yet, or add a figure to your wishlist in plain words.
Free.
How to connect it →Excel or Google Sheets: Not built in. You upload the file yourself9
What am I missing from Marvel Legends 2025?
From your Legendsverse collection
You are missing 4 figures of the Nemesis wave: Fabian Cortez, Husk, Marrow and Wolverine. Want me to add them to your wishlist?
Yes, add Marrow and Husk.
Why collectors look past a spreadsheet
Public comments, quoted word for word.
The price
Why pay $37 a year when a spreadsheet is free?
Start free and stay free for your first 25 figures. Pay only when Legendsverse runs enough of your collecting to be worth it.
A Marvel Legends figure from 2025 retails for $27.99, the median retail price in our catalog. Unlimited costs $37 for the whole year. Skip one double in the toy aisle, and you saved $27.99 of it.
- Free plan
- 25 figures
- Checklist, collection value, pre-orders, export and the ChatGPT and Claude connector. No card.
- Unlimited
- $37 / year
- No limits, live shipment tracking, restock and sale alerts, and your value history.
- If it is not for you
- 30 days
- Money-back guarantee on Unlimited.
- Ads
- None
- Not on the free plan, not on Unlimited.
When a spreadsheet is enough
Your collection is small, you enjoy building your own columns, and you never check your list in a store.
For everything else you do as a collector, Legendsverse is the one that keeps up.
Questions collectors ask
- Is a spreadsheet enough for an action figure collection?
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For a small collection, yes. A guide from iCollect says: "After about 200 figures, maintaining a spreadsheet becomes a part-time job." Legendsverse lists 154 lines and 32,318 figures, so you tick figures instead of typing them, and the first 25 are free.
Source: icollecteverything.com/best-action-figure-collection-ap
- How much does Legendsverse cost?
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Legendsverse is free for your first 25 figures, with no credit card. Unlimited costs $37 a year, with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Neither plan shows ads.
- What is free, and what needs Unlimited?
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Free: the checklist of every line, your collection value, up to 25 figures, up to 25 pre-orders and 25 wishlist figures, export to CSV or Excel, and the ChatGPT and Claude connector. Unlimited removes the limits and adds live shipment tracking, restock, pre-order, sale and price alerts, and your value history.
- Where does the collection value come from?
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Today Legendsverse records new eBay sales for DC Multiverse, Mafex and Marvel Legends. It watches eBay listings by the UPC of each figure. When a listing ends in a confirmed sale of a new figure, that price is recorded. Used, loose and lot sales are left out. When a figure has recorded sales, its market value is the average of its most recent day of sales. A figure with no recorded sale counts at its retail price. Your collection value is the sum of the values of the figures you own, and it is free on every plan.
- Does Legendsverse have a phone app?
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Legendsverse runs in the browser on any phone, tablet or computer, and you can add it to your home screen. It has no App Store or Google Play app.
- Do the figures I tick on this page carry over?
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Yes. The figures you tick in the checklist on this page stay on this device, up to 10, and go into your collection when you create a free account.
Run your collecting, not a list
Your first 25 figures are free. Tick what you own, add your pre-orders, and see what your shelf is worth.
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Sources and notes
We make Legendsverse. Every claim about another product links the public page we read it from, with the date we read it. When a page does not describe a feature, we say so instead of saying the feature does not exist. If a page has changed since, the page wins.
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Legendsverse, Pre-orders with price, store and arrival month. Up to 25 pre-orders on the free plan, no limit on Unlimited. Filter the list by arrival month.
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Excel or Google Sheets, Pre-orders with price, store and arrival month. A sheet holds whatever columns you make. You type each order, price and date yourself.
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Excel or Google Sheets, Live shipment tracking. A sheet does not read carrier tracking. You paste each tracking number and check it yourself.
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Legendsverse, Restock, pre-order and sale alerts. Alerts arrive in the app and as push notifications. Stock and sale alerts come from BigBadToyStore and Nerdzoic listings.
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Excel or Google Sheets, Restock, pre-order and sale alerts. A sheet does not watch retailers for stock, pre-orders or sales.
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6
Excel or Google Sheets, Wave checklists with Build-A-Figure pieces. You type every figure, wave and year. A guide from iCollect says: "After about 200 figures, maintaining a spreadsheet becomes a part-time job."
icollecteverything.com/best-action-figure-collection-ap Read
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Legendsverse, Collection value over time. Your current collection value is free on every plan. The history by period is part of Unlimited.
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Excel or Google Sheets, Collection value over time. You look up each price and type it in. A chart is possible if you keep the old values.
icollecteverything.com/best-action-figure-collection-ap Read
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Excel or Google Sheets, Ask ChatGPT or Claude about your collection. An assistant can read a sheet that you upload or share. It does not know the figures you did not type.
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Legendsverse, Collection value. Today Legendsverse records eBay sales for 3 lines: DC Multiverse, Mafex and Marvel Legends. Other figures count at their retail price.
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Excel or Google Sheets, Collection value. None. You look up each price and type it in.
icollecteverything.com/best-action-figure-collection-ap Read
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Excel or Google Sheets, Catalog. None. You type every figure, wave and year. A guide from iCollect says: "After about 200 figures, maintaining a spreadsheet becomes a part-time job."
icollecteverything.com/best-action-figure-collection-ap Read
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Excel or Google Sheets, Barcode scanner. No barcode lookup of figures.
workspace.google.com/sheets icollecteverything.com/best-action-figure-collection-ap Read
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Excel or Google Sheets, Export. It is already a file.
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15
Excel or Google Sheets, Ads. No ads.
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16
Legendsverse, Where it runs. Legendsverse runs in the browser, and you can add it to your home screen. It has no App Store or Google Play app.
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Excel or Google Sheets, Where it runs. Google Sheets works on a phone, a tablet or a computer, also offline.
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Excel or Google Sheets, Free plan. Free. Anyone with a Google account can make a sheet.
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Excel or Google Sheets, Paid plan. Not needed for a personal list.
Free for 25 figures. No card.
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