Adopt Me trade scanner: scan a trade, get the values
Someone sends you a trade with nine pets in it and you have a few seconds to decide. Looking up each pet one at a time is too slow. The scanner in our app does it in one picture: take a screenshot of the trade window, or point your phone at the screen, and it finds every pet, reads Neon, Mega, Fly and Ride, adds up both sides and tells you if it is a win, fair or a loss.
Reads both sides
Every pet you give and every pet you get, with Neon, Mega, Fly and Ride.
Stays on your phone
The picture is read on your device. It is not uploaded unless you choose to send it.
Free to use
No limit on scans. It is part of the free app.
How to scan an Adopt Me trade
Four taps, once the scanner is downloaded.
1. Open the Calculator
In the app, open the Calculator tab and tap Scan a trade with camera. The first time, the app downloads the scanner once, about 8 MB.
2. Camera or screenshot
Playing on this phone or tablet? Take a screenshot in the game and tap Screenshot. Playing on a PC or console? Tap Camera and photograph the screen.
3. Crop to the trade window
Drag the corners so the box holds both offers and the TRADE title, and nothing else. Then tap Scan this area.
4. Read the result
Your pets show under You give, theirs under You get, each with its value. Below them: both totals and win, fair or lose.
An example scan
Someone offers an Owl and an Evil Unicorn for your Frost Dragon, all Fly Ride. You take a screenshot, crop it and tap Scan this area. With the values on the list right now, the app shows this:
The app calls a trade fair when the two totals are within 5% of the bigger side. Past that it is a win or a loss for you. A number is only the start: think about how easy each pet is to trade again, and whether you actually want it. Our guide to values explains what the numbers can and cannot tell you.
What the scanner reads
- Every pet in the trade window, on your side and on theirs.
- The N and M badges, so a Neon or Mega Neon is priced as one.
- The F and R badges, so Fly, Ride and Fly Ride pets get the right value.
- More than pets: eggs, vehicles, strollers, toys, food, gifts, pet wear and stickers from the value list.
- A screenshot from a phone, tablet or PC, and a phone photo of a monitor or TV.
When the scanner is not sure about a pet, it puts a small question mark on it and holds back the answer until you have checked it. Tap the pet to pick the right one or change Neon, Mega, Fly and Ride.
How to take a picture it can read
A screenshot is the best picture you can give it. If you have to photograph a screen, these three habits fix most bad scans.
Fill the picture
Move closer until the trade window takes up most of the photo. Both sides must be inside it.
Keep it straight
Hold the phone the same way up as the screen. Sideways photos are the most common reason a scan goes wrong.
No glare
A lamp or window shining on the screen hides pets. Tilt the phone a little until the bright spot is gone.
What it cannot read yet
Every scan in the app carries a yellow note that says the scanner is still being tested and can make mistakes. These are the cases we know about.
- A photo taken sideways. Hold the phone the same way up as the screen.
- A photo taken from the side at a sharp angle. Stand in front of the screen.
- The second screen that asks if the trade is fair. Scan the trade window itself, before you press accept.
- A brand new pet that came out in the last few days. The scanner learns new pets with its next update.
- Badges on a blurry photo of a monitor. Check N, M, F and R on each pet before you trust the total.
If a scan is wrong, the result screen has a Send picture button. We look at those pictures, fix what the scanner missed, and the fix reaches your phone as a small scanner update. You do not have to wait for a new version of the app.
How it works
Find the tiles
First it looks for the trade window and draws a box around every tile that has a pet or item in it.
Name each pet
A small AI model looks at each tile and matches it with the pets and items on the value list. The N, M, F and R badges are read too.
Add it up
The pets go into the calculator, which adds up both sides and gives the answer: win, fair or lose.
All of this happens on your phone. We tested the naming step on 302 pet tiles the model had never seen, cut from real trade pictures, and it named 297 of them correctly. A whole scan also depends on the picture, which is why the tips above matter. What we keep when you do send a picture is written in the privacy policy.
Trade scanner questions
Is the Adopt Me trade scanner free?
Yes. It is part of the free app on iPhone and Android. You can scan as many trades as you like.
Where is the scanner in the app?
On the Calculator tab, at the top. The button says Scan a trade with camera. If you cannot see it, update the app from the App Store or Google Play and open the Calculator again.
Does the scanner upload my screenshot?
No. The picture is read on your phone. Nothing leaves the phone unless you tap Send picture after a scan, which sends that one picture to us so we can fix a wrong read. You never have to send one.
How does it know which pet is which?
Adopt Me does not print pet names in the trade window, so the scanner looks at the picture of each pet. A small AI model that runs on your phone compares it with the pets and items on the value list and picks the closest match.
What if it picks the wrong pet?
Tap the pet. The app shows the next closest matches to choose from, and buttons for Normal, Neon, Mega, Fly and Ride. You can also remove an item. The totals change as soon as you fix it.
Why is there a question mark on a pet?
The scanner was not sure about that one. The app will not show win, fair or lose until you have checked every pet with a question mark, so a wrong guess cannot give you a wrong answer.
Can I scan a trade on this website?
Not yet. The scanner needs a phone, so it lives in the app. On the website you can add the pets yourself in the trade calculator.
Try it on your next trade
Get the app, open the Calculator and tap Scan a trade with camera. On a computer right now? The trade calculator on this site works when you add the pets yourself.
More to read: how to check an Adopt Me trade from a screenshot
