Mobile Guide
Everything you need to know about using RocketVault on your phone — bottom nav, multi-card capture, pull-to-refresh, sticky CTAs, and more.
Overview
RocketVault is built for the native iPhone app and mobile browsers. Native capture, vault, card shows, and billing ship in the iPhone app; the mobile browser also exposes the Trading Marketplace and Grading beta.
Download RocketVault on the Apple App Store for iPhone or iPad. Sign in with the same account you use on the web; your vault, plan, listings, and settings stay in sync.
A Visual Tour
Every view below is a current native-app or mobile-web surface rendered in an iPhone viewport and populated with simulated sports-card data. The collection mixes raw and graded cards across collector, seller, trader, and show-operator workflows.
The homepage mobile tour also shows grading and collection surfaces in both visual themes.
Navigation
On mobile, the desktop sidebar collapses into a bottom navigation bar with five slots:
| Slot | What it does |
|---|---|
| Home | Command Center — daily briefing, actions queue, KPIs |
| Vault | Inventory tabs (Available / Drafts / Active / History) |
| Camera (center action) | First asks whether you want to add cards to the Vault or check a price |
| Issues | Deep-link into the Cards page filtered to attention items, with a sub-count badge |
| More | Bottom sheet that mirrors the full desktop sidebar (Vault, Research, Settings) |
The bottom nav lives 64 px above the iOS/Android safe area, so it never collides with the home indicator or notch. The header at the top of every page has a back chevron that returns you to the previous view with full scroll position restored.
Your Collector, Seller, or Both workspace preference also changes the order of mobile destinations. Collector mode gives Collection a primary slot; Seller mode keeps the sale-inventory path primary. No feature is removed: the complete navigation remains in More, and the preference can be switched instantly under Settings → Account.
Capturing Cards on Mobile
Tap the center camera action. RocketVault first asks one plain question:
- Add cards to Vault
- Check a card's price
Nothing opens the camera or photo library until you choose. After that, select Take photos, Choose photos, or resume a saved capture.
Add cards to Vault
Add one card or a batch using a card-by-card rhythm: Card 1 front, Card 1 back, review the pair, then Card 2. Each side is durably saved before the next step. You can retake either side, remove or reorder a card, add another card, and review the complete batch before submitting. The installed app uses the native rear camera's full-resolution still image for capture and retakes.
After RocketVault durably accepts the images, it opens a dedicated processing page. You can safely leave while processing continues. The page restores after backgrounding or relaunch and shows each card moving through upload received, identification, matching, saving, and complete. Failed cards can be retried without repeating successful cards. Complete means the exact tenant-owned Vault record exists; View in Vault opens that record immediately.
Check a card's price
Price Check is a separate, recoverable flow. It identifies and prices the card without creating inventory. Only the explicit Add to Vault action on the result can save it. While RocketVault works, the screen shows Upload → Identify → Match → Price → Market → Finish and preserves the scan through a weak connection or app restart. See Scan for a Deal.
Recommended
RocketVault always keeps each physical card together: front, back, pair review, then the next card. Processing remains disabled for an incomplete pair. See the Multi-Card Capture guide for the full flow.
Mobile-Optimized Features
Pull-to-refresh
Pull down at the top of any list or the Dashboard to refresh data. Releases as soon as it's done.
Scroll restoration
When you tap the back chevron, RocketVault remembers exactly where you were on the previous page — no more scrolling back to the row you tapped.
The same context contract covers browser Back, card edit completion, tab switches, URL filters, sort order, pagination, and scroll position. Expired or invalid state degrades to the normal first page instead of trapping the user in a stale view.
Skeletons during loading
Lists, KPIs, and Card Detail panels render skeleton placeholders while data loads, so the layout doesn't snap around as content streams in.
Bumped tap targets and quiet inventory chrome
Tap targets across the inventory pages are sized for thumbs. Filter chips, attention chips, and bulk action buttons all hit the 44px minimum so you don't have to aim.
Sticky bottom CTA on Card Detail
On Card Detail, the primary actions (List on eBay, Save Draft, Reprice) stick to the bottom of the viewport on mobile. Long pages no longer hide the publish button below the fold.
Card Detail mobile density
The Card Detail page packs more onto a single phone screen — pricing, identification, and image controls are tighter while still respecting tap-target minimums.
Use More → Card shows on Card Detail to assign an existing card to a show. Scanning never opens a show prompt or assigns a card automatically.
The iPhone app exposes Plans & Billing directly in More. Trading Marketplace and Grading beta screens remain web-only until they are ready for the App Store build; Card Shows is fully available in the app.
Actionable empty states
Empty states across the app come with a clear next-step button (Upload, Browse Catalog, etc.) instead of a generic "Nothing here" message.
Responsive modals as bottom sheets
16+ dialogs across the app (delete confirms, publish-to-eBay, refresh stale, lot builder, image swap, attention triage, etc.) automatically switch to a bottom sheet on mobile via the shared ResponsiveDialog component. They lock to the bottom edge, swipe-to-dismiss, and respect the safe-area inset.
The feedback control clears both the bottom navigation and safe-area inset, so it cannot cover a primary action. Workspace selection, tour overlays, toasts, and bottom sheets use separate layers and preserve access to dismissal and primary controls.
Image preview lightbox
Tap any card thumbnail to open a full-screen preview with a front/back toggle. On desktop this is a hover preview — on mobile it's tap-to-open.
Filter sheets
On mobile, filter controls move into a slide-up bottom sheet instead of a sidebar. Tap the filter icon to open.
RocketVault Agent goes full-page
On phones, the RocketVault Agent opens as its own full-page view rather than the desktop side panel — same features, sized for a thumb-and-keyboard conversation.
Tips for Mobile Use
- Install the native app — download RocketVault from the Apple App Store for native camera capture, push notifications, and App Store billing. If you prefer the mobile web app, Add to Home Screen removes the browser toolbar.
- Stable connectivity — card processing requires a connection. For best results, use Wi-Fi when uploading large batches; the offline indicator appears in the header if you drop off.
- Portrait mode is preferred — the layout works in landscape but is tuned for portrait.
Getting Started with RocketVault
Set up your account, explore the dashboard, and learn the basics of the RocketVault sports card platform.
Uploading Cards
Learn how to upload card images individually using drag-and-drop, the file browser, or your phone camera.
Multi-Card Capture
Capture each card front and back, confirm the pair, and follow every card into the Vault.
Dashboard Guide
Read the RocketVault Dashboard — actions queue, KPIs, value distribution, inventory pipeline, refresh activity, and the event log.