# CounterSpell — MTG Commander Life Counter > Magic: The Gathering Commander life and counter tracking app. (iPhone/iPad app by Vittorio Masia.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/counterspell/id1459235508 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Vittorio Masia](https://appshunter.io/developer/1459235507) - Category: Utilities, Games, Card - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.75/5 from 16 App Store ratings · 9 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 12.0 · 31 MB - Languages: English - Released: 2019-04-23 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/counterspell/id1459235508/reviews.md ## What is CounterSpell? CounterSpell is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC. CounterSpell is an open source project that aims to give any Magic: The Gathering player the best possible life tracking app, with a special focus on EDH. It features: - Life, Commander Damage, Commander Casts, Poison Counters, Experience Counters, Storm Count, Total Man Tracker, City's Blessing, Monarch, and other counters to keep track of anything you could possibly need. - Scroll Interaction: You can swipe over a player's name to increment or decrement their life or any other counter. - Great battery life: the app activity is streamlined and consists in the bare minimum computational effort to make it work. It does just what you ask it to do, no background stuff (I'd be too lazy to code such things anyway!), so you can keep your phone on all night and play commander! (obviously, your screen being on is what drains your battery the most, so lower your brightness or use the dark theme if your battery is already running low). - High Precision: You can see how much damage you're dealing while you swipe, along with the resulting life that the current amount of damage would produce and when you're sure about what you're doing, simply release the swipe for a moment to make CounterSpell confirm the edit. - Multiple Players Damage: You can select any number of players before starting to scroll to modify their life totals, so your Pestilence friend won't drive you insane anymore. - Commander Damage: You can easily keep track of the damage made by any player's commander to any other player (or even himself, if when needed). You can also set lifelink and infect for a specific commander to automatically handle implicit the results of commander damage. - Complete, accurate and easy-to-read History: You can see precisely when any of the edits were made, what type of damage and how much damage was dealt. - Ability to undo any mistake: If the undo and redo button are not enough, you can delete a single interaction made any time in the past without affecting any subsequent action. - Playgroup management: CounterSpell saves the names of your friends, so you can quickly change playgroup at any time. - Partner Commander Damage: You can easily split a player's commander in two partners and keep track of his two commanders damages and casts separately. - Manual interaction: You can manually set a given number of life for a player, in that remote case you need to gain exactly 273 life and you don't want to scroll twenty times to achieve that. ## Key features - Track life, commander damage, poison, and experience counters - Intuitive swipe gestures for quick edits - Detailed history of all game interactions - Undo and redo any past action - Manage multiple playgroups and player names - Support for partner commanders ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Buy me an Unstable Land | $1.99 | one-time | | Buy me a Path To Exile | $4.99 | one-time | | Buy me a Thoughtseize | $9.99 | one-time | | Buy me a Fetch Land | $18.99 | one-time | ## Recent user reviews (9 of 9) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/counterspell/id1459235508/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Other apps by this creator *2021-08-17* This is a beautiful app. Any plans to have the Krarkulator come to iOS? ### 5/5 — Exactly the type of app I’ve been looking for. *2020-01-07* This is a great app for keeping track of life in any game. It’s obviously designed for magic but has the ability for up to 12 people in a single group and has a movable order so it is also a great life/initiative tracker for most RPGs as well! Super excited to have this in my app in my collection. ### 5/5 — Great App *2020-01-04* Great App, but I paid to support the developer and it won’t let me access the theme menu... ### 4/5 — Nice app, aesthetically irritating *2019-06-29* I like the variety of different features and things to count, that makes it easier to count than my go-to, Carbon. However, it's small text, and hard to read on a big table. To remedy this: add different colors, perhaps, and rotate each player so that everyone can read their side. Otherwise great though! ### 5/5 — This app is amazing *2019-06-29* It has everything you could need as a magic player. Not interested in commander? Disable the commander stuff. Really need a good commander tracker? This has literally everything you need. Partner commanders, poison and experience counters, it has it all. It has a way to put in custom names, save names and groups, and is overall fast and intuitive. It doesn’t have of those annoying +1/-1, but rather, a nice customs increment system. Overall, I recommend this as your mtg life tracker to anyone who plays magic. ### 5/5 — Best life tracker *2019-06-29* It has all the features I have been looking for ### 4/5 — Thoughts *2019-06-29* Hello from reddit friend, I like the app, it just seems a little overwhelming at first, perhaps create a guide within the app? how do I change the four names? Also why do you have to swipe the app? Why not tap the screen for life damage? - or perhaps give the user that ability - also just a thought on this YouTube series Game knights they have an app that splits the screen into four sections like a cross- and each player has the ability to control their own life. I like it though dude! Augori friend ### 5/5 — Best life counter app I’ve seen *2019-06-29* This app is by far the most comprehensive life counter app I’ve seen. While it’s geared for commander players (tracks commander damage, poison, experience, etc), all those features are optional and can be removed if you’re playing standard, draft, or modern. But most importantly the design is very clean. Very easy to learn, very easy to use. Every feature I’ve dreamed of (and more) in a life counter app can be found in this one. ### 3/5 — Great features but... *2019-04-30* I love the volume of features, but ultimately, having to slide to adjust is slow and clunky. Also, I don’t get why City’s Blessing is a counter. It’s not something that has to be tracked more than once; it’s a yes/no scenario. ## Frequently asked questions about CounterSpell ### What is CounterSpell? CounterSpell is an open-source application designed to help Magic: The Gathering players, especially those playing Commander (EDH), track life totals and various game counters. It focuses on providing a user-friendly and efficient way to manage game states. ### What counters can CounterSpell track? CounterSpell can track life, commander damage, commander casts, poison counters, experience counters, storm count, total mana, City's Blessing, Monarch, and any other counters you might need. This comprehensive tracking ensures you can manage all aspects of your game. ### How does CounterSpell handle battery life? The app is optimized for great battery life by streamlining its activity to the bare minimum computational effort. It avoids background processes, allowing you to keep your phone on for extended play sessions. Lowering screen brightness or using the dark theme can further conserve battery. ### Can I track multiple players' damage simultaneously? Yes, CounterSpell allows you to select multiple players before scrolling to modify their life totals. This feature is useful for managing effects that impact all players, ensuring accuracy and convenience. ### Does CounterSpell support partner commanders? Yes, CounterSpell has specific support for partner commanders. You can easily split a player's commander into two partners and track their individual commander damages and casts separately. ### How does CounterSpell compare to other MTG apps? CounterSpell is an open-source project with a strong focus on EDH gameplay mechanics and user experience. It offers detailed tracking of numerous counters and precise editing capabilities, aiming to be the best possible life tracking app for Commander players. ### Is CounterSpell available on all devices? CounterSpell is available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices. It is designed to run on Apple's iOS operating system. ### How often is CounterSpell updated? The latest version of CounterSpell is 3.2.5, which was last updated on November 20, 2020. While the last update was in late 2020, the app's open-source nature may allow for community contributions or future official updates. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 3.2.5 — 2020-11-20 November 19: - NEW: interactive in-app tutorial - CHANGE: redesign of bottom bar commander icons November 14: - NEW: Option for flat design (new) over solid (original) ### 3.2.1 — 2020-11-15 New option to choose between Flat (new) and Solid Design (original) ### 3.0.12 — 2020-01-06 bug fixing ### 3.0.11 — 2020-01-04 bug fixing ### 3.0.9 — 2019-12-31 CounterSpell 3.0 is here. Completely rewritten from scratch to enable better performance and implement a new design with more features. Faster and easier to use. And now also open source! NEW: Leaderboards. 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