# Decked Builder > Magic the Gathering deck building, research, pricing, and purchasing app. (iPhone/iPad app by Dennis Gill.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/decked-builder/id397090691 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Dennis Gill](https://appshunter.io/developer/1776423679) - Category: Games, Entertainment, Card, Strategy - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 3.00/5 from 329 App Store ratings · 126 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 9+ - Requires: iOS 16.0 · 62 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2010-10-14 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: paid - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/decked-builder/id397090691/reviews.md ## What is Decked Builder? Decked Builder is the premium deck building app for Magic the Gathering -- providing a sleek user interface to research decks, find cards, and then build, price and finally buy the deck that you want. "This is the program I recommend for anyone willing to spend ... on an MtG application. I’m one of those people who will generally take the free alternative over the paid app any day, but I’m actually happy to have spent the money on this one. It has a ton of very cool features, runs smoothly, and even has RSS feeds for several top MtG sites." - Michael Evans, GatheringMagic.com "Decked Builder is the absolute pinnacle of what a Magic the Gathering accessory app should be. There’s almost nothing that I need, that this app can’t do for me." - Jaden, appaddict.net "The iPad version of Decked Builder is perfect. Solitaire play has been upgraded and the card loading speed is marvelous. Thanks for a good application." - Eugene Lee, author of Wagic "I have to say that this app is certainly one that I would recommend to any MTG player" - Josh Elliot, eyeofthevortex.com FEATURES: * Find your cards - Instant search results with no Internet connection as the database is stored locally - Search for cards by any combination of card expansion, rarity, color, type or cost - Built in support for tournament formats including Standard, Modern, Extended, EDH and Classic - See only distinct cards, or find every printing of a card in every set - Full card text search -- easily find every Landfall card, Elf, Vampire or any other attribute that has ever been printed. * Build your decks - Build multiple deck listings and sideboards - Easily test sample draws from the deck, and simulate a game of Magic by playing cards to the battlefield. - Get statistics on your deck including mana curves, color symbol counts and card type percentages - Email decks to your friends - Full text search for cards in your deck -- perfect for building EDH 100 card singleton decks - Sort and filter your deck by mana cost, color, card type, tournament legality and more * Price and buy your decks - Decked Builder contains multiple price feeds from TCGplayer.com, CoolStuffInc.com, CardShark.com and MTGOTraders.com - Finding the cheapest way to put your deck together from some of the largest card suppliers on the Internet - Price your entire deck with a single tap - Easily buy your entire deck online, or just cards missing from your collection * Research decks - Decked Builder includes RSS feeds which are specially formatted for clean viewing and fast downloads. - Cards names are automatically be highlighted for instant (no network required) card lookups from the built-in database - Featured RSS feeds from TCGplayer.com, DraftMagic.com, MTGCast, PureMTGO.com, Channel Fireball, Power 9 Pro, GatheringMagic.com, StarCityGames - Deck integration with mtgo-stats.com allows you to download, analyze and test the latest winning decks directly on your device * Track your collection (in-app purchase required) - Easily input your collection by any criteria you can think of - Find missing cards to complete your collection or your deck - Value your collection -- find out how much you have spent on your Magic addiction - iCloud synchronization makes it effortless to keep your collection in synch across your Mac, iPad and iPhone. * And More! - Decked Builder features high-definition card art scans that display brilliantly on your Retina Display - Fully support for Innistrad day/night cards, Kamigawa flip cards and split cards - Works perfectly offline with no Internet connection ## Key features - Instant card search (offline) - Build multiple decks and sideboards - Deck statistics and mana curves - Price and buy decks online - Research decks with RSS feeds - Tournament format support ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Collections Add-On | $6.99 | one-time | | Card Cam Add-On | $4.99 | one-time | | Decks add-on | $6.99 | one-time | ## What do users think of Decked Builder? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Solid deck builder - 🚀 Great for deck building and collection management - 🚀 Consistently updated with new sets - 🚀 Powerful search and filtering capabilities - 👍 Useful playtesting feature **Cons** - 🐛 Recent UI updates made the app less intuitive - 🐛 Buggy and crashes frequently - 🐛 Missing newer card sets and formats - 🐛 Clunky search and filtering experience - 🐛 Paid features should be included in base app **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes on startup - Incorrect card information and legality - Syncing issues with online storage - Scanning and collection management bugs **Most requested features** - Add more advanced search and filtering options - Improve playtesting mode with more zones - Provide better support for syncing across devices - Add a dark mode option - Improve card art quality and consistency ## Recent user reviews (10 of 126) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/decked-builder/id397090691/reviews.md ### 4/5 — Solid Deck Builder *2024-11-10* Been my go-to deck building app for a couple years, happy with the app overall, although my only complaints are that the browse all versions button is unusable while text is in the search bar, and secondly some newer cards use a multiverse ID which does not exist on the gatherer website, making it harder for me to work with when I make my own programs to work with the .dec files. Solid app though. ### 1/5 — Used to be good *2024-07-06* Would have given this a 5 for years. But now it’s largely unusable. The single version of a card setting doesn’t work. So when searching for something instead of seeing 20 results I get like 50 plus because cards show up multiple times with all the different arts and borders. I also much preferred it organizing results by mana cost (which it can no longer do) instead of card number from the set so it’s impossible to know where in a list of the results a card is going to show up. Additionally it’s just been buggy since the major revamp a year or two ago and it will still show the wrong card when you pick something from a search or deck list. ### 1/5 — The most recent update ruined it *2024-05-27* I have used this app for almost a decade. It used to be the number one deck building app with no competition. I can’t fathom what the development team was thinking with this update. Test mode has you squinting at your cards from 20 feet away in an attempt to make it more aesthetic? Or realistic? I can’t even see the card man. What were you thinking? Secondly, in order to search cards, there are no settings to choose your default preferences. In fact there appear to be no settings for this app at all. I can’t make “all versions” default. Or “order by cost”. That has to be selected every single time. This is the best example of iteration for iteration sake I have ever seen. If it isn’t broke let’s all get together and find a way to break it. Our leal fans should love that. For reference this app back in the day was like $15 dollars for all of its features. It wasn’t cheap and we all paid it because it was unmatched in how incredible it was. ### 3/5 — New filter option are nice, if they worked *2024-05-11* Adding all types of cards was nice but filtering the out can be a problem. adding color ID was great, for when it works. Removing a clear way to ask for one version not all versions if a card has been brutal to try and recreate. Lastly many cards are clearly tagged wrong as filtering by commander legal tonnes if new commander set cards are filtered out! It borderline unusable at times. Pushing me to other deck builders very quickly. ### 1/5 — It used to be so great *2024-03-02* I have been using this app for many many years. I loved the simplicity of it and how I could easily just scroll through tons of cards. Recently, however, there have been many changes that made it a lot harder / more annoying to use. You now have to filter out art cards, tokens, even the punchout cards with counters and other ad cards are included in some searches. Not only this but every single printing of a card will be included which means I have to scroll through like 20 versions of the same counterspell. This combined with the fact that the UI hasnt been updated in years is why I am choosing to delete the app. Folks, just use scryfall. ### 1/5 — Updated Interface is Terrible *2023-12-11* I’ve been using this app for about a decade, and it was always the best way I’d found to build decks. But after the interface update this year, it’s nearly unusable. Sure it looks sleeker, but they absolutely tanked the quality of life and user experience of almost every function in the app. Everything you do now requires tons more clicks which makes building decks so much more tedious, card faces no longer preload so when searching through lists of cards you have to wait a few seconds for the info to load which pretty much doubles card search times, and the multiple different card search interfaces that are for some reason separate from actually adding cards to your deck make absolutely no sense to use. All this makes me leave the app to go onto my computer to build decks instead every time I try to come back. I haven’t had a good experience using the app in months and it’s such a bummer - the devs absolutely slaughtered a near-perfect app. ### 2/5 — Recent UI updates are rough… *2023-11-30* I’ve been using this app for nearly a decade. I know that it has been and can be phenomenal, but the UI updates from a few months ago are major steps backwards. The current version seems to require 2-3 more clicks to accomplish anything, has things like art cards filtered into the search by default, has a ton of wasted screen space, and overall doesn’t function well without data reception. I’ve been using Decked on the subway for years, and now I just… can’t. Most frustrating, my previous purchases need to be re-authenticated at least once a day. I happily paid for all of the extra features under the old UI, but I don’t think I could justify doing so with the current state of things. ### 4/5 — Awesome App, only one thing missing at least for me *2023-11-29* I’ve used this app for over 8 years now. It’s my go to app for deck building and testing. However in recent updates the testing has been changed. I like the format and the way it’s set up, I just have an issue with there only being 2 zones (field and graveyard) If we could get a zone for lands at the very least, I would give 5 stars for this app. I appreciate all the hard work put into the app, and separating lands from everything else would be so wonderful for playtesting. Thank you! **Developer response:** We're sorry you are unhappy with the new Decked Builder. We appreciate your feedback, and will combine it with the feedback of others to make improvements going forward. We have been working with the programming team on ways to implement the new Test Deck Feature, while keeping the flavor of the old version available for those who prefer it. We appreciate your patience while we tackle that task. ### 5/5 — Where’s the card updates? *2023-11-07* I love this app can’t say much for using across multiple devices I only use it in my phone. I’ve used this app since it was released and keep all records of my cards on here… Recently I’ve been trying to build new decks and find it’s been years since any cards were added. My pod broke up and I stopped playing for awhile when I started looking up card suggestions from online I found the app seriously lacking … was just wondering when a full card update would be available.. thank you for your time and patience! **Developer response:** Hello iugghh, Thank you for using Decked Builder. It looks like you may be using a previous version of Decked Builder. Double check the current hardware and iOS requirement, then download the newest version to get access to the current card databases. ### 1/5 — They screwed it up - avoid *2023-09-29* This used to have everything I needed. An easy deckbuilder including a “sample hand” generator, and a way to input your collection. Now it’s all but unusable. If I want to add a new set I have to scan one card at a time. Who has time to do that? Great shame. It was once a lovely product. I’m now looking for something else to use. M ## Frequently asked questions about Decked Builder ### What does Decked Builder do? Decked Builder is a premium application designed for Magic the Gathering players. It allows users to research existing decks, find specific cards, build their own decks, price them using various online retailers, and then purchase the cards needed. ### What are the key features of Decked Builder? Key features include instant offline card search, the ability to build and manage multiple decks with sideboards, detailed deck statistics like mana curves, integration with online stores for pricing and purchasing, and RSS feeds for researching popular decks. ### How much does Decked Builder cost? Decked Builder is a paid application. While the core functionality for deck building, research, and pricing is included, there is an in-app purchase available to track your card collection. ### What Magic the Gathering formats are supported? The app provides built-in support for popular tournament formats, including Standard, Modern, Extended, EDH, and Classic. This ensures legality checks and relevant card filtering for various play styles. ### Can I use Decked Builder to buy cards? Yes, Decked Builder integrates with multiple price feeds from major online card suppliers. You can price your entire deck with a single tap and then easily buy the cards you need directly through the app. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 7.3.1 — 2024-04-12 New in 7.3.1: • Added Initial support for opening MTG Deck Files (.dec) in place ### 7.2.1 — 2024-02-02 New in 7.2.1: • Corrected issues with set sort order. • visionOS Launch Support ### 7.1.2 — 2024-01-05 New in 7.1.2: • Added filters for more Constructed Formats, including Alchemy and Timeless • Added filters for more Card Types, including Kindreds and Battles ### 7.1.0 — 2024-01-01 New in 7.1.0: • Added Filters for Card Objects and Games • Performance improvements for older devices • Added Toggle for Content Warning Visibility ### 7.0.8 — 2023-11-17 - Added Filter for Color Identity ## Apps similar to Decked Builder | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Charterstone: Digital Edition](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/charterstone-digital-edition/id1457338857) | 3.6 (13) | $9.99 | Games | | [Net Deck](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/net-deck/id865963530) | 5.0 (45) | Free | Games | | [Eternal Card Game](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/eternal-card-game/id1077866163) | 4.5 (1,315) | Free | Games | | [Battleheart 2](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/battleheart-2/id1232791258) | 3.8 (808) | $3.99 | Games | | [Mythgard](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mythgard/id1404458505) | 4.8 (338) | Free | Games | | [Forward: Escape the Fold](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/forward-escape-the-fold/id1550498827) | 4.1 (19) | $1.99 | Games | ## More apps by Dennis Gill - [Decked Builder HD](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/decked-builder-hd/id416254013) - [Decked Builder Remastered](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/decked-builder-remastered/id6741140723) All apps by Dennis Gill: https://appshunter.io/developer/1776423679 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*