The Best MTG Collection App I’ve Used
Helvault has basically become the home for my entire Magic collection.
I have cards spread across binders, boxes, folders and decks, and I love that I can track not only what I own, but where everything is physically located. That has made managing a larger collection so much easier.
The scanner works really well. I have used it for everything from adding a few new Secret Lair cards to scanning much larger batches, and it makes the process quick and easy. I also like that I can switch between pricing sources like TCGplayer and Card Kingdom depending on how I want to look at the value of my collection.
One of the biggest things for me is being able to export my collection as a CSV. I use that file constantly for deck building, checking what cards I own and keeping track of what is already being used across my Commander decks. The iCloud backup and syncing between my iPhone and iPad are also really important when you have put this much time into organizing a collection.
I did run into a syncing issue with my phone, but my collection is also very large. Once my iPad finished fully syncing, newly scanned cards started coming through correctly. Having the cloud backup available gave me some peace of mind while I worked through it.
There are other apps that can track prices or build decks, but Helvault is the app I actually trust with my collection. It is easy to use, gives me the organization tools I need and has become a huge part of how I collect, sort and build Magic decks.
I have cards spread across binders, boxes, folders and decks, and I love that I can track not only what I own, but where everything is physically located. That has made managing a larger collection so much easier.
The scanner works really well. I have used it for everything from adding a few new Secret Lair cards to scanning much larger batches, and it makes the process quick and easy. I also like that I can switch between pricing sources like TCGplayer and Card Kingdom depending on how I want to look at the value of my collection.
One of the biggest things for me is being able to export my collection as a CSV. I use that file constantly for deck building, checking what cards I own and keeping track of what is already being used across my Commander decks. The iCloud backup and syncing between my iPhone and iPad are also really important when you have put this much time into organizing a collection.
I did run into a syncing issue with my phone, but my collection is also very large. Once my iPad finished fully syncing, newly scanned cards started coming through correctly. Having the cloud backup available gave me some peace of mind while I worked through it.
There are other apps that can track prices or build decks, but Helvault is the app I actually trust with my collection. It is easy to use, gives me the organization tools I need and has become a huge part of how I collect, sort and build Magic decks.
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Buy it, get the inapp purchasrs
It's absolutely worth it. I love it so much. Fantastic utility. Worth every penny
What happened
Used to be great, not its really slow to scan and fails to load the card image. Also incapable of distinguishing sets, so the filter is a must. Makes for a very slow process if you have cards that have been reprinted many times.
AI isn’t good
Can’t tell the difference between basic lands. Can’t tell the difference of older cards versus newer re-releases. I gave 2 stars, but it’s borderline 1. If you pay the $10 beyond the first 30 free scans you might be disappointed if you own older cards.
Lacks Granularity
This app is begging for the ability to create smart lists.
Also, instead of giving you headers for folders, binders, and lists before you’ve created either, why not let you just create and choose the type of “list”. There seems to be no difference between the three other than the icon.
No ability to multi select cards so that you can add them to a folder, binder, or list is maddening.
Also, instead of giving you headers for folders, binders, and lists before you’ve created either, why not let you just create and choose the type of “list”. There seems to be no difference between the three other than the icon.
No ability to multi select cards so that you can add them to a folder, binder, or list is maddening.
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Needs Export Options
I wish I could export a binder at a time
The best out there.
While there are a few things I would change about this if I could it is still the best I’ve found by far. The card recognition is at least four steps ahead of its closest competitor. I’ve downloaded ever app available and paid the subscription fee but this one has out shown them all. I wish there were a few tweaks like a wishlist section and a subcategory to keep binders and decks separate and multiple tabs for searching your collection for cross reference purposes but over all it gets an A+ from me!
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5 Stars
Few apps deserve 5 stars from performance to bug resolution. The team behind this app truly make you feel apart of the community and that each members voice is heard when it comes to requests and future updates. The scanner and sorting features are awesome. 10k cards scanned so far and have been using this app for over 2 years to keep my collection sorted. 🫡🫡
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Minor tweaks
This app is amazing! I have my entire collection digitized and it makes things super easy to locate and organize. That being said, I have some notes:
Searching by just pictures and edition logos becomes tedious at times especially when you have revised and beta edition cards. Perhaps a testable search function that doesn’t display the card but displays the edition title and name of card.
While building collections, I noticed that I don’t have a way to track cards I don’t have without resorting to pen and paper. Perhaps a “need” folder or maybe a completed list function for sets and binders so you can track what you still need to master set a collection.
Lastly, it needs a deck builder function and the import export feature needs an overhaul. Creating a deck would be super easy with a deck builder portion of the app. Without using folders and moving cards. Integrated with a “need” function this would allow players to build decks from their collections without having to move cards from collections.
Great app!! Please keep it up. The camera is much improved from the original app.
Searching by just pictures and edition logos becomes tedious at times especially when you have revised and beta edition cards. Perhaps a testable search function that doesn’t display the card but displays the edition title and name of card.
While building collections, I noticed that I don’t have a way to track cards I don’t have without resorting to pen and paper. Perhaps a “need” folder or maybe a completed list function for sets and binders so you can track what you still need to master set a collection.
Lastly, it needs a deck builder function and the import export feature needs an overhaul. Creating a deck would be super easy with a deck builder portion of the app. Without using folders and moving cards. Integrated with a “need” function this would allow players to build decks from their collections without having to move cards from collections.
Great app!! Please keep it up. The camera is much improved from the original app.
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This sucks
I like this service. However, why do I have to pay for features that used to be free, and then they split the features into different things you need to pay for to access. I don’t like being nickel and dimed like this.
Buggy
It doesn’t scan lands properly, basic
It keeps charging me
I paid for this app. It’s supposed to be a one time fee and it keeps asking me to pay again to keep using it. I paid it twice now. I hope it doesn’t do it again.
Its a subscription by another name
Another Legacy user here who had paid for "lifetime access" to the app and was left high and dry when it was replaced. As other users have said, this is just a subscription but worse, it's a deceptive bait and switch. The dev just needs be upfront that it's not lifetime access you're paying for. I'll be migrating my collection to another app.
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Won’t open on iOS 26
I made the mistake in thinking this app would work with all the money this dev wants for the app. Oops my bad.
Scam
Bought this app. “One time purchase”. Then the developer releases the same app with improvements and tells everyone to buy it again. Don’t trust this developer and take an alternative.
Too expensive
The scanner itself is great. I wish there was a way to just have it automatically scan and reopen the scanner without me needing to push a button. I don’t care about tthe version of the card. Also I paid the 10$ for the full access and now I have to pay another 6 to be able to export a plain text list of my cards? Thats too greedy. I should have put my money elsewhere
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Best mtg scanner
This is definitely the best card scanner I’ve tried on iPhone. It’s basically instantaneous and highly accurate. It’s excellent at what it does, but with that said it could do a bit more. For example, a deck feature would be great, currently I have to switch to a different app to see which of my cards are in what deck. But for simply tracking the cards in your collection on your phone, this app is the best.
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Best Scanner & Management App
This app is legit. I think it’s got room for UX improvements, but I’ve tried the others and this app is the best. The purchase tiers are good too. Install this one.
Scammers - would avoid and use other app
Purchased the legacy version when it was current but then they bait and switched to a new version so I have to pay for it again. Would recommend literally any other app
Scam
Developer had the exact same App as this but with a supposedly pay-only-once buy. Now he just stopped updating the old app and released a new version without restoring purchases. This is just scannt behavior.
The alternatives out here like manabox or the DragonShieldScanner are better and without false advertising.
The alternatives out here like manabox or the DragonShieldScanner are better and without false advertising.
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