Magic Life Counter

Magic Life Counter

Your smartest game companion!

46 ratings
196 reviews
Free
In-App Purchases

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  • Released
  • Updated
  • September 2, 2010
  • April 29, 2021
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This app simplifies tracking game elements during Magic: The Gathering matches. It supports various formats and player counts, allowing you to monitor life, counters, and other game-specific metrics. Never lose track of your game state again with this digital companion.

Duel and multiplayer support
Tracks life, poison, commander damage, loyalty
Customizable counter tracking
Round time tracking
Virtual dice and coin flip
Game history and notes
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What's New in Magic Life Counter

2.20

April 29, 2021

No ads, no tracking, reduced binary size, dark mode and much more...

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$4.99

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User reviews

Best App

There's no app with this amount of features. There's no ads anymore, and it lets you customize literally everything you can think of, like time, who the first player will be, starting life total; energy, poison, and planeswalker counters, commander damage. Everything you could ever need. And that's the free version. I recommend the premium version so you can support the creator of this app.
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Great app! Several bugs.

This is a great app, super useful and easy to use. Any feature I want in a life counter app this one has. I use this to track my Parties HP in Dungeons and Dragons, and has been the best way to track every bodies HP including the monsters I am running.
This review is only 2 stars because I bought the full version for $10. For that price it shouldn’t have any of the bugs I am experiencing. First off, it’s always in Dark Mode. When I close the app and open it again it goes to Light Mode for a minute, then right back to Dark. Even if Dark Mode isn’t turned on. This isn’t a constant thing either, sometimes it happens sometimes it doesn’t. Second, whenever I open a saved Game Profile, it doesn’t show the Game Profile I clicked on. It shows the previous one until I close the app and open it again. Then the Game Profile I wanted to open will show up. Third, sometimes the numbers and icons on the app will be super small for no reason. Again I have to close and open the app to fix it. Fourth, it won’t scroll right away. If I give it a minute or close/open the app it fixes it. All these issues happen if I open the app by itself, or if I am using the app split screen on my iPad. Lastly I have all these issues on my phone as well. None of these issues make the app crash, but if you’re gonna charge $10 for the full version, it shouldn’t be having these problems.

Developers please fix this, thank you.
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Best for tracking ANY kinds of counters

Still the most full-featured app of its kind, with features few if any others have, like tracking Commander damage properly per-commander, and tracking of essentially any arbitrary counter or token.

Its UX is still not the most intuitive though, like configuring and managing game profiles and named players. During gameplay the design works fairly well.

The “Hide bars on swipe” option is broken for me—it seems impossible to bring toolbars back after swiping them away, except to force-quit the app which loses the current game history. I would raise my rating if this is fixed, because it is potentially a nice feature for reducing interface clutter when sharing control of one device during play.

It would also be nice to have more pleasing visualization for dice rolls, that some alternative apps do better.
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Best one by far

This one works great, the design is super simple and I get distracted by colours so I prefer that you only really need to name the players to recognize who’s life and other things there are. Easy to use too

Battery-eating spyware

I used this app for a few years, paid to remove ads, and found it very handy. The only drawback was that it used insane amounts of battery power when running. After a recent iOS upgrade I noticed excessive battery drainage, even with no apps running, so I started poking around.

While testing some things I opened this app and found, deep in the settings menu, "Opt-in to Ad Tracking." It was on by default. I turned it off, quit and restarted the app, and checked that setting again. It had turned itself back on. I deleted this app, and suddenly my battery is lasting much longer than it has in years.

So this is a great, full-featured M:tG life counter, but it also sells your data and guzzles your battery. I consider that a bad trade.
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Reported Bugs

4 issues

App crashes on startup

Bug

Scrolling issues with many players

Bug

Dark mode toggle not working as expected

Bug

Ads reappearing after premium upgrade

Bug

Requested Features

4 requests

Add more player support (beyond 4)

Feature

Implement game history tracking

Feature

Improve UI customization options

Feature

Optimize battery usage

Feature

FAQ

What does Magic Life Counter do?

Magic Life Counter is a digital tool designed to help players track various game statistics during Magic: The Gathering matches. It can monitor life totals, poison counters, commander damage, planeswalker loyalty, tokens, and any other custom counters you wish to track.

What are the key features of this app?

Key features include support for both duels and multiplayer games with unlimited players, tracking of all standard game elements like life and poison, the ability to track custom counters, round time tracking, virtual dice and coin flips, and the option to save game history with notes and pictures.

Is Magic Life Counter free to use?

The application is free to download and use, offering core functionality without charge. However, it does include in-app purchases, suggesting that some advanced features or customization options may require payment.

What Magic: The Gathering formats does it support?

The app is designed to be versatile and supports all major Magic: The Gathering formats, including T2 (Standard), Modern, Two-Headed Giant, Commander, and any other format you might play. It's suitable for casual play and competitive environments alike.

Can multiple players use the app during a game?

Yes, the app is suitable for multiplayer matches with an unlimited number of players. It also features a counter rotation option, allowing opponents to use the same app instance to track their own game elements, making it a convenient shared tool.