# Magic Life Counter — Your smartest game companion!

> Digital life and counter tracker for Magic: The Gathering games. (iPhone/iPad app by Ajfek Software.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/magic-life-counter/id389762204 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Ajfek Software](https://appshunter.io/developer/348552988)
- Category: Entertainment, Games, Card, Strategy
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.10/5 from 46 App Store ratings · 196 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 8 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2010-09-02
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/magic-life-counter/id389762204/reviews.md

## What is Magic Life Counter?

The app helps you track anything you want during duels and multiplayer Magic: the Gathering matches. Want to track life? Poison counters? Commander damage? Tokens? Planeswalker’s loyalty? Anything? It’s painless when you’re using Magic Life Counter! No more notepads and dice!

Features:
• suitable for duels or multiplayer matches (unlimited players!),
• supports all magic formats: T2, Modern, Two-Headed Giant, Commander… you name it!,
• tracks all the basics: life, poison counters, commander damage, loyalty, tokens…
• but also anything you want, e.g. Omnath mana, commander tax, counters on permanents etc.
• you can rotate counters, so your opponents can use the app too,
• possibility to increase/decrease life by 1 or by 5 points,
• tracks remaining round time,
• replaces your planechase dice,
• lets you throw a virtual dice or flip a virtual coin,
• remembers your friends' names to quickly add them to a game,
• tracks your games and allows to take notes or pictures for future reference!

Enjoy and be sure to tell your friends about the MLC! :D

––––––––––––––– Legal Stuff –––––––––––––––

Wizards of the Coast, Magic: The Gathering, and their logos are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast LLC in the United States and other countries.

Magic Life Counter is owned by Ajfek Software and is not affiliated with, endorsed, sponsored, specifically approved or authorized by Wizards of the Coast LLC.

## Key features

- 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

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| PRO Features | $4.99 | one-time |
| Remove all ads | $2.99 | one-time |
| Match history | $2.99 | one-time |
| All the Things! | $9.99 | one-time |
| Dark colorful skin | $0.99 | one-time |
| High-contrast dark skin | $0.99 | one-time |
| Milky white skin | $0.99 | one-time |
| Game profiles | $2.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Magic Life Counter?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 Best app with most features
- 👍 Simple and intuitive design
- 👍 Customizable counters and tokens
- 👍 Handles multi-player games well
- 👍 Regularly updated with new features

**Cons**

- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 💰 Expensive premium upgrade
- 🔍 Intrusive ads in free version

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes on startup
- Scrolling issues with many players
- Dark mode toggle not working as expected
- Ads reappearing after premium upgrade

**Most requested features**

- Add more player support (beyond 4)
- Implement game history tracking
- Improve UI customization options
- Optimize battery usage

## Recent user reviews (10 of 196)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/magic-life-counter/id389762204/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Best App

*2022-05-07, version 2.20*

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.

### 2/5 — Great app! Several bugs.

*2022-04-04, version 2.20*

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.

### 3/5 — Best for tracking ANY kinds of counters

*2020-07-26, version 2.19*

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.

### 5/5 — Best one by far

*2020-07-05, version 2.19*

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

### 3/5 — Battery-eating spyware

*2019-10-03, version 2.19*

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.

### 4/5 — Neat

*2019-07-15, version 2.19*

Would be AMAZING for a nerf war.. if I had any friends

### 5/5 — 6 stars!

*2019-06-08, version 2.19*

I’ve had them all and none compare to this life counter ap.  Excellent work!

### 5/5 — Best app for life and other counters

*2019-05-18, version 2.19*

Clean, configurable, single player life, and big numbers.

### 5/5 — Perfect

*2019-05-18, version 2.19*

I can’t think of a single thing that could be done to improve this app (apart from having the Planechase artwork, but I guess this would be a copyright issue).

Updated for new expansions regularly. Don’t use anything else.

### 5/5 — Does what it says

*2019-02-07, version 2.13*

Biggest problem of apps is they try and be every item in the pizza place at once. But that ends up looking like mush. This is your plain pepperoni pizza: Does what it says, does it well, and makes you happy. 10/10 review

## Frequently asked questions about Magic Life Counter

### 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.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.20 — 2021-04-29

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

### 2.19 — 2019-05-18

Welcome to the latest v2.19 update! Whoa! So many new Planeswalkers! I've added them to the app for your loyalty tracking convenience. The onboarding is also streamlined. Apart from that one nasty camera related bug was squished and the app was generally brought up to speed.

If you like that the app is getting updates and the care it deserves, please do leave a review as they encourage even more care :-) If you don't have a minute to spare and just want to get the app in your hands, that's OK, too.

### 2.18 — 2019-01-24

Welcome to v2.18! As usually, I added latest tokens and planeswalkers, but also slightly altered their counters. Apart from that there is an assortment of fixes and optimizations you might not notice at first, but could appreciate with more use. Thank you kindly for using the app! If you have suggestions, do not hesitate to write me at kontakt@ajfek.pl.

I don't want to interrupt you with app review popup inside the app so since you're reading this, If you could spare a minute and left a short review, you'd made my day. No pressure, though!

### 2.17 — 2018-10-18

Hello and welcome to the v2.17 update of the Magic Life Counter app! The app has been brought up to speed for the latest iOS version and devices. Some small fixes (especially in regard to saving game state) have been incorporated AND the library of planeswalkers has been updated. Thank you for using the app and – as always – if you need assistance, please do not hesitate to drop me a line at kontakt@ajfek.pl (or just use the Contact Support button in Settings).

### 2.16 — 2018-01-04

This version brings iPhone X support and also fixes for banner misbehaviour and rare crashes at startup. If you have any problems with the app, you can reach me at kontakt@ajfek.pl -- I'd be happy to help! :D

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