# MTG Scanner - Lion’s Eye — Build Decks + Track Collection

> Magic: The Gathering collection manager and deck builder with advanced search. (iPhone/iPad app by Orlando Gabriel Herrera.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mtg-scanner-lions-eye/id1546754798 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Orlando Gabriel Herrera](https://appshunter.io/developer/1541388081)
- Category: Games, Utilities, Board, Card
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 129 App Store ratings · 110 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 124 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, European Spanish, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2021-02-16
- Data updated: 2026-08-11
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mtg-scanner-lions-eye/id1546754798/reviews.md

## What is MTG Scanner?

Your collection the way it should feel: fast, flawless, Magic.

Beautiful Design
- A native experience that puts your collection and your decks first. Focus on the cards and the experience of great search and organizing.
- Play with the one-of-a-kind foil effect. Cherish the digital version of that foil mythic you love.
- View any card info, related cards, printings, legalities, and rulings. You’ll discover new combos and gain insight into your cards.
- Flip double-faced cards with a gesture and rotate Battles and other horizontal cards.

Exceptional Actions and Tools
- Your collection is automatically sorted by color, type, MV, rarity, set, format, etc.
- Search your collection by name, oracle text, MV, set, color identity, rarity, price, and types.
- Dynamically sort your cards by recently added, quantity, name, release date, set/number, rarity, color, MV, type, and prices.
- Group cards in decks or your collection.
- Apple Shortcuts actions to get card images, oracle text, and rulings from anywhere across your device.

Intuitive Deck Building
- Drag & Drop deck building and easy-to-use menus for moving cards and editing decks.
- Deck building warnings. Build confidently while the system checks format legalities, commander color identities, ban lists, and companion rules.
- Export decks to Moxfield in one tap.

Fast and Flexible Search
- Search that includes support for Scryfall’s search syntax.
- Search suggestions. Find the exact card name without guesswork.
- Quick-add controls right in search results. It's easy to start building your collection.

Discover New Cards
- Discover new cards and see color spotlights, featured creatures, and special collections.
- See the Top 50 of each format by price.
- Find inspiration for new deck ideas or gameplay.

The Most Accessible Magic Companion
- A highly adaptive interface with support for Dynamic Type and VoiceOver.
- Mana symbols are read aloud and identifiable to VoiceOver.
- Charts and Statistics support Audio Graphs.

Try Lion’s Eye Plus to access these great features:
- Scanner with AUTO SCAN: Accelerate the scanner with auto-scanning and collector number detection.
- Offline Database: access card data via search and scan even when offline.
- Scryfall Syntax: Use the Scryfall syntax in online searches and offline for filtering your collection and decks.
- Custom Syntax: Use Lion’s Eye custom Scryfall-style syntax to search your cards in new unique ways.
- Smart Lists: Create dynamic, auto-updating lists of cards in your collection, powered by Scryfall Syntax.
- Saved Searches: Turn your best searches into smart lists.
- Advanced Search: Unlock any app’s most advanced search experience to build a precise searches.
- CSV Import: Port your collection using CSV documents.
- Deck building Import: Import your list from MTGA, MTGO, or Moxfield to quickly build decks.
- Collection Tracker: Keep track of the cards you own during deck building and searching.
- Deck Legality Warnings: Build with confidence and get legality, commander, and companion compatibility alerts.
- Upgrade your decks with built-in EDHREC synergy recommendations.
- Deck Customization: Change the icon and add notes to your best decks.
- Card Customization: Rate, choose condition, add notes or photos, and more.
- Tags: #Organize and #personalize with tags. Group, select, and filter by tag.

Terms & Agreements: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

## Key features

- Card collection management
- Intuitive deck building
- Fast and flexible search
- Format legality checks
- Card information and rulings
- Collection organization
- Discover new cards

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlimited Annual | $29.99 | per year |
| Pay-As-You-Go | $2.99 | per 7 days |
| Monthly | $2.99 | per month |
| Most Flexible | $0.99 | per 7 days |


## What do users think of MTG Scanner?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 Great app for organizing the collection
- 👍 Wonderful app, full of features
- 👍 User-friendly and visually appealing
- 👍 Fantastic scanner, best on iOS
- 👍 Responsive and helpful developer
- 👍 Clean and simple interface
- 👍 Seamless sync across devices

**Cons**

- 🐛 Crashes constantly on macOS
- 🐛 Buggy and glitchy
- 🐛 Scanner issues, pairs wrong cards
- 🐛 Performance issues, lags and freezes
- 💰 Subscription model, no one-time purchase

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Scan feature automatically adds cards
- Incorrect card prices, especially for foils
- Crashes on load, camera issues

**Most requested features**

- Ability to change card variants
- Improved deck building experience
- More comprehensive card database
- Better collection analytics and reporting
- Dark mode option

## Recent user reviews (10 of 110)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mtg-scanner-lions-eye/id1546754798/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Love it!

*2026-05-21, version 6.2.1*

This app is so much better than the other MTG card apps. It’s built for deck builders and collectors. Love it!

### 1/5 — Trash

*2026-03-06, version 6.1*

Immediate paywall, no scanner, nothing works or loads right.

### 5/5 — Great app for organizing the collection

*2026-01-29, version 5.4.13*

I have had just a pile of cards from decades of light collecting sitting around and I wanted to clean up and organize. The scanner for iPad goes really fast sometimes and then it seems like it gets tired or something, it will have to close the scanner open it again and then it will start scanning again. You do have to stop to make sure that you enter in the correct printing but it’s nice to know what the value of your collection actually is. Some people might find the patience needed to use this app annoying, along with the needlessly long review. Its good, and worth paying the fee.

### 5/5 — Love this application!

*2026-01-07, version 5.4.13*

It’s better than 5 stars!

### 1/5 — Crashes constantly on MacOS

*2025-10-24, version 5.4.7*

You can’t really build in your collection when the app constantly crashes when selecting cards from search.

### 1/5 — Terrible app

*2025-07-20, version 5.3.6*

This app does not work. It crashes regularly and when trying to scan will give you the same wrong card after deleting and trying again. Do not get this app!

### 5/5 — App isn’t very good

*2025-07-20, version 5.3.6*

The person who runs this app rocks! Very responsive and helpful with issues.

### 4/5 — Some Prices not Accuarte

*2025-06-03, version 5.3.3*

It’s a great app! The only issue I have is that some of my cards don’t match the price. Namely my foil SLD cards. My Deadpool SLD shows $0 for the foils. Every single one.

### 4/5 — One of the better ones

*2025-05-20, version 5.3.2*

Good way to store and sort cards, with enough automation to get prices and values.

Needs a few improvements:

1. Ok card scanner but it is only scanning the card title. It is not looking at the 3-letter collection identifier nor the collection number. This makes card price estimates wrong.
2. It does not have the functionality to add all cards of a pre-constructed deck with a single button. You have to scan all the cards.
3. It does not offer a deck generator to help deck building. Other apps do have this. Ideally, this should be part of the app and allow construction based on a selection of cards based on collection identifier, to help building with drafts.
4. No web interface accessible via web browser for easier management.

### 1/5 — Need help

*2025-05-16, version 5.3.1*

I can’t get the app to scan my cards.

## Frequently asked questions about MTG Scanner

### What does MTG Scanner - Lion’s Eye do?

This app is designed for Magic: The Gathering players to manage their card collection and build decks. It provides tools for organizing cards, searching your collection efficiently, and constructing decks with built-in legality checks.

### What are the key features of this app?

Key features include intuitive drag-and-drop deck building, fast search with Scryfall syntax support, automatic collection sorting, card information lookup, and the ability to discover new cards. Premium features like auto-scanning and offline database access are available with a subscription.

### How much does MTG Scanner - Lion’s Eye cost?

The app is free to download and use with basic features. An optional subscription, 'Lion's Eye Plus', unlocks advanced features such as an auto-scanning scanner, offline database access, and custom search syntax. Pricing for the subscription is not detailed in the provided information.

### What platforms is MTG Scanner - Lion’s Eye available on?

The application is designed for mobile devices and emphasizes a native experience. It also supports accessibility features like Dynamic Type and VoiceOver, indicating compatibility with iOS devices.

### Who would benefit from using this app?

This app is ideal for Magic: The Gathering players of all levels, from casual players looking to organize their collection to competitive players who need to build and optimize decks. It's particularly useful for those who enjoy thinking about card synergies and managing a large collection.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 6.3.2 — 2026-07-24

Minor bug fixes and performance enhancements.

### 6.3.1 — 2026-07-18

- Added the ability to choose a language when dowloading cards offline.
- Bug fixes.

### 6.3 — 2026-07-03

- Added the ability to use the full advanced filter form for search results collections to filter.
- Added the ability to filter search results for cards that self-reference by using “~”. 
- Added a new shortcut to open a specified deck by title.
- Moved the old “In/Not in Collection” functionality into the filter form.
- Tweaked the quick-add buttons layout.
- Tweaked the scanner controls layout.
- Support for landscape app use on iPhone.
- Live Activities have been retired. Never found a way to make it more useful. I recommend using the widgets and Control Center controls instead.
- Other minor improvements and bug fixes.

### 6.2.3 — 2026-06-01

Adds the ability to filter search results by finish counts in your collection.

Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

### 6.2.1 — 2026-05-05

Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

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