# Playgroup - EDH Tracker — Track your Commander games

> Commander game life tracker and statistics platform. (iPhone/iPad app by Arcane Digital B.V..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/playgroup-edh-tracker/id1669028870 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Arcane Digital B.V.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1669028872)
- Category: Entertainment, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.79/5 from 73 App Store ratings · 17 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15 · 98 MB
- Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish
- Released: 2023-02-08
- Data updated: 2026-07-17
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/playgroup-edh-tracker/id1669028870/reviews.md

## What is Playgroup?

Please note: Only one person in your playgroup has to download and install the Playgroup life tracker app on a phone, tablet or run it on PC. The tracker app is exclusively used for tracking games. Stats will be available in real-time on the website for all participants (playgroup.gg).

Ever wanted to know whether you are the best Commander player in your Playgroup? Whether that friend of yours really does take 10 minutes turns? Wondering what your average damage per game is for your favourite deck?
You'll need to track life during your games anyway enhance your experience by using the Playgroup Life Counter App and get answers to all of the above questions and much more. 

Please note that the Playgroup app requires a Playgroup.gg account. 

Main Features:

+ The life counter is available on all platforms.
+ With Playgroup Device Sync you can all use your own device and keep the game stats synced automagically.
+ Supports up to 6 players
+ Don't just track wins and losses, but track how much damage has been done by which player and to which player, track turn duration and of course commander damage and poison counters.
+ Intuitive UI: By using a combination of swiping gestures (swipe towards the player that you want to damage) and tapping (tap for 1 life or hold for 10 life) tracking takes little effort.
+ Player profiles: each player loads up their personal player profile into the life counter easily via QR code. Select your deck from your deck list and start tracking!
+ Backgrounds: the life counter automatically sets your Commander as your background.

Dashboard (https://playgroup.gg) Features:

+ Personalised stats: Get detailed statistics about your deck's performance. See the power level, win rate, elo rating, average kills per game, largest kill & win streaks and much more. 
+ Playgroup management: create and manage playgroups,  invite an unlimited number of friends.
+ Leaderboards: Get competitve, and rank against your playgroup members with the deck or player leaderboards.

Playgroup is still under active development so be sure to drop by our Discord (https://discord.gg/wAG8aApDU5) and give your feedback and ideas for new features!

## Key features

- Life counter for up to 6 players
- Real-time game stats sync
- Commander damage and poison counter tracking
- Detailed deck performance analytics
- Playgroup management and leaderboards
- Intuitive swipe and tap UI

## Recent user reviews (10 of 17)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/playgroup-edh-tracker/id1669028870/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Oddly fun

*2026-04-25, version 4.4.2*

Tracking stats and seeing how decks do, how people win, etc has been an exciting addition to playing. When you get used to the app it is a very fast addition to your game taking nearly no time to use correctly which was our groups initial worry. 

If you mess up win cons, damage, who was using what deck, or various other information, you can still change game logs to represent what really happened in game easy as well. 

As a group we have been having fun with the stats and will probably back the paid version of the app soon just because the quality and ease of use deserves praise. Fun, easy to use, and adds an extra layer of detail to our favorite hobby.

### 3/5 — Healing

*2026-01-23, version 4.3.0*

Neat app, I like the concept, but unless I just don’t understand being able to only heal 2+ at a time isn’t great.  A lot of my group gain life veer fast so this is a bit annoying.

### 5/5 — Great life tracker and extra features

*2025-12-21, version 4.3.0*

App is in a great state, the discord is active which is a plus. Some occasional UI bugs but it’s only the commander pictures. It tracks life plus you get to track how your deck does overtime. So far I’m loving it and trying to get others to use it. Account setup is easy, but can still be used without it as I’m the only one in my playgroup with an account.

### 5/5 — A little involved but worth investing

*2025-10-08, version 4.1.5*

We’ve got a 10 person pod and this app is awesome at gathering details to see who all is doing what and to who lol

It took all of us a good handful of meetups to work through everything, but it’s an amazing all in one tracker that really does count basically everything minus tokens and counters on your board.

### 5/5 — Overall great! still a little buggy

*2025-08-25, version 4.1.5*

App works great. I was working on making my own version of something like this, but this saved me a lot of time and trouble. Appreciate the app, even though it's not perfect yet :)

### 5/5 — The best life tracker and dev team

*2025-07-17, version 4.1.3*

Playgroup is one of the best things to hit our EDH pods. With so many stats that are tracked it keeps the data freaks in our group happy. Recently one of the updates changed some features, and after the community requested the feature be optional, the dev team quickly made a solution and made our groups members for life

### 1/5 — Quality and Experience has Dropped from Before.

*2025-07-05, version 4.1.1*

The recent updates have made the experience less enjoyable. The quality of the app has decreased. The overall resolution of when we select our decks has dropped, the animation is not needed, bring back the buttons and menus (holding to pass is not needed), and the frame rate is low on an iPad Pro from 2022. The versions in 2024 ran well.

### 5/5 — Great for any playgroup

*2025-03-04, version 3.3.2*

My pod is loving this app. It’s getting us more competitive and we can’t get enough of tracking our stats.

### 5/5 — Best Tracker

*2024-11-03, version 3.3.2*

I’m a huge fan of this tracker. In combination with the website it’s my favorite tracker. I mainly play with one group of 4 people and it’s awesome being able to track the stats of our decks and each player.

I do think the functionality of the app could be a little smoother. The buttons can be a bit hard to tap sometimes.

### 5/5 — Great app started crashing on my iPad mini that’s stuck on 12.5.7

*2024-10-14, version 3.3.2*

Title worked great closed the tablet, got food, didn’t work when came back😭 crashes on start

## Frequently asked questions about Playgroup

### What does the Playgroup app do?

This app serves as a life tracker for multiplayer card games, specifically designed for Commander. It allows players to monitor life totals, track damage dealt and received, and record other game statistics like turn duration and commander damage. All tracked data is synced in real-time to a companion website for detailed analysis.

### What are the main features of the Playgroup app?

Key features include a life counter supporting up to 6 players, automatic device syncing for real-time game statistics, tracking of commander damage and poison counters, and an intuitive UI with swipe gestures for easy interaction. It also allows for player profile loading via QR code and sets commander art as backgrounds.

### Is the Playgroup app free to use?

Yes, the Playgroup app is free to download and use. It does not feature in-app purchases or advertisements. A Playgroup.gg account is required to use the app and access its features.

### What kind of statistics can I get from the Playgroup website?

The companion website provides personalized statistics about your deck's performance, including power level, win rate, ELO rating, average kills per game, and win streaks. You can also create and manage playgroups, invite friends, and compete on deck or player leaderboards.

### What platforms is the Playgroup app available on?

The life counter functionality of the Playgroup app is available on all platforms, meaning it can be used on phones, tablets, and PCs. This cross-platform availability ensures that all players in a playgroup can participate in tracking their games.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.4.4 — 2026-06-09

* Fixed a crash issue with the advanced action menu in 4.4.3

### 4.4.2 — 2026-04-09

* Added Kill Confirmation dialog
* Added warnings when the end game stats couldn't be synced to the server.

### 4.4.1 — 2026-03-23

* Optimised lobby code to deal with slow and unreliable connections better. 
* Fixed various desynchronization bugs when using device sync.
* Fixed an issue where start game screen could look weird on rare resolutions.

### 4.4.0 — 2026-02-23

Playgroup Playscore: A points-based scoring system that rewards good gameplay and creates a more balanced Commander experience.

### 4.3.1 — 2026-01-28

Fixed an issue where you would get stuck on a "no playgroups" screen if you logged in via the username and password method instead of the browser login.

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