Comparison

Smash Up Randomizer vs Gauntlet

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Smash Up Randomizer

This app quickly generates game setups for Smash Up! It randomly selects factions for players, supports all expansions, and allows for custom faction creation. Save and load your favorite game configurations.

Highlights
  • Random faction selection
  • Expansion support
  • Save and load setups
  • Custom faction creation
  • 2-4 player support
Features
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Quickly generate the setup for your next game of Smash Up! FEATURES: • Randomly selects factions for each player. • Easy filtering of specific cards or expansions. • Save and load setups. • Supports all expansions. • Supports 2-4 players. • Create custom factions.

About

Gauntlet

This app helps Magic: The Gathering players track game lives, build and customize decks, and record game history. It offers detailed stats for players and decks, supports multiple players, and includes a powerful hand simulator.

Highlights
  • Life tracking for up to 6 players
  • Deck building and importing
  • Game history and stats
  • Hand simulator
  • Deck customization with card art
  • Deck organization with folders
Features
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Gauntlet is the most feature packed Magic: The Gathering utility app available. It’s a life tracker, deck builder and record keeper of your games. THE BEST LIFE TRACKER: • Select your deck and the decks your opponents are playing. Player tiles will be updated with the cover art of each deck. • Save the results when the game is over. Select a winner, and each player will have their career and deck stats updated immediately. • Full support for up to 6 players with custom life totals, and a turn randomizer to determine who plays first. • Other features include 21 unique tile colours, 15 unique counters, rolling D6, and a game timer. THE BEST MOBILE DECK BUILDER: • Brew on the go or import your decks from other deck building sites. • Customize your deck with art from any card in the multiverse. • Pick a format and your deck screen adapts to show things like your commander or your signature spell. • Bling out the cards in your deck with foils. • Shuffle up and draw an opening 7 with a powerful hand simulator. • Stay ahead of your competition with deck list data. View your mana curve, pip breakdown, and more. • Export your deck lists as text, or share a link to your profile on social media. • Keep your decks organized with folders, and sort them by name, games played, wins, and format. YOUR GAME HISTORY IN DETAIL: • Every game is saved making it easy to go through previous games and see who played, who won, and which decks came to battle. • Track wins and losses for each deck, and see how your career wins and losses change over time. • Follow your friends to stay up-to-date with their latest brews, deck performance, and game history.

Screenshots

Smash Up Randomizer1 screens
Gauntlet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Gauntlet at 4.9 against Smash Up Randomizer's 3.4. Gauntlet also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). Smash Up Randomizer's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Smash Up Randomizer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gauntlet asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gauntlet holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gauntlet has 299 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Smash Up Randomizer's written reviews are positive against 83% of Gauntlet's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smash Up Randomizer ships an update every 3 months, Gauntlet weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Smash Up Randomizer versus Gauntlet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmash Up RandomizerGauntlet
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (20 ratings)4.9 (299 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20299 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBaby Marsupial Creations LLCScott Campbell

Customer experience

Smash Up Randomizer

All ratings20 ratings
Positive55.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative35.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative25.0%

Gauntlet

All ratings299 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative10.0%

Bugs and requests

Smash Up Randomizer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Gauntlet

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Developers have seemingly given up (according to one review)
  • App ruined for jailbroken phones (iOS 14 and up)
  • Board scrolls every time life or counters are moved
  • Does not track win-rate for the deck not shown as primary in a match
  • App is very small on iPad Pro

Requested features

19 requests
  • Scan cars to make adding decks easier
  • More precise search engine
  • Faster card loading times
  • Display card prices
  • Scan cards in deck building
Show 14 more
  • Add Android support
  • Add tournament bracket functionality
  • Deeper stat tracking
  • Leave notes about each deck
  • Leave notes about individual cards
  • In-app purchases for donations
  • Add play test cards
  • Better layout for exporting decks to text
  • Feature to track win/loss ratios without starting a game
  • Option for locking board scrolling
  • Android release (mentioned as desired)
  • Manual change of player names when playing 'against yourself'
  • Add friends who don’t use the app to games
  • Add full deck lists

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Smash Up Randomizer

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
None

Gauntlet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smash Up Randomizer free?
Smash Up Randomizer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gauntlet free?
Gauntlet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smash Up Randomizer or Gauntlet?
Gauntlet is rated higher. Smash Up Randomizer averages 3.4 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Gauntlet averages 4.9 from 299 ratings.
Do Smash Up Randomizer or Gauntlet have ads?
Neither Smash Up Randomizer nor Gauntlet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smash Up Randomizer or Gauntlet?
Smash Up Randomizer ships an update every 3 months, and Gauntlet weekly. Most recently, Smash Up Randomizer was updated on June 1, 2026 and Gauntlet on September 10, 2026.

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