Card Creator for MtG vs Purplemana
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Card Creator for MtG
Design custom Magic: the Gathering cards directly on your mobile device. Bring your card ideas to life and share them with friends or publish them in a community feed. The app is continuously updated with new features.
- Create custom Magic: the Gathering cards
- Share cards with friends
- Publish cards to a community feed
- Continuously updated with new features
- Design on the go
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Have you ever wanted to create Magic: the Gathering cards on the go? If yes, then this app is for you! It's provides enough functionality to enable you to convert most of your ideas into cards, which you can then share with your friends and publish in our community feed. The app is growing and new features are being added so cards you make now will get a facelift with each new version. Please do check it out and send your suggestions! ~ Important links ~ Terms of Use: https://ajfek.pl/card-creator-tos/ Privacy Policy: https://ajfek.pl/card-creator-privacy-policy/ ~ Subscription information ~ You can subscribe and pay on the App Store, using your Apple ID. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renew may be turned off after purchase by going to the 'Manage Subscription' page in settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. The subscription will renew at the same cost. ~ Legal disclaimer ~ This app is not affiliated, specifically approved or endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.
Purplemana
Instantly identify and price your trading cards from over 70 games. Track your collection's value over time without spreadsheets and make informed decisions for buying and selling.
- Instant card pricing
- Collection value tracking
- Fast card scanning
- Support for 70+ games
- Informed buy/sell decisions
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Turn every pull into clarity—know what your trading cards are worth instantly. Purplemana helps you scan, price, and track your trading card collection across 70+ games, so you can buy smarter, trade confidently, and never lose track of value. KEY BENEFITS • Get instant card prices so you can negotiate trades with confidence • Track your collection’s value over time—without spreadsheets • Scan faster, even with cards in sleeves, to add cards in seconds • Collect across games in one place (Magic, Pokémon, One Piece, and more) • Make better buy/sell decisions with reliable, up-to-date pricing data HOW IT WORKS Scan a card with your camera to identify it and pull the latest market price. Add it to your collection to track what you own and watch your total value update as prices move. WHO IT’S FOR Collectors, traders, and players who want a fast trading card scanner, accurate TCG pricing, and a simple way to manage a growing collection. Download Purplemana and scan your first card now.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Purplemana at 4.2 against Card Creator for MtG's 3.6. Purplemana also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). Card Creator for MtG's advantage is ratings volume (216 vs 5) and review sentiment (63% vs 50%). 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
Both are free to download. Card Creator for MtG sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Purplemana asks for nothing beyond the download.
Purplemana holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Card Creator for MtG has 216 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of Card Creator for MtG's written reviews are positive against 50% of Purplemana's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Card Creator for MtG ships an update every 2 months, Purplemana every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Card Creator for MtG | Purplemana |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (216 ratings) | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.8% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 216 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 130 MB | 230 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ajfek Software | PMX Labs Inc |
Customer experience
Card Creator for MtG
Purplemana
Bugs and requests
Card Creator for MtG
Reported bugs
3 issues- Image selection and upload issues
- Crashes and freezes when opening the app
- Delayed responses and slow performance after extended use
Requested features
15 requests- Add support for Saga Enchantments
- Ability to add text to token creatures
- Option to toggle full-art cards
- Add other token types beyond creatures
- Implement double-sided cards
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- Allow more than 3 Planeswalker abilities
- Ability to italicize rules text
- Add support for existing mechanics like Adventure and Omen
- Implement Planeswalker passive abilities
- Add option to change set symbol colors
- Improve Planeswalker design options
- Implement Saga, Battle, and Split cards
- Add ability to move and reorganize cards in collection
- Improve filtering and sorting options for community cards
- Implement a leaderboard for most liked community cards
Purplemana
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Card Creator for MtG
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Annual$19.991 Year
- 3-Month Optional Patronage$4.99
- 6-Month Optional Patronage$9.99
- 12-Month Optional Patronage$14.99
Purplemana
No in-app purchases
Questions
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