Comparison

MTG vs Magic

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

Head to head
About

MTG

This app is a comprehensive utility for the card game Magic: The Gathering. It offers features like a health counter for multiple players, commander damage tracking, a game timer, mana counter, and a trading tool with up-to-date card prices.

Highlights
  • Commander damage tracking
  • Health counter for up to 8 players
  • Mana counter
  • Game timer with turn counter
  • Trade view with TCG Player prices
Features
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MTG Master is your all in one utility for Magic: The Gathering. ============================================ Includes many features such as: -Commander damage -Health counter for up to 8 players -Mana counter -Game timer with a turn counter -Trade view with updated prices from TCG Player ============================================ Commander Damage: • The single most wanted feature! Play commander with up to 8 people and keep track of health, poison, and yes, commander damage! Health Counter: • Stop carrying around Spindowns! MTG Master features a simple to use life counter, perfect to two player use. Game Timer: • Control Players! Stop worrying about how much time is left in the round. Simply use MTG Master’s round timer. And feel free to and switch to the life counter or another app, that timer keeps going even if it’s in the background! Time in the round called? Put away that die, use the handy turns counter instead! Mana Counter: • Johnny Combo player, we get you like having a lot of mana. Don’t write it down on a piece of scratch paper, just use the handy mana counter! Trading: • We’ve all been burned on trades before. Now you don’t have to be! Just whip out the trade portion of the app and make sure you never get burned again. Prices pulled from TCGPlayer’s Mid Price every time you’re online (including foil and specific sets)! Stop getting burned on those price spikes and get the most of your cards!

About

Magic

Experience the original fantasy collectible card game digitally. Discover strategies, build unique decks, and battle friends worldwide. Offers a comprehensive tutorial for new players and various game modes for seasoned veterans.

Highlights
  • Digital collectible card game
  • Deck building and strategy
  • Online multiplayer battles
  • Tutorial for new players
  • Multiple game formats
  • Cosmetic customization
Features
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Welcome to the digital Multiverse! Magic: The Gathering is the original trading card game- and now you can download and start playing for free with your friends from anywhere! Magic: The Gathering Arena empowers you to discover your strategy, meet the planeswalkers, explore the multiverse, and battle friends around the world. Collect, build and master your unique deck that will become its own legend. Your battle is only the beginning; duel on stunning battlefields, and enjoy Arena’s game changing battle effects and immerse yourself in the game. Start playing for free, challenge your friends, unlock cards, and feel the magic of the original fantasy CCG! NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY Never played Magic before? No problem! Magic: The Gathering Arena’s tutorial system takes you through the playstyles so you can find your strategy and decide if you’re the type to overwhelm your opponent with brute strength, if subterfuge is more your style, or anything in between. Meet characters from around the multiverse and try out spells and artifacts that make learning to play the original fantasy collectible card game quick and fun. It’s never been easier to play Magic! Collect cards to build a deck that matches your personality, then master your strategy to battle friends and be part of the TCG that started them all. GAME ON(LINE) The original TCG is now digital! Explore the fantasy worlds of Magic: The Gathering Arena and build your deck, play a variety of game formats to collect cards, master multiple strategies, and hone your skills against friends or the AI. With multiple game formats like Draft and Brawl, 15 unlockable collectible decks, and explosive card combo effects: Your ideal Magic: The Gathering playstyle is at your fingertips! Show off eye-popping cosmetics like avatars, card sleeves, and pets and collect daily rewards to grow your collection and build powerful decks that reflect your personal strategy. CHALLENGE AND PLAY Duel your friends for glory or enter in-game tournaments for exciting prizes! With Draft and Brawl pairing, there is always someone to game with. Special in-game events offer exciting rewards, and with Esports qualifiers your Pro-Magic dreams are closer than you think in the Arena Premier Play League! Queue into casual battles to hone your strategy at your own pace, or battle in Esports qualifiers and frequent tournaments to flaunt your mastery. FANTASY AND MAGIC Dive into the fantasy planes of Magic: The Gathering and write your own legend through Magic’s immersive lore and vibrant card art. Find your path through the multiverse using only favorite characters and their most iconic spells and artifacts, or create a theme deck with a narrative that makes sense only to you. Your story is only just beginning! All prices inclusive of VAT. Wizards of the Coast, Magic: The Gathering, Magic: The Gathering Arena, their respective logos, Magic, the mana symbols, the planeswalker symbol, and all character names and their distinctive likenesses are property of Wizards of the Coast LLC. ©2019-2026 Wizards. Please visit https://company.wizards.com/legal/wizards-coasts-privacy-policy to view Wizards of the Coast's privacy policy and https://company.wizards.com/legal/terms to view Wizards of the Coast's terms of use.

Screenshots

MTG4 screens
Magic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Magic at 4.6 against MTG's 3.5. Magic also leads on ratings volume (156K vs 4) and chart position (#24 vs unranked). MTG's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 34%) and in-app purchases (none vs 24). 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. Magic sells 17 one-off in-app purchases. MTG asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Magic holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic has 156K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of MTG's written reviews are positive against 34% of Magic's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
MTG versus Magic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMTGMagic
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (4 ratings)4.6 (156K ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better34.4% of reviews
Number of ratings4156K — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#24 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB265 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperPatron Technologies LLCWizards of the Coast

Customer experience

MTG

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Magic

All ratings155,740 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral2.8%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews4,064 reviews
Positive34.4%
Neutral9.2%
Negative56.4%

Bugs and requests

MTG

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Magic

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Cards not working as intended
  • Inability to select or interact with certain game elements
  • Inconsistent behavior when app crashes during matches
  • Sync issues between mobile and desktop accounts

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to trade or recycle unwanted cards
  • Improved deck building tools and organization
  • Support for multiplayer formats like Commander and Two-Headed Giant
  • Option to disable animations and speed up gameplay
  • Better integration between mobile and desktop versions

In-app purchases

None

MTG

No in-app purchases

17 purchases

Magic

One-time17
  • 750 Gems$4.99
  • Starter Bundle$4.99
  • Jurassic World Lands$9.99
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  • Fallout Companion Bundle$9.99
  • 1,600 Gems$9.99
  • 4x Rare Wildcards$9.99
  • Adventurer Bundle$14.99
  • Pre-order: Pass Bundle$14.99
  • 3,400 Gems$19.99
  • 4x Mythic Wildcards$19.99
  • Spark Bundle$24.99
  • Massacre Girl Pack Pre-order$49.99
  • Pre-order: Oko Pack Bundle$49.99
  • Pre-order: Pack Bundle8 variants$49.99
  • 9,200 Gems$49.99
  • Pre-order: Sorin Pack Bundle$49.99
  • 20,000 Gems$99.99

Questions

Is MTG free?
MTG is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Magic free?
Magic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MTG or Magic?
Magic is rated higher. MTG averages 3.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Magic averages 4.6 from 156K ratings.
Do MTG or Magic have ads?
Neither MTG nor Magic shows ads.

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