Mana Count vs Deep IQ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mana Count
Track mana and storm counts for card games. Customize visible mana colors and easily reset counts by shaking your device.
- Mana tracking
- Storm count tracking
- Customizable mana colors
- Shake to reset functionality
- Supports multiple mana colors
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Running a storm deck or a deck that floats a lot of mana per turn? Use this app to keep track of any color of mana or storm count that you use. Control which colors appear in the Settings app, and simply shake the device to reset them at the end of the turn.
Deep IQ
This app simulates a Magic: The Gathering opponent for solo play with physical cards. It uses dice rolls and lookup tables to determine opponent actions, allowing you to test your decks without a live player.
- Virtual opponent for solo play
- Simulates opponent actions with dice and tables
- Deck testing tool for physical cards
- Supports multiple rule versions
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Play Magic: The Gathering solo. Deep IQ is the second player. You bring the deck and the table. Deep IQ brings the opponent — a virtual adversary that rolls a d10 each turn against its current action table and resolves whatever it lands on: summoning creatures, casting setbacks, growing its board, attacking, and graduating to harder tables as the game goes on. There is no decision-making AI to second-guess; outcomes come straight from the dice and the tables, exactly like the pen-and-paper Deep IQ system that players have hand-rolled since 1996. The app just does the bookkeeping — faithfully, instantly, and without a single missed trigger. REBUILT FOR 2026 This year Deep IQ was rewritten from the ground up: • A clear two-phase turn cycle — watch Deep IQ take its turn, then take yours. The board locks while it's thinking and hands control back when it's your move. • A living board — tokens fly in as Deep IQ summons them and out as they leave, with life totals, counters, and a running turn log you can follow at a glance. • A responsive layout that reshapes itself for phone, tablet, and desktop, with the turn log docked beside the board on larger screens. • Six brand-new color rule sets — mono White, Blue, Black, Red, and Green plus a colorless build — each with its own flavor of opponent. • Multiverse Trial: a tougher, modern rule set with layered mechanics. • A built-in help and reference section that explains every screen and rule set. 14 BUILT-IN RULE SETS Every published Deep IQ variant, faithfully implemented: Rick Moscatello (1996), Bruce Richard (2013), Andy Tuque (2016), Nevan Vermillion (2016), Phill Webb (2017), John Taylor (2022), Wrath of Zorr (2021), the 2026 color suite, and Multiverse Trial. PLAYS YOUR WAY • Pick a rule set, choose Deep IQ's colors, and start a game in seconds. • Adjust life, apply setbacks, and manage the board with a tap. • Settings persist instantly — locale, theme, log position, and more. • Available in 11 languages. DEEP IQ PRO Everything above is free. Deep IQ Pro is a one-time in-app purchase that unlocks the custom rule set editor — build your own action tables from scratch, tune the mechanics, and import or export them as JSON to share with other players. If you have ever wanted to design your own solo opponent, this is the workshop. Bring a deck. Deep IQ brings the fight. Deep IQ is an unofficial fan tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wizards of the Coast. Magic: The Gathering is a trademark of Wizards of the Coast LLC.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Deep IQ at 100% against Mana Count's 57%. Deep IQ also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.6). Mana Count's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 27 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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. Deep IQ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mana Count asks for nothing beyond the download.
Deep IQ holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Mana Count's written reviews are positive against 100% of Deep IQ's.
Mana Count ships an update every 2 months, Deep IQ every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mana Count | Deep IQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (9 ratings) | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 27 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brandon Slaght | John Taylor |
Customer experience
Mana Count
Deep IQ
In-app purchases
Mana Count
No in-app purchases
Deep IQ
- Deep IQ Pro$2.99









