Mana Guide vs Magic Spellbook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mana Guide
Access a comprehensive database of Magic: The Gathering cards, including all sets from Alpha to the latest releases. Stay updated with community news and track card prices. Find specific cards with advanced search filters.
- Magic: The Gathering card database
- All card sets included
- News from MTG community
- Card search by name
- Card pricing data
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Mana Guide is probably the best card database for the most popular tradable and collectible card game, Magic: the Gathering. Features: - News Read the latest news happening in the MTG community. - All Sets Contains all sets from Alpha to the latest set. Foreign language cards are also included. - Card Search Find the specific cards you need with name filter. - Card Pricing View and track card pricing data.
Magic Spellbook
Instantly find Magic card information, including rulings, prices, and all printings. Manage your card lists, compare trade values, and even use voice commands for quick lookups. Explore cards by set and track game progress.
- Complex card search with Scryfall
- Card printing and price checks
- Save, import, and share card lists
- Price difference calculation for trading
- Card rulings and format legality
- Browse cards by set
- Voice search with Siri
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The fastest way to look up Magic cards, rulings, and prices. - Search for cards with complex queries powered by Scryfall - Get powerful suggestions for advanced Scryfall queries - Check all printings and prices - Save, import, and share card lists - Calculate price differences between lists when trading - Look up card rulings and format legality - Browse all cards by set - Track progress in Dungeons and abilities for The One Ring - Use Siri to look up cards with your voice Spellbook is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Magic Spellbook at 94% against Mana Guide's 0%. Magic Spellbook also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (87 vs 1). Mana Guide's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 weeks). 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. Magic Spellbook sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Mana Guide asks for nothing beyond the download.
Magic Spellbook holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic Spellbook has 87 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Mana Guide's written reviews are positive against 94% of Magic Spellbook's.
Mana Guide ships an update every 10 days, Magic Spellbook every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mana Guide | Magic Spellbook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.8 (87 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 94.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 87 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Vito Royeca | Joshua Birnholz |
Customer experience
Mana Guide
Magic Spellbook
In-app purchases
Mana Guide
No in-app purchases
Magic Spellbook
- Common Tip$0.99
- Uncommon Tip$2.99
- Rare Tip$4.99
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- Mythic Tip$9.99
