CardCastle MTG vs Cantrip
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CardCastle MTG
Digitally manage your Magic: The Gathering card collection. Scan cards using your device's camera to add them to your inventory, check real-time prices, and browse your collection. Build decks using the companion web platform.
- Scan cards with camera
- Real-time card pricing
- Digital card inventory
- Browse and edit collection
- Deck building (web platform)
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The best Magic players are organised. Quickly and effortlessly create a digital inventory of your Magic: The Gathering cards with the CardCastle app. Browse your collection, get real-time prices and build decks on the CardCastle web platform. Features: • Use your camera to scan cards into your CardCastle collection • Check real-time prices of cards with a simple scan • Browse and edit your CardCastle collection
Cantrip
Easily build and manage your Magic: The Gathering decks. Search and filter cards from any set, and quickly add, remove, or sideboard cards with intuitive gestures.
- Powerful deck builder
- Card search and filtering
- Add/remove cards with swipe
- Sideboard management
- Supports all card sets
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Cantrip is an poweful and easy to use deck builder for Magic: The Gathering. With Cantrip you can filter and search for cards from any set. Building decks is quick and easy using Cantrips deck builder which lets you add, remove, and sideboard cards with a swipe.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CardCastle MTG at 4.5 against Cantrip's 3.9. CardCastle MTG also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 57%) and ratings volume (369 vs 15). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CardCastle MTG holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CardCastle MTG has 369 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of CardCastle MTG's written reviews are positive against 57% of Cantrip's.
CardCastle MTG ships an update every 2 months, Cantrip every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CardCastle MTG | Cantrip |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (369 ratings) — better | 3.9 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.0% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 369 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | OzGuild Pty. Ltd. | White Bridge Labs |
Customer experience
CardCastle MTG
Cantrip
Bugs and requests
CardCastle MTG
Reported bugs
3 issues- Scanning issues with certain card types
- Occasional app crashes or freezes
- Login/account problems
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to manually add/edit cards
- Improved deck management functionality
- Option to view total collection value
- Compatibility with more card types (e.g. foils, alts)
Cantrip
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CardCastle MTG
No in-app purchases
Cantrip
No in-app purchases
