Comparison

Sideboard for MTG vs Guildpact

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

Head to head
About

Sideboard for MTG

Manage all your counters and tools for various Magic: The Gathering formats. Organize tournaments, sync scores with friends, and customize your game's visual experience. Supports up to 8 players with shared battlefields and game history.

Highlights
  • Life, energy, poison, and other counters
  • Tournament organization for up to 24 players
  • Real-time battlefield syncing with friends
  • Customizable planeswalker avatars and artwork
  • In-app coin flip and die roll randomizers
  • Support for multiple popular MTG formats
Features
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Sideboard gives you all the counters and tools you need to play games of Magic: The Gathering's most popular formats, including: Standard (1v1 and multiplayer), Commander (1v1 and multiplayer), Brawl (1v1 and multiplayer), Two-Headed Giant, Oathbreaker, and Archenemy. Organize Constructed, Booster Draft, and Sealed Deck tournaments with up to 24 players, get notified when matches are starting, and instantly sync scores and pairings with your friends. Choose your planeswalker avatar, pick your colors, and play your games against a backdrop of over 100 of Magic: The Gathering's most stunning pieces of artwork. Sync battlefields together with up to 7 friends using the Sideboard app, seeing instantly when counters change and keeping a shared game history for 2-8 player games. All the counters you need: Life, energy, poison, storm, experience, commander cost, commander damage, signature spell cost, clues, treasure, food, monarch, and city's blessing. Use in-app randomizers to flip a coin or roll a die. Sideboard is the tool every MtG player will want on their battlefield, and is the perfect companion to any game of Magic: The Gathering. Sideboard 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.

About

Guildpact

This app helps Magic: The Gathering players track game statistics, build decks, and manage playgroups. It supports various formats and allows for customized leaderboards and real-time stat updates. Ideal for both casual and competitive players looking to improve their game.

Highlights
  • Track games in any format
  • Build and import decks
  • Manage unlimited players in playgroups
  • Create custom leaderboards
  • Real-time stat updates
  • Export decklists
Features
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Guildpact is the best Magic: The Gathering utility or companion app available. It’s a stats tracker, deck builder, and so much more. Guildpact is a great tool for all players, casual and competitive alike - looking to level up their Magic: The Gathering skills or introduce some friendly competition in their meta. TRACK YOUR GAMES • Track your games alone or with an unlimited number of friends in a single playgroup • Track any format (Standard, Modern, Commander, Brawl) or even Arena games • Create a new meta or Join an existing meta with your playgroup • Or manage your meta alone through managed opponents • Track stats for your regular game nights, drafts, leagues, tournaments and events. • Drill down into your game history and get stats for every player and every deck • Customize your leaderboard for every meta with your own house rules • Get notified when new games are added to your playgroup and see your stats change in real-time
 BUILT-IN DECK BUILDER • Add or build new decks with an integrated deck builder • Add your format and deck colors • Import your deck-list or construct on the go • Export your decklists into a common format for use in tools like Cockatrice

Screenshots

Sideboard for MTG4 screens
Guildpact4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sideboard for MTG at 100% against Guildpact's 60%. Sideboard for MTG also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (127 vs 10). Guildpact's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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. Sideboard for MTG sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Guildpact asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sideboard for MTG holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sideboard for MTG has 127 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Sideboard for MTG's written reviews are positive against 60% of Guildpact's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sideboard for MTG ships an update every 2 months, Guildpact monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sideboard for MTG versus Guildpact: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSideboard for MTGGuildpact
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (127 ratings) — better4.4 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings127 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.3 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel NicholsTyler Hager

Customer experience

Sideboard for MTG

All ratings128 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Guildpact

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Sideboard for MTG

One-time3
  • $0.99 Tip$0.99
  • $1.99 Tip$1.99
  • $2.99 Tip$2.99
None

Guildpact

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sideboard for MTG free?
Sideboard for MTG is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Guildpact free?
Guildpact is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sideboard for MTG or Guildpact?
Sideboard for MTG is rated higher. Sideboard for MTG averages 4.7 out of 5 from 127 ratings, while Guildpact averages 4.4 from 10 ratings.
Do Sideboard for MTG or Guildpact have ads?
Neither Sideboard for MTG nor Guildpact shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sideboard for MTG or Guildpact?
Sideboard for MTG ships an update every 2 months, and Guildpact monthly. Most recently, Sideboard for MTG was updated on November 2, 2026 and Guildpact on November 3, 2026.

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