Comparison

MTG Scanner vs Voidbound

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

Head to head
About

MTG Scanner

This app helps Magic: The Gathering players scan, value, and organize their card collections. Build decks, track card prices, and connect with friends for trading. It's designed for both collectors and competitive players to enhance their game experience.

Highlights
  • Scan Magic cards in any language
  • Real-time card price tracking
  • Organize cards into custom folders
  • Build and export MTG decks
  • Compare trade values with friends
  • Track top card movers
  • Weekly collection statistics emails
Features
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Dragon Shield - MTG Scanner & Card Manager is the ultimate tool for scanning, valuing, organizing, and trading your Magic cards. Instantly recognize cards in any language, build powerful MTG decks, track your collection’s value over time, and connect with friends. Built for collectors and competitive players alike, this app helps you master your Magic: The Gathering™ experience. SOCIAL & FRIENDS Add and connect with friends on the app View your friends' collection, decks, wish and trade list Share your own lists and discover new cards through your network SCAN MAGIC CARDS  Instantly scan cards in any language using advanced image recognition Real-time translation of foreign-language cards  Check daily prices from TCGPlayer, CardMarket, CardKingdom and MTGMintCard Track 30-day price history for any Magic card Find format legality and oracle text and official rulings COLLECTION MANAGER Organize your MTG cards into custom folders Add folder images and track value over time Export your collection to CSV or text for backups and trades Stay informed with built-in card price tracking MULTIPLE SORTING OPTIONS AND FILTERS Get folder statistics (Mana Cost, Card Color, etc.)    MTG DECK BUILDER Build decks with full support for sideboards and filtering Export decks to CSV or text to share with friends or import into tournaments See deck stats like mana curve, color balance, and type spread TRADE TOOL Compare the trade value between two players instantly See exactly who's ahead in the trade and by how much Use wishlists and tradelists to plan and manage your deals TOP MOVERS: WINNERS & LOSERS Track which Magic cards are rising or falling in value Filter by format, date range, or even just your own collection See the top card winners and losers within your collection    WEEKLY COLLECTION EMAILS Get automatic weekly emails with stats about your MTG collection See value changes, new additions, and pricing trends over time

About

Voidbound

This app helps players of a trading card game manage game resources like life totals and mana. It also tracks match history, win rates, and player performance over time. Data is stored locally with backup options, and an upgrade unlocks unlimited history.

Highlights
  • Life total tracking
  • Mana and resource management
  • Dice rolling
  • Match history logging
  • Win rate analysis
  • Performance statistics
  • Local data storage with backups
Features
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Your matchside grimoire for Sorcery: Contested Realm. Voidbound keeps the board clean during the duel and keeps the record after it: life and mana, elemental thresholds, dice, every match you play, every deck you build, and the stats that show how you are really doing. THE BOARD • Life and mana for both players, each side facing its player • All four elemental thresholds: Air, Earth, Fire and Water • Quick taps add up over the button, so you see −5 or +3 at a glance • Death's Door shows when a player hits zero • Roll a D4, D6, D8, D10, D12 or D20, or flip a coin, big enough for both players to read • A turn clock for each player and a round timer that counts down like an event • Single-player mode when you only need your own side • Light haptics on every change, and your game is kept if iOS closes the app RECORD THE MATCH IN SECONDS When the game ends, tap Result. Pick win or loss, who took the first turn, both Avatars and your deck, then save. The board's thresholds and the match length are saved with it. DECKS BY THE RULES • Save decks with their Avatar, elements and full card list • A Spellbook of 60 and an Atlas of 30, with copy limits by rarity: Ordinary 4, Exceptional 3, Elite 2, Unique 1 • Paste a list from the official deckbuilder; typos are caught and fixed in a tap • Every deck keeps its own record and matchups THE CARD DATABASE Every card from the official Sorcery card list, right in the app. Search by name, filter by type and element, open a card to see its cost, rarity, thresholds and rules, and add it to a deck. Opened from a deck, a card gets − and + for one copy fewer or more. STATS THAT MEAN SOMETHING • Win rate over time, filtered by Avatar, deck and period • Form: current streak, best streak, last 10 and last 25 matches • How you do going first, how long your matches last and how long your turns take • Your record against every opponent Avatar • A full match history with opponents, places and decks, plus the cards you logged The journal puts Stats, Matches, Decks and Cards one tap from the board, opens where you left it, and stays fast even with a big archive. YOUR ARCHIVE IS SAFE Matches and decks stay on your device. Voidbound keeps one up-to-date backup, refreshed once a day while you play; you can back up and restore by hand, and it goes to iCloud Drive when it is available. FREE AND PREMIUM Everything above is free. The free plan counts your latest 10 matches in stats and history; older ones stay safe in the archive. Premium is a one-time purchase, not a subscription: it opens your whole archive and counts every match, forever. Sorcery: Contested Realm is a trademark of Erik's Curiosa Limited. Voidbound is an independent companion app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Erik's Curiosa.

Screenshots

MTG Scanner4 screens
Voidbound4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Voidbound at 5.0 against MTG Scanner's 4.6. Voidbound also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). MTG Scanner's advantage is ratings volume (3.8K vs 3) and chart position (#193 vs unranked). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MTG Scanner sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Voidbound sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Voidbound holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MTG Scanner has 3.8K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MTG Scanner ships an update every 2 weeks, Voidbound every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
MTG Scanner versus Voidbound: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMTG ScannerVoidbound
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3.8K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.8K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#193 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size230 MB10 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperARCANE TINMEN APSMike Mailyan

Customer experience

MTG Scanner

All ratings3,750 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral3.3%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews323 reviews
Positive44.3%
Neutral11.8%
Negative44.0%

Voidbound

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

MTG Scanner

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login issues
  • Incorrect card identification
  • Scanning bugs with certain card types

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to import/export deck lists
  • Display deck value in collection
  • Improved scanning for special cards
  • More comprehensive filtering options

Voidbound

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

MTG Scanner

Subscriptions12
  • Mythic Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Rare Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Common Monthly$1.991 Month
Show 9 more
  • Uncommon Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly1 Month trial$3.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Mythic Yearly$9.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Common Yearly$39.991 Year
  • Uncommon Yearly$39.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly1 Month trial$39.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
1 purchases

Voidbound

One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$5.99

Questions

Is MTG Scanner free?
MTG Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Voidbound free?
Voidbound is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MTG Scanner or Voidbound?
Voidbound is rated higher. MTG Scanner averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while Voidbound averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do MTG Scanner or Voidbound have ads?
Neither MTG Scanner nor Voidbound shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MTG Scanner or Voidbound?
MTG Scanner ships an update every 2 weeks, and Voidbound every 5 days. Most recently, MTG Scanner was updated on October 25, 2026 and Voidbound on October 25, 2026.

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