Comparison

MTG Scanner vs Tertia

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

Tertia

A fast-paced card game where players identify sets of three cards based on matching or differing attributes. It offers various modes to train your eye, from instant feedback to timed challenges and daily puzzles.

Highlights
  • Pattern-matching card game
  • Four distinct game modes
  • Instant feedback in Practice mode
  • Timed challenges with combo multipliers
  • Daily puzzles for consistent play
  • Streak building for daily engagement
Features
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Find the trio. Train your eye. Build a streak. Tertia is a fast, focused pattern-matching card game for iPhone and iPad. Twelve cards on the table. Three cards form a valid trio when, for every attribute — shape, count, color, and fill — they're either all the same or all different. Easy to learn. Fiendish to play under a clock. — FOUR DISTINCT MODES — • Practice — Get instant feedback on every pick. Tertia tells you exactly why a trio works or doesn't, attribute by attribute. The fastest way to internalize the rules. • Normal — The pure experience. Take your time. Use a hint when you're stuck. • Time Attack — Five minutes. No hints. Every match buys you extra seconds and feeds your combo multiplier. Chain trios in five-second windows to climb to ×2, then ×3. • Daily Puzzle — The same deck for every player, every day. Solve at your own pace, share your result, build a streak. Miss a day and the streak resets. Show up tomorrow and it builds again.

Screenshots

MTG Scanner4 screens
Tertia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tertia at 100% against MTG Scanner's 44%. Tertia also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 13) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). MTG Scanner's advantage is ratings volume (3.8K vs 3) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). 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. MTG Scanner sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Tertia asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tertia 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. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of MTG Scanner's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tertia's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MTG Scanner ships an update every 2 weeks, Tertia weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
MTG Scanner versus Tertia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMTG ScannerTertia
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3.8K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.8K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size230 MB10 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperARCANE TINMEN APSMark Martin

Customer experience

MTG Scanner

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

Tertia

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
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

Tertia

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
None

Tertia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MTG Scanner free?
MTG Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tertia free?
Tertia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MTG Scanner or Tertia?
Tertia is rated higher. MTG Scanner averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while Tertia averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do MTG Scanner or Tertia have ads?
Neither MTG Scanner nor Tertia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MTG Scanner or Tertia?
MTG Scanner ships an update every 2 weeks, and Tertia weekly. Most recently, MTG Scanner was updated on October 29, 2026 and Tertia on October 28, 2026.

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