Comparison

Gauntlet vs MTG Life Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Gauntlet

This app helps Magic: The Gathering players track game lives, build and customize decks, and record game history. It offers detailed stats for players and decks, supports multiple players, and includes a powerful hand simulator.

Highlights
  • Life tracking for up to 6 players
  • Deck building and importing
  • Game history and stats
  • Hand simulator
  • Deck customization with card art
  • Deck organization with folders
Features
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Gauntlet is the most feature packed Magic: The Gathering utility app available. It’s a life tracker, deck builder and record keeper of your games. THE BEST LIFE TRACKER: • Select your deck and the decks your opponents are playing. Player tiles will be updated with the cover art of each deck. • Save the results when the game is over. Select a winner, and each player will have their career and deck stats updated immediately. • Full support for up to 6 players with custom life totals, and a turn randomizer to determine who plays first. • Other features include 21 unique tile colours, 15 unique counters, rolling D6, and a game timer. THE BEST MOBILE DECK BUILDER: • Brew on the go or import your decks from other deck building sites. • Customize your deck with art from any card in the multiverse. • Pick a format and your deck screen adapts to show things like your commander or your signature spell. • Bling out the cards in your deck with foils. • Shuffle up and draw an opening 7 with a powerful hand simulator. • Stay ahead of your competition with deck list data. View your mana curve, pip breakdown, and more. • Export your deck lists as text, or share a link to your profile on social media. • Keep your decks organized with folders, and sort them by name, games played, wins, and format. YOUR GAME HISTORY IN DETAIL: • Every game is saved making it easy to go through previous games and see who played, who won, and which decks came to battle. • Track wins and losses for each deck, and see how your career wins and losses change over time. • Follow your friends to stay up-to-date with their latest brews, deck performance, and game history.

About

MTG Life Tracker

Track life totals and commander damage for up to six players in multiplayer games. This free, open-source tool offers extensive customization options to suit your gaming needs.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer support (up to 6 players)
  • Commander damage tracking
  • Customizable options
  • Free and open-source
  • Life total tracking
Features
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Free and OpenSource MTG Life Tracker for multiplayer games. Allow up to 6 players. You can also track and manage commander damages. Plenty of options to customize it for your needs.

Screenshots

Gauntlet4 screens
MTG Life Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Gauntlet at 309 against MTG Life Tracker's 5. MTG Life Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Gauntlet against 5.0 for MTG Life Tracker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gauntlet has 309 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Gauntlet's written reviews are positive against 100% of MTG Life Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gauntlet ships an update weekly, MTG Life Tracker every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Gauntlet versus MTG Life Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGauntletMTG Life Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (309 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings309 — better5
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.411.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScott CampbellMathieu Robichaud

Customer experience

Gauntlet

All ratings299 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative10.0%

MTG Life Tracker

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Gauntlet

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Developers have seemingly given up (according to one review)
  • App ruined for jailbroken phones (iOS 14 and up)
  • Board scrolls every time life or counters are moved
  • Does not track win-rate for the deck not shown as primary in a match
  • App is very small on iPad Pro

Requested features

19 requests
  • Scan cars to make adding decks easier
  • More precise search engine
  • Faster card loading times
  • Display card prices
  • Scan cards in deck building
Show 14 more
  • Add Android support
  • Add tournament bracket functionality
  • Deeper stat tracking
  • Leave notes about each deck
  • Leave notes about individual cards
  • In-app purchases for donations
  • Add play test cards
  • Better layout for exporting decks to text
  • Feature to track win/loss ratios without starting a game
  • Option for locking board scrolling
  • Android release (mentioned as desired)
  • Manual change of player names when playing 'against yourself'
  • Add friends who don’t use the app to games
  • Add full deck lists

MTG Life Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Gauntlet

No in-app purchases

None

MTG Life Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gauntlet free?
Gauntlet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MTG Life Tracker free?
MTG Life Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gauntlet or MTG Life Tracker?
MTG Life Tracker is rated higher. Gauntlet averages 4.9 out of 5 from 309 ratings, while MTG Life Tracker averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Gauntlet or MTG Life Tracker have ads?
Neither Gauntlet nor MTG Life Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gauntlet or MTG Life Tracker?
Gauntlet ships an update weekly, and MTG Life Tracker every 2 days. Most recently, Gauntlet was updated on October 25, 2026 and MTG Life Tracker on October 24, 2026.

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