Comparison

Gauntlet vs Magic Mana Counter

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

Magic Mana Counter

Easily track your mana pool and storm count during gameplay with a fully customizable interface. This intuitive app eliminates manual calculations, allowing you to focus on your strategy and elevate your gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Mana pool tracking
  • Storm count tracking
  • Customizable interface
  • Intuitive input
  • Strategy focus
Features
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Introducing our easy-to-use Magic Mana Counter app! With this app, you can easily keep track of your mana pool and storm during gameplay and never miss a beat. With a fully customizable interface, our app is tailored to meet the unique needs of every player and every deck. Whether you're a seasoned pro or a new player, our intuitive interface allows you to quickly input your mana types and amounts. Say goodbye to manual calculations and focus on your strategy! Download the Mana Calculator app today and elevate your gameplay experience.

Screenshots

Gauntlet4 screens
Magic Mana Counter2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Gauntlet at 299 against Magic Mana Counter's 2. Magic Mana Counter's advantage is 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 Magic Mana Counter. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gauntlet has 299 ratings behind it against 2, 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 Magic Mana Counter's.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Gauntlet versus Magic Mana Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGauntletMagic Mana Counter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (299 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings299 — better2
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScott CampbellLunar Logic Polska

Customer experience

Gauntlet

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

Magic Mana Counter

All ratings2 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

Magic Mana Counter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Gauntlet

No in-app purchases

None

Magic Mana Counter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gauntlet free?
Gauntlet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Magic Mana Counter free?
Magic Mana Counter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gauntlet or Magic Mana Counter?
Magic Mana Counter is rated higher. Gauntlet averages 4.9 out of 5 from 299 ratings, while Magic Mana Counter averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Gauntlet or Magic Mana Counter have ads?
Neither Gauntlet nor Magic Mana Counter shows ads.

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