Gauntlet vs Glimmer Scan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Glimmer Scan
Easily scan and catalog your Disney Lorcana trading card collection. This app uses intuitive recognition technology to track your cards and offers flexible export options. It is currently in beta with ongoing development.
- Card recognition technology
- Collection cataloging
- Export to Dreamborn.ink
- General export format
- Dark Mode support
- Active localization
- Customizable app icons
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Glimmer.Ink: The Ultimate Disney Lorcana Trading Card Game Scanner Effortlessly scan and catalog your Disney Lorcana Trading Card Game collection with Glimmer.Ink! Our intuitive card recognition technology makes it easy to keep track of your cards. Simply point your camera, and let Glimmer.Ink do the rest. Export your collection to Dreamborn.ink, one of the leading Disney Lorcana card management sites, or export in a general format for ultimate flexibility. Important Notes: • Enchanted and promo cards are currently not supported. • Only English cards are recognized at this time; other languages will be supported soon. • Preloading images in the settings is recommended. • The app is still in beta and is being actively developed and expanded. • At the moment some cards are displayed incorrectly, the recognized and exported card should still be correct. Key Features: • Dark Mode Support: Enjoy a sleek, user-friendly interface in any lighting. • Active Localization: Experience Glimmer.Ink in your preferred language, with new languages added regularly. • Customizable App Icons: Personalize your app appearance for free. Legal Information: This app uses trademarks and/or copyrights associated with Disney Lorcana TCG, used under Ravensburger’s Community Code Policy (https://cdn.ravensburger.com/lorcana/community-code-en). We are expressly prohibited from charging you to use or access this content. This app is not published, endorsed, or specifically approved by Disney or Ravensburger. For more information about Disney Lorcana TCG, visit Disney Lorcana. Join the Glimmer.Ink community and enhance your Disney Lorcana Trading Card Game experience today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gauntlet at 4.9 against Glimmer Scan's 4.1. Gauntlet also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (309 vs 21). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Gauntlet holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gauntlet has 309 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Gauntlet's written reviews are positive against 76% of Glimmer Scan's.
Gauntlet ships an update weekly, Glimmer Scan every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gauntlet | Glimmer Scan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (309 ratings) — better | 4.1 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 76.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 309 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 502 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Scott Campbell | Jannik Wortmann |
Customer experience
Gauntlet
Glimmer Scan
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
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- 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
Glimmer Scan
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Gauntlet
No in-app purchases
Glimmer Scan
No in-app purchases









