Comparison

Gauntlet vs WUBRG

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

WUBRG

Track your Commander games to settle deck arguments and understand your performance. Log games quickly, discover detailed statistics, and identify your toughest matchups. Your data stays private on your device with no accounts or ads.

Highlights
  • Log games in seconds
  • Track win rate by commander
  • Analyze opposing commanders
  • Deck-specific performance statistics
  • Unlock achievements
  • No account or tracking required
Features
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Finally settle every Commander argument. You know the conversation. "I swear this deck wins all the time." "Going first is broken." "Atraxa always beats me." Now you can prove it. Track your Commander games, discover your personal statistics, and find out what actually happens at your table. No accounts. No ads. No tracking. Your games stay on your device. LOG GAMES IN SECONDS Logging a game shouldn't take longer than shuffling for the next one. Record: • Commander • Win or loss • Pod size • Seat order • Game length • Opposing commanders • Bracket • Mulligans • Lands in starting hand • Notes Done. Future you will appreciate knowing exactly whose fault that loss was. DISCOVER YOUR STATISTICS Every game builds your Commander history. See your: • Win rate by commander • Win rate by color identity • Win rate by seat • Win rate by pod size • Average game length • Win streaks • Long-term trends You might discover your "best" deck isn't actually your best deck. KNOW YOUR NEMESIS Some commanders just seem impossible to beat. Track opposing commanders and discover: • Your toughest matchups • Your favorite prey • Which commanders always ruin your evening No more blaming bad luck. (Well... slightly less.) EVERY DECK HAS ITS OWN STORY Every deck gets its own statistics page. See how each one performs over time, compare them against each other, and finally answer the question: "Should I take this deck apart?" (You won't.) UNLOCK ACHIEVEMENTS Commander deserves achievements. Win from every seat. Play every mono color. Build ridiculous win streaks. Or earn "Character Building" by losing five games in a row. We don't judge. YOUR DATA BELONGS TO YOU No account. No ads. No analytics. No cloud sync. No tracking. Everything stays on your device. The only person judging your win rate is you. SHUFFLE. PLAY. LOG. REPEAT. Whether you play every Friday night or once a month, WUBRG helps you build your personal Commander history—one game at a time. Because "I swear this deck wins more" isn't data.

Screenshots

Gauntlet4 screens
WUBRG4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gauntlet at none against WUBRG's 1. Gauntlet also leads on ratings volume (309 vs 5). WUBRG's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. WUBRG sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gauntlet asks for nothing beyond the download.

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 WUBRG. 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 WUBRG's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gauntlet ships an update weekly, WUBRG every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Gauntlet versus WUBRG: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGauntletWUBRG
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 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScott CampbellNils Fahle

Customer experience

Gauntlet

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

WUBRG

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 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

WUBRG

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Gauntlet

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

WUBRG

One-time1
  • WUBRG Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Gauntlet free?
Gauntlet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WUBRG free?
WUBRG is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gauntlet or WUBRG?
WUBRG is rated higher. Gauntlet averages 4.9 out of 5 from 309 ratings, while WUBRG averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Gauntlet or WUBRG have ads?
Neither Gauntlet nor WUBRG shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gauntlet or WUBRG?
Gauntlet ships an update weekly, and WUBRG every 4 days. Most recently, Gauntlet was updated on November 6, 2026 and WUBRG on October 31, 2026.

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