Comparison

UrzaGatherer vs Split Counter

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

Head to head
About

UrzaGatherer

Manage your Magic: The Gathering collection, build and test decks, and track card prices. Access a comprehensive card database and in-game tools like life counters. Sync your data across devices for a seamless experience.

Highlights
  • Magic the Gathering card database
  • Deck creation and analysis
  • Deck import/export
  • Collection evaluation
  • Life counters tool
  • Up-to-date rulings
Features
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Your ultimate companion for Magic: The Gathering. Manage your collection, build decks, track prices, and sync everything across your devices. Built by players, for players. Detailled features list: + All Magic the Gathering cards in a single database + Create, test and analyse your decks I+ mport and export your decks to and from various formats (tappedOut, .csv, .txt, etc.) + Customize your wallpaper or your lockscreen + Evaluate your collection + Read about Magic stories + Use the life counters tool to track your life and poison counters during a game + Get up to date rulings

About

Split Counter

Features
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Split Counter is your life tracking app for Magic: the Gathering card game! Keep track of your games from 2 to 6 players, track commander damage, and search about cards, from pricing to rulings! Split Counter will help you track your games like never before! KEEP TRACK OF EVERYTHING ・Track your pods life total, be it on a 1v1 game, or commander game up to 6 players! ・Track commander damage, be it from one or partner commanders! ・Track poison damage, or energy counters! SEARCH ABOUT CARDS ・Be it right from the app start screen or during a game!
・Search about any cards (powered by Scryfall) ・See the card in big, read about their oracle text ・See different printings of a card ・See the prices of the card on multiple platforms/stores ・See rulings and legalities of card to clear up any question! EASY TO USE ・One tap to see who is the starting player ・One tap flip coin for that Krark/Sakashima player in your playgroup ・One tap to roll any dice from a D6 to D20 Want to keep track of planed features or even recommend or report anything ? 
Gives us a follow @SplitCounterApp for more information or visite or website at www.splitcounter.app for more !

Screenshots

UrzaGatherer4 screens
Split Counter4 screens

Verdict

The call

UrzaGatherer and Split Counter are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
UrzaGatherer versus Split Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUrzaGathererSplit Counter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (27 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.3 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB42 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDavid CatuheMarcel Carvalho

In-app purchases

None

UrzaGatherer

No in-app purchases

None

Split Counter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UrzaGatherer free?
UrzaGatherer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Split Counter free?
Split Counter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do UrzaGatherer or Split Counter have ads?
Neither UrzaGatherer nor Split Counter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UrzaGatherer or Split Counter?
UrzaGatherer ships an update every 2 months, and Split Counter every 2 months. Most recently, UrzaGatherer was updated on September 22, 2026 and Split Counter on September 15, 2026.

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