Guildpact vs Aether
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Guildpact
This app helps Magic: The Gathering players track game statistics, build decks, and manage playgroups. It supports various formats and allows for customized leaderboards and real-time stat updates. Ideal for both casual and competitive players looking to improve their game.
- Track games in any format
- Build and import decks
- Manage unlimited players in playgroups
- Create custom leaderboards
- Real-time stat updates
- Export decklists
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Guildpact is the best Magic: The Gathering utility or companion app available. It’s a stats tracker, deck builder, and so much more. Guildpact is a great tool for all players, casual and competitive alike - looking to level up their Magic: The Gathering skills or introduce some friendly competition in their meta. TRACK YOUR GAMES • Track your games alone or with an unlimited number of friends in a single playgroup • Track any format (Standard, Modern, Commander, Brawl) or even Arena games • Create a new meta or Join an existing meta with your playgroup • Or manage your meta alone through managed opponents • Track stats for your regular game nights, drafts, leagues, tournaments and events. • Drill down into your game history and get stats for every player and every deck • Customize your leaderboard for every meta with your own house rules • Get notified when new games are added to your playgroup and see your stats change in real-time BUILT-IN DECK BUILDER • Add or build new decks with an integrated deck builder • Add your format and deck colors • Import your deck-list or construct on the go • Export your decklists into a common format for use in tools like Cockatrice
Aether
Track life totals and various counters for up to six players in Magic the Gathering. Customize backgrounds and manage special game elements like the monarch token and partner commander damage.
- Up to 6 player support
- Track various counters
- Treachery variant gameplay
- Customizable player backgrounds
- Monarch token support
- Partner commander damage tracking
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Life counter for Magic the Gathering - Up to 6 players - Keep track of counters (poison, commander tax, energy, ...) - Easily play the Treachery variant - Add your favorites background images for each player - Support monarch token, and partner commander damages This app is an unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Aether at 5.0 against Guildpact's 4.4. Aether also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). Guildpact's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Aether holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guildpact has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Guildpact ships an update monthly, Aether every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guildpact | Aether |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tyler Hager | Burning Beard |
Customer experience
Guildpact
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In-app purchases
Guildpact
No in-app purchases
Aether
No in-app purchases









