Comparison

Moxtopper vs Podium

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

Head to head
About

Moxtopper

This app helps track life totals and commander damage for multiplayer card games. It supports up to 10 players and offers customizable layouts and digital playmats. Features include turn clocks, AirPlay streaming, and detailed game statistics.

Highlights
  • Life total tracking
  • Commander damage tracking
  • Supports 1-10 players
  • Customizable seating arrangements
  • Digital playmats
  • Turn clocks
  • AirPlay streaming
Features
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No game of Commander is complete without Moxtopper on your table. EASY TO USE • Keep track of every player’s life total with tasty text and chonky buttons. • The user interface is designed to be usable from all viewing directions. Just place your iPhone or iPad in the middle of your play surface and you’re good to go. • Multiple-touch support. Your whole play group can use it at the same time. TRACKS COMMANDER DAMAGE • We know that tracking commander damage is a *huge* pain. With Moxtopper, it couldn’t be easier. At any time a player can swipe horizontally on their play area to see how much commander damage they’ve taken from all the other players’ commanders. • Commander damage is tracked per *commander*, so it works great with partner commanders, too! • If you’re using partner commanders, just swipe down on your play area and press the “Partners” button to toggle partner commander mode on or off. GREAT FOR EVERY PLAY GROUP • Moxtopper is optimized to work great not just for 4 player games, but also for any game of 1 to 10 — yes, ten! — players. That means it’s right at home during one-on-one games of Friday Night Magic as well as gigantic Multiplayer Planechase House Rules Banlist Slugfests. • Configurable with a total of 32 possible seating arrangements so that layout of play areas on the screen always comfortably matches the way your play group likes to sit around the table. UPGRADE YOUR EXPERIENCE • Customize each player’s area with awesome digital “playmats”, similarly to how you are probably rolling out full art playmats on your game table in real life. • Comes with five free digital playmats • Additional digital playmats can be unlocked via in-app purchases, including one that lets you import any photo you want from your Photos library. Thanks ahead of time for supporting Moxtopper through these must-have upgrades! • In addition to the playmats, there are bonus themes in fun, readable colors. OTHER COOL FEATURES • STATS-S-S-S-S-S — Keep track of in-game numbers like commander tax, infect, storm, experience, energy, mana pools, and more using the player options menu (swipe down on your player to see these options). • TURN CLOCKS — Turn on Turn Clocks to help folks stay mindful of how long their turns are. Just like chess clocks, they tick down the seconds from your customizable start time. Moxtopper ensures only one player can be active at a time. • AIRPLAY — Stream your game locally via AirPlay to a compatible Apple TV by enabling Screen Mirror and using the app like you normally would. Great for going top-eight at your Local Game Store! • CHARTS — Share and remember your splashiest games with cool charts that show the roller coaster ride of life totals as they change over the course of a game. Requires iOS/iPadOS 16 or later. • HIGH ROLL — Save time by high-rolling to see who plays first with just a single tap. • APP ICONS — Bling out your homescreen with a bunch of alternate app icons. • SCRYFALL — Scryfall search box integrated into the main options menu. • MADE BY A FAN — Moxtopper is made by a fan of the game, just one guy (me, the one writing this, howdy) who really really likes artisanal, hand-made, bespoke, fussy, delightful little apps with big dreams. Seriously I appreciate all the support ya’ll send my way. WHAT IS COMMANDER? Just in case you didn’t already know, in the “Commander” format of Magic: the Gathering, you and your friends battle each other with legendary creatures, huge decks of crazy cards, making splashy plays until there’s only one player left standing.

About

Podium

Features
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Bring your Commander games to life. Podium is a beautifully simple life tracker for Magic: The Gathering, designed to make every game feel a little more magical. No accounts. No complicated setup. Just open Podium, gather your friends, and start playing. BUILT FOR THE TABLE Track life totals for 2–6 players with a fast, intuitive interface designed for Commander nights.Rearrange players, choose your commanders, and manage life totals and damage as the game unfolds. MAKE EVERY ATTACK COUNT Bring your games to life with satisfying, interactive combat. Send attacks between player cards and watch them react with playful motion and impact. Tracking damage feels like part of the game, not just another number to update. YOUR COMMANDER, YOUR GAME Choose your commander and keep them close throughout the match. Podium makes it easy to see who's leading each deck while keeping the focus on the game. YOUR GAMES, REMEMBERED Keep a simple history of your games, saved locally on your device. Revisit previous matches without creating an account or managing a playgroup. STEP INTO THE VOID Play against an atmospheric, animated backdrop designed to bring a little extra life to your table. Subtle motion and a clean, immersive interface keep the focus where it belongs — on your game. LESS SETUP. MORE MAGIC. Podium is built for players who want to spend less time managing an app and more time enjoying the game. Free to play. Made for the table.

Screenshots

Moxtopper4 screens
Podium4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Podium at none against Moxtopper's 2. Podium also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Moxtopper sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Podium asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Moxtopper ships an update every 3 months, Podium every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Moxtopper versus Podium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoxtopperPodium
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB129 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperNice Boy LLCJUSTIN RICHARD KENNA

Bugs and requests

Moxtopper

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Display errors
  • No damage history
  • No indicators to add or subtract life
  • Commander damage tracking bug

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add commander tax and poison tracking
  • Ability to skip tutorial
  • Transition or GIF support for backgrounds
  • Turn tracker
  • Dice roll animation
Show 2 more
  • Partner commander damage tracking
  • Poison counter tracking

Podium

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Moxtopper

One-time2
  • Big Moods Playmat Set$0.99
  • Custom Playmats$4.99
None

Podium

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Moxtopper free?
Moxtopper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Podium free?
Podium is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Moxtopper or Podium have ads?
Neither Moxtopper nor Podium shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Moxtopper or Podium?
Moxtopper ships an update every 3 months, and Podium every 2 days. Most recently, Moxtopper was updated on November 3, 2026 and Podium on October 31, 2026.

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