Magic vs DiamondOps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic
Experience the original fantasy collectible card game digitally. Build unique decks, master strategies, and battle friends or AI in various game modes. Discover new cards and unlock rewards through a comprehensive tutorial and engaging gameplay.
- Collect and build unique decks
- Master diverse strategies
- Battle friends and AI
- Explore multiple game formats
- Engaging tutorial system
- Unlock cards and rewards
- Stunning battlefields and effects
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Welcome to the digital Multiverse! Magic: The Gathering is the original trading card game- and now you can download and start playing for free with your friends from anywhere! Magic: The Gathering Arena empowers you to discover your strategy, meet the planeswalkers, explore the multiverse, and battle friends around the world. Collect, build and master your unique deck that will become its own legend. Your battle is only the beginning; duel on stunning battlefields, and enjoy Arena’s game changing battle effects and immerse yourself in the game. Start playing for free, challenge your friends, unlock cards, and feel the magic of the original fantasy CCG! NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY Never played Magic before? No problem! Magic: The Gathering Arena’s tutorial system takes you through the playstyles so you can find your strategy and decide if you’re the type to overwhelm your opponent with brute strength, if subterfuge is more your style, or anything in between. Meet characters from around the multiverse and try out spells and artifacts that make learning to play the original fantasy collectible card game quick and fun. It’s never been easier to play Magic! Collect cards to build a deck that matches your personality, then master your strategy to battle friends and be part of the TCG that started them all. GAME ON(LINE) The original TCG is now digital! Explore the fantasy worlds of Magic: The Gathering Arena and build your deck, play a variety of game formats to collect cards, master multiple strategies, and hone your skills against friends or the AI. With multiple game formats like Draft and Brawl, 15 unlockable collectible decks, and explosive card combo effects: Your ideal Magic: The Gathering playstyle is at your fingertips! Show off eye-popping cosmetics like avatars, card sleeves, and pets and collect daily rewards to grow your collection and build powerful decks that reflect your personal strategy. CHALLENGE AND PLAY Duel your friends for glory or enter in-game tournaments for exciting prizes! With Draft and Brawl pairing, there is always someone to game with. Special in-game events offer exciting rewards, and with Esports qualifiers your Pro-Magic dreams are closer than you think in the Arena Premier Play League! Queue into casual battles to hone your strategy at your own pace, or battle in Esports qualifiers and frequent tournaments to flaunt your mastery. FANTASY AND MAGIC Dive into the fantasy planes of Magic: The Gathering and write your own legend through Magic’s immersive lore and vibrant card art. Find your path through the multiverse using only favorite characters and their most iconic spells and artifacts, or create a theme deck with a narrative that makes sense only to you. Your story is only just beginning! All prices inclusive of VAT. Wizards of the Coast, Magic: The Gathering, Magic: The Gathering Arena, their respective logos, Magic, the mana symbols, the planeswalker symbol, and all character names and their distinctive likenesses are property of Wizards of the Coast LLC. ©2019-2026 Wizards. Please visit https://company.wizards.com/legal/wizards-coasts-privacy-policy to view Wizards of the Coast's privacy policy and https://company.wizards.com/legal/terms to view Wizards of the Coast's terms of use.
DiamondOps
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DiamondOps — Market Intelligence for MLB The Show Diamond Dynasty DiamondOps helps you buy smart, sell high, and flip with confidence on the Diamond Dynasty marketplace. It's the on-the-go companion to the DiamondOps web app at diamondops.gg. Know what your collection is worth. Spot the best flips. Track the cards you care about — from your phone, in seconds. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Market browser — live buy-now and sell-order prices for every card • Flip Finder — the biggest buy/sell gaps, ranked by profit after the 10% tax • Portfolio — your synced collection valued at current market prices • Transaction History — your buys and sells, with a running Realized P&L total • Watchlist & price alerts — get notified when a card hits your target • Trending & Diamond Radar — see what's moving, and which cards Radar rates for an upgrade • Sync your account to value your real Diamond Dynasty collection A COMPANION TO THE WEB APP DiamondOps for iOS pairs with the full DiamondOps web app at diamondops.gg, where you'll find even more tools — opponent scouting, community strikeout heatmaps, pack-opening analytics, the items market, strategy guides, and more. FREE TO DOWNLOAD, WITH OPTIONAL UPGRADES Free includes the market browser, Flips, Trending, a capped nightly Diamond Radar preview, card detail, your Portfolio value and Transaction History, a 5-card Watchlist and 7 days of price history — with prices up to 5 minutes delayed. Supported by ads. Pro adds live prices refreshed every 60 seconds, the full Diamond Radar list with live upgrade scores, Value Finder, Community Trends, live spike and drop percentages on Anomalies, the premium-vs-tier-median comparison in Buried Gems, price alerts, an unlimited Watchlist, unlimited syncing, your collection breakdown by rarity and position, and the full 30-day price history. Lite removes the ads and nothing else — it does not unlock Pro features. Season Pass unlocks everything in Pro for the rest of the current MLB The Show season — one payment, no auto-renewal, nothing to cancel. Lite and Pro are available monthly or annually; the Season Pass is a single purchase. All three can be bought in the app. If you already subscribe to DiamondOps on the web, sign in and your subscription carries over — there's nothing to buy again. — DiamondOps is an independent companion app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Sony Interactive Entertainment, San Diego Studio, Major League Baseball, or the MLB Players Association. "MLB The Show" and "Diamond Dynasty" are trademarks of their respective owners.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Magic at none against DiamondOps's shown. Magic also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and chart position (#15 vs unranked). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Magic sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and DiamondOps sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Magic ships an update weekly, DiamondOps every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magic | DiamondOps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (156K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 34.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 156K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #15 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 265 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wizards of the Coast | RetroGhostLabs |
Bugs and requests
Magic
Reported bugs
4 issues- Cards not working as intended
- Inability to select or interact with certain game elements
- Inconsistent behavior when app crashes during matches
- Sync issues between mobile and desktop accounts
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to trade or recycle unwanted cards
- Improved deck building tools and organization
- Support for multiplayer formats like Commander and Two-Headed Giant
- Option to disable animations and speed up gameplay
- Better integration between mobile and desktop versions
DiamondOps
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Magic
- 750 Gems$4.99
- Starter Bundle$4.99
- 1,600 Gems$9.99
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- 4x Rare Wildcards$9.99
- Adventurer Bundle$14.99
- 3,400 Gems$19.99
- 4x Mythic Wildcards$19.99
- Spark Bundle$24.99
- 9,200 Gems$49.99
- 20,000 Gems$99.99
DiamondOps
- DiamondOps Lite (Monthly)$1.991 Month
- DiamondOps Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
- DiamondOps Lite (Annual)$12.991 Year
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- DiamondOps Pro (Annual)$39.991 Year
- DiamondOps Pro — Season Pass$14.99









