Comparison

Duelist 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

Duelist

Features
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Duelist: A life counter for your games. Fantasy role names and a funny "critical hits randomizer" to avoid dice rolling. Keep track of life totals for each character during the game. Useful for trading card games like Magic: The Gathering. No in-app purchases. Be a RPG Character: Get a different role character in every game. A randomizer will assign a classic RPG character to you and your opponent. More than 140 different roles! Be a: hero, pegasus, paladin, unicorn, skeleton, cleric, lion, angel, bodyguard, knight, elemental, doppelganger, wizard, phantasm, merfolk, djinn, efreet, wraith, demon, skeleton... and much much more! Duel Randomizer:  Forget to roll the dice. Enjoy a conversational duel to decide the winner randomly. A bunch of critical hits available! Life Registration: Complete history of all life transactions in the current game. Including the data/time they occurred. Useful to settling disputes. Color Customization: Customize each life counter's background with one of ten special dual lands gradient. Dark Mode now available!

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

Duelist4 screens
Split Counter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Split Counter at Free against Duelist's $0.99. On update cadence, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Split Counter is free to download; Duelist costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Duelist ships an update every 3 months, Split Counter every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Duelist versus Split Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDuelistSplit Counter
Price$0.99Free — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB42 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAntonio Rodriguez CiaMarcel Carvalho

In-app purchases

None

Duelist

No in-app purchases

None

Split Counter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Duelist free?
Duelist costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Split Counter free?
Split Counter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Duelist or Split Counter have ads?
Neither Duelist nor Split Counter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Duelist or Split Counter?
Duelist ships an update every 3 months, and Split Counter every 2 months. Most recently, Duelist was updated on September 22, 2026 and Split Counter on September 15, 2026.

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