Comparison

Cascade vs TopDeck.gg

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

Head to head
About

Cascade

Manage your Magic: The Gathering card collection with a powerful scanner, deck builder, and finance tracker. Organize your inventory, playtest decks, and stay updated on card prices and spoilers.

Highlights
  • Lightning fast camera scanner
  • Organize inventory and collection
  • Create and playtest decks
  • Customizable wishlists and lists
  • Card search and detailed information
  • Finance and market tracking
  • Spoiler and Secret Lair notifications
Features
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Cascade is a free MTG card scanner, collection and price tracker, and deck builder for Magic: The Gathering™ players and collectors. Scan your cards, see what your collection is worth, and build and playtest decks on iPhone, iPad, Android and the web, with free sync between them. FAST CARD SCANNER • Scan a whole stack with your camera, one card after another • Fix the set or finish right in the scan list • Add the scanned cards to your collection, a deck or a list in one step COLLECTION AND PRICES • Track your whole collection, with no limit on the number of cards • See what it is worth with TCGplayer market and median prices, updated every day • Price history for every card, and the biggest price movers of the day and the week • A watchlist for the cards you want to follow DECKS AND PLAYTEST • Build decks for every format: Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Commander and more • Mainboard and sideboard, with format legality checks • Playtest your decks and share them with friends ONE COLLECTION EVERYWHERE • Free sync between your phone, tablet and computer, with no subscription • Build decks on the big screen at cascademtg.com and scan cards on your phone • Moving from another app? Import your collection on the web from a CSV or text file LISTS, SPOILERS AND SECRET LAIR • A wishlist and your own custom lists • Spoiler lists for upcoming sets, with a notification for each new card • Secret Lair drops with their cards and prices • Banlists for every format, with an alert when they change CASCADE PREMIUM (OPTIONAL) Price history for your collection, decks and lists; unlimited lists and wishlist cards; up to 300 watched prices; full deck history, notes and maybeboard; playtest tools; and faster scanning. Premium is a monthly or yearly subscription, with the price shown in the app. Terms: https://www.cascademtg.com/terms Privacy: https://www.cascademtg.com/privacy

About

TopDeck.gg

Stay informed about your competitive events with real-time updates on pairings, standings, and results. Discover upcoming tournaments and receive push notifications for important announcements. This tool helps players and organizers manage their tournament experience efficiently.

Highlights
  • Real-time event updates
  • Pairings, standings, and results tracking
  • Tournament discovery
  • Match reporting
  • Push notifications for round calls and announcements
Features
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Your tournament runs on TopDeck.gg. This app is your seat at the table. When a round posts, your phone knows first: table number, opponent, record. Report your result from your chair and watch the standings move. Your current pairing sits right on the lock screen, so you can stop refreshing a browser between games. Need something to play next weekend? Browse events at stores near you, follow the ones you like, and add them to your calendar. WHAT'S IN THE APP • Live pairings, standings, and brackets for your events • Push notifications for round calls, seatings, and announcements • Your current pairing on the lock screen (iOS Live Activities) • Match reporting synced straight to the event • Decklist submission with deadline tracking • QR check-in when you arrive • Nearby events and stores, plus the big ones worth traveling for • Store pages for your local game store's schedule • Team events • Judge tools for staff working the floor TopDeck.gg runs everything from Friday night locals to major championships. If you're playing in one, this is the app for it.

Screenshots

Cascade4 screens
TopDeck.gg4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TopDeck.gg at none against Cascade's 4. TopDeck.gg also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 65%) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). Cascade's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

Both are free to download. Cascade sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. TopDeck.gg asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TopDeck.gg holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 281 and 229 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Cascade's written reviews are positive against 89% of TopDeck.gg's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cascade ships an update every 5 days, TopDeck.gg monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Cascade versus TopDeck.gg: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCascadeTopDeck.gg
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (281 ratings)4.9 (229 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.5% of reviews88.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings281 — better229
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB52 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCascade MTG LLCZain Nayer

Customer experience

Cascade

All ratings281 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive65.5%
Neutral14.5%
Negative20.0%

TopDeck.gg

All ratings34 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

Bugs and requests

Cascade

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Card scanner misidentifies cards or fails to scan entirely
  • Manual entry bug deletes all previously manually-entered cards from scanning session
  • Incorrect card name mapping (e.g., Maarika showing as Zangief)
  • App crashes or fails to open after adding many cards
  • Account access lost after reinstalling app
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  • Export to text feature adds random characters and percentage symbols
  • Deck copy feature redirects to premium page unexpectedly
  • Search function fails to work when opening app directly into a deck
  • Cards missing from database despite being released
  • Set assignment incorrect for scanned cards
  • Foil designation not retained when using cards in decks
  • Deleted deck cards remain in inventory
  • Slow bulk scanning with required toast notification dismissal
  • Poor set assignment accuracy (50% error rate reported)

Requested features

18 requests
  • Search function within decks
  • Average mana value/CMC statistics for decks
  • Easier deck identification when viewing cards
  • CSV and table format import support
  • Duplicate card detection feature
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  • Ability to filter inventory by set
  • Multiple card set assignment at once
  • Deck copying/sharing functionality
  • Play testing feature
  • Advanced filtering in inventory (color, type, etc.)
  • Card image size adjustment slider
  • Extended art and borderless card search filters
  • Dark mode support
  • Deck sorting options
  • Collector number sorting
  • Magic Online support and ticket pricing
  • Export to properly formatted text files
  • Ability to add cards with quantity of 0

TopDeck.gg

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Cascade

Subscriptions4
  • Cascade Premium - Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Cascade Premium – Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Cascade Premium - Annual14 Days trial$49.991 Year
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  • Cascade Premium – Annual$59.991 Year
None

TopDeck.gg

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cascade free?
Cascade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TopDeck.gg free?
TopDeck.gg is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cascade or TopDeck.gg?
TopDeck.gg is rated higher. Cascade averages 4.6 out of 5 from 281 ratings, while TopDeck.gg averages 4.9 from 229 ratings.
Do Cascade or TopDeck.gg have ads?
Neither Cascade nor TopDeck.gg shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cascade or TopDeck.gg?
Cascade ships an update every 5 days, and TopDeck.gg monthly. Most recently, Cascade was updated on October 25, 2026 and TopDeck.gg on October 27, 2026.

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