Comparison

Cascade vs DeckCrafter

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

DeckCrafter

Features
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DeckCrafter - Your AI-Powered MTG Companion Building the perfect Magic: The Gathering deck just got easier. DeckCrafter combines AI deck building, card scanning, and collection management into one powerful app. AI Deck Builder Tell our AI assistant what kind of deck you want, "build me an aggressive vampire Commander deck", and get a fully built 100-card deck in seconds. Refine it through conversation: "make it more aggressive" or "add more card draw." The AI understands MTG strategy, not just keywords. Scan Your Cards Point your camera at any Magic card to instantly add it to your digital collection. DeckCrafter recognises cards across sets and printings, even with slight wear or glare. Build With Your Collection Want a deck using cards you already own? DeckCrafter's AI prioritises your scanned cards and tells you exactly which cards you'd need to pick up. Deck Analysis Get your existing decks analysed for mana curve, removal, card draw, and win conditions - with specific suggestions for cuts and additions. Deck Management Create decks manually, import from other deck builders, or export your lists to share with friends. Card Database Browse and search the complete Magic: The Gathering card database. View detailed card information, prices, and printings. Download DeckCrafter and start building better decks today.

Screenshots

Cascade4 screens
DeckCrafter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cascade at every 5 days against DeckCrafter's every 3 months. DeckCrafter's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Cascade sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and DeckCrafter sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cascade ships an update every 5 days, DeckCrafter every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Cascade versus DeckCrafter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCascadeDeckCrafter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (281 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings281 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB39 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCascade MTG LLCChristian Rafferty

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

DeckCrafter

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
6 purchases

DeckCrafter

One-time6
  • 100 AI Credits$0.99
  • 100 Scan Tokens$0.99
  • 300 Scan Tokens$2.99
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  • 250 AI Credits$2.99
  • 500 AI Credits$4.99
  • 500 Scan Tokens$4.99

Questions

Is Cascade free?
Cascade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DeckCrafter free?
DeckCrafter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cascade or DeckCrafter have ads?
Neither Cascade nor DeckCrafter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cascade or DeckCrafter?
Cascade ships an update every 5 days, and DeckCrafter every 3 months. Most recently, Cascade was updated on October 25, 2026 and DeckCrafter on October 16, 2026.

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