Comparison

MTG Mate 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

MTG Mate

Features
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MTG Mate is a life counter, deck builder and card collection tracker for Magic: The Gathering on iPhone and iPad. Use it at the table for Commander, Standard, Brawl, Two-Headed Giant or a custom game, and keep your decks, collection and trades on the same device. No account needed. LIFE COUNTER FOR EVERY POD Track 1 to 6 players with layouts that fit the table. Preview the seating before a game, drag players to their real seats and give each one a seat color. The board holds its orientation while you play, so it doesn't spin when the phone is passed around. COMMANDER DAMAGE, POISON AND COUNTERS Commander damage covers partners and companions, with targets shown in seat colors. Poison and infect share a combined total. Energy and other counters sit on each player. Hold +/- to change life quickly, revive a player with +1, and turn on unlimited life when a combo goes off. GAME NIGHT TOOLS Start with Commander (40), Brawl (30), Standard (20) or your own starting life. Player panels can show commander art. Optional turn tracking, a dice roller and a coin flip are built in. Life history shows what happened two turns ago. DECK BUILDER Build decks with commander, partner, companion, mainboard and sideboard. Check format legality, mana curve and type split, get a Commander bracket estimate, and see an estimated deck value. Look up synergies and combos while you brew. CARD COLLECTION AND PRICES Save cards, build collections and move cards in bulk. Import lists from Manabox, Archidekt or Moxfield, or paste a text list, and export them again. Collection value and match history live in the stats hub, so you can see how your collection and play group change over time. CARD SEARCH, EVEN OFFLINE Search Scryfall for prices, rulings and legalities. Reprints are grouped so the same card doesn't appear ten times. Download the card database to search with no signal. FRIENDS, TRADES AND CLOUD SYNC Add friends and give them private aliases only you can see. Keep a trade ledger of cards and cash with anyone. Sign in with email to sync your library across iPhone, iPad and the web library at mtgmate.app. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Cards, decks and games stay on your device unless you turn on Cloud Sync. No ads. Free. MTG Mate is not affiliated with, endorsed, or sponsored by Wizards of the Coast. Magic: The Gathering is a trademark of Wizards of the Coast LLC.

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

MTG Mate4 screens
Split Counter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MTG Mate at every 2 weeks against Split Counter's every 2 months. Split Counter's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MTG Mate ships an update every 2 weeks, Split Counter every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
MTG Mate versus Split Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMTG MateSplit Counter
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB42 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJacob SuchorabskiMarcel Carvalho

In-app purchases

None

MTG Mate

No in-app purchases

None

Split Counter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MTG Mate free?
MTG Mate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Split Counter free?
Split Counter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MTG Mate or Split Counter have ads?
Neither MTG Mate nor Split Counter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MTG Mate or Split Counter?
MTG Mate ships an update every 2 weeks, and Split Counter every 2 months. Most recently, MTG Mate was updated on November 7, 2026 and Split Counter on November 3, 2026.

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