Magic Spellbook vs Tarnished Academy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic Spellbook
Instantly find Magic card information, including rulings, prices, and all printings. Manage your card lists, compare trade values, and even use voice commands for quick lookups. Explore cards by set and track game progress.
- Complex card search with Scryfall
- Card printing and price checks
- Save, import, and share card lists
- Price difference calculation for trading
- Card rulings and format legality
- Browse cards by set
- Voice search with Siri
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The fastest way to look up Magic cards, rulings, and prices. - Search for cards with complex queries powered by Scryfall - Get powerful suggestions for advanced Scryfall queries - Check all printings and prices - Save, import, and share card lists - Calculate price differences between lists when trading - Look up card rulings and format legality - Browse all cards by set - Track progress in Dungeons and abilities for The One Ring - Use Siri to look up cards with your voice Spellbook is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.
Tarnished Academy
This app lets users showcase their in-game creations and find inspiration from others. Explore a database of builds or simply browse for ideas. Designed by fans for fans, it's a community space for showcasing and discovering in-game content.
- Showcase in-game builds
- Search for build inspiration
- Browse available builds
- Fan-designed interface
- Community showcase
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Tarnished Academy. Designed by fans, for fans. This app allows you to show off that ridiculous new build you made and bring in all the appraisals. Stuck on your build and need some ideas? Search our database for some inspiration. Want to just look around and see what's available? We have that too. Come on in, Tarnished. We're glad to have you. Sword icon template created by Smashicons - Flaticon
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Magic Spellbook at 94% against Tarnished Academy's 0%. Magic Spellbook also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.6) and ratings volume (95 vs 12). Tarnished Academy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Magic Spellbook sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Tarnished Academy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Magic Spellbook holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic Spellbook has 95 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Magic Spellbook's written reviews are positive against 0% of Tarnished Academy's.
| Parameter | Magic Spellbook | Tarnished Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (95 ratings) — better | 3.6 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 95 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Joshua Birnholz | Arian Mohajer |
Customer experience
Magic Spellbook
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In-app purchases
Magic Spellbook
- Common Tip$0.99
- Uncommon Tip$2.99
- Rare Tip$4.99
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- Mythic Tip$9.99
Tarnished Academy
No in-app purchases
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