Comparison

MTG Scanner vs Commander Clock

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

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About

MTG Scanner

This app helps Magic: The Gathering players manage their card collection and build decks. It offers fast searching, intuitive deck building with legalities checks, and collection organization. Discover new cards and build powerful combos with this comprehensive companion.

Highlights
  • Card collection management
  • Intuitive deck building
  • Fast and flexible search
  • Format legality checks
  • Card information and rulings
  • Collection organization
  • Discover new cards
Features
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Scan, collect, build, and playtest your Magic: The Gathering cards in one beautiful, native app. Lion’s Eye is the fast, flawless MTG companion for collectors and deck builders. NEW: Playtest your decks with friends over FaceTime, search in your own words, and find the combos hiding in your collection. PLAYTEST WITH FRIENDS — FREE Start a FaceTime call and play your decks head to head with SharePlay. Draw, shuffle, mulligan, and play out your hand on a real tabletop. No friends online? Practice against a bot (beta). SEARCH IN YOUR OWN WORDS Type or say what you want, like “goblins with haste under 3 mana,” and Lion’s Eye builds the search for you. Full support for Scryfall search syntax, with suggestions that find the exact card name without guesswork. Add cards to your collection or a deck right from the search results. BUILD BETTER DECKS Drag-and-drop deck building with easy menus for moving and editing cards. Real-time checks for format legality, commander color identity, ban lists, and companion rules. Commander, Standard, Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, Pauper, and more. Export to Moxfield in one tap. YOUR COLLECTION, BEAUTIFULLY ORGANIZED Automatically sorted by color, type, mana value, rarity, set, and format. Sort by recently added, quantity, name, release date, set number, rarity, color, mana value, type, or price. Group cards in your collection and decks, and see your collection at a glance with charts and statistics. DISCOVER Featured stories, Legend Builds, color spotlights, and new deck ideas. The latest Magic news and articles, with every card they mention. The top 50 cards in each format by price. EVERY DETAIL OF EVERY CARD Card info, related cards, every printing, legalities, and rulings. Flip double-faced cards with a gesture, and rotate Battles and other horizontal cards. A one-of-a-kind foil effect that catches the light as you tilt your phone. Show off that foil mythic you love. BUILT FOR APPLE DEVICES Native on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Siri and Shortcuts actions for card images, oracle text, and rulings. Full Dynamic Type and VoiceOver support. Mana symbols are read aloud, and charts support Audio Graphs. LION’S EYE PLUS Take your collection further: Card scanner with Auto Scan: Scan cards fast, with collector number detection to find the exact printing. Combos: See the combos your collection and decks can already make, powered by Commander Spellbook. EDHREC recommendations: Upgrade your Commander decks with built-in synergy suggestions. Collection Tracker: See which cards you already own while you build and search. Unlimited decks: Build as many decks as you want. Smart Lists and Saved Searches: Auto-updating lists of your cards, powered by Scryfall syntax. Advanced Search and Custom Syntax: Build precise searches, online or offline, including Lion’s Eye’s own Scryfall-style filters. Deck Legality Warnings: Get legality, commander, and companion alerts as you build. Tags: Organize and personalize with tags. Group, select, and filter by tag. Deck and card customization: Bulk swap cards, rate them, track condition, and add notes and photos. The full Discover experience, including News & Articles. Download Lion’s Eye free and start building your collection today. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

Commander Clock

A turn tracker designed for multiplayer Commander games of Magic: The Gathering. It helps manage turns for up to four players, ensuring smooth gameplay. Developed by the Command Zone.

Highlights
  • Turn tracking for 4 players
  • Designed for Commander games
  • Simple interface
  • Magic: The Gathering specific
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Simple turn clock for 4-player Commander Games of the Magic the Gathering trading card game. Brought to you by the Command Zone.

Screenshots

MTG Scanner4 screens
Commander Clock3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Commander Clock at none against MTG Scanner's 4. Commander Clock also leads on iOS requirement (15.2 vs 26.0). MTG Scanner's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (68% vs 40%). On price 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. MTG Scanner sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Commander Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MTG Scanner holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MTG Scanner has 131 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of MTG Scanner's written reviews are positive against 40% of Commander Clock's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
MTG Scanner versus Commander Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMTG ScannerCommander Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (131 ratings) — better4.2 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews68.1% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings131 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrlando Gabriel HerreraMitchell Trafford

Customer experience

MTG Scanner

All ratings131 ratings
Positive86.3%
Neutral5.3%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews113 reviews
Positive68.1%
Neutral10.6%
Negative21.2%

Commander Clock

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

Bugs and requests

MTG Scanner

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Scan feature automatically adds cards
  • Incorrect card prices, especially for foils
  • Crashes on load, camera issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to change card variants
  • Improved deck building experience
  • More comprehensive card database
  • Better collection analytics and reporting
  • Dark mode option

Commander Clock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

MTG Scanner

Subscriptions4
  • Most Flexible$0.997 Days
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pay-As-You-Go$2.997 Days
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  • Unlimited Annual14 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

Commander Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MTG Scanner free?
MTG Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Commander Clock free?
Commander Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MTG Scanner or Commander Clock?
MTG Scanner is rated higher. MTG Scanner averages 4.5 out of 5 from 131 ratings, while Commander Clock averages 4.2 from 9 ratings.
Do MTG Scanner or Commander Clock have ads?
Commander Clock shows ads; MTG Scanner does not.

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