Magical vs Cantrip
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magical
This app is a companion for Magic: The Gathering players, offering features to track life, poison counters, commander damage, and game history. It supports up to eight players and includes customizable avatars and names.
- Track Life, Poison, Commander Damage
- View and Edit Game History
- Customizable Avatars and Names
- Support for up to 8 Players
- Lifelink and Infect Tracking
- Smart Game State Management
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Magical, the new companion app for Magic: The Gathering LIFE, POISON, COMMANDER, HISTORY + Magic Scoring Re-imagined. Clean, intuitive interface full of features. KEY FEATURES . . DAMAGE: Life, Poison, Commander . . HISTORY: View & Edit . . AVATARS + NAMES: Choose Them . . 8 PLAYERS: Just in Case . . LIFELINK + INFECT: Yes! . . EXSANGUINATE: Yes! . . SMART GAME STATE OTHER FEATURES . . Coin Flip . . Sub-Scores, see all easily . . Game Outcomes, choose one . . 2 Game Formats, to start from . . Backward Compatible to iPhone 5s . . Running iOS 13 Hope You Enjoy. And Thank You.
Cantrip
Easily build and manage your Magic: The Gathering decks. Search and filter cards from any set, and quickly add, remove, or sideboard cards with intuitive gestures.
- Powerful deck builder
- Card search and filtering
- Add/remove cards with swipe
- Sideboard management
- Supports all card sets
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Cantrip is an poweful and easy to use deck builder for Magic: The Gathering. With Cantrip you can filter and search for cards from any set. Building decks is quick and easy using Cantrips deck builder which lets you add, remove, and sideboard cards with a swipe.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Magical at 100% against Cantrip's 57%. Magical also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Magical holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Magical's written reviews are positive against 57% of Cantrip's.
Magical ships an update every 6 weeks, Cantrip every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magical | Cantrip |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (18 ratings) — better | 3.9 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Diluvium LLC | White Bridge Labs |
Customer experience
Magical
Cantrip
In-app purchases
Magical
No in-app purchases
Cantrip
No in-app purchases
