Comparison

Magical vs Decked Builder Remastered

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Decked Builder Remastered

This app is a comprehensive tool for Magic the Gathering players to build, analyze, and test their decks offline. It includes a full card database, collection management, and pricing information to help with trades. Players can also share their decks with friends and sync across devices.

Highlights
  • Offline Magic card database
  • Deck construction and testing
  • Collection management
  • Card pricing integration
  • Deck sharing and import/export
  • iCloud syncing
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Decked Builder Remastered brings back the perfect companion for your Magic: The Gathering hobby, taking care of everything related to deck building. Use it to find the right card for your deck, together with pricing information so you will never be on the bad end of a trade. Build your deck, analyze it, and finally share it with your friends. A true successor to the acclaimed Decked Builder! FEATURES: * The entire Magic card database, at your fingertips - Instant search results with no Internet connection, because the database is stored on your device - Search for cards by any combination of card expansion, rarity, color, color identity, type or mana value - Searches also allow full card text lookup - Includes digital-only cards, hidden by default; show them with one switch in Settings * Build and analyze your decks, right on your device - Build deck listings and sideboards - Analyze your deck: legality, Commander Brackets, Game Changers, the mana curve, and the tokens it needs - See which cards your deck needs that your collection is missing * Manage your collection - Manage your collection of cards - Find cards within your collection using the same powerful search engine used for deck building - Manage multiple collections for all your different needs, such as your for-sale collection or your MTG Online collection * Prices and card art - Card prices are shown as you build, in decks, collections and search - Card art is retrieved automatically and cached on your device * Share with your friends - Share a deck from the Share menu - Import and export .dec files for other editions of Decked Builder - Import deck lists from text * Look and feel - Built for iPhone and iPad, with Light and Dark Mode DECKED BUILDER ACCESS (OPTIONAL SUBSCRIPTION) Everything in the card database (search, card details, prices) is free. You can also build up to 5 new decks, keep a collection, and scan cards with Card Cam (the first 50 cards you add) at no cost. Decked Builder Access unlocks unlimited decks, unlimited Card Cam, and merging and duplicating collections. Your subscription also supports the continued development of Decked Builder Remastered. - Plans: $1.99 per month, or $9.99 every 6 months. - Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cdn.deckedbuilder.com/site/decked-privacy-policy.htm Decked Builder Remastered 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. Magic: The Gathering and related marks are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast LLC. Card data, images, and bundled mana-symbol assets acquired through Scryfall are provided by Scryfall.

Screenshots

Magical4 screens
Decked Builder Remastered4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Magical at 100% against Decked Builder Remastered's 6%. Magical also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Decked Builder Remastered's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). On price and ads 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. Decked Builder Remastered sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Magical asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Magical holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Magical's written reviews are positive against 6% of Decked Builder Remastered's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magical ships an update every 6 weeks, Decked Builder Remastered fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Magical versus Decked Builder Remastered: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagicalDecked Builder Remastered
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (21 ratings) — better1.7 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better6.5% of reviews
Number of ratings21 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB37 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperDiluvium LLCDennis Gill

Customer experience

Magical

All ratings18 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Decked Builder Remastered

All ratings6 ratings
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive6.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative93.5%

In-app purchases

None

Magical

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Decked Builder Remastered

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Remastered$1.991 Month
  • 6 Month Remastered$9.996 Months

Questions

Is Magical free?
Magical is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Decked Builder Remastered free?
Decked Builder Remastered is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Magical or Decked Builder Remastered?
Magical is rated higher. Magical averages 5.0 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Decked Builder Remastered averages 1.7 from 6 ratings.
Do Magical or Decked Builder Remastered have ads?
Neither Magical nor Decked Builder Remastered shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Magical or Decked Builder Remastered?
Magical ships an update every 6 weeks, and Decked Builder Remastered fortnightly. Most recently, Magical was updated on October 24, 2026 and Decked Builder Remastered on October 24, 2026.

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