BANDAI TCG + vs Crew Builder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BANDAI TCG +
This app facilitates participation in trading card game tournaments organized by Bandai. It allows users to search for tournaments and stores, build decks, register for events, and check tournament results and match history.
- Tournament application and search
- Store search
- Card search
- Deck building
- Tournament registration
- Check-in and push notifications
- Match history
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BANDAI TCG + (Plus) is a tool that allows you to apply for trading card game tournaments brought to you by Bandai, as well as checking the results in one step. *You must have a BNID to use this app. ■Tournament participation support functions -Official tournaments, official tournament search, store search -Card search, deck building, registration -Application for participation -Check-in on the day of the tournament (location information, 2D Code, etc.) -Confirmation of matchups, push notifications -Post-game result reports -Match history check You can register for each title separately, which will make the tournament run more smoothly. Be sure to register and join the tournaments! *Please note that it may take some time for the latest OS to be supported. *Please note that it may take some time for full-scale implementation depending on the region. *Location-based check-in is only available for tournaments and events that support it. *Push notification of matchups is only available when the tournament operator does so.
Crew Builder
Quickly generate tournament-ready decks for OPTCG based on your chosen leader and playstyle. Get explanations for card choices, access meta-validated lists, and manage your collection. Offers offline access and syncs across devices.
- Generate meta-validated decks
- Explain card choices
- Tournament, Optimal, and Experimental builds
- Restrict to owned sets
- Per-card alternatives and pricing
- Push notifications for banlist changes
- Offline access
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Crew Builder turns a leader and a playstyle into a tournament-grounded OPTCG deck in seconds. Pick the captain you want to sail under, name your playstyle (aggro, control, ramp, combo, or removal — only the ones that match your leader's colors are shown), and the engine assembles a meta-validated 50-card list grounded in real tournament data. Every recommendation carries a short, plain-English "why this card?" explanation shown inline — never buried in a sub-menu. Three ways to build, every leader: • Tournament — the verbatim winning list from a real event. No edits, no guesswork. • Optimal — the engine assembles the strongest list it can, grounded in tournament data and synergy scoring. • Experimental — for new and niche leaders with no tournament data yet; the engine pushes synergy harder. Clearly labeled. Tell Crew Builder which sets you own and the engine restricts every recommendation to cards you can actually pull from your binder. Per-card alternatives, every alt-art printing, live TCGplayer pricing, and a prioritized shopping list with direct buy links. When a banlist change hits a deck you've saved, Crew Builder sends you a push notification straight away. Save up to three decks for free, sync across your devices, view fully offline. Sign in with Apple or Google. Crew Builder Pro ($9.99 / mo) unlocks: • Themed deck building • Multi-Deck Inventory — does your real collection physically build several saved decks at once? • Meta archetype browse — auto-detected sub-builds inside each meta leader • Card scanner — point your phone at a printed card; on-device OCR reads the code, no photos leave your device • Side-by-side compare for up to five cards or five tournament decks • Full collection tracking — log more than four copies of any card • Unlimited saved decks Free to use. No ads. We don't sell your data. Crew Builder is an independent community tool, not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Bandai Co., Ltd., Eiichiro Oda, Shueisha Inc., or Toei Animation. Card names, effect text, and images are the property of their respective owners and are displayed under fair-use principles within a non-commercial deck-building tool.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Crew Builder at 100% against BANDAI TCG +'s 17%. Crew Builder also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.1) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). BANDAI TCG +'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (711 vs 2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Crew Builder sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. BANDAI TCG + asks for nothing beyond the download.
Crew Builder holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BANDAI TCG + has 711 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of BANDAI TCG +'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Crew Builder's.
BANDAI TCG + ships an update weekly, Crew Builder every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BANDAI TCG + | Crew Builder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (711 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 711 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 114 MB |
| Age rating | +9 | 12+ |
| Developer | BANDAI Co., Ltd. | Mina D. Makar |
Customer experience
BANDAI TCG +
Crew Builder
In-app purchases
BANDAI TCG +
No in-app purchases
Crew Builder
- Crew Builder Pro14 Days trial$9.991 Month
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