MasterDex vs Mythic Tools MTG
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MasterDex
This app serves as a comprehensive guide for fans and trainers, offering detailed information on creatures, team building, and the trading card game. It features offline access, advanced search, and tracking for favorite creatures and shinies, updated for the latest generation.
- Updated creature information
- Team builder tool
- Trading Card Game details
- Offline functionality
- Shiny creature tracker
- Advanced search filters
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Embark on an epic journey with MasterDex, the ultimate companion for all the fans and trainers. Key Features: ▶ Updated to Scarlet and Violet: Stay up-to-date with the latest generation of creatures, including their unique forms, evolutions, and abilities. ▶ Team Builder: Strategize and assemble your dream team using MasterDex's intuitive team-building feature. Plan your battles and unleash the power of synergy. ▶ TCG Info Included: Dive into the Trading Card Game world with comprehensive TCG information, including card details, prices, and rarity. ▶ No Login Required: Get instant access to a wealth of creature knowledge without the hassle of creating an account or remembering credentials. ▶ Works Offline: MasterDex is designed to be your reliable companion, even when you're offline. Access crucial information on the go, no matter where your adventures take you. ▶ Special Evolutions and Alternative Forms: Uncover the secrets of special evolutions and explore the diverse range of alternative forms within this captivating universe. ▶ Create a List of Your Favorite Creatures: Keep track of your most cherished companions. ▶ Keep Track of Your Shinies: Stay organized and track your shiny creatures with ease. MasterDex helps you monitor and celebrate your rare and unique discoveries. ▶ Detailed Information: Access to comprehensive details on creatures, moves, abilities, natures, items locations, and types. ▶ Advanced Search Filters: Find the creatures you're looking for effortlessly using advanced search filters. Narrow down your search based on various criteria. Embark on an extraordinary journey with MasterDex, your go-to companion. Please note that MasterDex is an unofficial, fan-made, and free-to-use app. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the creators of the captivating world. Start your adventure today and become a true master!"
Mythic Tools MTG
Enhance your Magic: The Gathering experience with a comprehensive companion app. Track life totals in duels and multiplayer games, manage your decks, and analyze your game statistics. Instantly scan cards for pricing, rulings, and legality information.
- Customizable life counter with themes
- Card scanning for price and rulings
- Deck listing and game statistics
- Multiplayer game support (poison, commander damage)
- Card legality and EDHREC integration
- Real-time pricing information
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NEW: Life counter themes! Customize your life counter and support content creators at the same time with the Mythic Store. Mythic Tools is the ultimate Magic: The Gathering companion app designed to enhance your experience. Create playgroups, add friends, list your decks, track life totals in all your duel and multiplayer games with a beautiful and full-featured life counter, save all your games and get meaningful statistics about your playgroups, your decks and your win rates. Mythic Tools is also a fast and accurate card scanner which will get you price information, oracle and rulings, and a powerful advanced search tool to find all the cards you need. Key Features: Super Fast & Accurate Card Scanning: Instantly identify your cards with our highly optimized scanning technology. Just point your camera at the card, and Mythic Scanner does the rest! Great during games to check rulings. Comprehensive Pricing Information: Stay informed with real-time card prices from multiple sources, including TCGplayer and Cardmarket. Make informed decisions when buying, selling, or trading your cards. Up-to-Date Oracle Text & Rulings: Get immediate access to the latest oracle text, rulings, and card interactions to settle disputes or clarify rules during gameplay. Legality Information: Check a card's legality across all MTG formats at a glance, ensuring your decks are always tournament-ready. EDHREC Integration: Discover related cards and build better decks with seamless access to EDHREC's extensive database of card recommendations. Customizable Multiplayer Life Counter: Track life totals for multiple players with our intuitive life counter interface, perfect for multiplayer games like Commander. Quickly access the card scanner from the game for on-the-fly rulings and card information. Support for poison counters, commander damage, super-simple drag & drop monarch token, and many more convenient and unique game features. Awesome customization options for the Multiplayer Life Tracking feature, custom art backgrounds, fonts, effects and animations. Transform your MTG experience with Mythic Tools, the all-in-one app that takes your gameplay and card management to the next level. Download now and unlock the full potential of your Magic: The Gathering games!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Mythic Tools MTG at none against MasterDex's shown. Mythic Tools MTG also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. MasterDex sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Mythic Tools MTG sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for MasterDex against 4.8 for Mythic Tools MTG. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.7K and 3.2K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of MasterDex's written reviews are positive against 86% of Mythic Tools MTG's.
MasterDex ships an update every 3 weeks, Mythic Tools MTG weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MasterDex | Mythic Tools MTG |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.7K ratings) | 4.8 (3.2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.1% of reviews — better | 85.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K | 3.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 196 MB | 635 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lorenzo Greco | Studio Mythic |
Customer experience
MasterDex
Mythic Tools MTG
User reviews
MasterDex
From 1.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fantastic app
- 👍 Great Pokédex
- 🔒 No ads
- 💡 One-time purchase
- 👍 Aesthetically pleasing
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashing and slow loading
- 🐛 Bugs with team builder
- 🐛 Missing Pokémon forms and gender differences
- 🐛 Incorrect or outdated information
- 💡 Lack of Pokémon location filters
Mythic Tools MTG
From 3.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth and responsive
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly
- 🔒 Secure and reliable
- 💡 Comprehensive set of features
- 🚀 Fast card scanning
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🔍 Clunky deck building experience
- 💰 Wish for more customization options
- 🔍 Navigation and UI could be improved
- 🔍 Inconsistent card recognition
Bugs and requests
MasterDex
Reported bugs
5 issues- Shiny toggle not working in team builder
- Pokémon 3D models and artwork not displaying
- Johto region locations missing
- Crashes when adding Pokémon to teams
- Incorrect information for some Pokémon (e.g., Necrozma's ability, Pikachu's classification)
Requested features
9 requests- Add Pokémon location filters
- Implement ability to mark Pokémon as caught/seen
- Add damage calculator
- Allow reorganizing of teams
- Include Pokémon cries and Dynamax/Gigantamax forms
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- Add Pokémon trainer and villain information
- Provide option to change default sprite view
- Implement Tera Type information
- Add item location and TM/HM information
Mythic Tools MTG
Reported bugs
4 issues- Deck stats disappearing
- Imported decks not transferring correctly
- Crashes when updating deck lists
- Inconsistent behavior with card scanning
Requested features
6 requests- Shared deck library for play groups
- Ability to track games with guests
- Manual game entry option
- Sorting and filtering by card properties
- Integration with external deck building tools
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- Customizable price sources for card values
In-app purchases
MasterDex
- Masteredex - Sale$1.99
- Masterdex PRO$7.99
Mythic Tools MTG
- Mythic+$9.991 Month
- Mythic+$89.991 Year
- Mythic X-MAS!$2.99
- After Hours$2.99
- Mythic Burn$2.99
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- SOLRING Theme$2.99
- Mythic Toolbox Full Version$4.99
- DrLupo Life Counter Theme$5.99









