Comparison

Mythic Tools MTG vs Helvault

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

Head to head
About

Mythic Tools MTG

Enhance your Magic: The Gathering experience with a comprehensive companion app. Track life totals, manage decks, scan cards for prices and rulings, and discover new strategies with integrated databases.

Highlights
  • Customizable multiplayer life counter
  • Fast and accurate card scanning
  • Real-time pricing information
  • Up-to-date oracle text and rulings
  • Deck management and statistics
  • EDHREC integration
Features
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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!

About

Helvault

Effortlessly manage your Magic: The Gathering card collection with an AI-powered scanner. Organize, filter, and analyze your cards with detailed stats and pricing information. Sync across devices and export your collection.

Highlights
  • AI-powered MTG card scanner
  • Unlimited card collection storage
  • Detailed collection statistics
  • Card pricing and details
  • CSV collection export
  • iCloud syncing
Features
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Helvault is a collection manager for Magic: The Gathering players and collectors who want to spend more time enjoying their cards, instead of typing names... With a powerful card scanner featuring an exclusive AI, Helvault is capable of identifying cards from all Magic's history without a hassle. Sort, filter, play and understand your card collection like never before! Key features: - Powerful MTG card scanner - Unlimited cards on your collection - Detailed stats about your collection - Card details, including prices - Export your collection as a CSV file - iCloud Syncing between devices - No ads, forever Helvault brings unlimited card collection management to your mobile device, for free. Some features however are unlocked through NON-RECURRING purchases (they are NOT subscriptions).

Screenshots

Mythic Tools MTG4 screens
Helvault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mythic Tools MTG at 84% against Helvault's 32%. Mythic Tools MTG also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (3.7K vs 293). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Mythic Tools MTG sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Helvault sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mythic Tools MTG holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mythic Tools MTG has 3.7K ratings behind it against 293, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Mythic Tools MTG's written reviews are positive against 32% of Helvault's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mythic Tools MTG ships an update weekly, Helvault fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mythic Tools MTG versus Helvault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMythic Tools MTGHelvault
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.7K ratings) — better4.2 (293 ratings)
Positive reviews84.3% of reviews — better31.8% of reviews
Number of ratings3.7K — better293
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size652 MB58 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperStudio MythicVitor Cesco

Customer experience

Mythic Tools MTG

All ratings3,712 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews229 reviews
Positive84.3%
Neutral7.9%
Negative7.9%

Helvault

All ratings279 ratings
Positive79.9%
Neutral3.9%
Negative16.1%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive31.8%
Neutral6.4%
Negative61.8%

User reviews

Mythic Tools MTG

From 3.7K App Store ratings

What 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

Helvault

From 293 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent scanning and recognition
  • 👍 Versatile product for managing collections
  • 🚀 Quick and easy to use
  • 👍 Dedicated developer with good customer service

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent card scanning, struggles with certain card types
  • 💰 Expensive, especially for users who already paid for the legacy app
  • 🔍 Limited search and filtering options
  • 🔀 Difficulty moving cards between binders
  • 🔒 No way to restore scans/data on new devices

Bugs and requests

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

Helvault

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Keypad issues when searching
  • Disappearing settings icons
  • Incorrect set identification for some cards
  • Missing card prices and details

Requested features

5 requests
  • Deck building and management tools
  • Advanced search and filtering options
  • Bulk card management and transfer
  • Improved support for special card versions and frames
  • Seamless data migration from legacy app

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Mythic Tools MTG

Subscriptions2
  • Mythic+$9.991 Month
  • Mythic+$89.991 Year
One-time7
  • Garage the Gathering Theme$2.99
  • Mythic X-MAS!$2.99
  • After Hours$2.99
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  • Mythic Burn$2.99
  • SOLRING Theme$2.99
  • Mythic Toolbox Full Version$4.99
  • DrLupo Life Counter Theme$5.99
6 purchases

Helvault

One-time6
  • Common Donation$0.99
  • Rare Donation$4.99
  • iCloud Syncing$4.99
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  • Advanced Card Export/Import$6.99
  • MTG Card Scanner - Lifetime$9.99
  • Mythic Donation$9.99

Questions

Is Mythic Tools MTG free?
Mythic Tools MTG is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Helvault free?
Helvault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mythic Tools MTG or Helvault?
Mythic Tools MTG is rated higher. Mythic Tools MTG averages 4.8 out of 5 from 3.7K ratings, while Helvault averages 4.2 from 293 ratings.
Do Mythic Tools MTG or Helvault have ads?
Neither Mythic Tools MTG nor Helvault shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mythic Tools MTG or Helvault?
Mythic Tools MTG ships an update weekly, and Helvault fortnightly. Most recently, Mythic Tools MTG was updated on November 7, 2026 and Helvault on November 3, 2026.

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