Comparison

Mythic Tools MTG vs Octonium

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 in duels and multiplayer games, manage your decks, and analyze your game statistics. Instantly scan cards for pricing, rulings, and legality information.

Highlights
  • 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
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

Octonium

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Build your army, track your battles, and master your meta — all from your iPhone. Octonium is a battle companion for tabletop strategy game players. Whether you're prepping a list for tournament night or tracking your hobby progress over months, Octonium keeps everything in one place. ARMY LIST BUILDER - Build rosters with full point validation - Save unlimited lists across factions - Quick-edit on the go between matches MATCH TRACKER - Track scores, turns, and key moments live - Save battle reports for later review - Never lose count mid-game again STATS & INSIGHTS - Win/loss breakdowns by faction, list, and opponent - Spot trends across your battles - Build a clearer picture of your meta OCTONIUM PREMIUM Subscribe to unlock advanced tools: - Collection Manager — track your entire miniature collection - Damage Simulator — theorycraft any unit's output - Game Statistics — deep insights into your win/loss patterns - Army List Importer — sync your saved lists to the tracker - External Roster Importer — bring in lists from outside sources One subscription unlocks Premium in both Octonium and Octolith. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS - Monthly subscription — auto-renewing - Annual subscription — auto-renewing, best value Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the price of the selected plan. Subscriptions can be managed and auto-renewal turned off in your Apple Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://octocode-dev.com/octonium/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Questions or feedback? 0cto@octocode-dev.com Octonium is an independent companion app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any specific game publisher.

Screenshots

Mythic Tools MTG4 screens
Octonium4 screens

Verdict

The call

Mythic Tools MTG and Octonium are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 Octonium sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mythic Tools MTG ships an update weekly, Octonium every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Mythic Tools MTG versus Octonium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMythic Tools MTGOctonium
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.5K — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size642 MB81 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperStudio MythicOctocode

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

Octonium

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
2 purchases

Octonium

Subscriptions2
  • Octonium Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Octonium Premium Yearly$44.991 Year

Questions

Is Mythic Tools MTG free?
Mythic Tools MTG is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Octonium free?
Octonium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mythic Tools MTG or Octonium have ads?
Neither Mythic Tools MTG nor Octonium shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mythic Tools MTG or Octonium?
Mythic Tools MTG ships an update weekly, and Octonium every 5 days. Most recently, Mythic Tools MTG was updated on October 17, 2026 and Octonium on October 8, 2026.

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