Stacked Deck vs MTG Wizard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stacked Deck
This utility app aids magicians in learning, maintaining, and testing stacked deck and memorized deck techniques. It's specifically designed for those who perform or wish to perform magic using these specialized card handling methods.
- Learn stacked deck techniques
- Maintain memorized decks
- Test card skills
- Specialized for magicians
- Card trick utility
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A utility to help you learn, maintain, and test stacked deck and memorized deck skills. If you're a magician that works (or would like to work) with a stacked deck or a memorized deck, this is the app for you. For anyone else, it's probably not appropriate.
MTG Wizard
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A Magic: the Gathering utility app that includes: - Card searching (with full Scryfall syntax support) - Card saving - Searchable comprehensive rules & glossary
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MTG Wizard at Free against Stacked Deck's $4.99. MTG Wizard also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). Stacked Deck's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
MTG Wizard is free to download; Stacked Deck costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stacked Deck ships an update every 6 months, MTG Wizard every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 2, 2026 and July 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stacked Deck | MTG Wizard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Kelvin Sherlock | Jacob Hearst |
In-app purchases
Stacked Deck
No in-app purchases
MTG Wizard
No in-app purchases
