Comparison

AppTicker Wish vs MTG Trades

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

Head to head
About

AppTicker Wish

Track apps from the App Store and receive notifications when their prices drop. Never miss a sale on your desired applications again by adding them to a personalized wishlist.

Highlights
  • App Store wishlist
  • Price drop alerts
  • Track app prices
  • Never miss a sale
  • Personalized notifications
Features
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AppTicker Wishlist - Your wishlist and price alert for the App Store! Add any app to your price alert list so you don't lose track of it or get notified when the price drops. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

MTG Trades

Manage your Magic: The Gathering card collection and trades with real-time pricing data. Evaluate trades, track loaned or borrowed cards, and maintain watchlists of desired cards. Access a comprehensive database with offline capabilities.

Highlights
  • Card price lookup by expansion/name
  • Trade evaluation
  • Trade history
  • Watchlist of wanted cards
  • Loan/borrow tracking
  • Offline database access
  • Foil and non-foil pricing
Features
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MTG Trades gives you the tools you need for trading Magic cards, right at your fingertips. It includes card prices by expansion or card name, lets you evaluate trades and view your trade history, store a watchlist of wanted cards, and allows you to track cards you have loaned or borrowed. Features: • View price information for every physical Magic card by individual printings. • Supports non-foil and foil pricing for all cards, including many promo cards, tokens and emblems. • Download database and automatic prices updates from within the app, for offline use (requires Premium). • Save cards to various Want Lists so you always know what you're looking for during trades and how much they're worth (requires premium for multiple lists) • Want Lists show total value and can be sorted alphabetically, by price or by rarity. • Enter cards or cash in a new Trade to quickly evaluate the equity of the trade. • Store a history of your past trades along with current and at-the-time price information (requires premium for multiple trades) • Track cards you have lent out or borrowed from other people. • Prices are aggregated from a range of online stores courtesy of TCGplayer.com. • Complete iCloud syncing. • Supports Dynamic Type for altering text size. • Universal app for iPhone, iPad and Mac (as iPad app). • Supports iPad multitasking. This app has been carefully designed to be simple and fast to use. If you have any suggestions for improvements, please suggest them from within the app. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ This app is not produced or endorsed by Wizards of the Coast, Inc.

Screenshots

AppTicker Wish4 screens
MTG Trades4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MTG Trades at none against AppTicker Wish's shown. MTG Trades also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). AppTicker Wish's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (83% vs 61%). On price, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. AppTicker Wish sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and MTG Trades sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MTG Trades holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MTG Trades has 1.1K ratings behind it against 37, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of AppTicker Wish's written reviews are positive against 61% of MTG Trades's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AppTicker Wish ships an update every 9 days, MTG Trades every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
AppTicker Wish versus MTG Trades: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAppTicker WishMTG Trades
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (37 ratings)4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.8% of reviews — better61.0% of reviews
Number of ratings371.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB54 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperStanislaw SchoenbergMichael Wybrow

Customer experience

AppTicker Wish

All ratings37 ratings
Positive83.8%
Neutral8.1%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive82.8%
Neutral6.9%
Negative10.3%

MTG Trades

All ratings1,142 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral1.1%
Negative9.6%
Written reviews251 reviews
Positive61.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative37.1%

User reviews

AppTicker Wish

From 37 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💰 Great for finding free/discounted apps
  • 💡 Useful for discovering new apps
  • 👍 Easy to use interface
  • 🚀 Fast loading of information
  • 📰 Provides tech news and updates

Room to improve

  • ⚠️ Frequent and intrusive ads
  • 🔄 Lists refresh to the top
  • ❌ Inaccurate pricing/free status
  • 🤔 Categories are unclear
  • 😵 Navigation can be frustrating

MTG Trades

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and reliable updates
  • 👍 Comprehensive card database
  • 📊 Excellent trade tracking features
  • 💰 Accurate and up-to-date pricing
  • 🗂️ Useful want lists and collection management

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🕰️ Slow to add new cards and sets
  • 🔍 Limited search and filtering options
  • 💳 Subscription model concerns
  • 🔋 High battery consumption

Bugs and requests

AppTicker Wish

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • App crashes when loading
  • App freezes after ads
  • Lists refresh to the top
  • Apps shown as free are not
  • In-app purchases not displayed
Show 2 more
  • Push notifications not configurable
  • Crashing while trying to load

Requested features

8 requests
  • Show app ratings within the app
  • Make push notifications configurable
  • Indicate in-app purchases clearly
  • Add a search function for games
  • Improve iPad interface
Show 3 more
  • Allow direct download from the app
  • Add category filters
  • Track specific apps

MTG Trades

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when deleting cards from lists
  • MKM card images not loading properly
  • Incorrect pricing for some promo and special cards

Requested features

5 requests
  • Integrate with deck building and collection management
  • Add more advanced search and filtering capabilities
  • Implement market pricing options for trades
  • Improve basic lands and foil card handling
  • Provide more detailed price history and trending data

In-app purchases

4 purchases

AppTicker Wish

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly subscription$3.991 Month
  • 6 Month subscription$22.996 Months
  • Premium for 1 Year$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Breakfast$3.99
2 purchases

MTG Trades

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly1 Month trial$0.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly1 Month trial$6.991 Year

Questions

Is AppTicker Wish free?
AppTicker Wish is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MTG Trades free?
MTG Trades is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AppTicker Wish or MTG Trades?
MTG Trades is rated higher. AppTicker Wish averages 4.3 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while MTG Trades averages 4.6 from 1.1K ratings.
Do AppTicker Wish or MTG Trades have ads?
AppTicker Wish shows ads; MTG Trades does not.
Which is updated more often, AppTicker Wish or MTG Trades?
AppTicker Wish ships an update every 9 days, and MTG Trades every 2 months. Most recently, AppTicker Wish was updated on October 4, 2026 and MTG Trades on October 19, 2026.

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