Comparison

Magic Life Counter vs Magic Life Points

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

Head to head
About

Magic Life Counter

This app simplifies tracking game elements during Magic: The Gathering matches. It supports various formats and player counts, allowing you to monitor life, counters, and other game-specific metrics. Never lose track of your game state again with this digital companion.

Highlights
  • Duel and multiplayer support
  • Tracks life, poison, commander damage, loyalty
  • Customizable counter tracking
  • Round time tracking
  • Virtual dice and coin flip
  • Game history and notes
Features
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Track everything in your Magic: The Gathering games: life, poison counters, commander damage, tokens, planeswalker loyalty, and anything else you can think of. No more notepads and dice! Features: • Duels or multiplayer games, with unlimited players • Every format: Standard, Modern, Two-Headed Giant, Commander… you name it • All the basics: life, poison counters, commander damage, loyalty, tokens • Custom counters for anything: Omnath mana, commander tax, counters on permanents • Rotate counters so your opponent can use the app too • Face-to-face mode for 1v1 duels on a single device • Round timer for your match • Replaces your Planechase dice • Virtual dice and coin flip • Saves your friends' names so you can add them to a game quickly • Match history with notes and pictures • Light and dark mode, on iPhone and iPad Enjoy, and tell your friends about the MLC! ––––––––––––––– Legal Stuff ––––––––––––––– Wizards of the Coast, Magic: The Gathering, and their logos are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast LLC in the United States and other countries. Magic Life Counter is owned by Ajfek Software and is not affiliated with, endorsed, sponsored, specifically approved or authorized by Wizards of the Coast LLC.

About

Magic Life Points

Features
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Magic Life Points is a simple Life Counter for Magic: The Gathering. No fancy extras - plain life counting. No ads or In-App-Purchases. Free forever. Features: - adding and subtracting life points in increments of 1 and 5 - D20 roll - quick reset Enjoy!

Screenshots

Magic Life Counter4 screens
Magic Life Points3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Magic Life Points at none against Magic Life Counter's 8. Magic Life Counter's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 60 months). On price, ads, 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. Magic Life Counter sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Magic Life Points asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magic Life Counter ships an update every 2 months, Magic Life Points every 60 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Magic Life Counter versus Magic Life Points: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic Life CounterMagic Life Points
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (46 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings46 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 60 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAjfek SoftwareTim Semmelrogge

Bugs and requests

Magic Life Counter

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on startup
  • Scrolling issues with many players
  • Dark mode toggle not working as expected
  • Ads reappearing after premium upgrade

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more player support (beyond 4)
  • Implement game history tracking
  • Improve UI customization options
  • Optimize battery usage

Magic Life Points

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Magic Life Counter

One-time8
  • Dark colorful skin$0.99
  • High-contrast dark skin$0.99
  • Milky white skin$0.99
Show 5 more
  • Remove all ads$2.99
  • Match history$2.99
  • Game profiles$2.99
  • PRO Features$4.99
  • All the Things!$4.99
None

Magic Life Points

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Magic Life Counter free?
Magic Life Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Magic Life Points free?
Magic Life Points is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Magic Life Counter or Magic Life Points have ads?
Neither Magic Life Counter nor Magic Life Points shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Magic Life Counter or Magic Life Points?
Magic Life Counter ships an update every 2 months, and Magic Life Points every 60 months. Most recently, Magic Life Counter was updated on October 23, 2026 and Magic Life Points on October 14, 2026.

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