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.
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.
- 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
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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.
Magic Life Points
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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!
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Magic Life Counter sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Magic Life Points asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
| Parameter | Magic Life Counter | Magic Life Points |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (46 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 85.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 46 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 60 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ajfek Software | Tim 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
Magic Life Counter
- Dark colorful skin$0.99
- High-contrast dark skin$0.99
- Milky white skin$0.99
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- Remove all ads$2.99
- Match history$2.99
- Game profiles$2.99
- PRO Features$4.99
- All the Things!$4.99
Magic Life Points
No in-app purchases
Questions
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