Comparison

Magic Life Counter vs Lifelinker

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

Lifelinker

Track life totals for board and card games with customizable player names, backgrounds, and dice rolling. View match history and access advanced features through an in-app purchase or by supporting creators.

Highlights
  • Track player life totals
  • Customize player names and backgrounds
  • Digital D6 dice roller
  • View and reset match history
  • Random first player selector
  • Creator unlock codes
Features
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Keep track of your life totals, customize your name, background colors, roll dice, see match history, and more. All advanced options will be unlocked with a single in-app purchase! Lifelinker is brought to you by Jimmy Wong and Josh Lee Kwai of The Command Zone Podcast, a part of the Collected.Company family. FEATURES: - Choose players and starting health totals - Change your name, background color, and emblem for each player - Roll a digital D6 to help with decisions - View detailed match history and reset the game to any prior point in time - Let the app decide! A spinning ticker will randomly choose the first player when you load into a new game for the first time. - Patrons of the Command Zone Podcast will receive the full unlock for FREE! Find out more at Patreon.com/CommandZone - Want your favorite creators as your life total background? Find out their Unlock code and Redeem it on the front page - collect them all! Lifelinker was developed by Danny Vink and tested by Josh Kim, Josh Lee Kwai, and Jimmy Wong

Screenshots

Magic Life Counter4 screens
Lifelinker4 screens

Verdict

The call

Magic Life Counter and Lifelinker both sit at 4.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 85% of Magic Life Counter's written reviews are positive against 69% of Lifelinker's. Lifelinker's advantage is ratings volume (149 vs 46) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 and Lifelinker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Magic Life Counter holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 149 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Magic Life Counter's written reviews are positive against 69% of Lifelinker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magic Life Counter ships an update every 2 months, Lifelinker every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Magic Life Counter versus Lifelinker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic Life CounterLifelinker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (46 ratings) — better3.9 (149 ratings)
Positive reviews85.0% of reviews — better69.2% of reviews
Number of ratings46149 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAjfek SoftwareJames Wong

Customer experience

Magic Life Counter

All ratings46 ratings
Positive78.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative17.4%
Written reviews307 reviews
Positive85.0%
Neutral5.5%
Negative9.4%

Lifelinker

All ratings147 ratings
Positive70.7%
Neutral6.1%
Negative23.1%
Written reviews117 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral6.8%
Negative23.9%

User reviews

Magic Life Counter

From 46 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Best app with most features
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive design
  • 👍 Customizable counters and tokens
  • 👍 Handles multi-player games well
  • 👍 Regularly updated with new features

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 💰 Expensive premium upgrade
  • 🔍 Intrusive ads in free version

Lifelinker

From 149 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 🎨 Customizable backgrounds
  • 🚀 Smooth performance
  • 💡 Spinner for deciding turn order
  • 🎮 Dice roll feature

Room to improve

  • 🐛 In-app purchases not working
  • 🔒 Lack of commander damage/poison counter tracking
  • 🔍 Difficulty finding/accessing settings
  • 🔋 Screen turning off during gameplay
  • 🔧 Bugs with saved profiles

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

Lifelinker

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • In-app purchases not unlocking features
  • Saved profiles not loading correctly
  • Restore purchases button not working
  • Compatibility issues with newer devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Commander damage and poison counter tracking
  • Ability to change life totals in larger increments
  • More customization options for colors/layouts
  • Coin flip/dice roll functionality in free version
  • Better support and communication from developers

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
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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
1 purchases

Lifelinker

One-time1
  • Lifelinker Plus$0.99

Questions

Is Magic Life Counter free?
Magic Life Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lifelinker free?
Lifelinker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Magic Life Counter or Lifelinker?
Magic Life Counter is rated higher. Magic Life Counter averages 4.1 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while Lifelinker averages 3.9 from 149 ratings.
Do Magic Life Counter or Lifelinker have ads?
Neither Magic Life Counter nor Lifelinker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Magic Life Counter or Lifelinker?
Magic Life Counter ships an update every 2 months, and Lifelinker every 5 weeks. Most recently, Magic Life Counter was updated on October 29, 2026 and Lifelinker on October 24, 2026.

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