Magic card database (MTG) vs TCG Portfolio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic card database (MTG)
This app serves as a comprehensive database for a popular trading card game, offering advanced search, deck building, and price tracking. It features a user-friendly interface with customizable options and offline capabilities. Premium features unlock access to the latest sets and unlimited deck collections.
- Advanced card search and browsing
- Deck building and management
- Card price guide
- Life counter with multiplayer support
- Offline mode
- Full-screen image viewer
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Magic trading card game database is the premier iOS application for everything Magic. With its advanced grid view you can browse cards quicker than any other application. Now updated for iOS 26 with the new Liquid Glass design, dark mode, and improved performance throughout. MTG allows for editing and saving multiple searches, saving you from having to re-enter them each time you launch the app. FREE FEATURES: - Advanced search & browse options. - Life counter with player customization, textured backgrounds, undo/redo history, and multiplayer support. - Searchable by name, description, expansion, rarity, colors, artist & others. - Sort by name, price, rarity, collector number, and more. - Browse keyword abilities with quick-jump section index. - Small app size & image caching for improved performance. - Offline mode by pre-caching images. - Large grid for multiple card viewing. - Details laid out in an easy access view with all printings available. - Full-screen image viewer with pinch zoom and swipe-to-dismiss. - Bulk import — paste a card list to quickly build a deck. - Deck collections with 2-column card grid, mana curve stats, average CMC, and land counts. - Accessibility support with VoiceOver labels and hints. - Light and dark mode support. PREMIUM FEATURES (Requires IAP): - Access to the latest five sets. - Price guide that is updated often with stale cache detection. - Automatic updating card database with version tracking. - Unlimited deck collections. - Monthly and yearly subscription options. All prices are courtesy of TCGplayer.com Terms of Use: https://termify.io/terms-and-conditions/1637763460 Privacy Policy: https://termify.io/privacy-policy/1637856824
TCG Portfolio
Track the value of your trading card game collections, including both raw and graded cards. Get automatic price updates and detailed statistics for English and Japanese cards across various sets and variations. Discover sold and listed items to inform your collection management.
- Automatic price updates
- PSA population reports
- New data added frequently
- Search cards across all sets
- Advanced filtering and statistics
- Links to sold and listed items
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What's your collection worth? TCG Portfolio prices every Pokémon card you own — ungraded or PSA graded — and adds it up. Every price backed by real eBay sold listings. Search a card, check its value, then jump straight to real eBay sold listings to verify it yourself. No spreadsheets, no digging through marketplace listings one at a time. Build your collection in the app and it's saved to your account, so it follows you to any device. Add a card as a graded slab or an ungraded copy, with its exact condition, print run and finish, and watch your total value move with the market. • PSA graded and ungraded prices, updated regularly • One-tap eBay sold and active listings for real market history • English and Japanese sets, with unlimited, reverse holo and 1st edition variants • Choose the exact price you track, down to print run and finish • Filter and sort your way: several conditions and variants at once • Add cards in bulk, a whole set page at a time HOW IT WORKS 1. Search for a card, or browse by set 2. Check its value across conditions and grades 3. Add it to your collection and watch the total Built for collectors and investors who want a straight answer to "what's it worth?", for one card or a whole binder. Over 100,000 downloads. Free to use — start pricing cards in seconds. Not affiliated with, endorsed, sponsored or approved by The Pokémon Company, Nintendo, Creatures Inc. or GAME FREAK Inc. Terms of Use: https://tcgportfolio.io/terms Privacy Policy: https://tcgportfolio.io/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Magic card database (MTG) at none against TCG Portfolio's shown. Magic card database (MTG) also leads on review sentiment (84% vs 60%) and ratings volume (136 vs 35). TCG Portfolio's advantage is rating (4.1 vs 3.8) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Magic card database (MTG) sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and TCG Portfolio sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
TCG Portfolio holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 136 and 35 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of Magic card database (MTG)'s written reviews are positive against 60% of TCG Portfolio's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Magic card database (MTG) ships an update every 11 days, TCG Portfolio every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magic card database (MTG) | TCG Portfolio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (136 ratings) | 4.1 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.4% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 136 — better | 35 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 237 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Nicole Hankinson | Oisin McNally |
Customer experience
Magic card database (MTG)
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In-app purchases
Magic card database (MTG)
- Premium3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
TCG Portfolio
- TCG Portfolio Pro$9.991 Month
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