iMtG vs MTGCardStack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iMtG
This comprehensive tool enhances your Magic: The Gathering experience with features like a life counter, deck builder, and extensive card database. Manage your collection, track trades, and connect with a community forum.
- Life counter with multiplayer support
- Advanced deck builder with statistics
- Up-to-date card database with pricing
- Digital binder for collection management
- Community forum and trading tools
- Offline cache for prices and features
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The legendary iMtG is back as probably the most advanced and innovative Magic: the Gathering toolbox and rules reference app in the App Store of 2026. Since 2011 our Life Counter tool supports portrait and landscape modes. It has up to 24 seats multiplayer mode, Commander damage tracking and separate poison counters for 2-Headed Giant team. Multiple iMtG Life Counters can be linked and synchronised over Bluetooth nearby networking. Deck Builder includes sample play / fish tool, mana statistics, export by Email and sharing via Share Sheet. You can use Import from iTunes or Dropbox to upgrade from other MTG deck builders which support .dec file format. Card Database has up to date pricing and advanced collection management. You can set how many you need, own and want to trade of each card. It will add the card to the appropriate report in the Main Menu. As soon as a new expansion is released, you can update your database in Main Menu -> Settings & Tools -> Tools. Magic Binders are digital model of your physical binders, allowing you to keep your collection data always with you, on the move and in the net. Mark your cards as foils, signed, set condition and language version, make notes. Post your collection's trading part online with a press of a button as Private Page on Gathering. Email binders to friends or yourself with CSV file attachment. Gathering is our independent community forum ruled by Ultimate Law and linked to Multiverse. Multiverse is a geolocation feature which allows you to manually update your trading position on Earth map. Multiverse does not track your location continuously, you set your base once and update it when and if you desire. Free Trade module contains quick Price Check and Trading tool integrated with Needed and Trade Binder. Settings can be adjusted for the local market to display prices in local currency while multiplied by configurable factor. Trading is integrated with Potential Trades, an automatic trade matching system for Gathering users. While iMtG is mostly free, in the built-in Shop you can pay to unlock optional functionality. Offline cache enables foil prices, mass update tool and background price fetching on card lists. You can also unlock unlimited decks maintenance and add handy Clone function to test different versions of the same deck, in-app access to card rulings, unlimited scanning, unlimited binders, advanced trading functions and card translations. Please note the Support and Feedback option, the use of which I greatly appreciate. For the latest news and development updates follow the maker on X @iMtGApp You can also contact us on Gathering, where we discuss life and magic in general as Piotr. Prices and some imagery are courtesy of our long time partner TCGPlayer.com and our new partner Scryfall.com 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. Copyright 2009 Wizards. Pokemon content is © 2016 Pokémon/Nintendo. Yu-Gi-Oh! content is © 2014 NAS TV Tokyo. Currency exchange rates courtesy of European taxpayers via Frankfurter (api.frankfurter.app). iMtG app is made and owned by Piotr Farbiszewski and is not affiliated with, endorsed, sponsored, specifically approved or authorized by Wizards of the Coast LLC or Hasbro who are their parent who owns them. All Rights Reserved.
MTGCardStack
Manage your Magic the Gathering collection, build decks, and track game statistics. Discover new sets, monitor collection progress, and analyze deck performance with powerful search and customization options.
- Card search with powerful options
- Deck and binder building
- Collection completion tracking
- Game history and win/loss statistics
- Customizable interface
- Import card lists
- Trade balancing
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MTGCardStack is the all-in-one utility for managing your Magic: The Gathering collection across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and the web. Search over 100,000 cards, build decks, manage collections, track games, record trades, and monitor prices — all synced to your account and accessible at app.mtgcardstack.com. Key Features • Powerful card search with filters for colors, types, rarity, sets, artists, keywords, mana value, and more • Build decks and collections with detailed card tracking (condition, foil, acquired price, notes) • Price tracking with market value charts, set price history, and daily top movers • Collection value over time — watch your portfolio grow with interactive charts • Card scanner — use your camera to identify cards and add them to any list • Import from CSV (Moxfield, Deckbox, TCGPlayer, MTGGoldfish, PriceCharting, MTGStocks, or custom) • Export lists as CSV or PDF (financial inventory or proxy print sheets) • Set completion progress across your entire collection • Deck insights — mana curve, type breakdown, draw probability calculator, and starting hand simulator • Game tracker with life/poison counters, game logs, and win/loss statistics • Trade tracker with per-card values, balance calculator, and trade partner history • Auction tracker for monitoring bids and price history • Sales analytics — revenue, profit, velocity, and top sellers • Booster pack simulator — open randomized packs from any set • Random card browser with filter support • Optimized for iPad and Mac with side-by-side split views • Customizable home page, tab order, and display preferences • Sign In with Apple or email — no passwords required • Full web companion at app.mtgcardstack.com with all features available MTGCardStack Pro is available for $0.99/month, or a one-time lifetime purchase for $2.99. Pro unlocks unlimited lists, cards, trades, games, and exports. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.mtgcardstack.com/privacypolicy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: MTGCardStack at none against iMtG's shown. iMtG's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. iMtG sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and MTGCardStack sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
iMtG ships an update weekly, MTGCardStack every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iMtG | MTGCardStack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | PIOTR FARBISZEWSKI | Nicholas Diodato |
Customer experience
iMtG
MTGCardStack
In-app purchases
iMtG
- Offline Cache$0.99
- Card rulings$0.99
- Scanner$0.99
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- Card Translations$0.99
- iMtG Server - Month$0.99
- No Ads$1.99
- Unlimited Binders$2.99
- Unlimited Decks$4.99
- Upgrade to All$7.99
- All$9.99
MTGCardStack
- Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Yearly$9.991 Year
- Leave a Tip$0.99
- Lifetime$2.99








