Comparison

Tools For MTG vs Yugipedia Deck Builder

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

Head to head
About

Tools For MTG

This app provides essential tools for Magic: The Gathering players, including life and poison counters, match timers, a terminology glossary, and direct links to official news and video content.

Highlights
  • Life and poison counter tracking
  • Match timer
  • MTG terminology glossary
  • Wizards of the Coast news feed
  • Wizards of the Coast YouTube videos
Features
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A suit of tools to assist the MTG player of any skill level. • Encounters allows you to keep track of the necessities of doing battle. Track life with conveniently incremented life modifiers as well as a poison counter. There is also a timer to track how long matches have played out. • A glossary allows for quick look-up for obscure terminology or for a quick reference. • A direct link to Wizards of the Coast’s news feed ensures you're always up to date with the latest from their news department and tournament results. • A listing of the latest videos from Wizards of the Coast YouTube channel

About

Yugipedia Deck Builder

Build and test custom card decks for a popular trading card game. Features a constantly updated card database, smart search, and easy deck sharing. Practice combos and strategies with a virtual test field.

Highlights
  • Daily updated card database
  • Smart card search with suggestions
  • One-tap card adding to decks
  • Virtual deck testing field
  • Shareable deck links
  • Automatic banlist updates
Features
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Yugipedia is an UNOFFICIAL deck builder app for the Yu-Gi-Oh!® card game. This app is not affiliated with, sponsored, endorsed, or approved by Studio Dice, Shueisha, TV Tokyo, or Konami. Build and test decks using a current database of cards that is updated daily. Share decks straight to your friend's app or share deck lists anywhere. UPDATED DAILY Yugipedia’s card database is updated every day, giving you the most recent cards. Most cards will be on Yugipedia within 24 hours of their details being revealed. Most importantly, the app automatically gets the latest card list every time it starts, so you don’t have to wait a few days/weeks for an app update in order to get your new cards! SMART SEARCH The search has been optimized for finding Yu-Gi-Oh! cards: it will offer card suggestions and find what you're looking for even if you aren't sure how to spell it or have typos. LIGHTNING-FAST DECK BUILDING The deck building process has been streamlined to allow you to find and add the cards you want quickly and efficiently. Add cards to your deck with a single tap, and change the amount or remove the card with another tap. TEST YOUR DECKS You can test your decks on the fully-featured Test Field. It has all the field slots as well as tokens, counters, coin, dice, and handy shortcuts for Pot of Avarice, Desires, Duality, and Extravagance. The drag-and-drop interface is easy to use, so you can practice your combos and learn new strategies the same way you would test-draw with your real-life deck. SHARE YOUR DECKS You can share your decks as clickable links that will open Yugipedia and import the deck. You can also share a text deck list for easy viewing. FEATURES • Automatic card list updates • Over 13,800 Yu-Gi-Oh! cards, with more added daily as they are released • Full support for the Genesys Format • Includes almost all official TCG cards and OCG cards • Add cards to your deck with a single tap • TEST YOUR DECKS with the solo Test feature (not a duel system) • Smart search has suggestions and typo tolerance • Automatically-updating banlists for TCG, OCG, GOAT, Edison, and Master Duel • Small, optimized card images to save storage space • Share deck links that can be imported straight into your friend's app • Don’t have to update the app to get an updated card list • Simple interface, everything is only a few clicks away If I’m missing any cards, send me an email so I can add them to the app. Feedback is welcome and very much appreciated. Email: support@logick.app Twitter: @LogickLLC Facebook: Logick LLC Website: logick.app Please send bug reports if the app has any problems, so I can fix it right away! DISCLAIMER: This app is NOT a dueling system and will never allow you to duel. This app is merely a tool to assist you with constructing decks for playing Yu-Gi-Oh!. I am not endorsed by or affiliated with Studio Dice, Shueisha, TV Tokyo, or Konami, and the purpose of this app is to complement the game of Yu-Gi-Oh!, not to usurp it or replace it. This app is only useful if you have actual Yu-Gi-Oh! cards to play with, so show your support for Konami by buying real Yu-Gi-Oh! cards and playing the real game. This app can help you organize your cards into decks, but this app will NEVER allow you to duel. It isn't my place to offer dueling; I merely want to offer a helpful service to duelists. -------- LEGAL -------- © 2025 Logick LLC. All rights reserved. This product is not affiliated with, sponsored, endorsed, or approved by Studio Dice, Shueisha, TV Tokyo, or Konami. YU-GI-OH!® is a trademark of Shueisha, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. The Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game, Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game, and their respective properties, cards, and images are © 2020 Studio Dice/SHUEISHA, TV TOKYO, KONAMI. All card information and images used in this app are from publicly available sources, and their use in this app is protected under United States copyright law by the doctrine of Fair Use.

Screenshots

Tools For MTG4 screens
Yugipedia Deck Builder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tools For MTG at none against Yugipedia Deck Builder's 1. Tools For MTG also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.1 vs 15.0). Yugipedia Deck Builder's advantage is review sentiment (88% vs 54%) and ratings volume (2.7K vs 16). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Yugipedia Deck Builder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tools For MTG asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Yugipedia Deck Builder holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Yugipedia Deck Builder has 2.7K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Tools For MTG's written reviews are positive against 88% of Yugipedia Deck Builder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tools For MTG ships an update every 3 months, Yugipedia Deck Builder every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Tools For MTG versus Yugipedia Deck Builder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTools For MTGYugipedia Deck Builder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (16 ratings)4.8 (2.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.8% of reviews87.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings162.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB154 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperMichael DresserLogick LLC

Customer experience

Tools For MTG

All ratings16 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral15.4%
Negative30.8%

Yugipedia Deck Builder

All ratings2,672 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews204 reviews
Positive87.7%
Neutral6.4%
Negative5.9%

Bugs and requests

Tools For MTG

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Yugipedia Deck Builder

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Deck testing mode not working as expected
  • Card images not always properly aligned
  • Inability to search through or edit existing decks

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to purchase physical deck lists
  • Option to hide OCG-only cards
  • Support for additional formats like Goat and Edison
  • Integrated duel mode against AI or other players

In-app purchases

None

Tools For MTG

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Yugipedia Deck Builder

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Tools For MTG free?
Tools For MTG is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Yugipedia Deck Builder free?
Yugipedia Deck Builder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tools For MTG or Yugipedia Deck Builder?
Yugipedia Deck Builder is rated higher. Tools For MTG averages 4.6 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Yugipedia Deck Builder averages 4.8 from 2.7K ratings.
Do Tools For MTG or Yugipedia Deck Builder have ads?
Yugipedia Deck Builder shows ads; Tools For MTG does not.
Which is updated more often, Tools For MTG or Yugipedia Deck Builder?
Tools For MTG ships an update every 3 months, and Yugipedia Deck Builder every 2 months. Most recently, Tools For MTG was updated on October 1, 2026 and Yugipedia Deck Builder on October 13, 2026.

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