Comparison

Awesome Magic Life Counter vs multicounter / Score Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Awesome Magic Life Counter

A highly customizable life counter for Magic the Gathering players. Track life totals, poison counters, dice rolls, and commander damage with a clean, user-friendly interface. Supports up to four players and offers advanced EDH features.

Highlights
  • Life total tracking
  • Poison counter tracking
  • Dice rolling (up to 4 d20)
  • Commander damage tracking
  • Customizable background
  • Animated coin flip
Features
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AMLC is a full featured, customizable Magic the Gathering life counter. Supports life totals, poison counters, coin flip, up to four d20 dice rolls, Planechase*, customizable background*, and full EDH features with commander damage tracking and recast count. Designed to look good with high-resolution quality graphics. Made by players, for players! AMLC has everything the casual or serious player would need in a counter, to keep track of you and your opponents for the most common things in a game. While still keeping a clean, uncluttered and user-friendly interface, Awesome Magic Life counter supports: - From 1 to 4 players - Intuitive EDH/Commander interface with recast count. - Intuitive poison counter interface - Tracks game conditions, and interface reflects who's lost, with cool graphics depending on how they've lost! - Nobody's playing poison? Not playing EDH? Turn off the features you're not using to keep the interface nice and clean! - Quickly set or change player names, and save them for next time! - Starting life presets for standard, EDH and more - Animated coin flip - Animated dice roll - Roll up to four 20-sided dice - Easy game resets - Interface re-arranges itself based on number of players for optimal layout *Available with in-app purchase. cada9ed23e

About

multicounter / Score Tracker

This app helps track scores and life points for multiplayer games like TCGs and board games. It offers real-time syncing, a battle log history, and customizable player options for up to 8+ players. The always-on-screen feature prevents interruptions during gameplay.

Highlights
  • Real-time score syncing
  • Battle log history with timestamps
  • Customizable player profiles
  • Supports up to 8+ players
  • Always-on-screen display
  • TCG and board game focused
Features
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"multicounter pro" — The ultimate multiplayer life and score tracker designed for TCGs, board games, and tabletop enthusiasts. Whether you're battling in MTG Commander, dueling in Yu-Gi-Oh! or Pokémon TCG, or tracking victory points in an intense board game, multicounter pro is your perfect companion. "Real-Time Sync" Invite friends via a quick code and sync scores instantly across all devices. Everyone can see changes live—no more asking "What's your life at?". "Battle Log History" Every score change is automatically recorded with timestamps. Perfect for checking past rounds and resolving game disputes effortlessly. "Customizable Players" Support for 1v1 duels up to 8+ players! Customize player colors and initials for quick recognition. "Always On Screen" The built-in wakelock feature ensures your device won't go to sleep in the middle of a crucial turn. Download multicounter pro now and bring perfectly synced score tracking to your next game!

Screenshots

Awesome Magic Life Counter4 screens
multicounter / Score Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: multicounter / Score Tracker at none against Awesome Magic Life Counter's 4. multicounter / Score Tracker also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly) and review sentiment (100% vs 91%). Awesome Magic Life Counter's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On price 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. Awesome Magic Life Counter sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. multicounter / Score Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Awesome Magic Life Counter ships an update monthly, multicounter / Score Tracker every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Awesome Magic Life Counter versus multicounter / Score Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAwesome Magic Life Countermulticounter / Score Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (37 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings37 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJambo Group LLCTEPPEI KIKUCHI

Customer experience

Awesome Magic Life Counter

All ratings37 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral2.7%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews120 reviews
Positive90.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative5.0%

multicounter / Score Tracker

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Awesome Magic Life Counter

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App crashes and loses score data periodically
  • Memory issues on older devices (iPhone 4)
  • Poison counter resets when app is closed
  • Multiplayer mode occasionally reverts to 2 players only
  • App loses data when exited briefly
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  • Poison counter doesn't display properly in some cases
  • Compatibility issues with some iPhone models
  • Cannot track commander damage from player's own commander

Requested features

17 requests
  • Support for more than 4 players
  • Player profile saving to avoid re-entering names
  • Screen rotation capability for better two-player viewing
  • Timer and alarm functionality for match time limits
  • Ability to track individual card counters (e.g., for Hydra decks)
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  • Arch enemy mode support
  • Moveable player name boxes
  • Offline-accessible Magic rules reference
  • Bundle pricing option for all features
  • Ability to assign commander damage from player's own commander
  • Larger, more accessible buttons
  • Custom starting life totals (e.g., 30 for Two-Headed Giant)
  • Better visual indicators (minus symbol instead of skull)
  • iPad version with rotation support
  • Notes or memo feature for tracking game details
  • Different dice roll options
  • Persistent poison counter and settings on app restart

multicounter / Score Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Awesome Magic Life Counter

One-time4
  • Planechase Features$0.99
  • Buy Sean a Drink$0.99
  • Change Background$0.99
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  • Remove Ads$2.99
None

multicounter / Score Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Awesome Magic Life Counter free?
Awesome Magic Life Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is multicounter / Score Tracker free?
multicounter / Score Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Awesome Magic Life Counter or multicounter / Score Tracker have ads?
multicounter / Score Tracker shows ads; Awesome Magic Life Counter does not.
Which is updated more often, Awesome Magic Life Counter or multicounter / Score Tracker?
Awesome Magic Life Counter ships an update monthly, and multicounter / Score Tracker every 10 days. Most recently, Awesome Magic Life Counter was updated on October 16, 2026 and multicounter / Score Tracker on October 12, 2026.

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