Comparison

Phenol55 vs TCG Archivist

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

Head to head
About

Phenol55

Manage your wine collection from your iOS device. View detailed bottle information, read or write tasting notes, and schedule pickups or deliveries. This app is exclusively for members cellaring wine with the service.

Highlights
  • Manage wine collection
  • View bottle images
  • Read tasting notes
  • Write tasting notes
  • Schedule pickup/delivery
Features
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PHENOL55 enables members to manage their wine collection from their iOS device. Zoomable full bottle images View wine details and inventory totals Read professional tasting notes Write your own tasting notes Schedule a pick-up or delivery for your wine in inventory PHENOL55 is only available to members that are cellaring their wine with PHENOL55.

About

TCG Archivist

Manage your Magic: The Gathering card collection without sorting. Scan cards into labeled locations for instant retrieval. Track collection value, build decks from your inventory, and find any card in seconds.

Highlights
  • Scan cards into labeled storage
  • No sorting required
  • Instant card retrieval
  • Real-time collection value tracking
  • Build decks from owned cards
  • Searchable and filterable collection
Features
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TCG Archivist is the ultimate collection management tool for Magic: The Gathering players. We believe sorting your collection is the wrong approach. Sorting is time consuming, impossible to maintain, and never actually gives you a clear picture of what you own. TCG Archivist is built around a better system. One that the world's most efficient warehouses and retailers have used for decades. Scan your cards into labeled storage locations. No sorting required. When you need a card search the app, find the location, and have it in your hand in under a minute. Your entire collection becomes fully searchable, filterable, and always up to date. Know exactly what you own. Track your collection value in real time. Build decks from cards you actually have. Find any card in seconds. For players with larger collections the CSC100 hardware scanner makes building your digital catalog dramatically faster, but any camera will get you started today. Your collection. Always searchable. Always in reach. Terms of Use : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Phenol554 screens
TCG Archivist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Phenol55 at none against TCG Archivist's 1. TCG Archivist's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (51 vs 6). On price, rating, ads 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. TCG Archivist sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Phenol55 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Phenol55 against 4.2 for TCG Archivist. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TCG Archivist has 51 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phenol55 ships an update every 2 months, TCG Archivist every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Phenol55 versus TCG Archivist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhenol55TCG Archivist
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings) — better4.2 (51 ratings)
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings651 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB514 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperRiverbendTCG Archivist LLC

Customer experience

Phenol55

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

TCG Archivist

All ratings51 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral2.0%
Negative15.7%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative41.7%

In-app purchases

None

Phenol55

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

TCG Archivist

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Sub$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Phenol55 free?
Phenol55 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TCG Archivist free?
TCG Archivist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Phenol55 or TCG Archivist?
Phenol55 is rated higher. Phenol55 averages 4.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while TCG Archivist averages 4.2 from 51 ratings.
Do Phenol55 or TCG Archivist have ads?
Neither Phenol55 nor TCG Archivist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Phenol55 or TCG Archivist?
Phenol55 ships an update every 2 months, and TCG Archivist every 9 days. Most recently, Phenol55 was updated on November 1, 2026 and TCG Archivist on November 5, 2026.

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