Comparison

Cantrip vs JudgeCall

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

Head to head
About

Cantrip

Easily build and manage your Magic: The Gathering decks. Search and filter cards from any set, and quickly add, remove, or sideboard cards with intuitive gestures.

Highlights
  • Powerful deck builder
  • Card search and filtering
  • Add/remove cards with swipe
  • Sideboard management
  • Supports all card sets
Features
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Cantrip is an poweful and easy to use deck builder for Magic: The Gathering. With Cantrip you can filter and search for cards from any set. Building decks is quick and easy using Cantrips deck builder which lets you add, remove, and sideboard cards with a swipe.

About

JudgeCall

Features
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JudgeCall is a fast, fully offline reference app for Flesh and Blood TCG judges and players. EVERYTHING OFFLINE The complete Comprehensive Rules, Tournament Rules and Policy, and Procedure and Penalty Guide are bundled with the app — no internet connection required, ever. Search and read rules in the middle of a tournament hall with zero signal. INSTANT SEARCH Type a section number (7.1, TRP 3.9, PPG 2.3) or a phrase ("missed trigger", "attack queue") and jump straight to the matching rule, section, or chapter. Results carry breadcrumbs and source-first citations you can copy with one tap. STRUCTURED READING Browse every document as a tree — document, chapter, section — with tables, formulas, examples, and philosophy callouts rendered natively. Release Notes and Errata Bulletins are included with card images available offline. JUDGE TOOLS BUILT IN • Judge Call Record: log round, table, players, infraction, penalty, and time extensions; export everything as CSV • Timer for tracking how long a judge call takes • Dice and a two-player life tracker (CC 40 / SA 20) that keeps the screen awake NO ACCOUNT, NO TRACKING JudgeCall collects no data, requires no sign-in, and never uploads anything. Your judge call records stay on your device. JudgeCall is an unofficial reference tool. Official Legend Story Studios documents and tournament officials' rulings always prevail. Flesh and Blood™ is a trademark of Legend Story Studios. All rule text and associated images are copyright © Legend Story Studios and are reproduced for reference purposes.

Screenshots

Cantrip4 screens
JudgeCall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: JudgeCall at 16.0 against Cantrip's 18.6. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cantrip ships an update every 4 months, JudgeCall every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Cantrip versus JudgeCall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCantripJudgeCall
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB80 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperWhite Bridge LabsShanghai Underplay Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Cantrip

No in-app purchases

None

JudgeCall

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cantrip free?
Cantrip is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is JudgeCall free?
JudgeCall is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cantrip or JudgeCall have ads?
Neither Cantrip nor JudgeCall shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cantrip or JudgeCall?
Cantrip ships an update every 4 months, and JudgeCall every 3 months. Most recently, Cantrip was updated on October 24, 2026 and JudgeCall on October 28, 2026.

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