Comparison

MagicCon vs Break Oracle

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

Head to head
About

MagicCon

Navigate your convention experience with this official app. Access event schedules, detailed maps, guest information, and real-time updates. Activate your badge within the app to unlock exclusive features.

Highlights
  • Event schedule and programming
  • Detailed convention center maps
  • Guest and artist profiles
  • Real-time push notifications
  • Badge activation for immersive features
Features
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The MagicCon mobile app is your ultimate companion for navigating MagicCon: Amsterdam. Designed to enhance your weekend experience, this app puts all the information you need right at your fingertips! 1. Event Schedule and Programing Plan your weekend with an up-to-date schedule of panels, ticketed play events, signings, and other activities. Browse different stages, event types, and don't forget to set reminders, so you never miss a moment. 2. Maps Easily find your way around the convention center with all of our detailed show maps! Location of Magic Marketplace exhibitors, Art of Magic artists, play areas, panel rooms, and more. 3. Guest and Artist Info Check out profiles for our special guests and featured artists. Get signing schedules and booth locations so you can plan your meet-and-greet moments. 4. Push Notifications & Updates Stay informed with real-time alerts about schedule changes, exclusive announcements, or show updates throughout the weekend. 5. Badge Activation & Gaming Use the badge activation directly in the mobile app to unlock immersive features, the game hub, and more happening throughout the show!

About

Break Oracle

This app analyzes Magic: The Gathering card breaks to help you identify the best spots to buy. It uses live pricing and published pull rates to calculate expected value, eliminating guesswork for participants and streamers.

Highlights
  • Spot-by-spot expected value calculation
  • Live Scryfall pricing (regular and foil)
  • Handles special card treatments and pull rates
  • Card-by-card breakdown with art and price
  • Hunt list for chasing specific cards
  • Save and reload break configurations
  • Offline functionality for saved data
Features
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Break Oracle is the easiest way to figure out which spot to buy in a Magic: The Gathering card break — before the box even gets cracked. Pick the sets being broken, choose your break style (digits 0–9 or WUBRG colors), set your minimum card value, and Break Oracle ranks every spot by expected value using live Scryfall pricing and published pull rates. No spreadsheets, no math, no guessing. WHO IT'S FOR • Card break participants on Whatnot, eBay Live, or in-person events who want to make smarter bids. • Streamers and breakers who want to price spots fairly and explain the value to their audience. • Anyone who's tired of getting stuck with the worst spot. WHAT YOU GET • Spot-by-spot expected value across digit and color breaks • Best spot called out automatically with full reasoning • Live Scryfall pricing — both regular and foil • Bonus Sheet, Special Guest, and Special Treatment cards handled with their real pull rates • Card-by-card breakdown for any spot, with full art and price • Hunt list — bookmark cards you're chasing, see when they appear in any analyzed break • Saved breaks — store and re-load your favorite configurations • Native iOS share sheet — send results to Messages, AirDrop, Notes • Pull-to-refresh on the home screen • Haptic feedback on key actions (toggleable in Settings) • Built-in onboarding tour you can replay any time • Adaptive iPad and desktop layouts • Works offline — your hunt list and preferences survive no signal LIFETIME SUPPORTER A single one-time purchase unlocks the Hunt List and Saved Breaks features forever. No subscription, no recurring charges, no ads, no tracking — ever. Free version remains fully functional for analyzing breaks; supporter purchase unlocks the power-user features. PRIVACY-FIRST Break Oracle does not collect personal data. No analytics, no account required, no email to sign up. Your hunt list and saved breaks live on your device. DATA SOURCES Card data and pricing from Scryfall (https://scryfall.com). Pull rate references from MTGJSON (https://mtgjson.com). Break Oracle is not affiliated with, endorsed, or sponsored by Wizards of the Coast, Whatnot, Scryfall, or MTGJSON. Magic: The Gathering and all related properties are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast LLC.

Screenshots

MagicCon4 screens
Break Oracle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Break Oracle at 100% against MagicCon's 15%. Break Oracle also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.4) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months). MagicCon's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (119 vs 3). On price and ads 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. Break Oracle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MagicCon asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Break Oracle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MagicCon has 119 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of MagicCon's written reviews are positive against 100% of Break Oracle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MagicCon ships an update every 4 months, Break Oracle every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
MagicCon versus Break Oracle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagicConBreak Oracle
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (119 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings119 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB29 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperReed Elsevier Inc.Zachary Hause

Customer experience

MagicCon

All ratings119 ratings
Positive31.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative63.0%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive14.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.2%

Break Oracle

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MagicCon

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Break Oracle

One-time1
  • Lifetime Supporter$9.99

Questions

Is MagicCon free?
MagicCon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Break Oracle free?
Break Oracle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MagicCon or Break Oracle?
Break Oracle is rated higher. MagicCon averages 2.4 out of 5 from 119 ratings, while Break Oracle averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do MagicCon or Break Oracle have ads?
Neither MagicCon nor Break Oracle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MagicCon or Break Oracle?
MagicCon ships an update every 4 months, and Break Oracle every 4 days. Most recently, MagicCon was updated on October 15, 2026 and Break Oracle on October 7, 2026.

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