Comparison

Crack A Card vs cmdTower

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

Head to head
About

Crack A Card

Create custom home screen widgets to display artwork from thousands of Magic: The Gathering cards. Explore cards within the app, filter by set or format, and save your favorites.

Highlights
  • Custom home screen widgets
  • Display Magic: The Gathering card art
  • Filter by set or format
  • In-app random card generator
  • Favorite card saving
  • Multiple widget configurations
Features
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Make simple widgets to display artworks from the many thousands of Magic: The Gathering cards to add a little bit of color to your home screen. Crack A Card uses Scryfall's random card generator to add a little bit of magic to your home screen. But, if you don't wan't to pull from every era of Magic, you can limit yourself to a specific set, group of sets or format. If you want, you can explore the wide world of Magic cards simply within the app through the random generator. And don't forget to mark your favorites so you can come back to them later! Additionally, you can create unique widgets, separate from the settings of the main app for many different widgets on your Home Screen, each with a different filter. Crack A Card is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.

About

cmdTower

This companion app simplifies tabletop gaming by allowing players to easily track commander damage, various counters, and game configurations. It supports up to six players and is designed for quick setup and focus on gameplay.

Highlights
  • Track commander damage
  • Support for up to 6 players
  • Track storm, poison, energy, and radiation counters
  • Customize starting values
  • Works for 60-card formats
Features
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cmdTower is a commander-first table top companion. Made with simplicity as a core pillar, it takes just one tap to begin a game. Your focus should be casting spells and hanging out with friends, not worrying about missing damage or companion apps asking too many questions. Let cmdTower be your 'command tower' and guide the way! Track commander damage - Quickly track the commander damage dealt to you and by whom. Don’t get caught off-guard, and better prioritize your targets. Up to 5 of your favorite frenemies - Play with yourself, up to 5 of your favorite friends, or any combination between. No need to argue about who goes first either! Feeling salty? No judgement here! Track those counters - Easily track storm, poison, energy, experience, and even radiation damage alongside the normal health/commander damage stats. Get useful utilities during game - Lookup card rules, roll dice, track the game time, and more all without leaving a game! Configure your experience - Customize the default starting values, making it even easier to get into a game if you commonly use certain setups. Not "just' commander! - cmdTower works great for regular 60 card formats, and with it's customizable configurations, probably works for how you want to play as well! Magic on your home screen - View daily card art, or quickly jump into a game from your home screen! — Magic The Gathering is property of Wizards Of The Coast. This app and related content are produced under Wizard's fan policy which means everything here is completely free, and unofficial.

Screenshots

Crack A Card4 screens
cmdTower4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: cmdTower at none against Crack A Card's 5. Crack A Card's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating 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. Crack A Card sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. cmdTower asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Crack A Card against 5.0 for cmdTower. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crack A Card ships an update every 4 days, cmdTower every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Crack A Card versus cmdTower: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrack A CardcmdTower
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB8 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAndrew LittekenHellish Creative

Customer experience

Crack A Card

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

cmdTower

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Crack A Card

One-time5
  • Common Donation$0.99
  • Uncommon Donation$1.99
  • Rare Donation$4.99
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  • Mythic Donation$9.99
  • A Whole Draft Donation$19.99
None

cmdTower

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crack A Card free?
Crack A Card is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is cmdTower free?
cmdTower is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Crack A Card or cmdTower?
Crack A Card and cmdTower are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Crack A Card or cmdTower have ads?
Neither Crack A Card nor cmdTower shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Crack A Card or cmdTower?
Crack A Card ships an update every 4 days, and cmdTower every 9 days. Most recently, Crack A Card was updated on October 10, 2026 and cmdTower on September 30, 2026.

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