Comparison

MTG Playbook vs Decked Builder Remastered

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

Head to head
About

MTG Playbook

Features
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MTG Playbook is an all-in-one app for Magic: The Gathering. Its main features include a life counter, match record, match analysis, deck building, deck solitaire, and detailed card search. β–  Life Counter You can increase or decrease life points with a tap. It allows you to view life history, count energy and storm, and more. After finishing the first game, the app records the win/loss and starts the second game. The match result is automatically displayed after winning or losing two games. - Life history - Count energy/storm/poison/experience - Game results - Display elapsed time - Display who goes first β–  Match Record When you use MTG Playbook’s life counter for a match, the match is automatically recorded and can be reviewed later. You can set your deck, event, and opponent's deck for each match. This setup allows you to search match records and perform match analysis. - Record who goes first - Record game results - Record match results - Record your deck - Record opponent's deck - Record events (FNM, etc.) - Record mulligans - Record troubles like mana screw - Record match time - Add notes for each match β–  Match Analysis By setting your deck, event, and opponent’s deck in the match record, you can analyze your matches, including win rates and match counts by deck. The default analysis covers the entire period, but you can freely change the period and specify opponent decks or events for analysis. You can also analyze game duration, mulligan counts, mana troubles, and more. - Win rate by deck - Win rate by who goes first - Win rate by opponent's deck - Win rate by event - Mulligan rate - Game duration - Mana screw rate β–  Deck Building You can build decks with support for importing/exporting in Magic Online format and viewing stats like mana curves. Cards can use any illustration or language. There are special features like managing foils, a wish list, and saving deck snapshots. - Use cards with any illustration - Use cards in any language - Import/export in Magic Online format - Manage cards under consideration - Manage a wish list - Designate commanders - Designate companions - Specify foils - Manage deck snapshots (change history) - Display mana curve/mana color/mana generation/card type/card rarity - Display deck's estimated price (in dollars and tix) β–  Deck Solitaire You can solitaire your built decks within the app. It covers basic elements like moving cards between zones, changing phases like tapping and flipping, placing various counters, generating tokens, and searching for cards in the library. - Move cards between zones (battlefield, hand, etc.) - Change phases like tapping and flipping - Place various counters (+1/+1, loyalty, etc.) - Generate tokens - Copy cards - Manage commander tax - Search for cards in the library - Create custom dice - Display deck image as playmat - Life count - Count energy/storm/poison/experience - Count floating mana β–  Detailed Card Search You can search for cards by various criteria like card name, text, and type. Unique conditions include searching by generated mana color or cards that can be included in a specified commander's color identity. - Card name - Set name - Language - Card text (Oracle) - Format - Card type/special type/subtype - Include/exclude tokens or only tokens - Color/generated mana/commander color - Mana cost - Total mana value - Power/toughness - Rarity - Full art/showcase/old frame/new frame/new new frame - Artist - Sorting order (card name/total mana value/release date)

About

Decked Builder Remastered

This app is a comprehensive tool for Magic the Gathering players to build, analyze, and test their decks offline. It includes a full card database, collection management, and pricing information to help with trades. Players can also share their decks with friends and sync across devices.

Highlights
  • Offline Magic card database
  • Deck construction and testing
  • Collection management
  • Card pricing integration
  • Deck sharing and import/export
  • iCloud syncing
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Decked Builder Remastered brings back the perfect companion for your Magic: The Gathering hobby, taking care of everything related to deck building. Use it to find the right card for your deck, together with pricing information so you will never be on the bad end of a trade. Build your deck, analyze it, and finally share it with your friends. A true successor to the acclaimed Decked Builder! FEATURES: * The entire Magic card database, at your fingertips - Instant search results with no Internet connection, because the database is stored on your device - Search for cards by any combination of card expansion, rarity, color, color identity, type or mana value - Searches also allow full card text lookup - Includes digital-only cards, hidden by default; show them with one switch in Settings * Build and analyze your decks, right on your device - Build deck listings and sideboards - Analyze your deck: legality, Commander Brackets, Game Changers, the mana curve, and the tokens it needs - See which cards your deck needs that your collection is missing * Manage your collection - Manage your collection of cards - Find cards within your collection using the same powerful search engine used for deck building - Manage multiple collections for all your different needs, such as your for-sale collection or your MTG Online collection * Prices and card art - Card prices are shown as you build, in decks, collections and search - Card art is retrieved automatically and cached on your device * Share with your friends - Share a deck from the Share menu - Import and export .dec files for other editions of Decked Builder - Import deck lists from text * Look and feel - Built for iPhone and iPad, with Light and Dark Mode DECKED BUILDER ACCESS (OPTIONAL SUBSCRIPTION) Everything in the card database (search, card details, prices) is free. You can also build up to 5 new decks, keep a collection, and scan cards with Card Cam (the first 50 cards you add) at no cost. Decked Builder Access unlocks unlimited decks, unlimited Card Cam, and merging and duplicating collections. Your subscription also supports the continued development of Decked Builder Remastered. - Plans: $1.99 per month, or $9.99 every 6 months. - Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cdn.deckedbuilder.com/site/decked-privacy-policy.htm Decked Builder Remastered 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. Β©Wizards of the Coast LLC. Magic: The Gathering and related marks are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast LLC. Card data, images, and bundled mana-symbol assets acquired through Scryfall are provided by Scryfall.

Screenshots

MTG Playbook4 screens
Decked Builder Remastered4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MTG Playbook at none against Decked Builder Remastered's 2. MTG Playbook also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 10 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Decked Builder Remastered sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. MTG Playbook asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MTG Playbook ships an update every 2 weeks, Decked Builder Remastered every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
MTG Playbook versus Decked Builder Remastered: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMTG PlaybookDecked Builder Remastered
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsβ€”3.6% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks β€” betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
Monetizationβ€”Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro β€” better
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size36 MB35 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperRyo MaruyamaDennis Gill

In-app purchases

None

MTG Playbook

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Decked Builder Remastered

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Remastered$1.991 Month
  • 6 Month Remastered$9.996 Months

Questions

Is MTG Playbook free?
MTG Playbook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Decked Builder Remastered free?
Decked Builder Remastered is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MTG Playbook or Decked Builder Remastered have ads?
Neither MTG Playbook nor Decked Builder Remastered shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MTG Playbook or Decked Builder Remastered?
MTG Playbook ships an update every 2 weeks, and Decked Builder Remastered every 10 months. Most recently, MTG Playbook was updated on October 10, 2026 and Decked Builder Remastered on October 17, 2026.

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