MoxDraft vs MTG Card Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MoxDraft
Enhance your Magic: the Gathering draft strategy with this app. It provides data-driven insights into card performance, popular archetypes, and format understanding through visualizations. Perfect for players looking to improve their drafting skills.
- Card exploration
- Card performance comparison
- Archetype learning
- Format understanding
- Data visualizations
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Perfect your Magic: the Gathering draft skills! - Explore the cards - Compare card performance - Learn the archetypes - Understand the format with data and visualizations Powered by 17Lands and Scryfall
MTG Card Scanner
Instantly scan Magic: The Gathering cards with your camera to check live market values and track price changes. Organize your entire collection, build and analyze decks, and explore MTG sets. Make informed decisions for trading, selling, or investing.
- Instant card scanning
- Live market value detection
- Price change tracking
- Smart collection management
- Deck balance analysis
- MTG set exploration
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Mana Vault – MTG Card Scanner & Collection Manager Turn your camera into a powerful Magic: The Gathering scanner. Instantly detect any MTG card, check its live value, track price changes, and organize your entire collection in seconds. Instant Card Scanning - Scan any Magic: The Gathering card in real time - Automatic recognition of set, rarity, finish (foil/non-foil) - Instant market value detection - Fast, accurate, and built for collectors Live Prices & Market Tracking - See up-to-date card values - Track price changes over time with interactive charts - Monitor daily, weekly, and long-term trends - Spot rising cards before they spike - Perfect for trading, selling, or investing. Smart Collection Management - Organize cards into custom collections - Build and manage decks - Track total collection value automatically - See portfolio performance at a glance - Keep everything structured and easy to access. Deck Balance Analysis - Analyze mana curve and color distribution - View card type breakdown (creature, instant, sorcery, etc.) - Detect imbalances in lands vs spells - Improve consistency and competitiveness - Build smarter decks with data-backed insights. Explore All MTG Sets - Browse existing sets - Discover upcoming and unreleased expansions - Search by set, rarity, type, or color - Explore full card galleries - Stay ahead of new releases and evolving metas. Built for Collectors & Players - Whether you: - Buy and sell cards - Build competitive decks - Collect sealed products - Track long-term value - Mana Vault helps you make better decisions. Whether you're a casual collector or a competitive deck builder, Mana Vault gives you the tools to scan, analyze, and optimize your cards — all in one place. Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MoxDraft at none against MTG Card Scanner's 4. MoxDraft also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (75% vs 45%). MTG Card Scanner's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (309 vs 8). On price, rating and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. MTG Card Scanner sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. MoxDraft asks for nothing beyond the download.
MoxDraft holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MTG Card Scanner has 309 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of MoxDraft's written reviews are positive against 45% of MTG Card Scanner's.
MoxDraft ships an update every 5 weeks, MTG Card Scanner every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MoxDraft | MTG Card Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (8 ratings) — better | 4.6 (309 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 44.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 309 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 251 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Harley Thomas | Giuseppe Lupo |
Customer experience
MoxDraft
MTG Card Scanner
Bugs and requests
MoxDraft
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
MTG Card Scanner
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes/freezes during onboarding
- Camera functionality not working as expected
Requested features
3 requests- Option to view sell-through rates
- Ability to analyze both sides of a card
- Export data to CSV/Excel
In-app purchases
MoxDraft
No in-app purchases
MTG Card Scanner
- Premium3 Days trial$6.997 Days
- Premium$11.991 Month
- Premium$49.991 Year
- Premium$99.99
Questions
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