Comparison

Dark & Builder vs Stackheim

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

Head to head
About

Dark & Builder

This app helps players strategize and optimize character builds for a popular dungeon crawler game. Create custom builds, explore meta strategies, and share your creations with the community. Stay updated with the latest game changes and gear.

Highlights
  • Build Editor
  • Meta Build Explorer
  • Class-Specific Filtering
  • Build Sharing & Collaboration
  • Offline Support
  • Always Updated
Features
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Dominate Dark and Darker with Dark & Builder Ready to take your builds to the next level? Dark & Builder is the ultimate companion app crafted by and for Dark and Darker players. Whether you're a min-maxing pro or a casual adventurer, this app gives you the tools you need to strategize, optimize, and win more. Key Features: - Build Editor - Create and customize your character builds with ease. - Explore the Meta - Browse top community builds and discover the current best picks. - Class-Specific Tools - Filter by class, gear score, or playstyle. - Share & Collaborate - Publish your builds, get feedback, and learn from others. - Always Updated - We sync with the latest game changes, patches, and gear. - Offline Support - Work on builds even without an internet connection. Why Dark & Builder? - Tailored 100% for Dark and Darker - No fluff, just what you need. - Get an edge over other players with powerful filtering and gear scoring. - Support the creator and help build the future of the Dark and Darker community. Join Thousands of Players Build smarter. Fight harder. Share better. Download Dark & Builder now and start crafting your legend! Terms of service: https://darkandbuilder.com/terms-of-service Privacy policy: https://darkandbuilder.com/privacy-policy

About

Stackheim

Features
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Stackheim is an unofficial Magic: The Gathering deck builder, collection manager and game tracker. It prices your collection, searches every card offline and identifies a card from the camera. NO ACCOUNT NEEDED Decks, your collection, lists, the tracker, search, sets and the scanner work without an account. Create one to add friends, trade or play across phones, and to keep what you have. Until then, deleting the app loses it. DECKS • Build and edit decks, partner commanders included, in folders • Mana curve, draw odds, and Frank Karsten's land count • Roles: counts of lands, ramp, card advantage and disruption • Legality check, with each problem listed • Import a deck list and see what you already own • Playtest: draw, mulligan and play a deck out • Per-deck record: games, wins and win rate • Browse other players' public decks COLLECTION • Printing, finish, condition or proxy, signed or altered, quantity, price paid, and its box or binder • TCGplayer or Cardmarket prices in twelve currencies, synced daily • Total value, its 30-day move and the biggest movers • Import a pasted card list, or a CSV from ManaBox, Moxfield, Archidekt, Dragon Shield, TCGplayer and Deckbox, and export a CSV GAME TRACKING • Best of 1, 3 or 5 • Life totals by tap or long-press, in amounts you set • Focus mode: just the life totals • Commander damage and tax per commander • Monarch and initiative • Counters and tokens: poison, energy, radiation, treasure, food, clue and more • Mana in all six colors, per player • Shared-device layouts for 2–6 players, and a single-player mode • Multiplayer: the table joins by QR code, live on every phone • Undo and redo LISTS • Want lists and watch lists • Share with friends or by link, or keep it private TRADES Write down what you swap with a friend, or anyone, and see who is up. Trade puts what you got in your collection and takes out what you gave. CARDS AND SETS • Search with most of Scryfall's syntax • Each card's printings, faces, prices and similar cards • Price alerts by push or email • Sets: what you own of each, its value and the cost of the rest • New cards since you last looked SCANNING • Point the camera at a card to identify it • Add scanned cards to your collection, a deck or a list • Matching runs on the device; no image is uploaded HISTORY AND STATISTICS • Game history, with each game's event log • A 40-tier rank ladder, Bronze to Mythic • Friends by code or QR, and your games together FORMATS Commander • Brawl • Duel Commander • Oathbreaker • Pauper Commander • Standard • Pioneer • Modern • Pauper • Legacy • Vintage • Draft • Sealed / Prerelease • Jumpstart • Custom OFFLINE The card database downloads on first launch. Then search, sets, deck edits, games and the scanner work offline; adding to the collection or a list needs a connection. FREE AND PRO Your games, decks, collection, lists and trades are free, and they stay yours if you stop paying for Pro. Game tracking, multiplayer, search, scanning and your record are free too, with no caps. Every card shows today's price and its 30-day move, and your collection its total and movers. One price alert is free. Stackheim Pro adds price history and more than one price alert, and Insights into your games, decks and collection. Price history is every card's price chart since April 2026 and the value over time of your collection and each deck. SUBSCRIPTION Stackheim Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, sold as Stackheim Pro Monthly or Stackheim Pro Annual. It renews at the end of each period unless canceled at least 24 hours before, and can be managed or canceled at any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://stackheim.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://stackheim.com/privacy Stackheim is an unofficial, independent companion app for tabletop play. Magic: The Gathering is a trademark of Wizards of the Coast LLC. Stackheim is not affiliated with, endorsed, or sponsored by Wizards of the Coast or Hasbro, Inc.

Screenshots

Dark & Builder4 screens
Stackheim4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Dark & Builder at 13.0 against Stackheim's 15.0. 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. Dark & Builder sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Stackheim sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dark & Builder ships an update every 4 days, Stackheim weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Dark & Builder versus Stackheim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDark & BuilderStackheim
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDEVX (FR)Bjarne Handeland

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Dark & Builder

Subscriptions2
  • King's Privilege$2.991 Month
  • King's Privilege$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Builder's Delight$4.99
2 purchases

Stackheim

Subscriptions2
  • Stackheim Pro (Monthly)14 Days trial$2.491 Month
  • Stackheim Pro (Annual)14 Days trial$22.991 Year

Questions

Is Dark & Builder free?
Dark & Builder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stackheim free?
Stackheim is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dark & Builder or Stackheim have ads?
Neither Dark & Builder nor Stackheim shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dark & Builder or Stackheim?
Dark & Builder ships an update every 4 days, and Stackheim weekly. Most recently, Dark & Builder was updated on October 24, 2026 and Stackheim on October 31, 2026.

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