Disa's Diary vs TCG Archivist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Disa's Diary
This utility app helps users track specific game tokens and their types within a graveyard. It offers a straightforward, single-screen interface for managing these game elements without any advertisements or in-app purchases.
- Track Tarmogoyf tokens
- Mark permanent types in graveyards
- Count specific token types
- Simple one-screen interface
- No ads
- Free to use
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Free. No ads. Create and track Tarmogoyf tokens. Mark which permanent types are in graveyards, and count how many of specific types there are. It really is a simple no-frills one-screen solution to a problem.
TCG Archivist
Digitize and manage your Magic: The Gathering card collection effortlessly. Scan cards instantly, track their values, and locate any card in your storage. Keep your entire collection accessible anywhere.
- Digitize card collection
- Scan cards instantly
- Track card values
- Locate cards in storage
- Manage entire collection
- Accessible anywhere
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TCG Archivist is the ultimate collection management tool for Magic: The Gathering players. We believe sorting your collection is the wrong approach. Sorting is time consuming, impossible to maintain, and never actually gives you a clear picture of what you own. TCG Archivist is built around a better system. One that the world's most efficient warehouses and retailers have used for decades. Scan your cards into labeled storage locations. No sorting required. When you need a card search the app, find the location, and have it in your hand in under a minute. Your entire collection becomes fully searchable, filterable, and always up to date. Know exactly what you own. Track your collection value in real time. Build decks from cards you actually have. Find any card in seconds. For players with larger collections the CSC100 hardware scanner makes building your digital catalog dramatically faster, but any camera will get you started today. Your collection. Always searchable. Always in reach. Terms of Use : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Disa's Diary at 5.0 against TCG Archivist's 4.3. Disa's Diary also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). TCG Archivist's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (36 vs 1). On price, ads and device support 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. TCG Archivist sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Disa's Diary asks for nothing beyond the download.
Disa's Diary holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TCG Archivist has 36 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Disa's Diary ships an update every 7 months, TCG Archivist every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Disa's Diary | TCG Archivist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.3 (36 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 36 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 503 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Andrew Benson | TCG Archivist LLC |
Customer experience
Disa's Diary
TCG Archivist
In-app purchases
Disa's Diary
No in-app purchases
TCG Archivist
- Monthly Sub$4.991 Month
