Comparison

Decked Builder Remastered vs TCG Archivist

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

Head to head
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. ©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.

About

TCG Archivist

Manage your Magic: The Gathering card collection without sorting. Scan cards into labeled locations for instant retrieval. Track collection value, build decks from your inventory, and find any card in seconds.

Highlights
  • Scan cards into labeled storage
  • No sorting required
  • Instant card retrieval
  • Real-time collection value tracking
  • Build decks from owned cards
  • Searchable and filterable collection
Features
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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/

Screenshots

Decked Builder Remastered4 screens
TCG Archivist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TCG Archivist at 4.3 against Decked Builder Remastered's 3.0. TCG Archivist also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 9%) and ratings volume (52 vs 16). Decked Builder Remastered's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). 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. Decked Builder Remastered sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and TCG Archivist sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TCG Archivist holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 52 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of Decked Builder Remastered's written reviews are positive against 50% of TCG Archivist's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Decked Builder Remastered ships an update every 2 weeks, TCG Archivist every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Decked Builder Remastered versus TCG Archivist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDecked Builder RemasteredTCG Archivist
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (16 ratings)4.3 (52 ratings) — better
Positive reviews8.8% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1652 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB514 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperDennis GillTCG Archivist LLC

Customer experience

Decked Builder Remastered

All ratings9 ratings
Positive22.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative77.8%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive8.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative91.2%

TCG Archivist

All ratings51 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral2.0%
Negative15.7%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative41.7%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Decked Builder Remastered

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

TCG Archivist

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Sub$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Decked Builder Remastered free?
Decked Builder Remastered is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TCG Archivist free?
TCG Archivist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Decked Builder Remastered or TCG Archivist?
TCG Archivist is rated higher. Decked Builder Remastered averages 3.0 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while TCG Archivist averages 4.3 from 52 ratings.
Do Decked Builder Remastered or TCG Archivist have ads?
Neither Decked Builder Remastered nor TCG Archivist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Decked Builder Remastered or TCG Archivist?
Decked Builder Remastered ships an update every 2 weeks, and TCG Archivist every 9 days. Most recently, Decked Builder Remastered was updated on November 8, 2026 and TCG Archivist on November 8, 2026.

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