Comparison

MTG Binder vs ManaCollector

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

Head to head
About

MTG Binder

Manage your Magic: The Gathering collection, track card prices, and build decks. Scan cards with your camera for quick lookups and browse all printings. Organize your collection, create wishlists, and even track life totals for up to four players.

Highlights
  • Card scanning and lookup
  • Real-time price tracking
  • Deck building and management
  • Collection organization
  • Wishlist creation
  • Life counter for up to 4 players
Features
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Binder – MTG Collection Manager is the essential app for Magic: The Gathering players and collectors. Scan cards, track real-time prices, build decks, and manage your collection, all from your pocket. Scan & Search Cards - Scan a card with your camera for quick lookup - Search by name, set, or collector number - Browse every printing, including foils and variants - Read oracle text, legality, and official rulings Price Tracking - Real-time market prices from TCGplayer - See what each card is worth - Collection and deck value totals Collection + Deck Builder - Organize cards into collections and decks - Build decks for any format (mainboard + sideboard) - Filter and sort by set, color, type, and more - Helpful deck stats like mana curve and card type breakdowns - Power level insights to get a feel for your deck Buy Direct - Jump to TCGplayer from any card - Links go to the exact printing, so you don’t have to hunt - Foil and non-foil filtering included Wishlist - Save cards you want to pick up later - See wishlist totals and individual prices - Buy when you’re ready Life Counter - Track life for up to 4 players - Simple, clean controls for game night

About

ManaCollector

Features
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ManaCollector is a goal tracker for Magic The Gathering collectors who want a clear view of the cards they still need. Rather than maintaining a binder inventory, ManaCollector focuses on the cards you are trying to collect. Create a goal from a decklist, a full set, or your own custom list. Each goal shows every card it contains and the number of copies needed to complete it. Progress updates offline as you collect. For each goal you can see collected cards, missing cards, and the completion percentage, which keeps larger projects manageable. Cards are shown with their correct artwork. Filters narrow the view by collected, missing, or all cards, by mana cost, or by card type. When you are online, Cardmarket trend prices show the estimated value of your collection and the cost of the cards still missing. Plus and Premium include cloud sync and the ManaCollector website. Sign in with your Global Account to keep your goals on all your devices, then manage them in a browser: edit cards in bulk, import a decklist from text, or export a checklist as a text file. Sync is optional, and the app works the same without it. Free users can create up to three goals. Plus allows ten goals, and Premium removes the limit. Both paid plans remove ads. ManaCollector is not a binder or full collection inventory app. It replaces spreadsheet tracking with a simple, offline-first way to keep personal collecting goals organized and moving forward.

Screenshots

MTG Binder4 screens
ManaCollector4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MTG Binder at none against ManaCollector's 3. ManaCollector's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price and ads 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. ManaCollector sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. MTG Binder asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MTG Binder versus ManaCollector: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMTG BinderManaCollector
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequency—Every 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEli BakalFredrik Bjurhager

In-app purchases

None

MTG Binder

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

ManaCollector

One-time3
  • Buy me a coffee$0.49
  • Support the app$4.99
  • Become a hero$11.99

Questions

Is MTG Binder free?
MTG Binder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ManaCollector free?
ManaCollector is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MTG Binder or ManaCollector have ads?
Neither MTG Binder nor ManaCollector shows ads.

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