MTG Binder vs EDHLAB
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Card scanning and lookup
- Real-time price tracking
- Deck building and management
- Collection organization
- Wishlist creation
- Life counter for up to 4 players
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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
EDHLAB
Play Magic: The Gathering's Commander format online for free from your phone. Upload your deck and compete with friends or join public matches anywhere. No purchase is required to start playing.
- Play Commander format online
- Free to play
- Upload your deck
- Play with friends
- Join public matches
- Mobile gameplay
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EDHLAB is the best way to play Commander for free from your phone. Download the app, upload a deck, and start playing Magic: The Gathering’s most popular format. Play with your friends or in a public match for free from anywhere. No purchase necessary. Standard Apple End User License Agreement available at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MTG Binder at none against EDHLAB's 6. EDHLAB's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. EDHLAB sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.09 per month. MTG Binder asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MTG Binder against 4.9 for EDHLAB. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 10 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | MTG Binder | EDHLAB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | 4.9 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Eli Bakal | Stephen Gladney |
Customer experience
MTG Binder
EDHLAB
In-app purchases
MTG Binder
No in-app purchases
EDHLAB
- Uncommon$3.091 Month
- Rare$4.091 Month
- Mythic$5.091 Month
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