MTG Compendium vs Dexter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MTG Compendium
This app is a comprehensive companion for Magic: The Gathering players. It allows you to scan and collect cards, build and analyze decks with detailed statistics, track your game history, and get personalized advice from an AI deck coach. It also provides tools for exploring game sets and preconstructed decks.
- Card scanning and collection management
- Advanced deck building and analysis
- Life counter and game log
- AI-powered deck advice and insights
- Price tracking and history
- Set exploration and deck comparison
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Stop passing the phone. Compendium is the Magic: The Gathering companion for your whole pod: a live multiplayer life counter, trades and head-to-head with the people you play, plus a deck builder, card scanner and a deck coach that knows your games. New: the Pod Hub puts your invites, pod mates, games together and possible trades in one place, and a QR code gets everyone at the table into your game (and your pod, if they want). Only one with the app? Add the others as guests. No account needed to scan, build and count life. Sign in (free) to play or trade with your pod. YOUR POD Pod Hub—invites, pod mates, games together and possible trades on one screen, one tap from the Decks tab Join by QR—show a code in game setup and friends join by scanning or typing a six-character code, and can add you to their pod as they join Names and commander art—choose a display name and a signature commander so your pod sees who's who Head-to-head with each pod mate from your live and shared games, on the Hub and on their profile Your pod this week on Discover: recent games, new binder cards and possible trades, plus a Rematch button After a game, "At this table" sends a pod invite to everyone you played with "In your pod" on card pages shows which pod mates have a card for trade or want it One Invites inbox for pod invites and live games, with alerts you control. All free PLAY & IMPROVE Life counter for 1–6 players with commander damage, poison, and custom counters Live Games—every player syncs life, commander damage and counters from their own phone in real time, no passing one device around the table. Works on whatever phone each pod mate has Game log that tracks your wins, losses, commanders faced, and finish position Share a logged game with your pod so everyone can fill in their own side of the story Win/loss trend analysis, play/draw splits, and rival tracking over time Pre-game matchup prep—know what you're up against before you sit down POD TRADING Invite friends into your pod and Compendium spots every card they want that's sitting in your binder, and every card you want that's sitting in theirs—no more "anyone got a...?" in the group chat Once connected, binders stay in sync automatically—no exporting, no back-and-forth messaging MEET MOX Mox knows Magic: The Gathering inside and out—and now it knows your games too. Ask Mox for deck advice, card questions, rules or upgrade ideas Get personalized Game Insights based on your real play history—not generic advice Let Mox build you a deck from scratch or finish your half-built list Add cards to your wishlist, collection, or deck with a tap SCAN & COLLECT Instant card scanning—add cards to your collection in seconds Smart filters, sets, and custom organization Real-time prices from TCGPlayer, CardMarket, and Cardhoarder 90-day price history so you can spot trends at a glance BUILD BETTER DECKS Deck builder for any format: Commander/EDH, Standard, Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and more Set a budget ceiling and Mox will keep your list within it Opening-hand probabilities, mana curve, color distribution, and mana health Deck value tracking with 1-year price history Import from Moxfield, Archidekt, or any text list—export anywhere Browse, compare and import official preconstructed decks Discover feed with Card of the Week, trending decks and recent sets FREE TO START. UPGRADE WHEN YOU'RE READY. Compendium is free to download and use, and pods, Live Games and Pod Trading are free. Pro unlocks advanced analytics, unlimited deck evaluations, Game Insights, syncing your own collection and decks across your devices, and the full power of Mox—including chat, deck creation, and matchup prep. Magic: The Gathering and all related properties are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast LLC. Compendium is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wizards of the Coast. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Dexter
Effortlessly scan and organize your trading card collection. This app recognizes cards instantly from popular games, tracks their market value in multiple currencies, and securely backs up your collection to the cloud. Export your cards directly to marketplaces for easy selling.
- Instant TCG scanning
- Automatic collection organization
- Multi-currency price tracking
- Secure cloud backup
- Export to marketplaces
- Unlimited free scans
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Scan your favourite trading cards in seconds. Dexter works with Magic: The Gathering, Pokemon, Lorcana, Star Wars Unlimited and loads more. No tapping required, just point your camera and Dexter recognises your card instantly. Rapid Scanning Scan your favourite TCGs quickly. No tapping, no buttons, just point and go. Filter your scanning by game or set to make recognition even faster and more accurate. Whether you're using Dexter as an MTG scanner, a Pokemon card scanner, or for Lorcana and SWU, every game gets the same speed. We update our card sets regularly and keep improving our AI models, so scans stay fast and accurate every time a new release drops. Auto-Organise Your Collection Turn on organising when you start scanning and Dexter will sort your cards into a binder or box automatically. Pick your settings and let our "Chaos Sorting" method handle the rest. Perfect for quickly finding the card you just sold on a marketplace, or pulling out that one favourite to look at. Dexter makes it easy to keep track of exactly where every scanned card in your collection actually lives. Multi-Currency Pricing Track live card prices from the marketplaces you actually use, in the currency you care about. Dollars, Euros, British Pounds and more. Watch your collection grow in value over time and see exactly what your bulk mountains and your card show gems are worth. All the data you need to make informed decisions on every card you scan. Secure Cloud Backup New phone? No problem. Every scan is backed up to a secure cloud locked to your account. Log in on a new device and pick up right where you left off. Your full collection syncs automatically, no manual exports, no lost data. Free Unlimited Scans We don't limit your scans. Scan as much as you want, whenever you want. Whether you're working through the bulk mountain in the corner of your room or just those few precious gems, Dexter won't restrict you. Export to Marketplaces List your cards faster with exports to Cardmarket, TCGPowerTools and eBay. Connect your eBay account and create listings straight from the app, or download marketplace-ready CSVs for everywhere else. Built for power-sellers and hobby sellers alike.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dexter at 100% against MTG Compendium's 57%. Dexter also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). MTG Compendium's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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. MTG Compendium sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Dexter asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dexter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MTG Compendium has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of MTG Compendium's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dexter's.
MTG Compendium ships an update weekly, Dexter every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | MTG Compendium | Dexter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mark Webb | Fortis Ventures Ltd |
Customer experience
MTG Compendium
Dexter
In-app purchases
MTG Compendium
- Unlimited Evals and Chat7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Annual Pro Subscription7 Days trial$34.991 Year
- Compendium 3 Deck Evaluations$1.99
Dexter
No in-app purchases
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