SnapDrafter vs Illumineo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SnapDrafter
Digitally save, organize, and share your Magic: The Gathering draft decks with ease. Instantly import cards by snapping a photo, track your performance, and access card rulings. Enjoy an ad-free experience for all your drafting needs.
- Instant photo deck capture with OCR
- Organized digital deck library
- Track deck performance and stats
- Export decklists as text
- Quick card ruling lookups
- Basic land calculator
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SnapDrafter turns your paper Magic: The Gathering decks into clean, organized digital decklists in seconds. • Snap a photo, get a digital decklist. Point your camera at your decklist and SnapDrafter's on-device OCR reads every card name, fuzzy-matching it against the full Magic card database. Review matches with confidence scores, tap to correct with autocomplete, and save. All processing happens locally on your device without an account. • A toolkit built for draft and cube players. Visualize your deck with mana curve and color distribution charts. Tap any card for its oracle text and official Gatherer rulings. Use the smart basic land calculator, weighted by mana cost, ramp, and fixing. Keep every token your cards create at your fingertips. • Your drafts, archived. SnapDrafter remembers every deck with its date, set or cube, and win-loss record. Filter, sort, revisit your history, and back everything up in one tap. • Share and export. Send your play group a beautiful decklist image with card art and your record, ready for social media. Or copy your deck as a standard text list to import into Cubecobra, Moxfield, Archidekt, and any other tool you love. No ads. No tracking. No cloud. SnapDrafter is local-only and free, supported by donations from players like you. If it makes your draft nights better, consider donating to show your support.
Illumineo
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Illumineo: Disney Lorcana Collection Tracker Track every card in your Disney Lorcana collection. Illumineo gives you a clear view of what you own, what you're missing, and how your collection grows over time. Track your collection Log regular and foil cards across all sets and chapters. See your completion percentage per set, track duplicates ready to trade, and keep an eye on your Enchanted and Iconic finds. Know your collection's value Illumineo Pro shows pricing so you always know what your cards are worth. updated daily. Built by collectors for collectors Complete progress tracking across all Disney Lorcana chapters: - Filter the app the way you want to. Hide promo cards/sets app wide or disable foil cards - Weekly growth stats - Filter by rarity - Import from csv - Sign in to back up your collection to the cloud and keep it in sync wherever you play. ToS: https://illumineo.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SnapDrafter at none against Illumineo's 3. SnapDrafter also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). Illumineo's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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. Illumineo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. SnapDrafter asks for nothing beyond the download.
SnapDrafter ships an update fortnightly, Illumineo monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SnapDrafter | Illumineo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dorian Brown | Jan van der Zee |
In-app purchases
SnapDrafter
No in-app purchases
Illumineo
- Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
- Illumineo Pro (Yearly Founders)$17.991 Year
- Yearly subscription (save 25%)$29.991 Year
