Rhystic Buddy vs GameForge!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rhystic Buddy
This free, open-source toolkit simplifies Magic: The Gathering Commander games. Easily track player life, commander damage, and various counters. Integrated search and customizable backgrounds enhance gameplay for up to six players.
- Life tracking
- Commander damage logging
- Customizable counters
- Turn order selection
- Integrated Scryfall search
- Card art backgrounds
- Supports 2-6 players
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Rhystic Buddy is a no-cost toolkit for Commander night. Open the app, choose the player count, and the table is set. What it does: - Adjust life with a simple tap - Log commander damage and tax to keep track of every match - Add any counter you need: energy, experience, floating mana, and more - Pick turn order with a single button - Look up rulings and artwork through an integrated Scryfall search without leaving the game - Set card art as your panel background - Supports two to six players Totally free, fully open source The entire codebase is open-source and lives on GitHub. Browse it, fork it, or suggest changes. We have nothing to hide! There are no ads, trackers, or paywalls and All data stays on your device. Built by players Big numbers are easy to read across a busy table. Smooth, easy to use gestures make the app simple to use. A quick tutorial is built in, and every other option lives behind a tidy menu. Feedback welcome Use the About screen to find our Github and send comments or open issues and contribute! Legal Rhystic Buddy is an unofficial companion for Magic: The Gathering Commander. Magic: The Gathering® and related trademarks, logos, and card images are © & ™ Wizards of the Coast LLC. This app is not produced by, endorsed by, supported by, or affiliated with Wizards of the Coast. Card data and images come from the Scryfall API © Scryfall LLC. Not produced by, endorsed by, supported by, or affiliated with Scryfall. Icons by Lucide (lucide.dev) under the ISC licence. Full open-source acknowledgements appear inside the app. Download Rhystic Buddy and keep your next Commander game running smoothly.
GameForge!
Transform your text conversations into interactive gaming experiences. Discover, create, and play a variety of games directly within your messages with friends. Compete on leaderboards and track your in-group stats.
- Play games within text threads
- Discover community-created games
- Remix and create your own games
- Compete on leaderboards
- Track group chat stats
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GameForge turns your text threads into a playground. Pick from a growing library of games made by us and the community, or remix and create your own to play with friends. Climb the leaderboards, build your stats, and find out who's really the best in the group chat.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Rhystic Buddy at none against GameForge!'s shown. Rhystic Buddy also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). GameForge!'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Rhystic Buddy against 5.0 for GameForge!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Rhystic Buddy ships an update every 3 months, GameForge! every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rhystic Buddy | GameForge! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Brody Hughes | H3r3, Inc. |
Customer experience
Rhystic Buddy
GameForge!
In-app purchases
Rhystic Buddy
No in-app purchases
GameForge!
No in-app purchases









