Comparison

BotBox vs Decksmith

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

Head to head
About

BotBox

Simulate opening Magic: The Gathering booster packs and gain insights into card values. Explore sealed products, track prices, and make informed decisions before purchasing. Enjoy the thrill of cracking packs with real-world financial data.

Highlights
  • Booster pack simulation
  • Card value tracking
  • Sealed product exploration
  • Detailed statistics
  • Smart purchasing decisions
Features
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BotBox is a Magic: The Gathering pack simulator that combines the excitement of opening boosters with real value insights. Explore sealed products from across sets, track card values, and see detailed statistics before you buy. Whether you’re a player, collector, or investor, BotBox helps you enjoy the thrill of cracking packs while making smarter decisions with your money. BotBox is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.

About

Decksmith

Effortlessly manage your Magic: The Gathering collection with real-time card scanning and price tracking. Build and validate decks for various formats, analyze their composition, and connect with a community of players. Enjoy offline access and robust privacy controls.

Highlights
  • Real-time card scanning
  • Automatic price tracking
  • Format-aware deck building
  • Collection inventory management
  • Offline access
  • Community features
  • Privacy controls
Features
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Scan a whole binder page in one photo. Decksmith finds every card on it — nine or twelve pockets, or up to about 20 loose cards on the table — and adds them to your collection with artwork and live prices. Then build decks that check their own legality, track every game with your playgroup, and see which of your friends already owns the card you need. — A WHOLE BINDER PAGE, ONE PHOTO — • 9- and 12-pocket binder pages, or loose cards laid out any way round • Pick as many photos as you like in one go • Review everything Decksmith found on one screen before anything is imported • Missed a card? Find it by typing its name • Just opened a pack? Scan single cards live from the camera — THE DECKSMITH COMMUNITY — Magic is played together, so Decksmith is built for your playgroup. • Game tracker: life, poison and commander damage for the whole pod, a random first player, and a top row that turns to face the far side of the table • Every game is filed against the deck you played, with win rates per deck and per commander • Wishlist: track the cards you still want, priced separately from your collection • Search your friends' collections for your wishlist and see who owns which card • Follow players, browse their collections and shared decks, and search all your favorites at once • Share any deck with one tap and collect likes and comments • Friend requests, an activity feed and notifications keep you in the loop — KNOW WHAT IT'S WORTH — Live market prices in USD or EUR, kept next to what you paid — card by card and across your whole collection. — A DECK BUILDER THAT KNOWS THE RULES — Standard, Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Pauper and Casual. Decksmith enforces deck size and copy limits, gives your commander its own slot, validates companions and tells you the moment a deck is legal. Mana curve, card types and average mana value come automatically. — FIND ANY CARD, INSTANTLY — Search the full Magic card database or your own collection. Filter by color, rarity, type, set, mana cost, finish and double-faced cards. Sort by name, price or date added. — SMART LISTS — Save any combination of filters as a list that fills itself — trade binder, EDH staples, every foil under $5 — or curate one by hand. — YOUR CARDS, FULL SCREEN — High-resolution art, glowing borders on foils, pinch to zoom, swipe from card to card and flip double-faced cards with a tap. — IPHONE, IPAD AND THE WEB — Sign in at app.decksmith.community with your free account, and your collection, decks and lists are on any computer, always in sync with your iPhone. — PRIVACY YOU CONTROL — Scanning, your collection, prices, deck building, lists and the gallery all work without an account, and your collection lives on your device. A free account is only needed for sync, the Community and the game tracker. Then you decide what is visible: your profile, whether you can be found, and each deck public or private. Block or report anyone. Export or delete your data at any time. — NO LOCK-IN — Import CSV exports from the popular collection and deck-building sites, restore a full Decksmith backup, and export everything to a single file whenever you like. No ads. No tracking. No subscription. The Community is free to use until December 31, 2026. Card data and images provided by Scryfall. Decksmith is an unofficial fan app and is not affiliated with, endorsed or sponsored by Wizards of the Coast. Magic: The Gathering is © Wizards of the Coast LLC.

Screenshots

BotBox4 screens
Decksmith4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Decksmith at 5.0 against BotBox's 4.1. Decksmith also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%). BotBox's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Decksmith holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BotBox has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of BotBox's written reviews are positive against 100% of Decksmith's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BotBox ships an update every 3 weeks, Decksmith every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BotBox versus Decksmith: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBotBoxDecksmith
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (14 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB27 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperEthan MaxeyWaldemar Schneider

Customer experience

BotBox

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Decksmith

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BotBox

No in-app purchases

None

Decksmith

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BotBox free?
BotBox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Decksmith free?
Decksmith is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BotBox or Decksmith?
Decksmith is rated higher. BotBox averages 4.1 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Decksmith averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do BotBox or Decksmith have ads?
Neither BotBox nor Decksmith shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BotBox or Decksmith?
BotBox ships an update every 3 weeks, and Decksmith every 5 weeks. Most recently, BotBox was updated on October 30, 2026 and Decksmith on November 5, 2026.

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