Comparison

DeckCrafter vs Skrive

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

Head to head
About

DeckCrafter

Features
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DeckCrafter - Your AI-Powered MTG Companion Building the perfect Magic: The Gathering deck just got easier. DeckCrafter combines AI deck building, card scanning, and collection management into one powerful app. AI Deck Builder Tell our AI assistant what kind of deck you want, "build me an aggressive vampire Commander deck", and get a fully built 100-card deck in seconds. Refine it through conversation: "make it more aggressive" or "add more card draw." The AI understands MTG strategy, not just keywords. Scan Your Cards Point your camera at any Magic card to instantly add it to your digital collection. DeckCrafter recognises cards across sets and printings, even with slight wear or glare. Build With Your Collection Want a deck using cards you already own? DeckCrafter's AI prioritises your scanned cards and tells you exactly which cards you'd need to pick up. Deck Analysis Get your existing decks analysed for mana curve, removal, card draw, and win conditions - with specific suggestions for cuts and additions. Deck Management Create decks manually, import from other deck builders, or export your lists to share with friends. Card Database Browse and search the complete Magic: The Gathering card database. View detailed card information, prices, and printings. Download DeckCrafter and start building better decks today.

About

Skrive

This app offers a minimalist, secure platform for daily journaling. It focuses on plain text entries with no distractions, allowing users to easily record thoughts and memories. Entries are encrypted and can be exported, with an optional subscription for cross-device synchronization.

Highlights
  • One entry per day
  • Plain text writing
  • Encrypted entries
  • Searchable history
  • Exportable journal
  • Cross-device sync (Pro)
Features
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Skrive is a simple, secure journal built for daily writing. One entry per day, plain text, nothing in the way. Keeping a daily journal is one of the most rewarding habits you can build. It sharpens how you think and write, helps you process stress, and gives you a record of your life to look back on. Regular journaling has been shown to improve memory, boost mental clarity, and support mental health. Skrive exists to make that habit as easy as possible to keep. There are no tags, no folders, no formatting options. Just a clean writing surface that opens fast and gets out of the way. The focus is entirely on the words you write. Every entry is dated, and your full journal history is always at your fingertips. Scroll back through past entries or search for a specific memory, moment, or thought you wrote down months ago. Skrive is free to use with no limits on how much you write. Your entries are encrypted and stored securely on your device, and you can export everything as plain text at any time. Your journal belongs to you. Skrive Pro adds sync across all your devices. Write on your iPhone, continue on your iPad or your Mac. Everything is encrypted end to end before it ever leaves your device, and stored on servers in Europe. Only you hold the key. Only you can read what you write. Skrive is made by an independent developer who journals every day. It is a small app, built with care. Website: https://skrive.app Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

DeckCrafter4 screens
Skrive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Skrive at monthly against DeckCrafter's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. DeckCrafter sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Skrive sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DeckCrafter ships an update every 3 months, Skrive monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
DeckCrafter versus Skrive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeckCrafterSkrive
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristian RaffertyIsak Solheim

In-app purchases

6 purchases

DeckCrafter

One-time6
  • 100 AI Credits$0.99
  • 100 Scan Tokens$0.99
  • 300 Scan Tokens$2.99
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  • 250 AI Credits$2.99
  • 500 AI Credits$4.99
  • 500 Scan Tokens$4.99
2 purchases

Skrive

Subscriptions2
  • End-to-end encrypted sync14 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • End-to-end encrypted sync14 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is DeckCrafter free?
DeckCrafter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Skrive free?
Skrive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DeckCrafter or Skrive have ads?
Neither DeckCrafter nor Skrive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DeckCrafter or Skrive?
DeckCrafter ships an update every 3 months, and Skrive monthly. Most recently, DeckCrafter was updated on October 30, 2026 and Skrive on November 9, 2026.

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