Comparison

Decksmith vs DeckScry

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

Head to head
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.

About

DeckScry

Instantly build and track your Magic The Gathering card collection by scanning them with your camera. Discover powerful deck ideas, monitor market prices, and get notified about deals.

Highlights
  • Camera card scanning with OCR
  • Real-time market pricing for collections
  • Live meta tracking for popular formats
  • Deck suggestions and completion tracking
  • Want list with price drop notifications
  • Hands-free deck building with voice commands
  • Export collection to CSV
Features
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Scan your Magic The Gathering cards with your camera and instantly build a tracked and organized collection. DeckScry goes beyond scanning. It tells you what you can build, what it is worth and which cards to add to build the most powerful and relevant decks. Scan • Point your camera at any MTG card quickly scan using on device OCR and art detection • Supports sets from Alpha to the latest release • Graded slab detection with PSA BGS CGC and SGC price estimates • Auto Scan mode Collection • Track your full collection with real time market pricing • Portfolio value dashboard with price trends • Browse by set with completion tracking • Export to CSV for TCGplayer and other platforms Deck intelligence • Live meta tracking across Standard, Pioneer, Modern, and Commander formats • See which top decks you can already build from your collection • Commander suggestions ranked by engagement recency and community signals • Meta share and win rates for tournament formats • Missing cards list with estimated cost to complete any deck Deals and want list • Track cards you want and get notified on price drops • Card pricing intel across marketplaces Deck builder • Build decks manually or from suggestions • Push decks directly to MTG Arena • Search for cards by voice Free. No account required. No ads.

Screenshots

Decksmith4 screens
DeckScry4 screens

Verdict

The call

Decksmith and DeckScry are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Decksmith against 5.0 for DeckScry. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Decksmith ships an update every 5 weeks, DeckScry every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Decksmith versus DeckScry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDecksmithDeckScry
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB33 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperWaldemar SchneiderBen Rottler

Customer experience

Decksmith

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

DeckScry

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Decksmith

No in-app purchases

None

DeckScry

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Decksmith free?
Decksmith is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DeckScry free?
DeckScry is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Decksmith or DeckScry?
Decksmith and DeckScry are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Decksmith or DeckScry have ads?
Neither Decksmith nor DeckScry shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Decksmith or DeckScry?
Decksmith ships an update every 5 weeks, and DeckScry every 4 weeks. Most recently, Decksmith was updated on October 21, 2026 and DeckScry on October 12, 2026.

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