Comparison

Decksmith vs MTG SealedSim

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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Your entire Magic collection, in your pocket. Decksmith turns your iPhone into a card scanner, a price tracker, a format-aware deck builder and a social hub for players — wrapped in a fast, beautiful, native interface. Point your camera at a card and it is recognised in real time. Name, set, rarity, artwork and current market price are filled in automatically. No typing. No spreadsheets. — SCAN. TAP. COLLECTED. — • Real-time card recognition straight from the camera — no manual entry • One-tap confirm adds the card, its artwork and its full data to your collection • Pick the exact printing you own, set foil or non-foil, and track multiple copies • Every card image is stored on device, so your collection stays gorgeous offline — KNOW WHAT IT'S WORTH — Live market prices in USD or EUR. Decksmith keeps the price you paid alongside today's value, for every single card, so you can see at a glance what your collection has done — card by card and as a whole. Refresh whenever you want an update. — A DECK BUILDER THAT KNOWS THE RULES — Build for Standard, Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Pauper or Casual. Decksmith enforces deck size and copy limits for the format you chose, gives Commander its own dedicated slot, and tells you the moment a deck is legal. — SEE THE SHAPE OF YOUR DECK — An automatic mana curve, card-type distribution and average mana value for every deck you build. Spot the missing two-drop before your opponent does. — FIND ANY CARD, INSTANTLY — Search the full Magic card database or your own collection. Filter by colour, rarity, card type, set, mana cost, foil finish and double-faced cards. Sort by name, price or date added. Switch between grid and list whenever it suits you. — SMART LISTS — Build lists that fill themselves. Save any combination of filters as a smart list — trade binder, EDH staples, everything foil under €5 — and it updates itself as your collection grows. Or curate a list by hand. Give each one its own icon and colour. — YOUR CARDS, FULL SCREEN — A gallery mode built for staring at cardboard. High-resolution art, glowing foil borders on your foils, pinch to zoom into the tiniest detail, swipe from card to card. Double-faced cards flip with a tap. — EVEN BETTER TOGETHER — Join the Decksmith Community and the app opens up: publish decks with one tap, collect likes and comments, follow the players whose brews you love, browse their collections and decks for inspiration, send friend requests, and keep up with everything in a live activity feed. — PRIVACY YOU ACTUALLY CONTROL — The whole app works offline, with no account and no sign-up — your collection lives on your device. Create an account only if you want cloud sync across your iPhone and iPad, or the community features. Then decide exactly what is visible: profile visibility, whether you are discoverable, and whether new decks default to public or private. Block anyone. Export or delete your data at any time. — IMPORT AND EXPORT, NO LOCK-IN — Bring your collection with you via CSV from the popular collection and deck-building sites, or restore a full Decksmith backup — collection, decks and lists included. Export your data to a single file whenever you like and share it via AirDrop, mail or cloud storage. — BUILT LIKE AN APPLE APP — Written from scratch in SwiftUI. Dark from the first pixel, tuned for 120 Hz, alive with haptics, and quick everywhere it counts. No subscription. No ads. No account required. 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. Start scanning. Start building.

About

MTG SealedSim

Features
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MTG SealedSim lets you easily simulate Magic: The Gathering Sealed anytime, anywhere. Open booster packs to build your card pool, then construct a 40-card deck. Card scores are displayed to help guide your deck-building decisions. [Free Features] · Sealed simulation with the latest set · Booster pack opening for Sealed · Deck building with card score overlay · Unified pool view — manage multiple copies of a card side by side · Japanese / English language support [SealedSim Pro] · Access to multiple past sets · Save and review your decks and scores · One-time purchase, no subscription Magic: The Gathering and its related logos are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast LLC. This app is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wizards of the Coast. It is an independently developed fan-made tool. Card data provided by Scryfall (scryfall.com).

Screenshots

Decksmith4 screens
MTG SealedSim4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Decksmith at none against MTG SealedSim's 1. MTG SealedSim's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. MTG SealedSim sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Decksmith asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Decksmith ships an update every 3 weeks, MTG SealedSim every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Decksmith versus MTG SealedSim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDecksmithMTG SealedSim
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB12 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperWaldemar SchneiderYuji Fujimatsu

In-app purchases

None

Decksmith

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MTG SealedSim

One-time1
  • SealedSim Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Decksmith free?
Decksmith is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MTG SealedSim free?
MTG SealedSim is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Decksmith or MTG SealedSim have ads?
Neither Decksmith nor MTG SealedSim shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Decksmith or MTG SealedSim?
Decksmith ships an update every 3 weeks, and MTG SealedSim every 4 days. Most recently, Decksmith was updated on October 4, 2026 and MTG SealedSim on October 3, 2026.

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