Comparison

French Vanilla Magic Rules vs 8Pack

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

Head to head
About

French Vanilla Magic Rules

Access a comprehensive and up-to-date index of Magic the Gathering rules. Features include search, saving favorite rules, and sharing them with others. It also contains a glossary of terms.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive rules index
  • Search functionality
  • Save and share rules
  • Terms glossary
  • Up-to-date information
Features
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A complete index of the Magic the Gathering comprehensive rules, kept up to date with search, save, and share functionality. Includes comprehensive rules and terms glossary. This is just the beginning, there's much more to come.

About

8Pack

Enhance your Magic: The Gathering drafting experience with daily challenges, progress tracking, and community comparisons. Master various formats and improve your card-picking strategy.

Highlights
  • Daily draft challenges
  • Card pick tracking
  • Performance rating
  • Draft history review
  • Community comparisons
  • Format support (Standard, Cube, Throwback)
Features
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8Pack is the ultimate Magic: The Gathering draft companion. Whether you're tackling a Standard set, diving into the Vintage Cube, or exploring Throwback formats, 8Pack helps you draft with purpose and track your progress over time. DRAFT DAILY Each day brings a new draft to tackle. Pick your cards pack by pack, rate your performance when you're done, and share your final thoughts with the community. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Build drafting streaks by completing drafts day after day. Earn badges for milestones and achievements. See your full draft history and review past picks anytime. COMPETE AND COMPARE Follow other drafters, see how your picks stack up against the community, and browse the feed to discover how others approached the same cards. FORMATS • Standard Draft — the latest MTG sets • Vintage Cube — the iconic powered cube experience • Throwback Draft — classic sets from MTG history 8Pack is designed for Magic players who want to get better at drafting and have fun doing it.

Screenshots

French Vanilla Magic Rules4 screens
8Pack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: 8Pack at weekly against French Vanilla Magic Rules's every 6 weeks. French Vanilla Magic Rules's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. French Vanilla Magic Rules sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and 8Pack sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for French Vanilla Magic Rules against 5.0 for 8Pack. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

French Vanilla Magic Rules ships an update every 6 weeks, 8Pack weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
French Vanilla Magic Rules versus 8Pack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFrench Vanilla Magic Rules8Pack
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB41 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperAndrew BensonConnor Kirkwood

In-app purchases

3 purchases

French Vanilla Magic Rules

One-time3
  • Say Thanks$1.99
  • Say Thanks - Booster Pack$5.99
  • Thank you - Collector$26.99
2 purchases

8Pack

Subscriptions2
  • All Access Pass – Monthly$4.991 Month
  • All Access Pass - Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

Is French Vanilla Magic Rules free?
French Vanilla Magic Rules is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 8Pack free?
8Pack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, French Vanilla Magic Rules or 8Pack?
French Vanilla Magic Rules and 8Pack are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do French Vanilla Magic Rules or 8Pack have ads?
Neither French Vanilla Magic Rules nor 8Pack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, French Vanilla Magic Rules or 8Pack?
French Vanilla Magic Rules ships an update every 6 weeks, and 8Pack weekly. Most recently, French Vanilla Magic Rules was updated on October 31, 2026 and 8Pack on November 5, 2026.

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