Comparison

ManaForge MTG vs Scrollrack

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

Head to head
About

ManaForge MTG

Effortlessly scan your physical Magic: The Gathering cards to instantly track their real-time market value and manage your entire collection. Build decks, monitor set completion, and gain AI-powered insights into your collection's potential.

Highlights
  • On-device card scanning with OCR
  • Real-time market price tracking
  • Collection organization and value management
  • Deck building and import
  • Set completion tracking
  • AI-powered deck insights
  • Cloud sync across devices
Features
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Scan your Magic: The Gathering cards, track real-time prices, and manage your entire collection — all from your phone. ManaForge uses on-device OCR to identify physical MTG cards instantly. Point your camera, confirm the match, and the card is added to your collection with pricing, set info, and artwork. No cloud processing, no delays. CARD SCANNING • Scan any MTG card using on-device machine learning — fast and private • Auto-detect card name, set, and collector number • Manual search fallback when you need it • Tag foil, finish, and condition before saving COLLECTION MANAGEMENT • Organize cards into binders with full condition and finish tracking • See total collection value updated with real market prices • Track per-binder value breakdowns and most valuable cards • Assign physical location tags (e.g., "Red Box 2", "Trade Binder") • Swipe actions for quick quantity adjustments DECK BUILDING • Create decks from scratch or import from Moxfield and Archidekt • Paste a decklist and auto-resolve every card • View mana curve, card type breakdown, and per-card pricing • Multi-deck conflict detection flags over-allocated cards SET COMPLETION • Track progress toward completing any MTG set • See owned vs. total card counts by rarity • View remaining cost to complete a set PRICE TRACKING • Real-time pricing via Scryfall for every printing and finish • Batch price updates — efficient and accurate • Prices reflect the exact version in your collection AI DECK INSIGHTS • Format-aware recommendations powered by EDHREC and MTGGoldfish meta data • See which cards you own that fit current top-performing archetypes • Get upgrade suggestions based on your collection CLOUD SYNC • Automatic sync across devices via secure cloud storage • Pull-to-refresh for manual updates • Works seamlessly in the background SIGN IN WITH APPLE • Quick, private account creation • No passwords to remember FREE TO USE ManaForge is free with full access to scanning, collection management, and deck building. ManaForge Pro unlocks advanced features including AI deck insights, extended price history, and priority cloud sync. Terms of Use: https://drewtuzson.github.io/manaforge-site/terms Privacy Policy: https://drewtuzson.github.io/manaforge-site/privacy ManaForge is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Wizards of the Coast 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. ManaForge is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Wizards of the Coast, Hasbro, or any official Magic: The Gathering entity. Card data provided by Scryfall.

About

Scrollrack

This app streamlines Magic: The Gathering deck building by integrating card scanning, search, set browsing, and deck editing. It offers offline functionality for all features, allowing users to manage their collections and build decks anywhere. Prices are displayed for all cards, helping users make informed decisions about their decks.

Highlights
  • Offline card scanning
  • Scryfall compatible search
  • Visual query builder
  • Full set and precon lists
  • Deck import and export
  • Card price tracking
Features
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Scrollrack combines card scanning, card search, set browsing, and deck building in one app, so you stop copying card names between browser tabs and separate tools. All four work offline, so a bad connection at your local game store or airplane mode on a flight never slows you down. SCAN A CARD, SEE WHAT YOU HOLD Someone plays a card you do not know? Hold it up to your camera. Scrollrack shows the card in the app with its current price and its rulings one tap away. Add it to a deck or save it as a favorite from the same screen. Scan one card at a time, or several in a row and send them straight to a deck. Cracked a pack? Scan the cards one after another and see what they add up to. Recognition runs on your iPhone, so it works offline and your pictures never leave it. Card scanning is part of Scrollrack Plus. BUILD WHEREVER THE IDEA HITS The deck editor sits inside every part of Scrollrack, not off in its own corner. Add a card straight from a search result, a set page, your favorites, or the scanner, and keep your place in whatever you were doing. Start a deck specific search from inside the editor itself. Already have a list going in another tool? Import it directly, no rebuilding card by card. SEARCH LIKE YOU KNOW MAGIC Scryfall compatible search syntax works completely offline and covers what deck builders actually use: color identity, Oracle text, mana value, format legality. Browse results as a swipeable card stack. BUILD SEARCHES VISUALLY Never learned the syntax? Scrollrack Plus adds a visual query builder. Tap together colors, mana value, and card type, and get the exact same results, no query language required. EVERY SET, EVERY PRECON Every Magic set gets its own page with full card lists and instant filtering, no syntax needed. New sets appear the moment preview season starts. Every official Commander precon and other preconstructed deck is here too, ready to drop into your own deck editor with one tap and customize from there. CURATED LISTS, NO SPREADSHEETS REQUIRED Browse Game Changers, the Reserved List, and every Secret Lair drop in one place, without digging through forum threads or fan wikis. DECK CHECK THAT EXPLAINS ITSELF Scrollrack Plus adds Deck Check: the numbers behind any deck, in any format. See your mana curve, colors, and card types. Commander decks also get an evaluation of where the deck is strong and where it is light, measured against the archetype it plays. Archetype detection tells you what your deck is actually doing. New to deckbuilding? Every chart explains what it shows and why it matters. Built a hundred decks already? Skip straight to the numbers. Nothing gets suggested, the deck stays yours. KNOW WHAT YOUR CARDS ARE WORTH Prices in Euro and Dollar show on every card and in every deck, for every format, free forever. Deciding whether a card earns its slot in your list? See what it costs before you cut it or keep it. MAGIC, ON YOUR TERMS Toggle Paper, Arena, or MTGO cards on or off. Show or hide Universes Beyond and Un-set cards. Turn spoilers off if you would rather wait for the official reveal. You decide what counts as your Magic. SCROLLRACK PLUS Search, offline mode, set browsing, prices, and up to 7 decks are free, permanently. Scrollrack Plus adds card scanning, unlimited decks, Deck Check, and the visual query builder. Free for the first month, then the monthly price shown under In-App Purchases. Cancel anytime in iOS Settings → Subscriptions. DISCLAIMER Scrollrack is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Wizards of the Coast 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. TERMS OF USE https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ManaForge MTG4 screens
Scrollrack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Scrollrack at weekly against ManaForge MTG's every 5 weeks. Scrollrack also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). ManaForge MTG's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, rating, 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. ManaForge MTG sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Scrollrack sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 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 ManaForge MTG against 5.0 for Scrollrack. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ManaForge MTG ships an update every 5 weeks, Scrollrack weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ManaForge MTG versus Scrollrack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterManaForge MTGScrollrack
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size185 MB258 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAndrew TuzsonJochen Droste

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ManaForge MTG

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Annual$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Scrollrack

Subscriptions1
  • Scrollrack Plus1 Month trial$1.991 Month

Questions

Is ManaForge MTG free?
ManaForge MTG is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scrollrack free?
Scrollrack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ManaForge MTG or Scrollrack?
ManaForge MTG and Scrollrack are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do ManaForge MTG or Scrollrack have ads?
Neither ManaForge MTG nor Scrollrack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ManaForge MTG or Scrollrack?
ManaForge MTG ships an update every 5 weeks, and Scrollrack weekly. Most recently, ManaForge MTG was updated on October 21, 2026 and Scrollrack on October 31, 2026.

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