Comparison

ManaForge MTG vs Match Log

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

Match Log

Features
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Match Log is the simplest way to record board game, MTG, and TCG sessions and turn them into clean, per-player win-rate stats. Log a play night once, and the app handles the math: who's actually winning, on which game, against whom. Built for game groups, playgroups, and tabletop regulars who are tired of using spreadsheets, notes apps, or scraps of paper. WHO IT'S FOR - Magic: The Gathering players tracking Commander / EDH pods, cube drafts, or kitchen-table matches - Pokemon TCG, Yu-Gi-Oh, Lorcana, and other card game players logging locals and casual play - Board game groups playing Catan, Dominion, Splendor, Wingspan, 7 Wonders, and more - Mahjong, chess, and any group that plays the same opponents repeatedly - Friend groups and families who want a long-term record of their game nights KEY FEATURES - Sessions group multiple matches from one play night - Six result formats, each with stats that actually fit: • 1v1 with scores • Ranked with scores • Ranked (placement only) • Single winner / free-for-all • Team vs team • Co-op (clear / fail) - Players, games, and groups with custom colors - All-time leaderboard across every game you play - Per-game leaderboards using format-aware metrics (win rate, 1st-place rate, average rank, total score, clear rate) - Player detail screen: head-to-head records, per-game breakdown, recent matches - Tag a session with anything you want stats for — expansions, player count, tournament — then filter every leaderboard by tag - Decks / characters tagged per player per session - A round-robin table for every session: who beat whom, with standings at a glance - Player icons: pick from 24 characters (meeples, dice, cards and more) or use a photo - Attach several photos and notes to a session, or snap photos with the camera mid-game - Export a session as a shareable image for group chats and social - Dark mode - Fully offline. Your data stays on your device. WHY MATCH LOG Most "game tracker" apps assume one specific game or one rigid scoring system. Match Log lets a single group track everything they play — a Commander pod on Friday, a board game cafe trip on Saturday, a co-op campaign on Sunday — and still get meaningful stats for each one. No accounts. No cloud lock-in. No ads in the way of logging a match. Open the app, tap "+ New", record the result, done. The stats catch up automatically.

Screenshots

ManaForge MTG4 screens
Match Log4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ManaForge MTG at none against Match Log's shown. Match Log's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, 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. ManaForge MTG sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Match Log sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ManaForge MTG ships an update every 5 weeks, Match Log every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
ManaForge MTG versus Match Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterManaForge MTGMatch Log
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size185 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew TuzsonTAKUYA YAMAGUCHI

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ManaForge MTG

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

Match Log

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is ManaForge MTG free?
ManaForge MTG is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Match Log free?
Match Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ManaForge MTG or Match Log have ads?
Match Log shows ads; ManaForge MTG does not.
Which is updated more often, ManaForge MTG or Match Log?
ManaForge MTG ships an update every 5 weeks, and Match Log every 2 weeks. Most recently, ManaForge MTG was updated on October 21, 2026 and Match Log on October 12, 2026.

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