Comparison

8Pack vs CommandData

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

Head to head
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.

About

CommandData

Track life totals and game statistics for Magic: The Gathering Commander matches. This app helps manage multiple players' game data, ensuring smooth gameplay.

Highlights
  • Life counter
  • Game statistics tracking
  • Multiplayer support
  • iOS compatible
  • Free to use
Features
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CommandData is a Magic: The Gathering Commander life counter and game statistics tracker for iOS.

Screenshots

8Pack4 screens
CommandData1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CommandData at none against 8Pack's 2. 8Pack's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.2). 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. 8Pack sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. CommandData asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

8Pack ships an update weekly, CommandData every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
8Pack versus CommandData: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter8PackCommandData
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB2 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperConnor KirkwoodNoah Arterburn

In-app purchases

2 purchases

8Pack

Subscriptions2
  • All Access Pass – Monthly$4.991 Month
  • All Access Pass - Yearly$49.991 Year
None

CommandData

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 8Pack free?
8Pack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CommandData free?
CommandData is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 8Pack or CommandData?
8Pack and CommandData are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do 8Pack or CommandData have ads?
Neither 8Pack nor CommandData shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 8Pack or CommandData?
8Pack ships an update weekly, and CommandData every 4 weeks. Most recently, 8Pack was updated on November 5, 2026 and CommandData on October 31, 2026.

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