Comparison

Scrollrack vs DeckForge

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

Head to head
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/

About

DeckForge

Instantly identify Magic: The Gathering cards by scanning them with your phone. Track card values, manage your collection, and build decks with ease. Syncs with a web platform for access anywhere.

Highlights
  • Instant card scanning
  • Accurate card identification
  • Real-time market pricing
  • Collection management
  • Deck building tools
  • Web sync
Features
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Scan your cards. Know what you own. Build what’s next. DeckForge brings Magic: The Gathering card scanning, collection management, deck building and in-app card chat together on your phone and tablet. SCAN AND REVIEW • Point your camera at a card to scan continuously, with no shutter button or typing. • Review scanned cards before importing them into a collection or binder. • Compare look-alike printings and confirm the version you want. • Identify foil and special finishes, and view double-faced cards. KEEP YOUR COLLECTION ORGANIZED • Organize cards into collections and binders with artwork and total values. • Browse visual card grids or compact lists, with pinch-to-zoom card grids. • Track quantities, condition, finishes, prices and price history. • See where your copies are stored and which decks use them. • Track set completion and filter for owned or missing cards. • Import collections from supported card-manager exports. BUILD AND IMPORT DECKS • Build Commander and Standard decks, or import an existing deck in the app. • Assemble decks from your collections and plan with cards you do not own yet. • See what you have, what you need, and what remains to buy. • Choose the printing you want, with its artwork and pricing. • Use Brewmaster to help build a deck around your commander. MEET FORGE CHAT • Ask AI-powered card, rules and deck questions in a conversation inside the app. • Jace helps with deck strategy; Niv-Mizzet takes rules and interactions, with character handoffs as the topic changes. • See typing indicators and your remaining questions, and stop an answer when you need to. • Reopen saved chats and preview linked cards without leaving the conversation. EXPLORE EVERY CARD • Search cards and flavor names, compare printings, and explore card artwork. • Read card details, mana symbols, rulings and both sides of supported cards. • Check prices and buying options for the selected printing. PREPARE SELL LISTS • Choose copies from your collections and binders for a Sell List. • Cards stay in their original collections until you mark them sold. • Review selling options and follow the Card Kingdom handoff. Due to Card Kingdom’s requirements, the final selling steps are completed in a desktop browser. CONNECTED TO YOUR ACCOUNT Pair the app with your DeckForge website account to access your collection and deck workflow across devices, including collection history. DECKFORGE PLUS An optional subscription lifts the limits for heavy collectors, including Brewmaster builds and longer price history. Everything else is free. TERMS AND PRIVACY Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://decks.chaosdraft.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Scrollrack4 screens
DeckForge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DeckForge at every 3 days against Scrollrack's weekly. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Scrollrack sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month and DeckForge sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 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 Scrollrack against 5.0 for DeckForge. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scrollrack ships an update weekly, DeckForge every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Scrollrack versus DeckForge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScrollrackDeckForge
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size258 MB53 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperJochen DrosteJoseph Pereira

Customer experience

Scrollrack

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

DeckForge

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Scrollrack

Subscriptions1
  • Scrollrack Plus1 Month trial$1.991 Month
2 purchases

DeckForge

Subscriptions2
  • DeckForge Plus7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • DeckForge Plus Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Scrollrack free?
Scrollrack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DeckForge free?
DeckForge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scrollrack or DeckForge?
Scrollrack and DeckForge are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Scrollrack or DeckForge have ads?
Neither Scrollrack nor DeckForge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scrollrack or DeckForge?
Scrollrack ships an update weekly, and DeckForge every 3 days. Most recently, Scrollrack was updated on October 31, 2026 and DeckForge on November 6, 2026.

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