CommandData vs Spark
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CommandData
Track life totals and game statistics for Magic: The Gathering Commander matches. This app helps manage multiple players' game data, ensuring smooth gameplay.
- Life counter
- Game statistics tracking
- Multiplayer support
- iOS compatible
- Free to use
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CommandData is a Magic: The Gathering Commander life counter and game statistics tracker for iOS.
Spark
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Spark is the most beautiful, accurate, and complete life counter for Magic: The Gathering. Built for Commander pods of 2 to 6 players, it replaces pen-and-paper scorekeeping with a real-time digital tabletop that tracks life, combat damage, poison, counters, and commander damage — in a tap and swipe-friendly interface that gets out of your way during the game. — FEATURES — ▸ ADAPTIVE LAYOUTS for 2 to 6 players. Tiles flip per seat position so everyone reads their life upright. ▸ COMBAT MODE tracks combat damage, commander damage and poison. The attacker glows red and damage rolls up automatically. ▸ COMMANDER DAMAGE per attacker, per defender. No more guessing who poked who last turn. ▸ COUNTERS for poison, energy, experience and radiation. Swipe to switch between them on each tile. ▸ COMMANDER LIBRARY powered by Scryfall — search any card by name with autocomplete. ▸ FRIENDS & PLAYGROUPS. Save the people you play with and see who's been ducking you. — SPARK PRO — BATTLE BOOK: every game recorded as a timeline of every life change, combat, and counter. Review past matches to settle disputes — or relive the swing turn that won it. RANKINGS: climb Bronze through Challenger with per-playgroup ELO. Beat higher-rated players for bigger gains. STATS: win rates by player, commander and color identity. Aggression, damage breakdowns, killing blows. Everything you wanted to know about your pod's meta. — FREE vs PRO — Spark Free includes the full life counter: all layouts, combat mode, commander damage, counters, Friends, Scryfall search, light & dark mode, EN & ES — no ads, ever. Spark Pro unlocks: - Unlimited Battle Book history (Free keeps the latest 5) - Rankings & ELO progression - Global stats across all your playgroups - Cloud backup of your match history across iPhones and iPads — DESIGNED FOR YOUR TABLE — Native iOS, by a Commander player. No bloat, no ads, no dark patterns. The tool you actually want on the table during your Commander night. — Spark is not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast. Magic: The Gathering and Commander are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast LLC.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CommandData at none against Spark's 1. Spark's advantage is iOS requirement (18.2 vs 26.2). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Spark sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CommandData asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | CommandData | Spark |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 18.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Noah Arterburn | Xavi Saucedo |
In-app purchases
CommandData
No in-app purchases
Spark
- Spark Pro Lifetime$17.99









