Comparison

DeckLab vs ManaDecks

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

Head to head
About

DeckLab

This app helps Magic: The Gathering Commander players build, organize, and improve their decks. It offers tools for managing decks, collections, and wishlists, along with card searching and scanning features.

Highlights
  • Commander-focused deck builder
  • Deck, collection, and wishlist management
  • Fast card search
  • Card Scanner
  • Commander discovery and suggestions
  • Deck sharing and export
Features
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DeckLab is a Magic: The Gathering companion app built for Commander players who want a cleaner way to build, organize, and improve their decks. With DeckLab, you can: - create and manage your Commander decks - choose your commander and add cards easily - organize your personal collection - save cards to your wishlist - search cards quickly - scan cards to save them or check rules - browse popular commanders - get commander suggestions for new deck ideas - share decklists and export your decks - keep everything synced to your account - ask questions about rules and interactions with DeckDoc DeckLab is designed to make deck building feel simpler, faster, and more organized. Whether you are testing ideas, saving lists, tracking your collection, or starting a new Commander project, DeckLab gives you one place to manage it all. Key features: - DeckDoc: intelligent assistant - Commander-focused deck builder - Deck, collection, and wishlist management - Fast card search - Card Scanner - Commander discovery and suggestions - Deck sharing and export tools - Sign in with email, Google, and Apple - DeckLab is an unofficial product made for the Magic community.

About

ManaDecks

Features
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ManaDecks is a deck builder for competitive Magic The Gathering players who need their sideboard plans ready before every match. Building a list is only half the work. Winning also depends on knowing which cards to bring in and take out against each opponent. ManaDecks keeps those plans in one place, so preparation is straightforward. Everything starts with your decklist. You can create unlimited decks across the formats you play and save multiple versions as a list changes. Each deck keeps its own result history, so you can see whether recent changes are working. Sideboard guides are the core of the app. For any matchup you can choose which cards come in and which go out. Keep separate plans for playing first or second, preview the resulting decklist before saving, or store several plans for the same matchup as the meta shifts. You can also write a deck primer covering strategy, mulligans, and key interactions. Match results are tracked so you can measure performance over time. For competitive preparation, ManaDecks offers a look at the current metagame, including tournament decklists, results, and the archetypes showing up in supported formats. Players preparing for Friday Night Magic, RCQs, regional events, leagues, or larger tournaments keep their preparation and results in one place.

Screenshots

DeckLab4 screens
ManaDecks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DeckLab at none against ManaDecks's 2. ManaDecks's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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. ManaDecks sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. DeckLab asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
DeckLab versus ManaDecks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeckLabManaDecks
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuan Martins da SilvaFredrik Bjurhager

In-app purchases

None

DeckLab

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

ManaDecks

Subscriptions2
  • Plus$1.991 Month
  • Premium$4.991 Month

Questions

Is DeckLab free?
DeckLab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ManaDecks free?
ManaDecks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DeckLab or ManaDecks have ads?
Neither DeckLab nor ManaDecks shows ads.

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