Comparison

Assemble vs SnapDrafter

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

Head to head
About

Assemble

This app streamlines game setup for Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game. It randomly selects game components like schemes, masterminds, and heroes, with options to filter and save preferred setups. It also provides scheme-specific instructions and supports all expansions and player counts.

Highlights
  • Randomly selects schemes, mastermind, henchmen, villains, and heroes
  • Filters cards, expansions, and teams
  • Provides scheme-specific setup instructions
  • Saves and loads game setups
  • Supports all expansions
  • Supports 1-5 players and advanced solo mode
  • Creates custom cards
Features
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Quickly generate the setup for your next game of Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game. FEATURES: • Randomly selects schemes, mastermind, henchmen, villains and heroes. • Easy filtering of specific cards, expansions or teams. • Provides details of scheme specific setup instructions • Save and load setups • Supports all expansions. • Supports setups for 1-5 players. • Supports all difficulty levels and advanced solo mode. • Supports a Mastermind player. • Create custom cards. • Keyword reference

About

SnapDrafter

Digitally save, organize, and share your Magic: The Gathering draft decks with ease. Instantly import cards by snapping a photo, track your performance, and access card rulings. Enjoy an ad-free experience for all your drafting needs.

Highlights
  • Instant photo deck capture with OCR
  • Organized digital deck library
  • Track deck performance and stats
  • Export decklists as text
  • Quick card ruling lookups
  • Basic land calculator
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SnapDrafter turns your paper Magic: The Gathering decks into clean, organized digital decklists in seconds. • Snap a photo, get a digital decklist. Point your camera at your decklist and SnapDrafter's on-device OCR reads every card name, fuzzy-matching it against the full Magic card database. Review matches with confidence scores, tap to correct with autocomplete, and save. All processing happens locally on your device without an account. • A toolkit built for draft and cube players. Visualize your deck with mana curve and color distribution charts. Tap any card for its oracle text and official Gatherer rulings. Use the smart basic land calculator, weighted by mana cost, ramp, and fixing. Keep every token your cards create at your fingertips. • Your drafts, archived. SnapDrafter remembers every deck with its date, set or cube, and win-loss record. Filter, sort, revisit your history, and back everything up in one tap. • Share and export. Send your play group a beautiful decklist image with card art and your record, ready for social media. Or copy your deck as a standard text list to import into Cubecobra, Moxfield, Archidekt, and any other tool you love. No ads. No tracking. No cloud. SnapDrafter is local-only and free, supported by donations from players like you. If it makes your draft nights better, consider donating to show your support.

Screenshots

Assemble1 screens
SnapDrafter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SnapDrafter at none against Assemble's 1. SnapDrafter also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Assemble's advantage is ratings volume (130 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Assemble sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SnapDrafter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SnapDrafter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Assemble has 130 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Assemble's written reviews are positive against 100% of SnapDrafter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Assemble ships an update every 2 months, SnapDrafter fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 13, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Assemble versus SnapDrafter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAssembleSnapDrafter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (130 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings130 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB96 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBaby Marsupial Creations LLCDorian Brown

Customer experience

Assemble

All ratings130 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral6.9%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews98 reviews
Positive77.6%
Neutral15.3%
Negative7.1%

SnapDrafter

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

Bugs and requests

Assemble

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes when adding new expansions
  • Break The Planet Asunder scheme has swapped hero/scheme numbers
  • Negative Zone Breakout scheme shows as missing
  • Thor hero sets not properly differentiated
  • Dimensions Circus Of Crime henchmen double selection issue
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  • Guardians of the Galaxy set causes app crash
  • App crashes when customizing expansion filters
  • Dark mode rendering issues
  • Purchase not recognized on new devices
  • Saved data fails to transfer between devices
  • Ad-free purchase not functioning properly
  • Solo mode Master Strike count incorrect

Requested features

15 requests
  • Add missing expansions (Weapon X, What If, Midnight Suns, Black Panther, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy, World War Hulk, Champions, Venom, Phase 1, Realm of Kings, Buffy, Bond, Big Trouble)
  • Cloud save synchronization across devices
  • Save personal expansion collection as default
  • Difficulty analysis for specific scenarios
  • Epic mastermind randomization option
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  • Smart randomization considering hero-villain synergy
  • Stat tracking for wins/losses and card usage
  • Custom keyword creation
  • Sortable expansions by release date and alphabetically
  • Search functionality in keyword reference
  • Force hero team sharing requirement
  • Ability to lock in specific cards and randomize rest
  • Grievous Wounds and Specialized Bystanders support
  • Graphics improvements for visual appeal
  • Support for other game variants (Buffy, Bond, Big Trouble)

SnapDrafter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Assemble

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99
None

SnapDrafter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Assemble free?
Assemble is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SnapDrafter free?
SnapDrafter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Assemble or SnapDrafter?
SnapDrafter is rated higher. Assemble averages 4.6 out of 5 from 130 ratings, while SnapDrafter averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Assemble or SnapDrafter have ads?
Assemble shows ads; SnapDrafter does not.
Which is updated more often, Assemble or SnapDrafter?
Assemble ships an update every 2 months, and SnapDrafter fortnightly. Most recently, Assemble was updated on August 13, 2026 and SnapDrafter on September 13, 2026.

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