BMW Driver's Guide vs Oldschool MTG
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BMW Driver's Guide
Access model-specific vehicle information for your BMW, BMW i, or BMW M. Learn how to operate your car and its equipment through animations, videos, and FAQs. Download information for offline use and manage multiple vehicles.
- Model-specific owner's handbook
- Explanatory animations and how-to videos
- Indicator and warning light explanations
- 360° interior and exterior views
- Search by topic or vehicle pictures
- Offline access via VIN download
- Smart Scan for function identification
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The BMW Driver's Guide provides important, model-specific vehicle information on selected BMW, BMW i and BMW M models*. With just one click, you get the knowledge of how to operate the vehicle and its equipment. Explanatory animations, image searches, answers to frequently asked questions and much more complete the app. By entering the vehicle identification number (VIN), the appropriate model-specific vehicle information is downloaded and is also available offline. You can manage multiple vehicles within the BMW Driver’s Guide. If you don’t have a vehicle identification number (VIN) then simply explore the BMW demo vehicle. The BMW Driver's Guide at a glance: • Complete, model-specific Owner’s Handbook, including navigation, communication and entertainment • Explanatory animations and personalized How-to videos • Explanation on indicator and warning lights • Quick links and brief information • 360° View: Explore interactively the interior and exterior of your BMW model • Search by topics • Search by vehicle pictures to find functions • Answers to frequently asked questions (FAQ) • Smart Scan for Apple iPhones: Point your mobile phone camera at an icon in the interior and receive information about the function • Once downloaded, the BMW Driver’s Guide can also be used offline *The BMW Driver's Guide is available for the following models: • We support all BMW models starting from 2012 and partially offer support for older models Supplementary information can be found in other brochures in the on-board documentation. The more familiar you are with the vehicle, the more confident you are on the road. BMW wishes you a pleasant and safe driving.
Oldschool MTG
This app serves as a comprehensive companion for Old School Magic players, offering format comparisons, card pool browsing with original artwork, and a trade binder. It also includes a life counter, an AI judge for rulings, and a directory of player communities.
- Format comparison charts
- Card pool search and filtering
- Trade binder management
- Life and poison counter
- AI Judge for rulings
- Community directory
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Oldschool MTG is built for the Old School Magic community. THE OLD SCHOOL COMMUNITY Old School clubs from around the world, from local playgroups to online webcam leagues. See what's happening this week, browse upcoming tournaments and gatherings, add events to your calendar in one tap, and look back at past results. AN AI JUDGE YOU CAN TRUST Ask a rules question and get a clear ruling with reasoning. The Judge works from the current Comprehensive Rules and the actual card text, and it knows the interactions that make Old School its own game — banding, mana burn, Chaos Orb and more. It can also suggest deck lists that follow your format's banned and restricted lists. Pro adds voice: ask out loud at the table and hear the answer. FORMATS, VIDEOS AND PODCASTS Swedish, Atlantic, Eternal Central, X-Points, 7 Points Singleton, Alpha to Alliances, Boreal and more, each with its legal sets, banned and restricted lists, points and house rules, side by side in one chart. Plus Old School videos and podcasts to discover. THE CLASSIC CARD POOL The full collection of Old School sets, the Reserved List, each card's different printings, full-screen images and daily market prices. Share binders with For Trade and Wants lists by link or QR code, build decks with a legality check for their format, and track the sets you're collecting. LIFE TRACKER Track your life total, with dice, coin flips, a d20 high roll, who goes first, and a full life history. THEMES Six hand-built themes to fit the flavor of mage you are. — FREE, WITH NO ADS Oldschool MTG is free to use and has no ads. The AI Judge includes 10 free questions. If you want more, choose a subscription: • Starter ($24.99/year) — 5 Judge questions a week • Basic ($49.99/year) — 10 Judge questions a week • Pro ($99.99/year) — no weekly limit (up to 1,000 Judge questions a year), plus voice mode and saved chat history Subscriptions are billed annually through your Apple ID and renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. PRIVACY No ads, no analytics, no advertising IDs or cross-app tracking. We don't sell your personal information, and your questions and voice are never used to train AI models. AI answers can be wrong. At sanctioned events, the event judge decides. Card names, images and rules text are © Wizards of the Coast. Oldschool MTG is an unofficial fan-made app and is not affiliated with, endorsed or sponsored by Wizards of the Coast. Card data and images provided by Scryfall. Terms of Use: https://degeneratedesign.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://degeneratedesign.com/privacy EULA (Apple Standard): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Oldschool MTG at 100% against BMW Driver's Guide's 42%. Oldschool MTG also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). BMW Driver's Guide's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (17K vs 4). On price, update cadence, 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. Oldschool MTG sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per year. BMW Driver's Guide asks for nothing beyond the download.
Oldschool MTG holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BMW Driver's Guide has 17K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of BMW Driver's Guide's written reviews are positive against 100% of Oldschool MTG's.
BMW Driver's Guide ships an update every 3 weeks, Oldschool MTG every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BMW Driver's Guide | Oldschool MTG |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (17K ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | BMW | Matthew Weaver |
Customer experience
BMW Driver's Guide
Oldschool MTG
Bugs and requests
BMW Driver's Guide
Reported bugs
5 issues- iPhone calendar
- False information
- Broken into my car
- Can not login!!
- Stopped working
Requested features
3 requests- Add more cars
- Export the PDF manual into another App reader
- Add option to adjust miles to kms
Oldschool MTG
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BMW Driver's Guide
No in-app purchases
Oldschool MTG
- Starter$24.991 Year
- Basic$49.991 Year
- Pro$99.991 Year






