Comparison

MTG Trades vs QR Widgets

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

Head to head
About

MTG Trades

Manage your Magic: The Gathering card collection and trades with real-time pricing data. Evaluate trades, track loaned or borrowed cards, and maintain watchlists of desired cards. Access a comprehensive database with offline capabilities.

Highlights
  • Card price lookup by expansion/name
  • Trade evaluation
  • Trade history
  • Watchlist of wanted cards
  • Loan/borrow tracking
  • Offline database access
  • Foil and non-foil pricing
Features
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MTG Trades gives you the tools you need for trading Magic cards, right at your fingertips. It includes card prices by expansion or card name, lets you evaluate trades and view your trade history, store a watchlist of wanted cards, and allows you to track cards you have loaned or borrowed. Features: • View price information for every physical Magic card by individual printings. • Supports non-foil and foil pricing for all cards, including many promo cards, tokens and emblems. • Download database and automatic prices updates from within the app, for offline use (requires Premium). • Save cards to various Want Lists so you always know what you're looking for during trades and how much they're worth (requires premium for multiple lists) • Want Lists show total value and can be sorted alphabetically, by price or by rarity. • Enter cards or cash in a new Trade to quickly evaluate the equity of the trade. • Store a history of your past trades along with current and at-the-time price information (requires premium for multiple trades) • Track cards you have lent out or borrowed from other people. • Prices are aggregated from a range of online stores courtesy of TCGplayer.com. • Complete iCloud syncing. • Supports Dynamic Type for altering text size. • Universal app for iPhone, iPad and Mac (as iPad app). • Supports iPad multitasking. This app has been carefully designed to be simple and fast to use. If you have any suggestions for improvements, please suggest them from within the app. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ This app is not produced or endorsed by Wizards of the Coast, Inc.

About

QR Widgets

Display a customizable QR code directly on your device's home screen for instant access. Input any text to generate a unique code and personalize its appearance with custom colors and sizes.

Highlights
  • Add QR code to homescreen
  • Automatic code generation from text
  • Customizable colors
  • Multiple size options
Features
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- Add a QR code to your homescreen for quick and easy access when you need it. - Generates the code automatically based on your text input. - Customise the colours to suit your home screen. - Comes in 3 different sizes.

Screenshots

MTG Trades4 screens
QR Widgets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MTG Trades at Free against QR Widgets's $0.99. MTG Trades also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 2). QR Widgets's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 61%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

MTG Trades is free to download; QR Widgets costs $0.99 up front. MTG Trades sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and QR Widgets sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

QR Widgets holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MTG Trades has 1.1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of MTG Trades's written reviews are positive against 100% of QR Widgets's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MTG Trades versus QR Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMTG TradesQR Widgets
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.6 (1.1K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB4 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMichael WybrowCollin Hemeltjen

Customer experience

MTG Trades

All ratings1,142 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral1.1%
Negative9.6%
Written reviews251 reviews
Positive61.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative37.1%

QR Widgets

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

Bugs and requests

MTG Trades

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when deleting cards from lists
  • MKM card images not loading properly
  • Incorrect pricing for some promo and special cards

Requested features

5 requests
  • Integrate with deck building and collection management
  • Add more advanced search and filtering capabilities
  • Implement market pricing options for trades
  • Improve basic lands and foil card handling
  • Provide more detailed price history and trending data

QR Widgets

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MTG Trades

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly1 Month trial$0.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly1 Month trial$6.991 Year
1 purchases

QR Widgets

One-time1
  • Colors$0.99

Questions

Is MTG Trades free?
MTG Trades is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is QR Widgets free?
QR Widgets costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MTG Trades or QR Widgets?
QR Widgets is rated higher. MTG Trades averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while QR Widgets averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do MTG Trades or QR Widgets have ads?
Neither MTG Trades nor QR Widgets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MTG Trades or QR Widgets?
MTG Trades ships an update every 2 months, and QR Widgets every 2 months. Most recently, MTG Trades was updated on October 19, 2026 and QR Widgets on October 3, 2026.

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