Comparison

MTG Trades vs Amiibox

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

Amiibox

Easily manage your amiibo collection by scanning NFC tags to add them or writing amiibo data to various NFC tags. Import your own files and discover amiibo details, game benefits, and more. Supports all amiibo releases and offers a user-friendly, ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • Scan NFC tags to add amiibo
  • Write amiibo data to NFC tags
  • Import amiibo from .bin files
  • View amiibo details and game benefits
  • Manage collection and wishlist
  • Offline support
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Amiibox is the best Amiibo collection app with the ability to add amiibo to your collection by simply scanning their NFC tags and writing those amiibo to different kind of NFC tags. The app works with: - All NTAG I2C Plus 2K NFC tags and devices - All NTAG215 NFC tags - Flashiibo - PowerTags - N2 Elite Tags - Other generic NFC reading/writing devices so you can quickly restore your backups easely. You can also import your own .bin files if you prefer to keep your amiibo sealed. BEWARE OF CLONE APPS: Amiibox is the leading Amiibo writing app and there are clone apps that copy our design and description. Their functionality is far from what Amiibox offers so make sure you pick the original app for the best experience! The app works with all amiibo ever released, including such series as Splatoon, Animal Crossing, Mario, Metroid, Legend of Zelda, Pokemon etc. Please note that the recently released Kirby Air Riders and newer amiibos require NTAG I2C Plus 2K based tags or devices Keep in mind that Amiibox will always support every single amiibo released without updating the app - just like magic! Features: • Superior, beautiful and user-friendly interface • Mac, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV and Vision Pro apps to browse the whole Amiibo collection whenever you want • Owned collection with the ability to add new amiibo by scanning their NFC tags or importing amiibo from files • Get details like release date, unique id, collection and more from any amiibo • Learn about each amiibo benefits and usage in game • Global amiibo search • Add amiibo you are hunting for to your wishlist • Easy to use with NO ads or annoying pop-ups • Dark mode and support for Dark/Tinted Icons • iCloud Sync support for Favorite and Wishlist amiibo • Full offline support • Game Center Achievements Amiibox is built with privacy in mind. That means that no data is sent to developers or any other third party*. Amiibox does not send any amiibo data anywhere. Amiibox does not have any tracking tools in the app. All your amiibo data is stored privately on your device and only you have access to it. Note: Most iPads do not have a NFC chip so you can only browse the Amiibo collection on those iPads. (*) Valid unless you choose to view ads to earn credits in which case a unique identifier is being send to Google. ---- Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://amiibox.app/tos/ Privacy Policy: https://amiibox.app/privacy-policy/ ---- DISCLAIMER Amiibox is an unofficial app for collectors and fans of amiibo and is intended only to be used for informational and educational purposes. Amiibox is in no way affiliated with Nintendo. amiibo is a registered trademark of Nintendo. All items, names, and other aspects are trademarked and owned by their respective owners.

Screenshots

MTG Trades4 screens
Amiibox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MTG Trades at none against Amiibox's shown. MTG Trades also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Amiibox's advantage is device support (6 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. MTG Trades sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Amiibox sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for MTG Trades against 4.7 for Amiibox. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.1K and 1.9K respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 62% and 61% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MTG Trades versus Amiibox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMTG TradesAmiibox
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.1K ratings)4.7 (1.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.6% of reviews — better60.8% of reviews
Number of ratings1.1K1.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB30 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMichael WybrowRanduSoft SRL

Customer experience

MTG Trades

All ratings1,135 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral1.1%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews245 reviews
Positive61.6%
Neutral2.0%
Negative36.3%

Amiibox

All ratings1,884 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral2.3%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews189 reviews
Positive60.8%
Neutral5.8%
Negative33.3%

User reviews

MTG Trades

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and reliable updates
  • 👍 Comprehensive card database
  • 📊 Excellent trade tracking features
  • 💰 Accurate and up-to-date pricing
  • 🗂️ Useful want lists and collection management

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🕰️ Slow to add new cards and sets
  • 🔍 Limited search and filtering options
  • 💳 Subscription model concerns
  • 🔋 High battery consumption

Amiibox

From 1.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Convenient for tracking amiibo collection
  • 🚀 Helpful for creating NFC tags
  • 👍 Great customer service
  • 👍 Frequent updates

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Scanning issues and crashes
  • 🐛 Compatibility problems with certain devices
  • 💰 Paid credits required for writing NFC tags
  • 🔒 Concerns about data security and privacy

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

Amiibox

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Certain amiibo not recognized or disappearing from collection
  • Writing NFC tags not working as expected
  • Apple Pay interference when trying to write NFC tags

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to manually add amiibo without scanning
  • Filtering and sorting options for collection
  • Confirmation when writing NFC tags
  • Support for exporting/backing up collection data

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MTG Trades

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

Amiibox

Subscriptions1
  • Amiibox Premium$9.991 Year
One-time4
  • One credit$0.99
  • Five credits$3.99
  • Ten credits$6.99
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  • Amiibox Premium$17.99

Questions

Is MTG Trades free?
MTG Trades is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Amiibox free?
Amiibox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MTG Trades or Amiibox?
Amiibox is rated higher. MTG Trades averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Amiibox averages 4.7 from 1.9K ratings.
Do MTG Trades or Amiibox have ads?
Amiibox shows ads; MTG Trades does not.
Which is updated more often, MTG Trades or Amiibox?
MTG Trades ships an update every 2 months, and Amiibox every 2 months. Most recently, MTG Trades was updated on September 21, 2026 and Amiibox on September 23, 2026.

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