Comparison

MTG Trades vs HoloScan

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

HoloScan

Effortlessly manage your Star Wars: Unlimited card collection. Scan cards with your phone's camera for instant recognition and organization. Track quantities, view statistics, and export your collection data.

Highlights
  • Effortless card scanning with OCR
  • Comprehensive collection management
  • CSV export and import
  • Detailed statistics and insights
  • Support for all current sets
  • Flexible display options
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HoloScan: Your Ultimate Star Wars: Unlimited Collection Manager! Are you a dedicated Star Wars: Unlimited card collector? HoloScan is the essential mobile app designed to help you effortlessly scan, recognize, and organize your entire card collection. Say goodbye to manual entry – with advanced Optical Character Recognition (OCR), simply snap a photo of your new cards, and HoloScan instantly adds them to your inventory! Key Features: Effortless Card Scanning: Use your phone's camera to scan cards. HoloScan automatically identifies the card ID, number, and assigns it to the correct set. Our intelligent OCR algorithm works even with less-than-perfect photos! Comprehensive Collection Management: Easily add and remove cards, track quantities of your owned copies, and browse your collection by name, number, or set. CSV Export & Import: Securely export your entire collection to a CSV file for backup or sharing. Import functionality allows you to quickly add new cards or restore your collection. Detailed Statistics & Insights: Get a quick overview of your collection, including cards per set, total quantities, foiled variants, and more. Future-Ready: HoloScan supports all current Star Wars: Unlimited sets (e.g., SOR, SHD, TWI, LOF, JTL) and is ready for future releases. Flexible Display Options: Switch between classic list view or a dynamic grid view with card thumbnails to customize your Browse experience. Sleek, Modern Interface: Enjoy a beautifully designed app with a theme that highlights the stunning artwork of your cards. This app uses the standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA), available at: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MTG Trades4 screens
HoloScan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: HoloScan at 91% against MTG Trades's 60%. HoloScan also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). MTG Trades's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 47). On price, 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

Both are free to download. MTG Trades sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and HoloScan sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HoloScan holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MTG Trades has 1.1K ratings behind it against 47, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of MTG Trades's written reviews are positive against 91% of HoloScan's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MTG Trades ships an update every 2 months, HoloScan every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
MTG Trades versus HoloScan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMTG TradesHoloScan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.1K ratings)4.9 (47 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.2% of reviews90.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K — better47
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB453 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperMichael WybrowPiotr Drews

Customer experience

MTG Trades

All ratings1,142 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral1.1%
Negative9.6%
Written reviews254 reviews
Positive60.2%
Neutral2.0%
Negative37.8%

HoloScan

All ratings47 ratings
Positive97.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%

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

HoloScan

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

HoloScan

Subscriptions1
  • HoloScan Pro$2.991 Month

Questions

Is MTG Trades free?
MTG Trades is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HoloScan free?
HoloScan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MTG Trades or HoloScan?
HoloScan is rated higher. MTG Trades averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while HoloScan averages 4.9 from 47 ratings.
Do MTG Trades or HoloScan have ads?
Neither MTG Trades nor HoloScan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MTG Trades or HoloScan?
MTG Trades ships an update every 2 months, and HoloScan every 6 days. Most recently, MTG Trades was updated on November 6, 2026 and HoloScan on November 5, 2026.

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