Comparison

MTG Trades vs SteadyMind

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

SteadyMind

Features
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The app for anxious people. If your thoughts tend to spiral and you struggle trusting yourself, this tool is designed for you. SteadyMind helps you name and claim your worries, while teaching you the areas impacted by your biases and triggers. Using university proven strategies and real-time progress insights, learn to navigate stress and anxiety while strengthening trust in your own judgment. Backed by science and built for everyday life, SteadyMind makes personal growth feel approachable, empowering, and sustainable. As you journal your worries away, your ecosystem blossoms with your newfound peace! Fish, plants, and decorations begin to fill up your river, reflecting your self-growth in a peaceful environment. In-App Purchases are available.

Screenshots

MTG Trades4 screens
SteadyMind4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MTG Trades at none against SteadyMind's shown. SteadyMind's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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 SteadyMind sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MTG Trades ships an update every 2 months, SteadyMind every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and May 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MTG Trades versus SteadyMind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMTG TradesSteadyMind
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.6% of reviews
Number of ratings1.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB81 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperMichael WybrowJack Polivka

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

SteadyMind

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
3 purchases

SteadyMind

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Mastery1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Mastery1 Month trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlock Forever$99.99

Questions

Is MTG Trades free?
MTG Trades is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SteadyMind free?
SteadyMind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MTG Trades or SteadyMind have ads?
SteadyMind shows ads; MTG Trades does not.
Which is updated more often, MTG Trades or SteadyMind?
MTG Trades ships an update every 2 months, and SteadyMind every 3 months. Most recently, MTG Trades was updated on September 21, 2026 and SteadyMind on May 17, 2026.

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