Comparison

Mutility vs MTG Builder

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

Head to head
About

Mutility

A customizable Magic: The Gathering life counter for up to 4 players. Easily track life totals with intuitive tap controls and animated dice rolls for determining turn order. Enhance your gameplay with features like history tracking and secondary counters.

Highlights
  • Life tracking for up to 4 players
  • Tap to increase/decrease life
  • Animated dice rolls
  • Editable history of life changes
  • Secondary counters (poison, energy, etc.)
  • Customizable colors, names, and layouts
Features
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Battle-tested for over 12 years, Mutility is a refined Magic: The Gathering life counter for up to 4 players. Designed for use on the tabletop, it pairs easy-to-tap controls with big, easy-to-read life totals so you can focus on the game - not the screen. Enjoy its basic features for free, and a single in-app purchase unlocks all other features, forever. The full feature list: • Life totals: tap the left side to decrease, the right to increase, or tap and hold to run continuously • Dice: beautifully animated rolls, with an option to skip ties so you don’t keep re-rolling • Seat layouts: arrange players so everyone reads their own total right-side up • Names and colors: name every player and give each one their own color • History: an editable record of every life and counter change, and when it happened. Use it to settle disputes and fix mistakes • Starting life: 20, 30, 40, or any total you set • More counters: track poison, energy, wins, or Commander damage alongside life • Game timer: one shortcut starts a fresh game and resets the clock together • Advanced controls: set the tap-and-hold life increment, enable two-finger tap for lifelink and extort in two-player games, and more • VoiceOver and Voice Control: spoken labels for every life total, counter, and history entry, plus voice actions to adjust life and counters without touching the screen • Siri: roll the dice, start a new game, reset the counters, or show the history without touching the screen Available in 26 languages, including Japanese, Korean, Thai, and both Simplified and Traditional Chinese.

About

MTG Builder

This app helps Magic: The Gathering players manage their decks. It offers card searching, deck building, and export options for popular platforms like MTG Arena. Share your deck lists and registration sheets with friends or use them for tournaments.

Highlights
  • Card search by multiple parameters
  • Deck management and editing
  • MTG Arena deck list export
  • Tournament deck registration sheet output
  • Card image download
  • Multi-language support
Features
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MTG Builder is an unofficial support application for Magic: The Gathering. You can use functions such as card search, deck management, deck list output for MTG Arena, and deck registration sheet output. Card images, deck lists including those for MTG Arena and deck registration sheets can be shared with friends using the share function to attach and send to SNS, e-mail, etc. You can use to adjust the deck for the tournament. If you have any problems, please contact the e-mail of the developer. E-mail: mtg.builder.app@gmail.com Twitter : https://twitter.com/BuilderMtg Overview of MTG Builder ・ Card search screen - Easy card search by basic parameters such as card name, subtype, oracle, format, card set, color, mana cost, type, rarity, power and toughness - Card image download function for each card set ・ Deck list screen - Deck test function - Draft deck construction function - Shield deck construction function - Format selection (Manage decks for each format) - Add new deck, delete deck, duplicate deck, change deck image - Deck import fuction - MTG Arena deck list output, share function - Output and share of deck registration sheets used in official tournaments such as Grand Prix - Deck list display function, share function - .txt, .dec, .mwDeck, .cod format text file output function ・ Deck editing screen - Switch between mainboard area and sideboard area - Drag and drop a card from the card list at the top of the screen to add a card to the deck - Drag and drop a card from the deck display screen to the card list to delete the card from the deck ・ Option screen - English, Japanese, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish language settings can be switched. - The card image of the selected language is displayed ◆Auto-update items Title: MTGBuilder Pro Term: Auto renewal every month Price: $2.49~(Automatic monthly renewal. However, subject to revision by AppStore) - Payment will be charged to your Apple account. - MTGBuilder Pro will be automatically renewed unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the purchasing period. - When MTGBuilder Pro is renewed, a monthly fee ($2.49~) will be automatically charged. - You can stop auto-renewal by going to Settings>AppleID>Subscription. Privacy Policy https://mtg-builder-711c6.firebaseapp.com/privacy_policy.html MTGBuilder Terms of Use https://m3a7p.hp.peraichi.com/ Terms of Use : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ◆Contact information mtg.builder.app@gmail.com

Screenshots

Mutility4 screens
MTG Builder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mutility at 4.8 against MTG Builder's 3.2. Mutility also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (92% vs 67%). MTG Builder's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Mutility sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MTG Builder sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mutility holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mutility has 826 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Mutility's written reviews are positive against 67% of MTG Builder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mutility ships an update every 3 months, MTG Builder every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mutility versus MTG Builder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMutilityMTG Builder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (826 ratings) — better3.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews91.7% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings826 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB254 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKevin SliechYuki Abe

Customer experience

Mutility

All ratings825 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral1.7%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews169 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative6.5%

MTG Builder

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral18.2%
Negative15.2%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mutility

One-time1
  • Unlock All Premium Features$3.99
1 purchases

MTG Builder

Subscriptions1
  • MTG Builder Pro$2.491 Month

Questions

Is Mutility free?
Mutility is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MTG Builder free?
MTG Builder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mutility or MTG Builder?
Mutility is rated higher. Mutility averages 4.8 out of 5 from 826 ratings, while MTG Builder averages 3.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Mutility or MTG Builder have ads?
MTG Builder shows ads; Mutility does not.
Which is updated more often, Mutility or MTG Builder?
Mutility ships an update every 3 months, and MTG Builder every 2 months. Most recently, Mutility was updated on November 1, 2026 and MTG Builder on November 3, 2026.

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