MTG Scanner - Dragon Shield

Name: MTG Scanner - Dragon Shield
Rating: 4.6 (3654 reviews)
Author: ARCANE TINMEN APS

MTG Scanner & Deck Builder

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad

3.7K Ratings
Ages

9+
Years
Category

Card
Developer

ARCANE TINMEN APS
Language

EN
+ 1 More
Size

239.6
MB

Scan Magic cards, track prices, build decks, and manage your MTG collection - all in one app. Dragon Shield - MTG Scanner & Card Manager is the ultimate tool for scanning, valuing, organizing, and trading your Magic cards. Instantly recognize cards in any language, build powerful MTG decks, track your collection’s value over time, and connect with friends. Built for collectors and competitive players alike, this app helps you master your Magic: The Gathering™ experience. SOCIAL & FRIENDS Add and connect with friends on the app View your friends' collection, decks, wish and trade list Share your own lists and discover new cards through your network SCAN MAGIC CARDS  Instantly scan cards in any language using advanced image recognition Real-time translation of foreign-language cards  Check daily prices from TCGPlayer, CardMarket, CardKingdom and MTGMintCard Track 30-day price history for any Magic card Find format legality and oracle text and official rulings COLLECTION MANAGER Organize your MTG cards into custom folders Add folder images and track value over time Export your collection to CSV or text for backups and trades Stay informed with built-in card price tracking MULTIPLE SORTING OPTIONS AND FILTERS Get folder statistics (Mana Cost, Card Color, etc.)    MTG DECK BUILDER Build decks with full support for sideboards and filtering Export decks to CSV or text to share with friends or import into tournaments See deck stats like mana curve, color balance, and type spread TRADE TOOL Compare the trade value between two players instantly See exactly who's ahead in the trade and by how much Use wishlists and tradelists to plan and manage your deals TOP MOVERS: WINNERS & LOSERS Track which Magic cards are rising or falling in value Filter by format, date range, or even just your own collection See the top card winners and losers within your collection    WEEKLY COLLECTION EMAILS Get automatic weekly emails with stats about your MTG collection See value changes, new additions, and pricing trends over time

Ratings & Reviews

4.6

out of 5

3.7K Ratings

Excellent product
03/06/2022

alss sa
I only scanned in a few things so far to get a feel for the app, worth the premium price. I enjoyed the email I got about "winning" and "losing" cards, that is a useful feature for keeping an eye on the list when Im busy with my stack. Im currently organizing some things so I can finish a huge scan thats about to come in. The best thing about the app is how quickly the cards are recognized and how accurate. The only cards that give me trouble are class cards or sagas, which is to be expected. It's a lot of work for the bots we demand so much from. I read the reviews about the previous hand and I'm glad things have improved, I can't speak on the old system but the new one I am pleased with. I felt good showing my husband (a beta and alpha player who just got back into it because I brought home D&D) this app, he is also happy about seeing his prices without the hassle of constantly checking TCG manually. We can just open the app and see our cards without digging them out etc. We have already collected a lot so this is making things much easier to keep track of. "Hey do you have this card in lorehold yet?" "I'm pretty sure it came in the precon, let me check dragon shield... yep, see its already there :)"

Developer Response
Thank you so much for this amazing review. We would definitely like to thank you in the name of all the team for such an amazing support and review and we're very to know that we're helping to provide you and your husband a better experience. We hope to keep meeting your expectations and bring even more to the app :)
Excellent product
03/06/2022

alss sa

I only scanned in a few things so far to get a feel for the app, worth the premium price. I enjoyed the email I got about "winning" and "losing" cards, that is a useful feature for keeping an eye on the list when Im busy with my stack. Im currently organizing some things so I can finish a huge scan thats about to come in. The best thing about the app is how quickly the cards are recognized and how accurate. The only cards that give me trouble are class cards or sagas, which is to be expected. It's a lot of work for the bots we demand so much from. I read the reviews about the previous hand and I'm glad things have improved, I can't speak on the old system but the new one I am pleased with. I felt good showing my husband (a beta and alpha player who just got back into it because I brought home D&D) this app, he is also happy about seeing his prices without the hassle of constantly checking TCG manually. We can just open the app and see our cards without digging them out etc. We have already collected a lot so this is making things much easier to keep track of. "Hey do you have this card in lorehold yet?" "I'm pretty sure it came in the precon, let me check dragon shield... yep, see its already there :)"
Developer Response 03/10/2022
Thank you so much for this amazing review. We would definitely like to thank you in the name of all the team for such an amazing support and review and we're very to know that we're helping to provide you and your husband a better experience. We hope to keep meeting your expectations and bring even more to the app :)
Everything I Need, Except…
10/31/2022

Byronius-Rex
I use this app to keep track of an 8,000+ card collection. The amount of relief this product has brought me is tremendous. Dragon Shield has set themselves apart from others in a number of ways with this scanner. The seamless accessibility and ease of navigation is definitely noteworthy. I am able to customize the way I store and organize my cards, keep track of the decks that I have my cards in, and monitor the ebbing and flowing values of my individual cards, as well as my collection as a whole. This app has everything I could possibly need, except ONE feature (which I hope to see added, eventually). The only thing this app is lacking is a way to add MTG products to your inventory, aside from individual cards, that would otherwise be for sale on sites such as TCG Player, Card Kingdom, etc. It would be helpful to keep track of my inventory and the value of items such as unopened precons or booster boxes. I’m not sure how realistic or easy it would be to add such a feature, but I would love to see it! I've already recommended the app to my entire playgroup, and even offered to help them get their collections organized. Absolutely top product here.

Developer Response
Thank you for the fantastic review and feedback. This has been shared with the team and we will analyze the options to add sealed product prices. Thank you for recommending the app to your playgroup. If anything comes up don't hesitate to let us know! :)
Everything I Need, Except…
10/31/2022

Byronius-Rex

I use this app to keep track of an 8,000+ card collection. The amount of relief this product has brought me is tremendous. Dragon Shield has set themselves apart from others in a number of ways with this scanner. The seamless accessibility and ease of navigation is definitely noteworthy. I am able to customize the way I store and organize my cards, keep track of the decks that I have my cards in, and monitor the ebbing and flowing values of my individual cards, as well as my collection as a whole. This app has everything I could possibly need, except ONE feature (which I hope to see added, eventually). The only thing this app is lacking is a way to add MTG products to your inventory, aside from individual cards, that would otherwise be for sale on sites such as TCG Player, Card Kingdom, etc. It would be helpful to keep track of my inventory and the value of items such as unopened precons or booster boxes. I’m not sure how realistic or easy it would be to add such a feature, but I would love to see it! I've already recommended the app to my entire playgroup, and even offered to help them get their collections organized. Absolutely top product here.
Developer Response 11/15/2022
Thank you for the fantastic review and feedback. This has been shared with the team and we will analyze the options to add sealed product prices. Thank you for recommending the app to your playgroup. If anything comes up don't hesitate to let us know! :)
Not a great app for the detail-oriented
05/08/2022

I Really Don't Care
[edit: developer responded that the technology is limited to scanning the art only, so I’ve increased my rating by one star. But I guess, then, why can’t that be expanded to scan the rest of the card, to detect variants and promo stamps? Regardless, the issue of displaying mismatched thumbnail/variant name pairings needs to be addressed. And maybe the default should be regular versions of cards.]The scanner works extremely fast at pulling up the card you’re pointing it at… but it’s terrible at selecting the correct version. With Wizards printing regular, borderless, extended art, alternate art, alternate frame, and promo versions of every card nowadays, any card scanner needs to be able to detect these subtleties in order to pull up the right version of a card. Sadly, this app is unable to do this with much accuracy. It also often displays mismatched card thumbnails and card version names when scanning. And changing to a different version from what it mistakenly auto selects is cumbersome (as are many many other features in this app). Needs some work.

Developer Response
Thank you for the review as we can confirm that our scanner works only with the art displayed in the cards, as we realize that there are limits to the technology presented, however its definitely something we would like to have if there was no limit at all. We're however happy for your feedback.
Not a great app for the detail-oriented
05/08/2022

I Really Don't Care

[edit: developer responded that the technology is limited to scanning the art only, so I’ve increased my rating by one star. But I guess, then, why can’t that be expanded to scan the rest of the card, to detect variants and promo stamps? Regardless, the issue of displaying mismatched thumbnail/variant name pairings needs to be addressed. And maybe the default should be regular versions of cards.]The scanner works extremely fast at pulling up the card you’re pointing it at… but it’s terrible at selecting the correct version. With Wizards printing regular, borderless, extended art, alternate art, alternate frame, and promo versions of every card nowadays, any card scanner needs to be able to detect these subtleties in order to pull up the right version of a card. Sadly, this app is unable to do this with much accuracy. It also often displays mismatched card thumbnails and card version names when scanning. And changing to a different version from what it mistakenly auto selects is cumbersome (as are many many other features in this app). Needs some work.
Developer Response 04/22/2022
Thank you for the review as we can confirm that our scanner works only with the art displayed in the cards, as we realize that there are limits to the technology presented, however its definitely something we would like to have if there was no limit at all. We're however happy for your feedback.
I loved this app, but now it’s unusable
03/29/2025

Fpawlusz
I was looking for an app to track my collection, and they all sucked or were unreasonably expensive. Then I finally found this one and fell in love. The scanner worked super well, the UI was fantastic, it kept track of card prices, it was very good at allowing me to add cards from Foreign Black Border sets. It had it all to the point where I didn’t even mind the ads!And then they made an update some months ago, and the app is literally unusable anymore. Basically it will not allow me to edit my folders anymore. I will add cards to them, and it will act as if it went through, only to not show up in the collection. After inputting a card 3 times it finally kept track of it. I reset the app to make sure it worked well. Card is, again, gone.I don’t know if this is a way for them to require me to pay for the app and once you start giving them money all of a sudden these issues get fixed, but the point that they didn’t even made that clear makes me think this app is not even worthy of a single star due to all the time they had me waste by thinking it would work as intended.
I loved this app, but now it’s unusable
03/29/2025

Fpawlusz

I was looking for an app to track my collection, and they all sucked or were unreasonably expensive. Then I finally found this one and fell in love. The scanner worked super well, the UI was fantastic, it kept track of card prices, it was very good at allowing me to add cards from Foreign Black Border sets. It had it all to the point where I didn’t even mind the ads!And then they made an update some months ago, and the app is literally unusable anymore. Basically it will not allow me to edit my folders anymore. I will add cards to them, and it will act as if it went through, only to not show up in the collection. After inputting a card 3 times it finally kept track of it. I reset the app to make sure it worked well. Card is, again, gone.I don’t know if this is a way for them to require me to pay for the app and once you start giving them money all of a sudden these issues get fixed, but the point that they didn’t even made that clear makes me think this app is not even worthy of a single star due to all the time they had me waste by thinking it would work as intended.

Introducing the new Pro Scanner! Scan and detect the correct Magic card, set and version with unmatched precision. Keep your collection accurate and up-to-date with every scan. Enjoy faster, smoother performance and bug fixes for a seamless MTG card tracking experience.

Version 8.0.6

12/12/2025

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