Track everything in this all-in-one competitive Magic: the Gathering app.
A life tracker for competitive 1v1 Magic: The Gathering. Clean layout, simple controls, and nothing unnecessary.
Most players already know how to track a game. A notepad, two columns, a running tally of life totals. It's simple and it works. Life-Pad follows the same structure. The layout uses two columns like a notepad, adjustments happen with a tap, and the interface requires little explanation. This app has been designed to get out of your way so you can focus on the match.
Life tracking here works the way you'd expect: every life change recorded in order. Adjustments can be staged before committing, so a complex combat step doesn't require rushed math. Common game counters (poison, monarch, initiative, night/day, and floating mana) are accessible without needing extra dice or separate tracking. For tournaments that require it: notes can be locked to the main screen so they're visible to players at all times. Recording known card information has been designed from the ground-up to be as quick and simple as possible in game - one tap to enter a card and one tap to dismiss it with customizable 'quick card' buttons available as well.
Most other apps just can't provide the utility of pen and paper. Whether it's a Commander-focused app with four-player interfaces and a multitude of sub-menus, or a minimal counter with just plus and minus buttons, most life trackers don't offer match structure, notes, or history. Once the game ends, the information is gone.
When at a tournament or FNM simply set up the event by giving it a name and every match and game are automatically tracked while they're happening. After the match, Life-Pad supports notetaking while details are still fresh and reviewing past matches across all saved events. It's a practical way to identify patterns or just to simply remember to add more lands. Import decks and link them to events as a snapshot so that you can always reference what was played on that day.
Add your decks and track their history by attaching them to events. Scryfall integration provides quick card lookup in deck view or during a game - perfect for confirming modern printings and for the guy who always plays with foreign language cards. Pin up to 5 cards to the side of your play screen for quick reference during a game. All cards in deck or previously searched are stored on device for fast reference even when cell quality isn't perfect.
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Features include:
- Clean two-player life tracking built for 1v1 play
- Optional top/bottom simplistic tracking for quick games
- Full game life total history
- Quick access card-name notes for revealed info at a glance - dismiss with a single tap
- Game state tracking for player-counters, monarch, initiative, and day/night
- Track floating mana in-game
- Scryfall integration for fast card lookup
- iOS integration allows for Siri and Quick Action card lookup without opening the app
- Optional ability to lock notes to main screen if required per tournament rules
- Event logging and persistent in-game and post-game notes
- Deck importing, editing, and linking to events as snapshots.
- Sideboard guide per deck with notes
- Event history exporting via JSON for backup, restoring, or additional analysis
- Customizable Die roller
- Top/Bottom traditional 2-player mode for quick games
- Match timer with Dynamic Island and Live Activity support
- Pre-Set themes including 6 with the classic Magic: the Gathering card borders
- Light mode and dark modes
- iCloud data backup for added reliability on updates & phone migration
Ratings & Reviews
5.0
out of 5
4 Ratings
Major Features
- Known Cards tracker. Quickly jot down what an opponent reveals to a Duress. Designed to be as efficient as possible.
- 5 customizable Known Card Presets available for even faster note taking ("land", "removal", "counter", etc.)
- "Player Picker" now defaults to a card duel — deal a random legendary card each (higher mana value wins)
- Or simply roll for it like usual (can be set in settings)
- 2-player top/down dice rolling has been reworked
- Deck view Sync indicator and picker fixes
- Colorways completely reworked with 12 new ones and a reimagined settings view
- Increased card search reliability when using Siri, the app icon Quick Action, or iOS Shortcuts
- Fixed fuzzy-lookup error handling, added an UNMATCHED fallback search, cut search payload ~9x
Bonus content
- Optional one-time developer tip, with cosmetic extras as thanks
- No functional features will ever exist behind this paywall
- 23 alternate app icons across 4 collections, each in Normal, Foil, and Sleeved finishes
- Background artwork that tints itself to match your colorway
- New scorekeeper fonts for the life total
Fixes & polish
- Event formats now selectable when setting up and event - a default can be selected in Settings
- Siri card-lookup now reports network failures instead of a false "not found"
- Increased reliability in database backup and restoring from older versions
- Now backups can be transferred directly across any device
- Various UI polish (deck editor, keyboard handling)
Version 4.6
The developer, Joseph Bertolini, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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