MTG Apps

Dragon’s Maze DB updates & MTG Guide 2.20

Michael — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:34:07 +0000

You can now update both apps to include Dragon’s Maze via the in-app Updates tab.
MTG Guide 2.20 was also just released with Next/Previous controls on iPhone, so grab that first.

Database updates for MTG Guide include:

Added expansion — Dragon’s Maze.
May 2013 Banned and Restricted list legality changes.
Updated Gatherer rulings.
May 2013 Magic Tournament Rules update.
May 2013 Infraction Procedure Guide update.
May 2013 Judging at Regular REL update.
Added recent promo cards to database.

Recent MTG Trades reviews

Michael — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 13:35:05 +0000

The reviews for MTG Trades 1.6 over the last few days have made me really happy. I worked particularly hard on the version 1.6. It didn’t look too different, but I invested a lot of time in fixing obscure crash bugs, and providing a really good user experience. I’m excited the recent reviews reflect this, and people are increasingly happy with the app.

Professional quality ★★★★★
by MagnorCriol – MTG Trades – Version 1.6 – Mar 5, 2012
Every bit as streamlined and professional as his other app, MTG Guide, this app is just about everything you want from a trading app – intuitive interface, swift price retrieval, an easy-to-understand trade screen, fast (and holistic!) card search functions, the works. Worth the price tag if you do trading with *any* amount of regularity.

Well worth it ★★★★★
by gaeface325 – MTG Trades – Version 1.6 – Mar 6, 2012
This app is, in my opinion, the top mtg trading app on the market. To be able to manage loans when going to ptq’s, gpt’s, gp’s, and fnm’s is well worth the investment. No longer do i have to wonder what i loaned out or borrowed by the end of a very long day or days. The off line pricing is top notch for those places that you go that don’t have wifi. I will be using this app for years to come and recommending it to all my friends and everyone i trade with. Well worth the 5 dollars.

February rules documents database update

Michael — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 05:09:21 +0000

Yet another new MTG Guide database update (2.17.4) now available, adding February Comp Rules, IPG and recent promos. Available via the Updates tab in the app.

MTG Trades 1.5 released

Michael — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 15:26:29 +0000

MTG Trades 1.5 is now available for download from the App Store. Change log is as follows:

● Added promo cards to app database.
● More descriptive trades summary in the Trades view.
● Full text search for card names, e.g., “tusk” matches “Thragtusk”.
● You can now a add card to any want list from the detailed card view.
● More iCloud syncing fixes and improvements.
● Fix bug with prices getting reverted to older values.
● Additional bug fixes and stability improvements.

● [Fix] A bug searching for cards with an apostrophe in views for quickly adding cards.
● [Fix] Merging of prices database for new app versions.
● [Fix] A possible crash bug with loading sets information.
● [Fix] One pixel gap for Trades view shadow on iPad Mini and non-retina iPad.
● [Fix] Selection of trade row after adding a new trade.
● [Fix] TCGplayer link not working if MTG Guide isn’t installed.
● [Fix] iPad search bar display issue after updating card database.
● [Fix] Crash if the user tries to copy some non-text table cells.
● [Fix] Incorrect sorting of cards for set if using low or high prices.

Gatecrash DB Updates

Michael — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:45:18 +0000

New in-app database updates are now available for both apps, adding Gatecrash cards.

Likely errors in Gatecrash Oracle update

Michael — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:50:32 +0000

Gatherer was updated today for Gatecrash. Whenever I update my apps, I always look over these changes and look for errors (both in my code and in WotC’s update).

** 2013/01/25 Update: This is now fixed. **

This update has some changes. They changed (reduced) the mana costs of 45 odd blue cards to {3}{U}. Misdirection is a bit easier to hard cast, Treachery now ramps you even with only basic lands in play! Crosis, the Purger is a lot easier to cast for only blue mana. I don’t think Morphling needed any cost reduction. And strangely they changed Spark Spray’s cycling cost from {R} to {2}.

Errors on Gatherer:
• Spark Spray’s cycling cost changed from {R} to {2}.
• The flip side of Budoka Pupil (Ichiga, Who Topples Oaks) is missing.
• The following cards now have incorrect, reduced mana costs:
Alexi, Zephyr Mage
Balshan Griffin
Bazaar of Wonders
Crosis, the Purger
Desertion
Dispersing Orb
Dream Halls
Duplicity
Empress Galina
Empress Galina
Essence Fracture
Fervent Denial
Hakim, Loreweaver
Heightened Awareness
Hydromorph Gull
Ice Cave
Ixidor, Reality Sculptor
Killer Whale
Mawcor
Minotaur Illusionist
Misdirection
Mist of Stagnation
Mistform Shrieker
Morphling
Nebuchadnezzar
Princess Lucrezia
Psychic Allergy
Psychic Battle
Ramirez DePietro
Recantation
Riptide Chronologist
Riptide Shapeshifter
Saprazzan Bailiff
Silver Wyvern
Skeleton Ship
Spelljack
Spiketail Drake
Spinal Embrace
Sunder
Supreme Inquisitor
Taniwha
Temporal Distortion
Treachery
Ur-Drago
Water Elemental
Waterspout Elemental
Wormfang Behemoth

Am I the only person that actually checks these changes for errors?

MTG Guide 2.17 released

Michael — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:48:58 +0000

Here are the release notes:
● Added promo cards to app database.
● Full text search for card names, i.e., “tusk” matches “Thragtusk”.
● Add indexes to section lists in the Comp Rules, MTR and IPG.
● Additional stability and performance improvements.

A similar update adding promo cards to MTG Trades will follow shortly.

MTG Trades 1.4 released

Michael — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 23:32:55 +0000

Here is the first new-feature release of MTG Trades:
● Support multiple user-created want lists.
● Added “sort by collector number” to expansion card lists.
● Added a settings option to auto-display card images.
● Fix slow card searches making app unresponsive.
● Fix unexpected exit on startup while initialising iCloud data.
● Fix updates badge sometimes indicating presence of nonexistent updates.
● Restored iCloud entitlements missing in version 1.3.
● Additional stability and performance improvements.

MTG Guide 2.13 DB updates for iOS 4.x users

Michael — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:44:00 +0000

Thought I should post an explanation on this since I got a review yesterday complaining about it…

For iOS 4.x users stuck with MTG Guide 2.13 (because later versions require iOS 5), I still provide database updates for that version of the app. You just have to look under the Database Updates section of the updates tab, and check for them manually. I’ll keep doing this as long as possible even though people in this category amount to less than 1% of MTG Guide users.

Return to Ravnica DB update

Michael — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 23:17:43 +0000

A new in-app database updates available for both apps, adding Return to Ravnica cards.

You’ll firstly need to update to the new versions of each app that were just released through the App Store, then you can install the DB update.