Posts by Michael:
App updates and Conspiracy database update
New versions of both apps have been released yesterday, with many minor improvements and a few new features for MTG Trades based on user request:
● Added ability to attach a text notes to individual trades.
● Added ordering for want lists: sort alphabetically, by price, or by rarity.
● Added total value display when viewing a want list.
● Improved summaries for cash trades in trade view.
● Reduced time restriction for updating all card prices.
Also, I’ve just made new database updates available with the Conspiracy expansion.
MTG Guide & MTG Trades updates
New versions of MTG Guide and MTG Trades have just been released with support for retina card images, including most promos. They also add recent promos, updated gatherer rulings and fix a few crashes.
FAQ about MTG Trades 2
MTG Trades 2 is a new app, why? Yes, version 2 is unfortunately a new app. This decision was forced by last-minute advice from Apple regarding a new iCloud/CoreData sync implementation in iOS 7. We were told not to mix pre-iOS 7 clients with iOS 7 clients, at least if we want stability and reliability. […]
MTG Trades 2 for iOS 7 released
MTG Trades 2 has finally been released. It is available at half-price for a limited time. MTG Trades 2 on the App Store This is a new app due to a major change to the iCloud syncing layer in iOS 7. Here are the released notes: New app, redesigned for iOS 7. New stable and […]
MTG Guide 3.0 and Theros database updates released
A shiny iOS 7 ready version of MTG Guide is now available for download. This might look like a minor update but the combined changes on the two apps for iOS 7 were greater than 30,000 lines of code changes and took several months. This new version requires iOS 6 and modernises a lot of […]
Why no iOS 7 update for MTG Trades?
You may have noticed that MTG Guide got an interface update for iOS 7, and MTG Trades didn’t. The interface updates for MTG Trades are actually ready, but Apple have rearchitected their iCloud syncing implementation, and I’ve just found out it is not safe to release an update built with the new interface and iCloud […]
Magic 2014 DB updates
MTG Guide and MTG Trades both have new database updates now available with Magic 2014 expansion cards and July Oracle updates. Happy prereleasing!
MTG Trades 1.8 released
You asked for it: MTG Trades now supports foil cards and pricing, and knows all the promo cards! 1.8: ● Add support for foil cards throughout app. ● Add support for updating all card prices. ● Allow cash to be added or removed from trades. ● Update database with recent expansions and promos. ● [Fix] […]
Addressing Feedback
MTG Trades has had a lot of good feedback, but a few of the mediocre reviews have looked like this one: Great interface, no foil prices Title says it all. Trades more often than not involve foil and/or promo cards. Good update speed with new releases, but foil prices would be greatly appreciated Happy to […]
Modern Masters DB updates
Free in-app database updates are now available for MTG Guide and MTG Trades. Changes are: Added expansion — Modern Masters. Added remaining missing promo cards. TCGplayer.com doesn’t yet list sellers and prices for all Modern Masters cards yet, but they seem to be being added fairly quickly.