# Magic Life Counter

> Your smartest game companion!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id389762204](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id389762204)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id389762204`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Ajfek Software
- **Category:** Entertainment
- **Rating:** 4.10 / 5 (46 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.20
- **Last updated:** 2021-04-29
- **First published:** 2010-09-02
- **Size:** 7.73 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/magic-life-counter/id389762204)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://ajfek.pl/mlc-privacy-policy/](http://ajfek.pl/mlc-privacy-policy/)

## Description

The app helps you track anything you want during duels and multiplayer Magic: the Gathering matches. Want to track life? Poison counters? Commander damage? Tokens? Planeswalker’s loyalty? Anything? It’s painless when you’re using Magic Life Counter! No more notepads and dice!

Features:
• suitable for duels or multiplayer matches (unlimited players!),
• supports all magic formats: T2, Modern, Two-Headed Giant, Commander… you name it!,
• tracks all the basics: life, poison counters, commander damage, loyalty, tokens…
• but also anything you want, e.g. Omnath mana, commander tax, counters on permanents etc.
• you can rotate counters, so your opponents can use the app too,
• possibility to increase/decrease life by 1 or by 5 points,
• tracks remaining round time,
• replaces your planechase dice,
• lets you throw a virtual dice or flip a virtual coin,
• remembers your friends' names to quickly add them to a game,
• tracks your games and allows to take notes or pictures for future reference!

Enjoy and be sure to tell your friends about the MLC! :D

––––––––––––––– Legal Stuff –––––––––––––––

Wizards of the Coast, Magic: The Gathering, and their logos are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast LLC in the United States and other countries.

Magic Life Counter is owned by Ajfek Software and is not affiliated with, endorsed, sponsored, specifically approved or authorized by Wizards of the Coast LLC.

## Rankings

- #189,026 — Overall
- #83 — click counter

## Review summary

Magic Life Counter is widely praised for its deep feature set and solid multiplayer support, with easy basic use and cross-game utility. However, users frequently cite intrusive ads, stability crashes (including after purchases), battery drain, and several UI/UX bugs that hinder smooth play. The app remains a top choice thanks to its depth and an available ad-free purchase.

### Pros

- Extremely feature-rich with extensive customization (life totals, energy, poison counters, planeswalker counters, commander damage, tokens) and transcripts.
- Excellent for multiplayer games: supports many players by name, tracks per-player stats, and handles commander-damage tracking per commander.
- Free version already offers many features; premium removes ads and supports the developer (one-time ad-free option).
- Simple to use for daily play while still offering advanced features and broad board-game usefulness (e.g., D&D HP tracking).
- Broad use beyond Magic: useful for other board games and general counter/HP tracking.

### Cons

- Ads are intrusive and numerous (bottom banners and full-screen ads) and the experience can degrade with some ad-related crashes.
- Stability issues and crashes: reports of the app crashing on launch, after upgrades/purchases, or during use.
- Notable battery drain: users report the app consumes significant power.
- UX/UI/interaction glitches: navigation can be non-intuitive, scrolling issues with many players, and swipe-bar controls can become hard to use.

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