MTG Life Counter: Get a Life!

Get a Life Studios

About this app

Get a Life! is a fast, clean, and powerful life tracker built specifically for Magic: The Gathering Commander (EDH). Designed for real tabletop play, it makes tracking life totals, commander damage, and game history simple for pods of 2–6 players.

Whether you're playing casually at home or running a Magic: The Gathering Commander night at your local game store, Get a Life! keeps your games organized so you can focus on the match.

Core Gameplay Features

• Track life totals for 2–6 players
• Fast + / − life adjustments with hold-to-repeat controls
• Commander damage tracking between all players
• Poison counter tracking

Commander Support

• Support for single and partner commanders
• Scryfall-powered commander search
• Optional commander artwork backgrounds
• Adjustable commander art opacity

Pod & Multiplayer System

• Create shared pods for your playgroup
• QR code invites make joining pods easy
• Automatically track games played within a pod
• Persistent pod membership for regular groups

Game History & Scoreboards

• Automatic game result tracking
• View game history and previous matches
• Built-in scoreboard for your pod

Card Tools

• Scryfall-powered card search
• View card rulings and card details

Player Customization

• Custom player names
• Player color tinting for easy identification
• Commander preferences saved for each player

Get a Life! is designed to stay out of the way while you play!

Get a Life! was created by a Commander player who wanted a better life tracker built specifically for the format. The goal is simple: make Commander nights easier, faster, and more fun.

What’s new

What's new in 1.0.3:

• New: Scoreboard now shows a winrate-over-time chart. Star up to 10 players to add their lines to the chart.
• Same for decks: drill into a player, star their decks, get a per-deck chart.
• Pick each favorite's chart color from a 20-swatch palette.
• Save any chart to your Gallery to share with friends.
• Scoreboard win-rate sort no longer lets a lucky one-game player top the list.
• Edit Player: Save button now stays above the keyboard.

Thanks for playing!