getting cardds working

that's every english printing of every card, from scryfall. it's saved on the phone so scanning and search work with no signal. it only downloads once; after that the app refreshes it about once a month, on wi-fi.

the catalog didn't finish downloading. check you're online (wi-fi is best), then tap try again. the message under it says what went wrong.

settings → card data → update card data downloads the latest catalog. it takes effect the next time you open the app.

the app needs camera access to scan. turn it on in the iphone's settings app → apps → cardds → camera.

scanning reads the card's name and the collector number at the bottom. lay the card flat in even light, without glare across the bottom edge, and fill most of the frame with it.

foils and very old cards are the hardest to read. if the app can't tell printings apart, it asks you to pick one from a list. you can always add a card by searching for it instead.

tap the scan button on the search tab, then a deck, and pick one or make a new deck. every card you scan goes into your collection and that deck.

scryfall updates prices once a day, so the app checks at most daily. settings → card data → update prices asks again now. “couldn't reach scryfall” means the phone is offline or scryfall is down.

some printings, such as unreleased cards and some promos, don't have one. the app keeps the last price it saw.

settings → privacy → hide amounts. it's handy for showing your collection around.

paste one card per line, with the count first, like “1 Sol Ring”. that's the plain-text format moxfield and archidekt export.

the app lists the names it couldn't find. check the spelling, or update the card data if they're from a new set, then add them by hand.

no. the cards stay in your collection.

linked games use bluetooth. turn it on in control center, then open the play tab again.

the app was denied bluetooth. allow it in the iphone's settings app → apps → cardds → bluetooth.

both phones need bluetooth on and the app open on the play tab. keep the phones within a few metres, and keep the app on screen during the game, because ios pauses bluetooth for apps in the background.

the host can add them as a guest from the lobby, and control their life total from the host's phone.

a player at 0 shows a skull. one tap of + brings them back.

settings → backup → back up now. it saves to your icloud drive in a cards folder, or on the phone if icloud drive is off. backups only happen when you tap it, so do it after a big scanning session.

back up on the old phone first. on the new one, install the app, sign in to the same icloud account, then pick the backup under settings → backup. restoring replaces the collection, decks and games on that phone.

settings → backup → export collection as csv.