Riftbound Counter collection: Aethos
The free Riftbound companion app: score counter, card scanner and collection, deck builder.
Keep score at the table and every match saves itself, point by point. Scan your cards and Aethos knows where every copy is, what it is worth, and which decks you can build from what you own.
One app at the table. Same app at the binder.
A Riftbound score counter that remembers.
The dice fell off the table. You both wrote down different scores. Aethos fixes that: tap Conquer, Hold or an ability as it happens, and it keeps every point in the order it was scored. Months later you can open any game and see exactly how it was won.
- Bo1 · Bo3
- Game wins counted for you, the way the rules count them
- FFA · 2v2
- Three and four player boards, battlefields per game
- Events
- Log each tournament round: standings points and your top-cut odds
- Watch
- Score from your wrist on Apple Watch (iOS)
Do you own a second Jinx? And where is it?
Your cards live in three binders, two boxes and whatever deck you sleeved last week. Aethos keeps every copy where it physically is, so the answer is one search away.
- A card scanner that keeps up. Point the camera at a card, or a whole binder page at once. Foils one tap away. How the scanner works
- A binder that looks like your binder. Every set in page order, from Origins to Vendetta and Radiance on release, so filling gaps feels like filling pages.
- Places, not just a count. Binders, boxes, decks, and cards you lent to a friend, so they come back.
- Prices as facts. TCGplayer, Cardmarket and CardTrader, refreshed daily, in your own currency (dollars, euros, pounds and about 70 more), with a link to each store. Never a tip on what to buy or sell.
- Pack openings. Log what you pulled and what you paid. Or film it with Rip Cam, prices on the video.
Your cards already know what they can build.
Paste a deck, build one, or pick a list from Riot's Regional Qualifiers. Aethos checks it against your collection: what you have, what is sleeved in another deck, and what is missing, with the cost to finish.
- “You have 40 of 56.” Event decklists sorted by how much of them you already own.
- Versions with records. Every game you record carries the deck version that played it, so v3 at 7–2 and v4 at 3–1 are facts, not feelings.
- Sample hands before you sleeve anything.
The table and the binder, connected.
Aethos is built so that the cards you own, the deck you sleeve from them, and the games you record with it are linked. A separate counter and a separate collection app can each do one part. Only together can they tell you how the cards you actually own have done in the games you actually played.
- Your cardsTwo Jinx, one in the red binder
Scanned in, filed where they really are.
- Your deckKai'Sa v4, sleeved from them
It knows which copies it took and what is still missing.
- Your gamesFriday, 2–1. Kai'Sa v4 is now 5–2
And that Jinx has been in your decks for 16 games.
4.9 stars from 60+ ratings.
“Excellent app for keeping track of all your matches. If you love playing Riftbound, you'll surely love this app.”
“This is literally what I've been doing in Excel but 1000x better!”
“Great Counter App that can also track your game history. The dev is very active and improves the app with community feedback.”
Your collection and matches, on a computer.
Aethos has a free web app: sign in with the same Apple or Google account and your matches, collection and decks are on aethoscounter.com, synced with your phone. Sort a big binder with a keyboard, import a list, or look back at a season on a big screen. The phone stays where the games happen.
Everything that records is free.
Counting, scanning, building, every card price. What you pay for is depth: your whole history in full detail, and the numbers across all of it.
Free
- Unlimited matches, every format
- Your latest 10 matches in full detail
- Win rate and rival records over those 10
- Scanner, binders, places, every card price
- Deck builder, versions, what you still need
Full chronicle
- Every match keeps its full detail, forever
- Legend, rival and deck records across your whole history
- Your collection's value, and how it moved
- What a pack opening is worth now
Nothing was deleted: it is locked, not lost.
Made by one player in Prague.
I'm Ondřej Vodák. I was the “let's just use dice” guy. Then a friend and I spent an evening at the pub testing games, and afterwards we really had no idea who won. To be honest, I just wanted to know. So I built a counter that remembers. Then people asked where their cards were and what their decks were missing, so it grew. No team, no investors, no ads. Write to hello@aethoscounter.com: most requests get an answer within a week, and plenty ship that fast.
Asked & answered.
What is the best Riftbound app?
Riftbound Counter: Aethos is the one app that covers the whole hobby: a score counter that saves every match point by point, a card scanner and collection tracker that knows where every copy is and what it is worth, and a deck builder that checks lists against the cards you own and keeps a record for each deck version. It is free, has no ads, works offline without an account, and runs on iPhone, iPad, Android and the web.
What is the best Riftbound counter app?
Riftbound Counter: Aethos is a free counter built specifically for Riftbound rather than adapted from a generic life counter. Its board splits so both players read their own half, Bo3 counts game wins for you, free-for-all and 2v2 have their own boards, and every match is saved point by point so any game can be read back later. No ads, no account, works offline.
How is Aethos different from dice, a life counter or a spreadsheet?
Aethos keeps the order and timing of every point, so a finished game can be read back move by move and a disputed score is settled. It groups a day of play into one session and turns months of games into records by Legend, rival and deck version, without anyone keeping a spreadsheet. Generic life counters are built for other card games and forget each game when it ends.
Is there an app to scan Riftbound cards?
Yes. Aethos scans Riftbound cards with the phone camera, one card at a time or a whole binder page at once, and files each copy in the place it physically lives: a binder, a box, a deck, or lent to a friend. Scanning and every card price are free.
Is there a Riftbound collection tracker app?
Yes. Aethos tracks every Riftbound card you own by place (binder, box, deck, or lent to a friend), shows each set's completion in binder page order, and shows daily prices from TCGplayer, Cardmarket and CardTrader in your own currency. Tracking and card prices are free; the collection's total value is part of the full chronicle.
Is there a Riftbound deck builder app?
Yes. Aethos imports a deck code or deck link, or builds a deck from your own cards. Every change becomes a new version, and every game you record carries the version that played it, so each version has its own record. It also shows what you still need from your collection and the cost to finish.
How much does Aethos cost?
Aethos is free to download and free to record unlimited matches, scan and track your collection, see every card price and build decks. The free tier keeps the latest 10 matches in full detail. The full chronicle costs $3.99 a month or $39.99 once and keeps every match in full detail, records across your whole history, and your collection's value. No ads on either tier.
Does Aethos work offline?
Yes. Aethos records matches and keeps your history, collection and decks fully offline. Internet is only needed for daily card prices, buying or restoring a purchase, sending a match link, and the optional account (friends, sync, web app).
Which devices does Aethos run on?
Aethos runs on iPhone and iPad with iOS 17 or later, on Android phones and tablets with Android 8.0 or later, and scores from the wrist on Apple Watch. Signed-in players can also open their matches, collection and decks on aethoscounter.com in a browser.
Do I have to use the collection or the deck builder?
No. If all you want is a score counter, open Aethos and tap. Collection and decks sit in their own places and stay out of the way until you open them.
Why is it still called Riftbound Counter?
Because it started as a score counter and it still is one. The collection and deck builder grew out of the games people recorded. The name stayed, the app kept going.
Does Aethos tell me what to play?
No. Aethos is a record, not a coach. It shows how your own games went with each deck version and which event decklists you could build from your cards. It never rates decks or suggests plays.
Is there a free Riftbound tier list maker?
Yes. aethoscounter.com/tier-list/ ranks legends, champions, spells or a whole set, gives every list its own share link, and needs no login. It is a small side tool on the same website, separate from the app.
Is Aethos an official Riot Games app?
No. Riftbound Counter: Aethos is built by Ondřej Vodák, an independent developer in Prague. It is not affiliated with, endorsed or sponsored by Riot Games.
Your next game is the first one you'll keep.
Start with the counter. The rest is there when you want it.