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Rack Builder Lite

Rack Builder Lite

by Thomas Lang

555 ratings
26 reviews
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Details

Released
June 21, 2019
Updated
October 10, 2020

Developer

Thomas Lang
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About

Easily design your military ribbon rack. Select your branch, choose desired ribbons, and add any necessary devices to visualize your rack.

✓Build ribbon racks
✓Choose branch
✓Select ribbons
✓Add devices
✓Visualize rack design
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What users say about Rack Builder Lite

Reviews of Rack Builder Lite are mostly negative: the Reference app is rated 4.4/5 from 555 App Store ratings. What users like most: user-friendly and simple interface, useful tool for building ribbon racks. Top complaints: missing multiple military medals and ribbons, incomplete branch coverage (Coast Guard, National Guard). Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 👍User-friendly and simple interface
  • 💡Useful tool for building ribbon racks
  • 🎯Portable reference for military decorations
  • 📱Accessible on-hand resource

Negative things

  • ❌Missing multiple military medals and ribbons
  • ❌Incomplete branch coverage (Coast Guard, National Guard)
  • 🐛App freezes during ribbon building
  • ❌Inaccurate ribbon designs (e.g., Distinguished Flying Cross)
  • ❌Missing device attachments and knots
  • ❌Doesn't follow military regulations for medal configurations
  • ❌Combines personal and unit awards incorrectly
  • ❌Difficult to save information
  • ❌Missing ERB abbreviations help
  • ❌Incorrect medal precedence ordering
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What's New in Rack Builder Lite

4.5

October 10, 2020

It would probably be easier to tell you what hasn't changed, but we live by tradition so we're doing it this way. This a huge update, so we hope you enjoy it: - Combine multiple services ribbons by selecting "All" in settings. - You can now add any device to a ribbon. This helps if you have ribbons from multilple service branches. - Expanded the amount of ribbons for the Army and Air Force. (We appreciate the Rack Builder community for bringing this to our attention.) - New app experience: Press and hold to add devices to a ribbon. You can also swipe left from the rack preview screen to return to ribbons list. BUG FIXES - The app would occassionally crash, which sucked, so we fixed it. - If you added certain devices and then all of a sudden your ribbon choices reset, don't worry, that won't happen anymore. We read every single review and we appreciate your feedback. Thank you and OORAH.

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User reviews

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Trash

Doesn’t have all the branches nor all the awards. Freezes when you go to build.
FFrankie_g5

Recruiting Ribbon is missing

Decent app overall.
JJay78777

Missing NAM

The app is missing one of the important medals in the US Navy. The app is missing the Navy Achievement Medal in the Navy section.
CCasino04

Useful

Very useful just need to update some ribbons and add the army’s newest ribbon, the recruiting ribbon, and the knots for the army good conduct medals
IIwantaturtle123

Very basic. Doesn’t give much help

Doesn’t help with the erb abbreviations and it’s hard to save the info
NNugeStyle
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

10 issues

App freezes when building ribbon racks

Bug

Cannot add knots to AGCM (Army Good Conduct Medal)

Bug

Cannot add more than one ribbon/device

Bug

Difficult to save user information

Bug

Incorrect medal precedence (Army Commendation Medal ranked higher than Joint Commendation Medal)

Bug

Missing Navy Achievement Medal

Bug

Missing Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal

Bug

Missing Navy Achievement Medal (NAM)

Bug

Missing Recruiting Ribbon

Bug

All branch medals and awards not included

Bug
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Requested Features

12 requests

Add Coast Guard medals and ribbons

Feature

Include National Guard state-specific awards

Feature

Add Army recruiting ribbon

Feature

Include barbed wire device for good conduct medals

Feature

Add knots for Army good conduct medals

Feature

Separate personal and unit awards in display

Feature

Add USMC shooting badges and uniform decorations

Feature

Include uniforms and badges to builder

Feature

Add ERB abbreviations reference

Feature

Implement proper medal precedence according to regulations

Feature

Allow multiple ribbon attachments and devices

Feature

Add Joint Service Achievement Medal for Navy section

Feature

FAQ

What does this app do?

This application allows users to build and design their military ribbon racks. You can select your specific branch of service, choose from a variety of ribbons, and add any required devices to create a visual representation of your rack.

What are the key features?

The main features include the ability to build ribbon racks, select your branch of service, pick individual ribbons, and add devices. It's designed to help you visualize your rack layout quickly.

Is this app free to use?

Yes, this application is available for free. There are no costs associated with downloading or using its core features for designing ribbon racks.

Who is this app for?

This app is intended for military personnel, veterans, or anyone who needs to design, plan, or visualize their military ribbon rack. It's a helpful tool for ensuring correct placement and selection of awards.