# Rack Builder Lite — user reviews > 26 indexed App Store user reviews of Rack Builder Lite by Thomas Lang, rated 4.37/5 from 555 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rack-builder-lite/id1469006314/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rack-builder-lite/id1469006314.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 402 · 4★ 59 · 3★ 35 · 2★ 18 · 1★ 41 ## What do users think of Rack Builder Lite? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 User-friendly and simple interface - 💡 Useful tool for building ribbon racks - 🎯 Portable reference for military decorations - 📱 Accessible on-hand resource **Cons** - ❌ 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 **Commonly reported bugs** - App freezes when building ribbon racks - Cannot add knots to AGCM (Army Good Conduct Medal) - Cannot add more than one ribbon/device - Difficult to save user information - Incorrect medal precedence (Army Commendation Medal ranked higher than Joint Commendation Medal) - Missing Navy Achievement Medal - Missing Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal - Missing Navy Achievement Medal (NAM) - Missing Recruiting Ribbon - All branch medals and awards not included **Most requested features** - Add Coast Guard medals and ribbons - Include National Guard state-specific awards - Add Army recruiting ribbon - Include barbed wire device for good conduct medals - Add knots for Army good conduct medals - Separate personal and unit awards in display - Add USMC shooting badges and uniform decorations - Include uniforms and badges to builder - Add ERB abbreviations reference - Implement proper medal precedence according to regulations - Allow multiple ribbon attachments and devices - Add Joint Service Achievement Medal for Navy section ## Newest reviews (6 of 26) ### 2/5 — Recruiting Ribbon is missing *2024-02-08* Decent app overall. ### 2/5 — Missing NAM *2023-12-19* 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. ### 2/5 — Maybe the paid is more robust *2021-08-10* BLUF - good app for the $$ ;) I am in a state defense force, we have prior all branches and non-prior SM. I have been on SAD Orders since Apr20 and am Rcvd NG several Federal and NGB awards. If the paid app is that robust, I’d buy it and spread the word to every SDF in the US! Let me know. ### 2/5 — Missing *2021-08-09, version 4.5* Missing marine corps good conduct medal ### 3/5 — Joint Service Achievement medal missing under Navy *2020-08-19* Please Fix! ### 3/5 — USMC shooting badges *2020-06-07, version 2.5* USMC shooting badges and other uniform decorations ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Trash *2025-06-24* Doesn’t have all the branches nor all the awards. Freezes when you go to build. ### 1/5 — Very basic. Doesn’t give much help *2023-02-04* Doesn’t help with the erb abbreviations and it’s hard to save the info ### 1/5 — Needs an Update *2022-05-17* The app doesn’t display all the ribbons or the devices that are required for your service therefore isn’t useful at all if you’re not sure what your ribbon rack should look like ### 1/5 — Hot garbage *2021-09-11* Wrong appearance, not all the awards are present, unit awards build in the individual rack and not all those are present either. Pretty pathetic actually ### 1/5 — Adding devices *2021-07-27* The app doesn’t allow you to add more then one ribbon ### 1/5 — Garbage *2021-07-16, version 4.5* …. enough said. It’s trash. ### 1/5 — No US Coast Guard Ribbons & Medals... *2021-05-21, version 4.5* a forgotten service... ### 1/5 — Good but mixes awards *2021-04-25* I like the app but it combines personal and unit awards into one rack. Needs to separate these. ### 1/5 — Missing ribbons and devices *2020-07-30* This app is missing ribbons and devices that are pretty standard. Don’t waste your time. ### 1/5 — Rank Builder *2020-07-15* The old rank builder was much better than this one!!! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great app *2023-01-26, version 4.5* 😁😁 ### 4/5 — Useful *2023-11-24* 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 ### 4/5 — ARNG *2021-12-26* Great Resource, simple to use and displayed well. I think there are two improvements which should be considered. 1. Adding in Ribbons for the National Guard. This would be quite the undertaking because each state is different. It would almost justify an entirely different app, but I still think it would be a great addition for the already existing app. I have both state and federal awards but I can’t apply my state awards. 2. Adding in the coast guard. ### 4/5 — Handy! *2021-06-24* Nice little app to help build your ribbon rack. Giving 4 stars because there’s no there barbed wire for the good conduct medal. Other than that pretty good. ### 4/5 — Great App, User friendly!! *2020-01-30* This is a user friendly app that makes it simple to create racks. I think there may be an issue however as it’s placing the Army Commendation Medal higher in precedence than the Joint Commendation Medal. I don’t know how hard of a fix that is, but great app!! ### 3/5 — Regulations *2023-01-29* Overall, easy and simple. Problem… you cannot add knots to the AGCM. But, I have the option to add a “C” device? Can we get the option in line with regulations? For instance, I need to add a ribbon if I have more than four appertunances for a ribbon. I love the website, the ability to have this on hand is awesome. Let’s get it right, though. ### 3/5 — Not all *2022-09-01, version 4.5* The attachment are not all there And no Coast Guard medals RRL ### 3/5 — Cool app *2022-04-06* Cool and useful app. FYSA the “Distinguished Flying Cross” ribbon in your app is the UK pattern. The US pattern is blue white and red. ### 3/5 — Not very accurate *2021-04-24* Looking for the nam there is none. ### 3/5 — Neeeds to add more *2021-02-10* Needs Uniforms And Badges To the builder would make better --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*