# Wayfinder Companion for SWU — Track SWU games

> Automated Star Wars: Unlimited game tracker for Karabast.net players. (iPhone/iPad app by Lee Edwards.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wayfinder-companion-for-swu/id6779564194 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Lee Edwards](https://appshunter.io/developer/1563880816)
- Category: Utilities
- Price: Free
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 4 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-06-17
- Data updated: 2026-09-05
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wayfinder-companion-for-swu/id6779564194/reviews.md

## What is Wayfinder Companion for SWU?

Wayfinder Companion is a Safari Web Extension that captures every Star Wars Unlimited game you play on Karabast.net and sends it to your personal match history at wayfinder.news — no manual logging, no screenshots, no spreadsheets.

What it does
• Collect play data for your Premier and Limited games — auto-captured from every Karabast match: result, opponent handle, deck, and full game state.
• Captures best-of-three matches, conceded games, and rematches without missing a beat.
• Join the Karabast queue straight from Protect the Pod — Wayfinder links each game back to PTP for stats, history, and replays.
• Take notes and enrich your games with live data and meta overlays while you play.
• Sends each match to your private match history at plugin.wayfinder.news where you can review the play-by-play, browse archetypes faced, and watch your ELO move over time.
• Optional team mode: share match data with teams you explicitly opt into.

What you get on wayfinder.news
• Personal match log with searchable opponents, decks, and dates.
• ELO and Glicko ratings updated after every captured game.
• Replay of every game from the captured state — review board states, played cards, and discard piles.
• A public, searchable replay library at replay.wayfinder.news — anonymized, so you can study the field without exposing who played.
• Meta and matchup analysis across the broader player base.

Privacy
• Captures only happen on Karabast.net pages — nothing is read or sent from any other site.
• You sign in to wayfinder.news once via the extension popup; matches are tied to your account.
• Recording is on by default but can be paused per-session or globally.
• Replays in the public library are anonymized — player names are never shown there.
• Public meta statistics never include personally identifying information.
• Full privacy policy at https://plugin.wayfinder.news/privacy.

Installing
1. Install this app from the App Store.
2. On iOS: open Settings → Safari → Extensions → Wayfinder Companion → enable.
3. On macOS: open Safari → Settings → Extensions → enable Wayfinder Companion.
4. Grant per-site permissions for karabast.net and protectthepod.com when Safari prompts.
5. Open the extension popup and sign in to wayfinder.news.

The Wayfinder Companion family
• Chrome Web Store (chromewebstore.google.com)
• Firefox Add-ons (addons.mozilla.org)
• Safari Web Extension (this app — iOS + macOS)

Get the full Wayfinder app
• Wayfinder for SWU is the native iPhone and iPad app — card search with AI, decklists, archetypes, the complete comprehensive rules, a tournament calendar, and a news, video, and podcast hub. Download it on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6773950786

Wayfinder is an unofficial fan companion and is not affiliated with Fantasy Flight Games, Lucasfilm, Disney, Asmodee, or any Star Wars: Unlimited rights holder.

## Key features

- Auto-captures game data from Karabast.net
- Tracks results, opponent, deck, and game state
- Records best-of-three, conceded games, and rematches
- Links games to Protect the Pod for stats and replays
- Enriches games with live data and meta overlays
- Personal match log with ELO and Glicko ratings
- Public, anonymized replay library


## Frequently asked questions about Wayfinder Companion for SWU

### Does Wayfinder Companion have ads?

Wayfinder Companion is completely free and does not contain any advertisements.

### How much does Wayfinder Companion cost?

Wayfinder Companion is available for free.

### What devices support Wayfinder Companion?

Wayfinder Companion is available as a Safari Web Extension for iOS and macOS devices, including iPhone and iPad.

### How often is Wayfinder Companion updated?

The latest version, 1.14.5, was released on June 24, 2026, indicating regular updates to maintain functionality and add features.

### Is Wayfinder Companion safe to use?

Wayfinder Companion captures data only on Karabast.net pages and has a clear privacy policy. User sign-in is required once via the extension popup, and recording can be paused.

### Can I share my game data with teammates using Wayfinder Companion?

Yes, Wayfinder Companion offers an optional team mode where you can share match data with teams you explicitly opt into.

### What information does Wayfinder Companion capture from my games?

It automatically captures the game result, opponent's handle, deck used, and the full game state for each match played on Karabast.net.

### How does Wayfinder Companion handle privacy for public replays?

Replays in the public library are anonymized, meaning player names are never shown to protect user privacy while allowing others to study the game meta.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.22.25 — 2026-09-04

Fixes a bug that could stop a game being recorded at all on Safari, and could file one game twice.

The Companion listens to Karabast's live connection to follow your game. If Safari opened that connection before the Companion finished loading, the Companion missed it — and then only tried to catch up during the first few seconds on the page. If you were sitting in a lobby at that moment, which is usually the case, it gave up before your game ever started.

When that happened the game was recorded with none of its live detail, and Wayfinder had no way to tell it apart from the same game recorded by your opponent. A single match could end up listed twice.

The Companion now keeps trying to catch up for as long as it is not receiving anything, so a slow start no longer costs you the whole session. This was noticeably more common on Safari than on other browsers.

### 1.22.24 — 2026-08-27

Your Protect the Pod decks are now one click away in Limited games, and a bug that could let a whole game go unrecorded is fixed.

Playing Limited on Karabast? A "My PTP Decks" button now sits next to the deck dropdown in Limited lobbies. Pick a deck you have registered on Protect the Pod and it loads straight into the lobby — no copying deck links between tabs.

This update also fixes a bug where a game could be played in full and never recorded. When you finished a game and were matched with a new opponent without leaving the page, the Companion could fail to notice that a new game had begun. It would sit out the entire match: nothing was saved, and the in-game notepad kept showing the turn number and card knowledge from your previous game, so it looked like it was working.

The Companion now recognises the new game, and it keeps the notepad tied to the game actually in front of you — a new game clears last game's notes on your opponent and starts the turn count over. Your opponent's leader and base now show up by name in the notepad instead of reading "Unresolved". If a game is ever running without being recorded again, a warning appears rather than letting the match quietly go missing.

Also in this update: the Sportsmanship badge now tells you why THIS player has it. Hovering it used to give a general description of what the label means and how it is worked out — the same words for everyone who has it, which never answered the question you were actually asking. Now it shows that player's own record: what came up in their recent games, how many games each of those covers, and when it was last worked out.

### 1.22.21 — 2026-08-25

The Sportsmanship badge now tells you why THIS player has it.

Hovering the badge used to give you a general description of what the label means and how it is worked out — the same words for everyone who has it, which never answered the question you were actually asking.

Now it shows that player's own record: what came up in their recent games, how many games each of those covers, and when it was last worked out. Nothing generic, just the reasons.

### 1.22.20 — 2026-08-24

Games you spectate are now credited to the players who actually played them.

When Karabast hides the names in a spectator view, it labels the seats simply "Player 1" and "Player 2". The Companion had been filing those games away as though "Player 1" and "Player 2" were real people — so a spectated match could show up attributed to nobody in particular, and the actual players got no credit for it.

It now recognises those labels for what they are: a hidden name, not a name. The game is recorded as having players we couldn't see, and the real names fill themselves in as soon as they become known.

### 1.22.17 — 2026-08-22

This update brings Safari up to date with several capture fixes, plus a clearer sportsmanship note on player cards.

Best-of-3 sets that started as a single game are now recorded in full. When a game ended and the lobby was switched over to a best-of-3, everything after that first game used to be dropped — the set played out, and only the opening game reached your match history. Wayfinder now follows the set through the switch.

Stray empty games no longer clutter your history. Opening a game and leaving again within a second or two could record an empty match with no opponent and no result. Those are recognised for what they are and skipped.

Games you leave part-way through are no longer counted as played matches. They stay in your history with the decks intact, but they no longer affect your record.

And the false "already under way" warning after a reload is gone. If you switched apps mid-game and came back, your browser may have quietly reloaded the page, and Wayfinder would warn that it joined late even though it had watched from the opening hand. It now remembers what it was recording, so a reload is just a reload.

The sportsmanship note on a player's card is shorter and about that player. Hovering it tells you what they actually did and how many games it showed up in, rather than explaining how the rating is worked out.

## More apps by Lee Edwards

- [SW:CCG Holocron](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/swccg-holocron/id6473052017)
- [Wayfinder for SWU](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wayfinder-for-swu/id6773950786)

All apps by Lee Edwards: https://appshunter.io/developer/1563880816

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