# XCOM: TBG

> Digital companion app for XCOM: The Board Game, managing alien invasion and gameplay. (iPhone/iPad app by Fantasy Flight Games.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/xcom-tbg/id953520552 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Fantasy Flight Games](https://appshunter.io/developer/372272435)
- Category: Entertainment, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Rating: 3.60/5 from 28 App Store ratings · 51 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 182 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2015-01-14
- Data updated: 2026-08-14
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/xcom-tbg/id953520552/reviews.md

## What is XCOM?

The XCOM digital companion app is a free tool designed for use with XCOM: The Board Game.

In XCOM: The Board Game, you and up to three friends assume the roles of the leaders of the elite, international organization known as XCOM. It is your job to defend humanity, quell the rising panic, and turn back the escalating alien invasion coordinated by the game’s innovative, free digital companion app.

Each round, the app tracks the time you have allotted to respond to each task, forcing you to think quickly, even as you must carefully measure the strategic implications of your decisions. However, the app does far more than track time. Its design is integrated deep into gameplay, and it permits both a mutable alien invasion plan and a dynamic turn structure.

When you start a game of XCOM: The Board Game, the app randomly selects one of five different invasion plans. These plans represent the different, overarching strategies that the aliens might employ as they send forces against the earth’s different continents, create catastrophes, and target your base, pressing back against your resistance efforts.

Destroy UFOs. Research alien technology. Defend your base. Uncover the alien invasion plan. Should you fail, humanity is doomed.

## Key features

- Manages alien invasion plans
- Tracks in-game time
- Dynamic turn structure
- Randomized invasion scenarios
- Supports cooperative play

## Recent user reviews (10 of 51)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/xcom-tbg/id953520552/reviews.md

### 5/5 — gute App

*2025-10-25*

funktioniert noch immer wie gewohnt. 
aktuell auf meinem iphone16

### 5/5 — Excellent game!!!

*2025-06-28*

One of the best cooperative board games ever, and the necessary app only makes it better.

There’s four roles; one person (Central Officer) uses the app to inform the other three what’s going on (Scientist, Squad Leader, Commander), and everyone uses that info to make decisions during the timed phase each round.

Then the resolution phase happens, and the dice are rolled to see what succeeded/failed and what assets are lost.

Highly recommended for fans of cooperative, strategy, quick-decision-making, and/or XCOM. 👽🛸💥

### 5/5 — Wow just wow

*2022-03-06*

This is the best game

### 5/5 — COMPANION app to Board Game

*2021-04-09*

This is a great companion to the board game. It’s necessary to play the game it’s necessary to have the board game to go with the app. 
Super fun but very difficult game. The tutorial was a great way to ease into it and the rule book included in this app is a wonderful tool. The low star reviews are mostly from people that don’t understand it’s part of the board game and cannot be used alone. 
If you like the video game you’ll love this. Check it out!

### 4/5 — Doesn’t scale to my device

*2021-02-15*

I have an iPhone 11. When I tried to play this game, parts of the app were cropped out or squished together. The it doesn’t make the game unplayable, and the actual board game is fun, but the weird cropping is a bit annoying and confusing at some times. It works fine on iPads though.

### 5/5 — Brilliant app for a brilliant game

*2020-04-28*

It’s an app for Xcom The Board Game...those that rate low either don’t get Enemy Uknown or think this is a game...duh...read description. 
 A brilliant app to a fantastic board game...(completely underrated). It feels like xcom, spend to quick...you loose, rush in...you loose, it always about research, fight back with there own weapons, loose a fight now an then...but come back better next round. 
 Absolutely love this BG/App, just a shame we probably never gonna get any more expansions!! 
 Thanks FFG for a great addition to your library.

### 1/5 — Лажа

*2020-03-21*

Такой же XCOM как я альдебаранец. Текстовая ересь без картинок даже

### 3/5 — Merkwürdiges Kartenspiel

*2020-02-14*

Man braucht eine Schulung für dieses Spiel. Videos in Appstore täuschen das X-Com Runden-Spiel vor.   Schade...

### 4/5 — Gut umgesetzt

*2019-10-07*

Nur der Akkuverbrauch ist auch sehr hoch.. Auch wäre es schon gewesen ein kurzes Videotutorial zu haben anstatt sich umständlich einlesen zu müssen ohne zurückspringen zu können. Für das erste Spiel haben wir deshalb fast 4h gebraucht :/

### 1/5 — Bitte Auflösung an neue IPhones anpassen

*2019-09-28*

Man kann das Spiel ab iPhone X aufwärts nicht wirklich spielen weil die Auflösung 16:9 statt 18:9 ist und viel vom Bild abgeschnitten ist.

## Frequently asked questions about XCOM

### What does the XCOM: TBG app do?

The app serves as a digital companion for XCOM: The Board Game. It manages the alien invasion, tracks time for player actions, and introduces dynamic elements to the gameplay, such as randomized invasion plans and a mutable turn structure.

### Is this app a standalone game?

No, this app is designed specifically to be used with the physical board game, XCOM: The Board Game. It enhances the gameplay experience by providing digital management of game mechanics and challenges.

### How much does the XCOM: TBG app cost?

The app is completely free to download and use. It is provided as a free tool to enhance the experience of playing XCOM: The Board Game.

### What are the main features of the app?

Key features include managing the alien invasion plan, tracking allotted response time for tasks, presenting randomized invasion scenarios, and adapting the turn structure dynamically based on player decisions and alien actions.

### Who is this app for?

This app is intended for players of XCOM: The Board Game. It is for individuals and groups who enjoy cooperative strategy games and want a digital tool to streamline gameplay and add dynamic challenges.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.2.4 — 2025-10-13

Minor security update.

### 1.2.3 — 2023-10-24

Adding support for newer devices.

### 1.2.2 — 2018-12-19

•Minor compatibility update

### 1.2.1 — 2017-01-08

• Added FAQ entries for expansion content
• Minor bug fixes

### 1.2.0 — 2016-12-15

As the alien forces spread and peril increases, the sinister group known as EXALT seeks to take advantage of the chaos by infiltrating and destroying XCOM from within. But luckily, XCOM has recently made astonishing breakthroughs in the fields of biomechanics, bringing to the field new formidable weaponry known as MEC Troopers.

XCOM: Evolution is an expansion for the cooperative, real-time game XCOM: The Board Game that adds more missions, more enemies, the new threat of EXALT, and the impressive new MEC Trooper soldier class and model.

• Two new invasion plans
• Three new aliens
• MEC Trooper soldier class
• Timing phase updated for both base game and expansion
• Updates to UI and Cutscenes
• Minor bug fixes

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