A&A Utility vs Squadron Datapad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
A&A Utility
Enhance your Axis & Allies board game experience with this companion app. Track Industrial Production Certificates (IPCs), manage turn timers, and calculate battles and unit purchases. Supports numerous game editions.
- IPC Tracker
- Turn Timer
- Battle Calculator
- Unit Purchase Calculator
- Hit Counter
- Graph Turn Times and IPCs
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Use this app as a companion to your favorite Axis & Allies board game. Features: - Full IPC tracker - Turn Timer - Battle Calculator - Unit Purchase Calculator - Hit Counter - Track IPCs Collected each turn - Graph the Turn Times and IPCs Collected Versions Supported: - Classic - Revised - 50th Anniversary Edition: 1941 - 50th Anniversary Edition: 1942 - Spring 1942 - 1940: Global - 1940: Europe - 1940: Pacific - 1942 2nd Edition - 1941 - WWI 1914 ____ This unofficial app has no affiliation with the official Axis & Allies board game. No rights infringement is intended with this app which contains completely original artwork.
Squadron Datapad
Manage your X-Wing tabletop miniatures game squadrons with this fan-made app. It helps you build and track your squads, manage game tokens, and access card wording, streamlining gameplay.
- Browse pilots and upgrades with current points
- Track squad legality and point totals
- Save unlimited squadrons
- Share lists with a single link
- Track shields, hull, and tokens
- Manage damage deck
- Sync across devices
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Lock S-foils in attack position. Squadron Datapad is the cockpit datapad for the X-Wing tabletop miniatures game — built by a fan, for the pilots keeping the game alive. Trade the pile of cardboard on your table for one fast, focused app, and spend game night flying instead of fumbling for tokens. ASSEMBLE YOUR SQUADRON • Browse every pilot and upgrade, with points kept current from the community data sets • Watch your point total and squad legality update with every card you add • Save unlimited squadrons and pick up right where you left off • Hand a list to your opponent with a single link — they open it instantly, no account needed TAKE THE FIGHT TO THE TABLE • Track shields, hull, force, charges, and every token — no cardboard clutter • Set your maneuver dials, then reveal the whole squadron at once • Draw and manage the damage deck on the fly • Pull up any pilot or upgrade card the moment you need the wording CHOOSE YOUR THEATER • XWA (50 pts) • X2PO (200 pts) • AMG (20 pts) A WINGMATE, NOT AN AUTOPILOT Squadron Datapad rides shotgun for real tabletop play. No movement, no dice, no AI opponent — just the tools that keep your game fast and your hands free for the miniatures. FREE, AND NO TIES TO PULL Completely free. No ads, no in-app purchases. It's a labor of love for a discontinued game we refuse to retire. If it's made your game nights better, optional donations help keep the squadron flying. SYNC ACROSS THE FLEET Sign in with Google or Apple to keep your squadrons backed up and in formation across every device. Stay on target. — Squadron Datapad is the work of a fan and is not endorsed by or affiliated with Fantasy Flight Games, Atomic Mass Games, Lucasfilm Ltd., or Disney. Star Wars and X-Wing: The Miniatures Game are trademarks and/or copyrights of their respective owners. This app is for entertainment and information purposes only.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Squadron Datapad at 100% against A&A Utility's 40%. Squadron Datapad also leads on price (Free vs $3.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.9). A&A Utility's advantage is iOS requirement (7.1 vs 17.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Squadron Datapad is free to download; A&A Utility costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Squadron Datapad holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of A&A Utility's written reviews are positive against 100% of Squadron Datapad's.
A&A Utility ships an update fortnightly, Squadron Datapad every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | A&A Utility | Squadron Datapad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.9 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Make It So Studios | Kevin Ting |
Customer experience
A&A Utility
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In-app purchases
A&A Utility
No in-app purchases
Squadron Datapad
No in-app purchases
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