Armada Fleet Builder vs Magic Spellbook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Armada Fleet Builder
Design and manage custom fleets for a popular tabletop space combat game. Easily add ships, equip them with upgrades, and organize squadrons and objectives while adhering to game rules. Access all game cards for quick reference and track your performance.
- Create and manage Rebel or Imperial fleet lists
- Assign upgrade cards to ships
- Manage squadrons and Objective cards
- Filter by personal collection
- Track wins vs losses
- Export fleet lists
- Card details available for reference
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A fleet building application for Fantasy Flight's Armada tabletop game! Build your list by adding ships, assigning them upgrades, and adding squadrons and objectives. The app follows standard fleet-building rules and restrictions as you build out your fleet. Plus, you’ll have all cards - ships, squadrons, upgrades, and objectives - available for reference in your pocket! Features: - Create and manage Rebel or Imperial fleet lists - Assign upgrade cards to ships - Manage squadrons and Objective cards - Filter expansions, ships, squadrons, upgrades, and objectives by personal collection when building fleets - Sort and filter your lists for easy access - Track wins vs losses to compare which list is more competitive! - Export fleet lists as text or JSON - All card details available for reference - All waves and expansion contents for reference - Latest FAQ errata included for all cards! - Fleet building rules are applied automatically - Includes all waves plus the new Super Star Destroyer and Rebellion of the Rim expansion! Disclaimer: This app is not endorsed by Lucasfilm Ltd. or Fantasy Flight Games and is intended for entertainment only. The Official Star Wars site can be found at www.starwars.com. The Official Fantasy Flight Games site can be found at www.fantasyflightgames.com. Star Wars, the Star Wars logo, all names and pictures of Star Wars characters, vehicles, and any other Star Wars related items are registered trademarks and/or copyrights of Lucasfilm Ltd., or their respective trademark and copyright holders.
Magic Spellbook
Instantly find Magic card information, including rulings, prices, and all printings. Manage your card lists, compare trade values, and even use voice commands for quick lookups. Explore cards by set and track game progress.
- Complex card search with Scryfall
- Card printing and price checks
- Save, import, and share card lists
- Price difference calculation for trading
- Card rulings and format legality
- Browse cards by set
- Voice search with Siri
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The fastest way to look up Magic cards, rulings, and prices. - Search for cards with complex queries powered by Scryfall - Get powerful suggestions for advanced Scryfall queries - Check all printings and prices - Save, import, and share card lists - Calculate price differences between lists when trading - Look up card rulings and format legality - Browse all cards by set - Track progress in Dungeons and abilities for The One Ring - Use Siri to look up cards with your voice Spellbook is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Magic Spellbook at 4.8 against Armada Fleet Builder's 3.4. Magic Spellbook also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 54%). Armada Fleet Builder's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (14.2 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Magic Spellbook sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Armada Fleet Builder asks for nothing beyond the download.
Magic Spellbook holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 94 and 87 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Armada Fleet Builder's written reviews are positive against 94% of Magic Spellbook's.
Armada Fleet Builder ships an update every 2 months, Magic Spellbook every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 5, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Armada Fleet Builder | Magic Spellbook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (94 ratings) | 4.8 (87 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.8% of reviews | 94.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 94 — better | 87 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.2 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Kevin Hunt | Joshua Birnholz |
Customer experience
Armada Fleet Builder
Magic Spellbook
Bugs and requests
Armada Fleet Builder
Reported bugs
43 issues- App crashes frequently
- App crashes when editing names, deleting lists, or adding items
- Data changes are lost
- Random loadouts deleted
- App does not download necessary data
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- Cannot download any deck info
- Darth Vader's Tie Defender crashes the app
- Auto filter for unique squadrons is problematic
- Saved fleets become corrupted
- Cannot select two named squadrons of the same ship type
- Crashes when adding specific squadrons (e.g., A-Wings, Green Squadron)
- App fails to save any list, reverts changes
- App crashes often and doesn't save fleet changes
- Deletes ships from lists randomly
- When deleting a list, it deletes a ship or upgrade
- Doesn't consistently save recent changes
- Update fails due to network issue
- Cannot add expansions or ships/squadrons
- App crashes every time it's opened after an update
- Update error, app in wrong format
- App no longer works, does not get any data
- Stats for Armada 1.5 not implemented
- Not updated for errated cards
- Cannot load new ship data (upgrade cards, commanders)
- Clone Wars update missing
- New update doesn't work
- Cannot add superweapon to Onager Star Destroyer
- App crashes when opening after update
- App crashes when updating to 7%
- Saved fleets wiped after reinstall
- Incorrect card quantities on campaign expansions
- Wave 9 missing
- App crashes when attempting to build new fleets
- Nothing shows up when clicking 'add ship' or 'add squadron'
- Crashes when adding squadrons
- Crashes after creating a 600pt epic fleet
- App crashes when scrolling to Major Rhymer
- App crashes when adding fighters
- Crashes when adding a commander to a ship
- Crashes when opening a ship with a commander on it
- Corellian Conflict squadrons not added
- Spoiled cards from next wave not added
- Crashes related to adding a commander to a ship
Requested features
13 requests- Fix bugs and improve stability
- Implement Clone Wars content
- Add new expansions/waves
- Add iPad support
- Add iCloud backup
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- Improve upgrade card handling
- Fix unique squadron rule implementation
- Add text search bar
- Add subtext for expansion source
- Allow adding upgrades before deploying ship
- Organize fighters into groups
- Fix commander/upgrade bugs
- Add feedback option
Magic Spellbook
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Armada Fleet Builder
No in-app purchases
Magic Spellbook
- Common Tip$0.99
- Uncommon Tip$2.99
- Rare Tip$4.99
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- Mythic Tip$9.99
Questions
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