Launch Bay Next vs Gauntlet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Launch Bay Next
Build and manage your X-Wing miniatures game squadrons with a user-friendly interface. This fan-made tool is regularly updated to help you strategize and prepare for your games.
- Squadron builder
- Clean user interface
- Frequent over-the-air updates
- X-Wing miniatures game support
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Launch Bay Next is a squadron builder for X-Wing The Miniatures Game with a clean user interface and is frequently updated (most often over the air)! ----------------- Disclaimer: X-Wing: The Miniatures Game is a trademark of Fantasy Flight Games Launch Bay is the work of a fan, and is not in any way endorsed by Fantasy Flight Games, Lucasfilm Ltd., Disney och Twentieth Century Fox and is intended for entertainment and information purposes only. 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., and their respective trademark and copyright holders. For mor information on X-Wing: The Miniatures Game please visit http://www.fantasyflightgames.com
Gauntlet
This app helps Magic: The Gathering players track game lives, build and customize decks, and record game history. It offers detailed stats for players and decks, supports multiple players, and includes a powerful hand simulator.
- Life tracking for up to 6 players
- Deck building and importing
- Game history and stats
- Hand simulator
- Deck customization with card art
- Deck organization with folders
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Gauntlet is the most feature packed Magic: The Gathering utility app available. It’s a life tracker, deck builder and record keeper of your games. THE BEST LIFE TRACKER: • Select your deck and the decks your opponents are playing. Player tiles will be updated with the cover art of each deck. • Save the results when the game is over. Select a winner, and each player will have their career and deck stats updated immediately. • Full support for up to 6 players with custom life totals, and a turn randomizer to determine who plays first. • Other features include 21 unique tile colours, 15 unique counters, rolling D6, and a game timer. THE BEST MOBILE DECK BUILDER: • Brew on the go or import your decks from other deck building sites. • Customize your deck with art from any card in the multiverse. • Pick a format and your deck screen adapts to show things like your commander or your signature spell. • Bling out the cards in your deck with foils. • Shuffle up and draw an opening 7 with a powerful hand simulator. • Stay ahead of your competition with deck list data. View your mana curve, pip breakdown, and more. • Export your deck lists as text, or share a link to your profile on social media. • Keep your decks organized with folders, and sort them by name, games played, wins, and format. YOUR GAME HISTORY IN DETAIL: • Every game is saved making it easy to go through previous games and see who played, who won, and which decks came to battle. • Track wins and losses for each deck, and see how your career wins and losses change over time. • Follow your friends to stay up-to-date with their latest brews, deck performance, and game history.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gauntlet at 4.9 against Launch Bay Next's 4.3. Gauntlet also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Gauntlet holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 127 and 309 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Launch Bay Next's written reviews are positive against 83% of Gauntlet's.
Launch Bay Next ships an update every 2 months, Gauntlet weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Launch Bay Next | Gauntlet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (127 ratings) | 4.9 (309 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.0% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 127 | 309 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andre Lind | Scott Campbell |
Customer experience
Launch Bay Next
Gauntlet
User reviews
Launch Bay Next
From 127 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Intuitive UI design
- 🚀 Fast updates for points
- ✅ Best squad builder
- ✨ Clean and beautiful design
- 💪 Functional and simple
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 📉 Some features missing
- 🤔 Interactions not intuitive
- ⚠️ App crashes frequently
- 🚫 Unable to log on
Gauntlet
From 309 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great deck builder
- 👍 Excellent life tracker
- 👍 Covers player profiles and match records
- 👍 Useful for tracking win/loss records
- 👍 Good for looking at card collections
Room to improve
- 🐛 Search engine requires precise typing
- 🐛 General load time for cards is slow
- 🐛 Scrolling on the board can be annoying
- 🐛 App appears small on iPad Pro
- 🐛 Does not track win-rate for non-primary deck in matches
Bugs and requests
Launch Bay Next
Reported bugs
29 issues- T-70 weapon hardpoints missing
- Wartime Loadout for B-Wing NR2 Y-Wing missing
- Filter to hide non-collection items missing
- Cannot add weapon upgrades for Resistance T-70 (2.0 Legacy)
- App crashes when adding Upsilon for First Order (2.0 Legacy)
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- App crashes when selecting Starkiller Base Pilot
- Team point totals recalculate incorrectly after closing app (iOS)
- XWA points not loading correctly
- Loses login and does not load squads after closing and reopening
- GUI broken after adding support for other languages
- Gideon Hask TIE/ln pilot listed incorrectly
- Bug when inputting tournament dates (blank dropdown)
- Bossk taping out at 666666 on Z-95 Headhunter
- App won't load after deleting and reinstalling (connected to FB)
- App freezes on home screen
- App crashes and hangs during loading
- App support link not working
- App won't load after opening again
- App does not open after last update
- App crashes since most recent update
- Separatist and Republic ships cost zero
- Veteran Turret Gunner missing
- Cards only available when others are present do not appear
- RZ-2 A-Wing listed with 0 hull and no shields
- Wave II not showing in Collection section
- Maul cannot be added to a Rebel list with Ezra Bridger
- Lambda shuttle crew deletion issue
- Astromechs with same ability listed
- Auzituk Gunship actions incorrect (reinforcement not coordinate)
Requested features
10 requests- Filter to hide non-collection items
- Improve filtering logic (narrow results)
- Add rules reference tab
- Add simple game tracking
- Add damage card search
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- Download all images on WiFi
- Support for iPad displays
- Add card art
- Incorporate 'your collection' feature
- Spanish translation support
Gauntlet
Reported bugs
5 issues- Developers have seemingly given up (according to one review)
- App ruined for jailbroken phones (iOS 14 and up)
- Board scrolls every time life or counters are moved
- Does not track win-rate for the deck not shown as primary in a match
- App is very small on iPad Pro
Requested features
19 requests- Scan cars to make adding decks easier
- More precise search engine
- Faster card loading times
- Display card prices
- Scan cards in deck building
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- Add Android support
- Add tournament bracket functionality
- Deeper stat tracking
- Leave notes about each deck
- Leave notes about individual cards
- In-app purchases for donations
- Add play test cards
- Better layout for exporting decks to text
- Feature to track win/loss ratios without starting a game
- Option for locking board scrolling
- Android release (mentioned as desired)
- Manual change of player names when playing 'against yourself'
- Add friends who don’t use the app to games
- Add full deck lists
In-app purchases
Launch Bay Next
No in-app purchases
Gauntlet
No in-app purchases
