Comparison

War Council vs First Player BG

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

War Council

This app helps players of a popular tabletop miniatures game manage their unit collections and build armies. It allows for easy army assembly, strategy visualization, and sharing of army lists with friends. It serves as a digital reference for all available game units.

Highlights
  • Track unit collection
  • Build armies and point costs
  • Manage Tactics cards and NCUs
  • Visualize strategies
  • Share armies with friends
  • Unit reference guide
Features
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The official Song of Ice & Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game companion app! Take your War Council with you wherever you go, to track your collection and build your armies in your smartphone / tablet! Easily assemble new armies and visualize the viability of new strategies for this amazing wargame set in Westeros. Features: - Tracks your collection of units with ease. - Build your armies and track their point costs, deck of Tactics cards, NCUs and Units. - Share your armies with friends! - Easy reference for every unit available for the game. Attention: This app is meant to be used as a companion for the Song of Ice & Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game. Requires physical copies of the game for full enjoyment.

About

First Player BG

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First Player Decide who starts — instantly and fairly Tired of arguing about who goes first? First Player takes care of it in seconds. Add your players, tap once, and let the app randomly select the first player and automatically generate the turn order for the rest of the game. No bias, no debates — just start playing. Need dice? First Player includes built-in dice rolling, perfect for board games, tabletop RPGs, and party games. Want personality? Player names can include emojis, making it easy to spot everyone at a glance. Made a mistake? Simply swipe to delete players and keep going. Whether you’re playing board games, role-playing games, or casual party games, First Player keeps setup fast, fair, and fun — so you can focus on the game, not the logistics. Features Randomly select the first player Automatically generate player order Built-in dice rolling Emoji-friendly player names Save and edit Lists Swipe to delete players Clean, simple, game-night-ready design Start faster. Play fair. Let First Player decide.

Screenshots

War Council4 screens
First Player BG4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: First Player BG at daily against War Council's every 10 days. War Council's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

War Council ships an update every 10 days, First Player BG daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
War Council versus First Player BG: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWar CouncilFirst Player BG
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (114 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews43.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings114 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCMONSebastian Ek

Bugs and requests

War Council

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Documents will not download
  • Commander units not appearing
  • Attachments not appearing
  • App crashes when printing
  • Create button greyed out after update
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  • Commander cards show unit abilities instead of commander abilities
  • Dragon mechanics missing for Targaryens
  • Formatting issues on Pixel2 phone
  • Cannot add commander to army list
  • Cannot define area for attachments

Requested features

9 requests
  • Add direct feedback button
  • Implement swipe gestures for navigation
  • Add Windows version for printing
  • Include 'What's New' section
  • Divide FAQ by factions
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  • Add historical battle scenarios
  • Allow uniting factions
  • Increase max army size limit
  • Add Rich Text export option

First Player BG

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

War Council

No in-app purchases

None

First Player BG

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is War Council free?
War Council is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is First Player BG free?
First Player BG is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do War Council or First Player BG have ads?
Neither War Council nor First Player BG shows ads.
Which is updated more often, War Council or First Player BG?
War Council ships an update every 10 days, and First Player BG daily. Most recently, War Council was updated on October 24, 2026 and First Player BG on October 17, 2026.

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