Comparison

WingMate Companion vs Evac Ops

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

Head to head
About

WingMate Companion

This app enhances the board game experience by managing player actions, goals, and scoring. It offers features like player setup, Automa management, and detailed game result summaries. Unlock full scoring and solo play through in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Player setup and action cube assignment
  • Automa player selection and difficulty
  • End-of-round goal tile management
  • Automatic scoring for goals and points
  • Game result summaries and sharing
  • Automa move display and tracking
Features
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WingMate is an unofficial companion app for the award winning board game Wingspan, designed by Elizabeth Hargrave and published by Stonemaier Games. The app lets you: * assign a name and action cube color for each player, and order the players based on seating position * select an Automa player as one of the five players as well as difficulty * pick or randomly draw the end-of-round goal tiles * randomly draw the starting player and show the first player for each round * display Automa moves based on the Automa cards included in the game. Automatically tracks face-down birds, eggs and end-of-round cubes * score each player's total for the end-of-round goals, and then display the action cubes on the goal board * total each player's points per category (birds, bonus cards, end-of-round goals, eggs, food on cards and tucked cards) * automatically sum the values of each bird you score by tapping the point value of each bird * show and share a summary of the game results The free version of WingMate lets you score a single player. To fully score a game, you need to purchase the Scoring Unlock via an in-app purchase on the WingMate Store. To play a full solo game, you need to additionally purchase the Automa Unlock. A 7-Day Free Trial is available. WingMate requires iOS 18.0 or later. WingMate is not an official Stonemaier Games product, and is created with permission of Stonemaier Games. Special thanks to Elizabeth Hargrave, Jamey Stegmaier and Natalia Rojas, Ana Maria Martinez Jaramillo, and Beth Sobel for creating Wingspan, and David Studley and the Automa Factory for creating the Automa. Cardenio Modern by Nils Cordes, Bebas Neue by Font Fabric and Kronos by Lyft are used under their respective licenses. German translation proofreading by Nadine Bomhard. French translation proofreading by Thierry Bordet.

About

Evac Ops

A cooperative game where players work together as humanitarian heroes to evacuate civilians from a war zone before time or resources run out. This app guides players through turns and teaches about the vital work of aid workers.

Highlights
  • Cooperative gameplay
  • Humanitarian hero roles
  • Time-sensitive missions
  • Resource management
  • Single device play
  • Educational content on aid work
Features
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Take on the adventurous role of a Combat Photojournalist, Frontline Rescuer, or Aid Worker in an active war zone, and work together to evacuate civilians before running out of time or resources! Evac Ops™ is a cooperative game for 3-players (ages 8+) developed by the War Toys® nonprofit organization.  Players share a single device (phone or tablet) and must cooperate, communicate, and work together as a team to win the game. The app mirrors the War Toys: Evac Ops™ boardgame and guides players through each of their turns, while providing opportunities to learn more about the vital, lifesaving work of these humanitarian heroes.

Screenshots

WingMate Companion4 screens
Evac Ops4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Evac Ops at none against WingMate Companion's 11. Evac Ops also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). WingMate Companion's advantage is ratings volume (267 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). On price, ads 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. WingMate Companion sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Evac Ops asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Evac Ops holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WingMate Companion has 267 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WingMate Companion ships an update every 2 months, Evac Ops every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
WingMate Companion versus Evac Ops: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWingMate CompanionEvac Ops
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (267 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings267 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB133 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperTimothy ChernaWar Toys®

Customer experience

WingMate Companion

All ratings267 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral2.2%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive62.9%
Neutral14.5%
Negative22.6%

Evac Ops

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

11 purchases

WingMate Companion

One-time11
  • 7-day TrialFree
  • European Expansion$0.99
  • Automa Unlock$1.99
Show 8 more
  • Oceania Expansion$1.99
  • Asia Expansion$1.99
  • Americas Expansion$1.99
  • Scoring Unlock$2.99
  • Scoring Bundle (2020)$3.99
  • Automa Bundle (2020)$4.99
  • Scoring Bundle (2020)$4.99
  • Automa Bundle (2022)$5.99
None

Evac Ops

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WingMate Companion free?
WingMate Companion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Evac Ops free?
Evac Ops is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WingMate Companion or Evac Ops?
Evac Ops is rated higher. WingMate Companion averages 4.7 out of 5 from 267 ratings, while Evac Ops averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do WingMate Companion or Evac Ops have ads?
Neither WingMate Companion nor Evac Ops shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WingMate Companion or Evac Ops?
WingMate Companion ships an update every 2 months, and Evac Ops every 8 months. Most recently, WingMate Companion was updated on September 24, 2026 and Evac Ops on June 11, 2026.

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