Rust+ vs Wingman
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rust+
Stay connected to your Rust game servers with real-time updates, team communication, and remote device control. Receive alerts for raids, track teammates on the map, and manage in-game electrical contraptions from your phone.
- Real-time server updates
- Team communication
- Map exploration
- Remote device control
- Push notifications
- In-game news updates
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The official Rust companion app from Facepunch Studios – stay connected to the game so you never miss an important moment again. Coordinate with your team, receive alerts when you’re being raided, remotely set off traps, and more! Requires the Rust game - available on macOS and PC. Rust Console Edition is not supported at this time. PAIR WITH YOUR SERVERS Pair with your favorite Rust servers to receive real-time updates for the things that matter the most: player counts, current game time, online teammates, and more. You’ll also get (optional) push notifications whenever one of your teammates joins the game. KEEP UP WITH YOUR TEAM Communicate with your team from anywhere to just catch up or plan for your next raid. Messages are visible in both the app and the in-game team chat so you can seamlessly switch between the two. CONTROL YOUR IN-GAME DEVICES Connect Smart Switches and Smart Alarms to your in-game electrical contraptions and pair them with Rust+ to control them remotely at any time. Smart Switches let you turn things on or off, and Smart Alarms send customizable push notification alerts when an electrical signal is detected. EXPLORE THE MAP View the full server map to see all monuments, your teammates, and points of interest. GET THE LATEST RUST NEWS Get notified about new Rust blogs and news so you can stay on top of the latest updates, or catch up on older blogs you may have missed. © 2026 Facepunch Studios Limited. "Rust+", "Rust", "Facepunch", and their logos are trade marks of Facepunch Studios Limited. All rights reserved.
Wingman
Track your Apex Legends ranked progress, map rotations, and pack openings. See your RP gains, top legends, and rank goals. Connect with friends and monitor your heirloom collection.
- Live map rotations and countdowns
- Ranked RP tracking and history
- Top Legend performance analysis
- Rank goal progress monitoring
- Apex Pack and Heirloom tracking
- Friend leaderboards and notifications
- Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
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Wingman is an unofficial companion app for players of Apex Legends who take ranked seriously. KNOW THE MAP BEFORE YOU DROP See the current and next map for Ranked, Pubs, Wildcard and Mixtape with live countdowns. Get alerts when the map changes, or when your favourite map comes up in your chosen mode. YOUR RANKED PROGRESS, RECORDED Search for your profile before you sign in. Connect it for free with Sign in with Apple. No EA login needed. Wingman Pro records detected RP changes on our servers while you play. Background tracking works with the app closed when a tracking place is available. If you are queued, keep the History screen open while you play for foreground checks; background tracking starts automatically when a place frees up. Review gains and losses, your RP trend, and rank and legend details where available. History starts once Pro is active, your profile is linked and tracking has begun. Some records can combine games; games with no RP change aren't recorded. Games are kept for a year, so you can compare a past split with this one. SEE WHAT EARNS YOUR RP Find your Top Legend by net RP this split, based on your recorded history, with losses included. View that legend's last seven days beside your rank goal, with RP remaining, a split countdown and daily pace. Predator goals use the latest available cutoff for your platform, or aim for Top 500 to Top 10 on the ladder. Tap your profile card for Your stats: see how your RP ranks on your platform and across all platforms. With Pro, add RP per game for each legend and map, your pace to your rank goal, and every legend's trackers. THE WINGMAN LEADERBOARD See where you stand against other Wingman players, ranked by RP. You choose whether you're on it and can hide any time in Settings. With Wingman Pro, see who has gained the most RP today and this split. FRIENDS Add up to 15 friends with a friend code and see them ranked by RP with you, with a notification for each request and accept. See each other's heirloom boards, and when you both have Wingman Pro, each other's RP gained today. COUNT EVERY PACK Manually log eligible Apex Packs. See your progress towards the 500-pack guarantee and the fixed base Heirloom chance. After a week of logging, Wingman estimates when you'll reach 500. Log each heirloom you make on your heirloom board, with the pack it came at. WIDGETS Put the live map on your Home Screen or Lock Screen, with its art and a countdown, and count packs from the Pack Tracker widget. With Wingman Pro, the Today's RP and Rank Goal widgets show your day and your goal at a glance, and update after each match Wingman records. BUILT FOR THE GRIND - Sign in with Apple to sync your linked profile, pack count, heirloom board and rank goal across devices - Fast, dark and minimal, designed for quick checks between games - No ads - A Discord community for help and ideas, one tap from Home WINGMAN PRO Unlock ranked history, background tracking, Top Legend insights, rank goals, past splits, the Today and Split leaderboards, the Today's RP and Rank Goal widgets and four app icons with a Wingman Pro subscription, monthly or annual. Cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. If you bought Pro as a one-time purchase before, you keep it. Map rotation, alerts, profile search and linking, the RP leaderboard, friends, the pack tracker and heirloom board, and the Map Rotation and Pack Tracker widgets are free. Online Pro features depend on Wingman's servers and third-party services. Wingman is an independent app. It is not endorsed by or affiliated with EA or its licensors, or with Respawn Entertainment. Apex Legends is a trademark of Electronic Arts Inc. Game artwork and rank icons are the property of Electronic Arts Inc. and Respawn Entertainment. Game data is provided by the unofficial Apex Legends Status API (apexlegendsstatus.com). Privacy: https://wingman-tracker.netlify.app/privacy/ Terms: https://wingman-tracker.netlify.app/terms/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Wingman at 4.5 against Rust+'s 3.9. Wingman also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (78% vs 51%). Rust+'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 41). 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
Both are free to download. Wingman sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Rust+ asks for nothing beyond the download.
Wingman holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rust+ has 1.2K ratings behind it against 41, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Rust+'s written reviews are positive against 78% of Wingman's.
Rust+ ships an update every 3 months, Wingman every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rust+ | Wingman |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (1.2K ratings) | 4.5 (41 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.2% of reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 41 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Facepunch Studios LTD | Haashim Malik |
Customer experience
Rust+
Wingman
Bugs and requests
Rust+
Reported bugs
4 issues- Endless login loop
- Server detection issues
- Crashes on certain devices
- Notifications not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Add console support
- Integrate CCTV camera feeds
- Improve team chat functionality
- Add player list and server population info
- Allow login with other platforms (Xbox, PlayStation)
Wingman
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rust+
No in-app purchases
Wingman
- Monthly$3.991 Month
- Annual$24.991 Year
Questions
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