BattleTech Tactical Companion vs ListForge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BattleTech Tactical Companion
This app enhances tabletop armored combat gaming by providing a dynamic digital record sheet toolkit. It allows players to track 'Mech and lance status, manage weapon ammo and heat, and apply critical hit effects automatically. Save game states, design custom lances, and even print 'Mech sheets for a smoother and more engaging gameplay experience.
- Digital record sheet tracking
- Save and load game states
- Track ammo and heat effects
- Automatic critical hit restrictions
- Design and save custom lances
- Full gamestate phase tracking
- 'Mech sheet printing
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You are a MechWarrior: master of a multi-ton, towering avatar of destruction that drops into hot zones across a thousand worlds. BattleTech is the world’s greatest tabletop armored combat game, filled with a myriad of epic stories and gaming experiences. Leap into the action! This app includes numerous features that allows digital tracking of record sheet elements, increasing the speed and fun of any BattleTech game night. Features: - Includes record sheets from the BattleTech: Beginner Box and A Game of Armored Combat, as well as the complete set of ’Mechs from Wave 1 of the BattleTech: Clan Invasion Kickstarter - Track and save ‘Mech and lance status across multiple record sheets during a game. Or save a game state for future play! - Customize MechWarrior name including Gunnery/Piloting Skills or choose from a variety of pre-set MechWarrior Pilot cards - Ammo-dependent weapons track ammo and slots - Heat Effects are tracked including dissipation - Critical Hits—as well as the loss of limbs—automatically apply their appropriate movement and weapon firing restrictions - Lance can be designed and saved with new or “campaigning” ‘Mechs - Lance Insignias - Full gamestate Phase Tracking - ‘Mech sheet printing
ListForge
Create and manage tabletop wargame lists with a focus on user experience and unique features. Track your hobby progress, analyze game statistics, and share your creations with a community.
- UI-focused list building
- In-game view with unit stats
- Live game tracker
- Built-in mathhammer
- Hobby tracker
- Interactive list sharing
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ListForge is an intuitive listbuilding app for tabletop wargames with a focus on UI and innovative features such as: hobby tracking, match tracking, built-in mathhammer, interactive list sharing, unit/list notes, and more. Our app features: 1. UI-focused list building with unit browser, smart wargear defaults, notes, and counters 2. In-game view with unit stats, army rules, color-coded stratagems, and a VS mode for opponents 3. Live game tracker, advanced battle log, and match history stats 4. Built-in mathhammer with auto-loaded weapons, deep modifiers, rerolls, Monte Carlo simulations, and custom defensive targets 5. Hobby tracker for build and paint progress across your collection 6. Sharing and community: text, PDF, and web view exports, public profiles, and a community feed
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ListForge at 71% against BattleTech Tactical Companion's 28%. ListForge also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). BattleTech Tactical Companion's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. BattleTech Tactical Companion sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ListForge asks for nothing beyond the download.
ListForge holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 51 and 62 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of BattleTech Tactical Companion's written reviews are positive against 71% of ListForge's.
BattleTech Tactical Companion ships an update every 2 months, ListForge every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BattleTech Tactical Companion | ListForge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (51 ratings) | 4.6 (62 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.4% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 51 | 62 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 509 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Catalyst Game Labs | Bryce Merrill |
Customer experience
BattleTech Tactical Companion
ListForge
In-app purchases
BattleTech Tactical Companion
- Veteran Status$9.99
ListForge
No in-app purchases
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