Bank Builder vs TactiMate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bank Builder
This utility app assists players in constructing a bank of a specific amount for 18xx board games. It's designed to streamline the process of managing in-game finances.
- Build bank of specific amount
- Designed for 18xx board games
- Chipset financial management
- Free to use
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A free app to help with building a bank of a specific amount from a chip set. Useful when building a bank for 18xx board games.
TactiMate
An unofficial assistant for a historical tactical tabletop wargame. It helps track scenario progress and automates action roll calculations for a smoother learning and verification experience.
- Scenario progress tracking
- Automated action roll calculations
- Learning aid for wargames
- Verification of game mechanics
- Tactical tabletop game support
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This app is an unofficial assistant for a historical tactical tabletop wargame, inspired by the Advanced Squad Leader: Starter Kit, designed by Ken Dunn and published by Multi-Man Publishing, LLC - Track scenario progress - Automate action roll calculations for easier learning and verification
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TactiMate at 5.0 against Bank Builder's 4.0. TactiMate also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 22 months). Bank Builder's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Bank Builder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and TactiMate sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
TactiMate holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Bank Builder ships an update every 22 months, TactiMate every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bank Builder | TactiMate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Magnus Orn Gylfason | Anton Shishkin |
Customer experience
Bank Builder
TactiMate
In-app purchases
Bank Builder
- Buy me a coffee$3.99
TactiMate
- Small Tips$0.99
- Medium Tips$4.99
- Big Tips$9.99
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- Starter Kit 2 Bundle$19.99
- Huge Tips$24.99
