BattleBase vs DieHammer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BattleBase
Manage your tabletop wargaming battles with guided setup, phase-by-phase turn tracking, and automatic scoring. Keep track of command points, stratagems, and victory points effortlessly. Connect with friends and review your battle history.
- Guided battle setup
- Phase-by-phase turn tracking
- Automatic victory point scoring
- Command point and stratagem management
- Connect with friends
- Battle event logs
- Dice roller
- Chess timer
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WARHAMMER 40,000 ROSTERS & BATTLES Build and validate army lists, then run the game from setup to final score, all in one place. BattleBase is built for matched play with current mission packs, and stays in sync across phones, tablets, and the web. ROSTER BUILDER Create BattleBase rosters with detachment rules, validations, tags, and filters. Browse faction datasheets, run Mathhammer on your units, print or share lists, and export to Yellowscribe for Tabletop Simulator. Import lists from other builders when you already have a list elsewhere. GUIDED BATTLE SETUP Choose battle size, attach rosters, pick your mission pack, deployment, and terrain layout, set secondary objectives, deploy, decide who goes first, and work through pre-battle steps—then start the battle when you’re ready. PHASE-BY-PHASE CONTROL Move through each battle round and phase the way the rules expect. Score primary and secondary objectives at the right times, handle mission-specific steps, and keep both players aligned on what happens next. VICTORY POINT SCORING Tap to award primary and secondary VP when it’s legal. Track totals and per-objective progress during the game, including limits and end-of-battle scoring where the mission requires it. COMMAND POINTS & STRATAGEMS Gain CP at the start of your turn, see what you can spend, and activate stratagems for the current phase with one tap. Per-phase limits help prevent double-spending the same stratagem. CONNECT WITH FRIENDS Link battles to player accounts, compare head-to-head history, and follow friends’ public games in the activity feed. BATTLE EVENT LOGS & PHOTOS Review stratagems, scoring, CP changes, and other events in order. Add battlefield photos to the log as the game unfolds. BATTLE HISTORY & STATS Browse past games with names, scores, and events. View personal stats such as win–loss and average points on your profile. SHARED EXPERIENCE Both players see the same battle state—objectives, VP, CP, secondaries, and relevant stratagem info—so you’re never arguing over the scoreboard. MULTI-DEVICE SUPPORT Run the battle on a laptop or tablet at the table, on each player’s phone, or all at once. BattleBase keeps every device in sync. DICE ROLLER Roll large batches quickly, with rerolls and sustained hits when you need them. CHESS TIMER Use pass-and-pause timing for practice games or tournament prep—or so you actually finish before dinner. LIVESTREAM OVERLAY Copy an OBS-friendly overlay during setup or in-game to show scores and battle info on Twitch, YouTube, and similar platforms. RULES & REFERENCE Browse 11th edition core rules, mission packs, deployments, and missions in the app. Search factions, datasheets, players, and more from the global search tab. COMMUNITY Discover events and gaming locations, view global and faction rankings, and join leagues for ongoing competition with your group (league creation and several advanced tools are part of BattleBase Supporter). BATTLEBASE SUPPORTER Optional subscription unlocks extras such as army galleries, unlimited battle photos, King of the Colosseum, league management, deployment practice, early access features, and more—while helping fund ongoing development. …and much more! Please refer to www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ for terms of use.
DieHammer
This app simplifies dice rolling for tabletop wargames like Warhammer. It automatically tallies results for any number of dice, speeding up gameplay. Focus on strategy rather than calculations.
- Automated dice rolling
- Tallys results for hundreds of dice
- Speeds up tabletop gameplay
- Focuses on calculations
- Supports Warhammer and 40K
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This gaming aid for Warhammer and Warhammer:40K players, DieHammer manages rolls for you! Whether you are rolling just a couple of die, or hundreds, DieHammer tallies your results and helps keep your game moving. The mundane calculations are done for you, leaving you free to concentrate on wiping out our enemies! About Warhammer and Warhammer: 40000: A tabletop game, owned by Games Workshop. Trademarks and copyrights for them are wholly owned by Games Workshop, and I make no claims to them. You will need your own copies of the games to play, and you will probably still want your own dice. About Chartreuse Necktie: I'm an independent developer, writing apps to make my life better. I hope they can help other people as well.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DieHammer at none against BattleBase's 1. DieHammer also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). BattleBase's advantage is ratings volume (28 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. BattleBase sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. DieHammer asks for nothing beyond the download.
DieHammer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BattleBase has 28 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BattleBase ships an update every 6 months, DieHammer weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BattleBase | DieHammer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (28 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mark McFarlane | Rory HINNEN |
Customer experience
BattleBase
DieHammer
In-app purchases
BattleBase
- BattleBase Supporter$4.991 Month
DieHammer
No in-app purchases







