Comparison

BattleBase vs Warmachine App

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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GUIDED BATTLE SETUP Choose your battle size, muster your armies, select your mission, set up the battlefield, select fixed or tactical secondary missions, deploy your units, determine who will go first, and even remember to resolve your pre-battle abilities! Then hit that start button to begin the fight for glory! PHASE BY PHASE CONTROL Step through the phases of each player's turn as intended by the rules and objectives. Your CP each turn is automatically added so you'll never forget, score primary and secondary objective points at the correct times, get prompted to select secret missions, and more! VICTORY POINT SCORING Simply tap to score points for primary and secondary missions at the correct time. See your overall score and progress for each mission during the battle, and know when you've hit the limit! COMMAND POINT AND STRATAGEM USAGE Automatically gain your CP at the start of your turn, check how many CP you have, see the specific stratagems available to you for the current phase, and simply click a button to activate them and spend your CP. Per-phase limits stop you accidentally using a stratagem twice (we're looking at you, Command Re-roll!). CONNECT WITH FRIENDS Connect with your friends to start a battle that's linked to each of your accounts, see overall stats of your battle history with each friend, and see your friends' battles against other players through our updates feed. BATTLE EVENT LOGS See exactly when that stratagem was used, review the points that were scored, confirm you actually did get your additional CP at the start of your turn (until you realise BattleBase doesn't make mistakes and you stop checking), and more! A HISTORY OF ALL YOUR BATTLES See the full history of your previous battles against your friends, including names, scores, and events. SHARED EXPERIENCE Enable both players to easily access information about the state of the battle, including the primary objective, each player's selected secondary objectives, victory and command points, and stratagems available to their opponent. MULTI-DEVICE SUPPORT The ultimate large screen shared experience via a large screen next to your gaming table. Don't have a large screen? Each player can control the battle using their smartphone. Or for the ultimate experience, use phones or tablets alongside your large screen. BattleBase will keep them all in sync. DICE ROLLER Quickly roll those 100 attacks, rerolling the 1s or all fails, and with exploding sixes! CHESS TIMER Train for that tournament, or just ensure you and your friend can get through that game before your better half threatens to leave you... again! ...and much more! Please refer to https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ for terms of use.

About

Warmachine App

Access the complete library of WARMACHINE cards and rules updates directly on your device. This official utility app streamlines gameplay with a wealth of features designed for faster and easier tabletop miniature battles.

Highlights
  • Official WARMACHINE utility app
  • Complete card library
  • Regular rules updates
  • Facilitates faster gameplay
  • Easier tabletop battles
Features
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The Warmachine App is the official utility app for the WARMACHINE tabletop miniatures game. The entire library of WARMACHINE cards is in the palms of players’ hands, giving them access to a wealth of features that facilitate faster and easier gameplay. In addition, users receive regular rules updates from Steamforged Games straight to their devices. EULA Link - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Additional information can be found here - https://steamforged.com/pages/iron-kingdoms-warmachine

Screenshots

BattleBase4 screens
Warmachine App2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BattleBase at 73% against Warmachine App's 58%. BattleBase also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). Warmachine App's advantage is ratings volume (95 vs 23). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. BattleBase sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and Warmachine App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BattleBase holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 95 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of BattleBase's written reviews are positive against 58% of Warmachine App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BattleBase ships an update every 2 months, Warmachine App monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BattleBase versus Warmachine App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBattleBaseWarmachine App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (23 ratings) — better4.5 (95 ratings)
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews — better57.7% of reviews
Number of ratings2395 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.4 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB141 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMark McFarlaneSteamforged Games Ltd

Customer experience

BattleBase

All ratings23 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative27.3%

Warmachine App

All ratings95 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive57.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative38.5%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BattleBase

Subscriptions1
  • BattleBase Supporter$4.991 Month
2 purchases

Warmachine App

Subscriptions2
  • Warmachine App Subscription$5.991 Month
  • 1 Year Warmachine Subscription$69.991 Year

Questions

Is BattleBase free?
BattleBase is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Warmachine App free?
Warmachine App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BattleBase or Warmachine App?
BattleBase is rated higher. BattleBase averages 4.7 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Warmachine App averages 4.5 from 95 ratings.
Do BattleBase or Warmachine App have ads?
Neither BattleBase nor Warmachine App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BattleBase or Warmachine App?
BattleBase ships an update every 2 months, and Warmachine App monthly. Most recently, BattleBase was updated on September 19, 2026 and Warmachine App on September 21, 2026.

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