Comparison

Paintball Commander vs Shoot Move Communicate

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

Head to head
About

Paintball Commander

Track teammates in real-time during paintball or airsoft games using GPS. Gain a significant advantage by seeing team members on a map. Supports game and team creation, password protection, and referee monitoring.

Highlights
  • Real-time GPS tracking
  • Create and manage games/teams
  • Password-protected teams
  • View team members on map
  • Monitor multiple teams
  • Referee mode
Features
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Paintball Commander puts your whole team on one live map. See every teammate move in real time, mark the ground, and coordinate from the field or from the sideline — paintball, airsoft, milsim, scenario games and driven hunts. On real fields since 2012. FREE FOR THE WHOLE TEAM • Every teammate's position on the map, live, for the whole team • Create a game, invite players by link or QR code, and organize teams • Referee mode for whoever is running the match • See every marker and zone your team has placed • Satellite, hybrid and standard maps • Keeps reporting your position with the phone in your pocket PREMIUM • Drawing tools: zones, routes, circles and waypoints the whole team sees • Drop a waypoint exactly where you stand, with one tap • Your own recorded track, so you can see where you went New accounts get a 14-day free trial. Premium is an auto-renewing subscription — monthly or yearly — that you can cancel anytime in your Apple account settings. BUILT FOR THE FIELD Big controls, a map that stays readable in sunlight, and markers you can actually hit with gloves on. Your position keeps reporting in the background during a game, and anything you draw while out of coverage is queued and sent the moment you are back. FOR HUNTS TOO Driven hunts and group hunts run on the same thing a paintball game does: knowing where everyone is before anyone moves. Mark stands, drives and boundaries, and keep the whole party in sight. Gather your team, head to the field, and take command. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://paintballcommander.com/privacypolicy.php

About

Shoot Move Communicate

Features
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Shoot Move Communicate is a civilian Command and Control (C2) platform built around the capabilities of JBCP — designed for prepared citizens, milsim operators, search and rescue teams, and professionals who operate beyond the reach of consumer apps. MAP & NAVIGATION • Interactive map: pan, zoom, rotate, 3D pitch • Styles: Standard, Dark, Topographic, Satellite • Tracking: Free, Follow, Heading Up · Night/Light Discipline Mode (red-shift display) • Map label toggles: roads, buildings, water, POI, transit · Pencil calibration WAYPOINTS • Drop by tap or coordinate entry · drag to reposition • Friendly/unknown/hostile affiliation · custom names, icons, size, and rotation • Attach notes and photos · elevation and coordinates on demand • Point lookup — tap anywhere for coords and quick actions ROUTES • Road, Trail, Off-Road, and Custom freehand routing • Terrain-aware off-road routing via Tobler's Hiking Function • Distance, travel time, elevation gain · configurable speeds and terrain preferences LINE OF SIGHT • Observer and target placement · terrain profile with obstruction visualization • Green = clear / Red = blocked · minimum clearance calculation • Configurable heights and max range · save and export profiles WEAPON SYSTEMS • Place weapons with azimuth, left/right arc limits, and coverage ring visualization • Built-in and custom profiles: name, type, max range, effective range, default arc DRAWING & OVERLAYS • Freehand strokes (stylus or finger) with 6 colors · undo by stroke · phase line tool • Named overlay layers: group features, toggle visibility, share and export STRUCTURED REPORTS • SALUTE · Contact Report · SITREP · ACE · MIST • 9-Line MEDEVAC · 9-Line UXO/IED · CAS 9-Line · Call for Fire · BOLO • Auto-fill: sender, time, location, coordinate format · pre-fill from map features · send to team chat TEAM & COMMS • Organizations and hierarchical sub-teams · invite codes · role management • Real-time location sharing with heading and accuracy · configurable broadcast rate • Offline mesh radio via WiFi/Bluetooth — no internet required • Meshtastic LoRa radio integration for extended range • Team chat with photos and @mentions · activity banners for teammate actions TRACK RECORDING • Record, pause, resume, stop · real-time track line with elevation profile • Distance, elapsed time, elevation gain · save and export IMPORT / EXPORT • Formats: KML/KMZ, GeoJSON, GPX, SMC native • Share via AirDrop, email, Messages · import and merge SMC packages COORDINATES • MGRS (10m and 1m precision), UTM, Decimal Degrees, DTG Zulu • Global format switch applied everywhere in the app · copy to clipboard CUSTOM OBJECTS & ICONS • Upload custom images as map icons · place and reuse across the map SECURITY • Face ID / Touch ID · biometric re-auth for sensitive actions • OTP email reset · Keychain credential storage Shoot Move Communicate. The C2 platform you actually own. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Paintball Commander3 screens
Shoot Move Communicate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Paintball Commander at none against Shoot Move Communicate's 4. Paintball Commander also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Shoot Move Communicate sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Paintball Commander asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paintball Commander ships an update every 2 months, Shoot Move Communicate every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Paintball Commander versus Shoot Move Communicate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaintball CommanderShoot Move Communicate
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperComplexITMichael Turner

In-app purchases

None

Paintball Commander

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Shoot Move Communicate

Subscriptions4
  • Squad - Monthly$11.991 Month
  • Pro - Monthly$24.991 Month
  • Squad - Yearly$99.001 Year
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  • Pro - Yearly$199.001 Year

Questions

Is Paintball Commander free?
Paintball Commander is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shoot Move Communicate free?
Shoot Move Communicate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Paintball Commander or Shoot Move Communicate have ads?
Neither Paintball Commander nor Shoot Move Communicate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paintball Commander or Shoot Move Communicate?
Paintball Commander ships an update every 2 months, and Shoot Move Communicate every 3 weeks. Most recently, Paintball Commander was updated on September 19, 2026 and Shoot Move Communicate on September 26, 2026.

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