Paintball Commander vs Shoot Move Communicate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Real-time GPS tracking
- Create and manage games/teams
- Password-protected teams
- View team members on map
- Monitor multiple teams
- Referee mode
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Paintball Commander turns your phone into the team's tactical map. Everyone on your team sees each other live, on satellite imagery, while you play - and the referees see everyone. That's free. No ads, and no bought advantages: who you see on the map depends on your team and your role, never on what you paid. • Live team map - your team in real time, and your position keeps being shared with the screen off • Draw the field - zones, boundaries and objectives. Saving them, so your team or everyone sees them, is Premium • Measure as you draw - distance, perimeter and area appear while you place the points • Referee mode - a neutral role that sees every team at once • Games and teams in seconds - invite by link or QR code, set who may invite, revoke anytime • Your own track - see where you actually went, free for the last 60 minutes • Follow along in a browser - the live map, your game history, and track export as GPX, KML or GeoJSON BEFORE THE GAME Create a game, draw the field, and share one link or QR code. Whoever scans it joins the right team without typing anything. You decide who else may invite, and any invitation can be revoked. DURING THE GAME The map shows every teammate as they move, with the newest positions marked as fresh and older ones drawn hollow, so you can tell what you are looking at. Set your own state in the game and the rest of the team sees it on the map. You choose how long you share your position when you join, and the app warns you before that time runs out. AFTER THE GAME Your game history and the tracks are on the website, and every track exports as GPX, KML or GeoJSON for whatever map tool you already use. FOR AIRSOFT, MILSIM AND HUNTING It works the same wherever a team needs to see itself on a map. A hunting party uses it the same way: everyone sees each other in real time, and stands, boundaries and drives are drawn on the map. Seeing your party costs nothing. Map positions are an aid. They never replace hunting safety rules, positive target identification or direct communication. Same app since 2012 - season after season of keeping a team visible to itself on real fields, with patchy coverage and a battery that has to last the day. PREMIUM Free to play, with the whole live map included, and your own track for the last 60 minutes. Premium adds saving the map objects you draw, your own track for the whole game, seeing where your teammates have been, and more frequent position updates. Premium is an auto-renewing subscription that runs monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, and it renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://paintballcommander.com/privacypolicy.php
Shoot Move Communicate
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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/
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Verdict
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
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.
Paintball Commander ships an update monthly, Shoot Move Communicate every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paintball Commander | Shoot Move Communicate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ComplexIT | Michael Turner |
In-app purchases
Paintball Commander
No in-app purchases
Shoot Move Communicate
- 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
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