Comparison

Paintball Commander vs GridTac

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

GridTac

Features
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GridTac turns your phone into a live tactical display for airsoft and milsim. See your whole team on the map in real time, drop markers, issue orders, and stay coordinated from kickoff to endex, without burning your battery. Built for the field, not the office. REAL-TIME TEAM MAP • See every teammate's live position on the map as they move. • Fog of war, you only see your own faction; the enemy stays hidden. • Battery-first design built to track through a full game day. TACTICAL TOOLS • Drop markers and points of interest for the whole team. • Issue orders and waypoints from commanders down to squads and individual players. • Team, squad and player chat to keep comms tight. • SOS beacon when a player needs help. MADE FOR THE FIELD • Download your play area for offline use, works where the signal doesn't. • Multiple base maps: tactical, satellite, topographic and elevation. • Grid references and bearing/distance for fast call-outs. • Runs without Google services — fine on de-Googled phones. FREE TO PLAY GridTac is free for your group. Create a game, invite your squad with a code or QR, and get on the field. GridTac is a companion tool for in-person airsoft and milsim events.

Screenshots

Paintball Commander3 screens
GridTac4 screens

Verdict

The call

Paintball Commander and GridTac are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Paintball Commander versus GridTac: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaintball CommanderGridTac
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB24 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperComplexITLinus Nilsson

In-app purchases

None

Paintball Commander

No in-app purchases

None

GridTac

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paintball Commander free?
Paintball Commander is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GridTac free?
GridTac is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Paintball Commander or GridTac have ads?
Neither Paintball Commander nor GridTac shows ads.

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