MechWarrior vs BattleSpots
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MechWarrior
Command a powerful mech lance in real-time strategy battles across 21 missions. Experience authentic BattleTech mechanics with unique touchscreen controls and full camera rotation in a 3D environment. Upgrade your mechs and outmaneuver enemy forces for survival and supremacy.
- Real-time strategy combat
- Authentic BattleTech mechanics
- Unique touchscreen controls
- Full camera rotation
- 21 unique missions
- Mech customization and upgrades
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Control a powerful lance of MechWarriors and battle through the Lyran Commonwealth in 21 missions, across 3 planets. Your first assignment: Outmaneuver the Draconis Combine for supremacy — and survival. The official MechWarrior game for iOS puts the real-time strategy of the BattleTech Universe into the palm of your hand. Stability and graphics may vary depending on performance of device. Check http://www.mechwarriortc.com/compatibility.html for more details. Send your lance of MechWarriors into battle, control their every move and use your best strategies to defeat the enemy. MechWarrior: Tactical Command delivers a unique set of touchscreen controls and the finest real-time strategy (RTS) experience with full camera rotation within the 3D environment. The authentic BattleTech mechanics include heat sensitivity and limbs with individual sources of health and power. Outmaneuver waves of elementals, tanks, and heavily armored mechs. Prepare for the most exciting, authentic BattleTech game ever released to the App Store! Features: Stunning cut-scenes and graphics optimized for iOS 6 with retina display Now a universal app with integration across iOS devices Full camera rotation within the 3D environment Real time tactics and unique game controls Authenticity to the original BattleTech universe and beloved board game 21 unique missions across three planets Three difficulty modes and complete customization for resources, technology, weaponry and BattleMech upgrades Download MechWarrior: Tactical Command today and see why games journalists have raved about it. “One of the best strategy games on iOS.” – TODAYOnline “Makes me feel like a slightly taller Tom Cruise in Minority Report. 9 out of 10.” -– RTSGuru “The gameplay sticks to the original MechWarrior board game without trying to be a straight port.” – Pocket Gamer “Creator Personae Studios is looking to perfectly blend traditional real-time strategy with basic MechWarrior elements.” – Touch Arcade Visit us: mechwarriortc.com Like us: facebook.com/pages/MechWarrior-Tactical-Command/172846279428622 Follow us: twitter.com/MechWarriorTC
BattleSpots
Connect with fellow tabletop gamers, share your miniatures, and document your game sessions. Discover local gaming spots and find players in your area for games like BattleTech and Warhammer.
- Find local players and gaming groups
- Share photos of miniatures and game sessions
- Document battles with turn counters and reports
- Discover local game stores and events
- Connect with other gamers via comments and tags
- Create a diary of your wargame sessions
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We have created this independent App as a fan project to help the community enjoy BattleTech, Alpha Strike, and similar Tabletop games in a better way and to find friends to play with. The App allows players of Tabletop games to put markers on the map, share photos of miniatures and sessions, and find other people in their area. A whole social community enables you to get in contact via a comment at each entry. You can tag other Tabletop players in the App by writing @username, and the other person is instantly informed of your comment via push notification and can get back to you. Other community functions are ready for you and your activity. Download the BattleSpots App and join us! Secondly, the App allows the recording and documentation of ongoing battle sessions with photographs, turn counter, and battle values. With these Battle Reports, you can create a diary of your BattleTech, Alpha Strike, or other wargames like Warhammer - either turn by turn or share fantastic moments with the community. You can also post your 3D printed or painted miniatures in the App to show to others in the "Minis" section and talk about miniature painting, kitbashing, and 3d printing of figurines - from BattleTech to Warhammer or other miniature and tabletop games. For local game stores, Tabletop conventions, boardgame cafés or bars, and other local places, the "Places" section stand ready to create a geographical database of shops, events, and other tabletop games, roleplaying games (RPG) and boardgame related locations. Map your neighborhood for everyone to explore and discover. The App is non-commercial, and there is no user tracking, ads, or user monetarization. It is simply from us at SPOTTERON and vonSeiten (MW5 Modder, Artist) for you, the amazing Battletech and TableTop community! Welcome to BattleSpots and the new tabletop App community!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: BattleSpots at Free against MechWarrior's $7.99. BattleSpots also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days). MechWarrior's advantage is ratings volume (123 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
BattleSpots is free to download; MechWarrior costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BattleSpots holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MechWarrior has 123 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MechWarrior ships an update every 9 days, BattleSpots every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MechWarrior | BattleSpots |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (123 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 123 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.3 GB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Personae Studios | SPOTTERON Gmbh |
Customer experience
MechWarrior
BattleSpots
Bugs and requests
MechWarrior
Reported bugs
5 issues- Game crashes on mission 4 or 6
- Units get stuck or unresponsive
- Incompatible with iOS 9 and above
- Buttons and UI elements not working
- Saves not working properly
Requested features
5 requests- Multiplayer mode
- Expanded campaign with more missions
- Mech customization options
- AI and pathfinding improvements
- Stability and bug fixes
BattleSpots
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MechWarrior
No in-app purchases
BattleSpots
No in-app purchases









