Comparison

Faction Battle System vs GetBarricade

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

Head to head
About

Faction Battle System

Bring video game excitement to real-world play with this app. It structures games with objectives and tracks every action, allowing players to focus on the fun. Designed to work with specific blasters, turrets, beacons, and drones.

Highlights
  • Objective-based gameplay
  • Real-world action tracking
  • Team elimination modes
  • Battle Royale
  • Capture the Flag
  • Target practice modes
Features
Read full description

With the Faction Battle System App, all the excitement of a video game is brought to life in the real world! Bring structure to your game with objectives your team must accomplish to win. Every real-world action is tracked by the Faction Battle App! It manages the game so you can focus on the fun. NOTE: This app is designed to work with the Faction Battle System Spectre and Havoc Gel Bead Blasters, Sentinel R/C Turret, Faction Beacons, and the Faction SkyFire Drone (each sold separately). The Faction Battle System Includes - *Target Practice - Beacon - Try to get the highest score as you target the Beacon! - ***Target Practice - Drone, 1P - Try to get the highest score as you target the flying SkyFire Drone! - ***Target Practice - Drone, 2P - Pass your mobile device to a friend and have them control the SkyFire Drone as you target it to get the highest score! - ***Fly Drone - Control the SkyFire Drone with your mobile device for fun, or to let a friend target it to score hits! - *Online Target Practice - Challenge players over the Internet and try to get the best score in Target Practice! - Team Elimination - Up to 16 player action! Choose a team and try to eliminate the other side as the battlefield shrinks. Use the Faction Spectre and Havoc Blasters to chat with teammates and indicate hits, while the App tracks the battlefield in real time! - Battle Royale - Try to eliminate all other players as the battlefield shrinks. - *Defuse the Bomb - Two teams try to successfully set the bomb and defend it, or try to defuse the bomb before it goes off! - King of the Hill - Score as many points as possible while defending your position on the Hill! - **Capture the Flag - Try to capture your team’s Flag and return it to your home base! - Tower Defense - Try to capture the other team’s Tower before they capture yours! - Zombies vs. Humans - Zombies try to get close enough to the Humans to infect them! Humans try to take out Zombies before they become Zombies themselves! - Battlefield Takeover - Try to capture and hold a series of waypoints before the other team does! * Requires a Faction Beacon to play. ** Requires 2 Faction Beacons to play. *** Requires a Faction SkyFire Drone to play

About

GetBarricade

Discover local concerts, from small venues to large arenas, tailored to your musical taste. This app goes beyond major ticketing sites to find hidden gems and emerging artists. Plan your concert trips, coordinate with friends, and never miss a show again.

Highlights
  • Personalized concert discovery
  • Finds indie and local shows
  • AI-driven band recommendations
  • Trip planning and accommodation
  • Group concert planning
  • Venue and mailing list crawling
Features
Read full description

GetBarricade the concert app that finds the concerts you will love from arenas to dive bars. Personalized concerts that matter to you, close to you, to get you at the barricade! GetBarricade is a concert intelligence app that finds shows other apps miss — the indie gig at a 200-person venue announced only on a mailing list, the local opener you'd love but haven't heard of yet. DEEP CONCERT FINDING - We crawl venue calendars, alt-weeklies, radio station event pages, and email lists — not just Ticketmaster. Every show is tagged with a confidence level so you know how solid the info is. PERSONALIZED DISCOVERY - Rate your favorite bands and GetBarricade learns your taste. Our AI discovery engine finds bands playing near you and explains exactly why you'd love them. TRIP PLANNING Commit to a show, plan your seats, accommodation, and travel all in one place. Share trips with your group so everyone can coordinate. GROUPS Create groups with friends. Spotlight shows you're excited about, veto ones you're not. See a composite score that reflects everyone's taste. YOUR CONCERT, YOUR WAY Soon view for what's coming up, My Bands for your library matches, Near Me for what's close. Every angle covered. https://getbarricade.app/terms

Screenshots

Faction Battle System4 screens
GetBarricade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GetBarricade at 5.0 against Faction Battle System's 2.1. GetBarricade also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks). Faction Battle System's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ratings volume (142 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. GetBarricade sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Faction Battle System asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GetBarricade holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Faction Battle System has 142 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Faction Battle System ships an update every 4 weeks, GetBarricade every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Faction Battle System versus GetBarricade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFaction Battle SystemGetBarricade
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (142 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings142 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.7 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB36 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperSkyrocket, LLCThrive Ink LLC

Bugs and requests

Faction Battle System

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App does not detect or connect to blaster
  • Max CCU unknown error on app startup
  • Orange ring prevents device connection
  • Spinning wheel of death during updates
  • Bluetooth connection drops mid-pairing
Show 6 more
  • Gun locks after app disconnection
  • Solid blue light indicates bricked device
  • QR code shows 'Game does not exist' error
  • App freezes requiring phone restart
  • Drone motors fail after limited use
  • Update process corrupts device firmware

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to use gun without app requirement
  • Offline mode functionality
  • More game modes and features
  • Better documentation and user guides
  • Standalone gun operation without Bluetooth
Show 1 more
  • Improved QR code system for game joining

GetBarricade

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Faction Battle System

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

GetBarricade

Subscriptions5
  • Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
  • GetBarricade Member$1.991 Year
  • Superfan Monthly$4.991 Month
Show 2 more
  • Family Monthly$5.991 Month
  • PRO Monthly$14.991 Month

Questions

Is Faction Battle System free?
Faction Battle System is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GetBarricade free?
GetBarricade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Faction Battle System or GetBarricade?
GetBarricade is rated higher. Faction Battle System averages 2.1 out of 5 from 142 ratings, while GetBarricade averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Faction Battle System or GetBarricade have ads?
Neither Faction Battle System nor GetBarricade shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Faction Battle System or GetBarricade?
Faction Battle System ships an update every 4 weeks, and GetBarricade every 5 days. Most recently, Faction Battle System was updated on October 16, 2026 and GetBarricade on October 7, 2026.

Other comparisons