2nd in Command vs New Recruit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
2nd in Command
This app helps you build and manage warbands for tabletop skirmish games like Lion Rampant and Dragon Rampant. It offers instant point calculation for units and abilities, quick rule references, and saves your warband lists for immediate play.
- Build warbands for historical and fantasy settings
- Instant point calculation for units and abilities
- Save and store complete warband lists
- Quick reference guide for core rules
- Instant unit stat lookup (Fight, Courage, Attack)
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Second in Command: Rampant - Your Warband Commander The field is set for a skirmish. A proud band of knights, a horde of shambling undead, or a company of elite elves—your command awaits its moment of glory. Second in Command: Rampant is your mobile mustering ground for the thrilling skirmishes of Lion Rampant and Dragon Rampant, designed to get your warband from the roster to the raid in record time. Build Your Legendary Warband: Build Lists for Any Era: Faithfully muster your forces for both historical Lion Rampant and fantasy Dragon Rampant. Create warbands building around bold leaders, elite units, and powerful spells. Instant Point Calculation: The app handles the math of war. Every unit upgrade, magical standard, and special ability is tallied automatically, letting you experiment with your build without the ledger-work. Your Warband, Ready to Fight: Save and store your complete warbands on your device. Your raiding party is always battle-ready for a quick game, a campaign chapter, or a tournament. Master the Raid: Rules at a Glance: Keep the action fast and fluid. Our reference guide puts the core rules right in your hand. Resolve questions on the fly! Quick Reference: Instantly check the Fight, Courage, and Attack values of any unit type, allowing you to make daring tactical decisions in the heat of the moment. Sound the Horn! Stop tallying points and start rolling dice. Second in Command: Rampant is the essential tool for every commander looking to lead a quick, brutal, and glorious skirmish. Download Now and Unleash Your Warband!
New Recruit
This army builder app supports numerous tabletop miniature games, allowing users to construct lists, organize tournaments, and track personal game statistics. It also helps manage miniature collections and offers a customizable interface.
- Build army lists for popular tabletop games
- Organize and manage tournaments
- Check list validity for tournaments
- View rankings and player statistics
- Track personal game stats
- Manage miniature collection
- Customizable user interface
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New Recruit is an army list builder for miniature tabletop games such as Warhammer 40k, The Old World, Age of Sigmar, The Ninth Age and many more. But not just that, it comes with a lot more features! - Build your army lists for all popular games - Participate in or organise tournaments, very powerful for tournament organisers, because New Recruit can check list validity for you, saving precious time. - View rankings and tournament statistics, lists played by the best players - Track your own games and view your personal stats to see what armies or units work best for you - List your miniature collection and instantly see if a list is playable or what models you need to buy - Highly customizable user interface, make your on themes - New Recruit is in active development and new features are coming regularly! Terms and conditions https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: New Recruit at Free against 2nd in Command's $1.99. New Recruit also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (710 vs 1). 2nd in Command's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On rating 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
New Recruit is free to download; 2nd in Command costs $1.99 up front. New Recruit sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $35.00 per year. 2nd in Command asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for 2nd in Command against 4.9 for New Recruit. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: New Recruit has 710 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of 2nd in Command's written reviews are positive against 87% of New Recruit's.
2nd in Command ships an update every 6 weeks, New Recruit every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 2nd in Command | New Recruit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.9 (710 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 87.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 710 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Goathead Software | Vincent, Gatien,Alphonse MASSIAS |
Customer experience
2nd in Command
New Recruit
Bugs and requests
2nd in Command
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
New Recruit
Reported bugs
1 issue- No reported bugs
Requested features
2 requests- Improved data sync between mobile and web
- Streamlined menu structure for common actions
In-app purchases
2nd in Command
No in-app purchases
New Recruit
- Mortal Supporter$35.001 Year
- Immortal Supporter$69.001 Year
- Godlike Supporter$143.991 Year
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