SWU Hyperbuild vs New Recruit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SWU Hyperbuild
This app helps you create and manage decks for a card game. It features a complete card database, deck statistics, and offline access to your saved decks. It also includes tools for managing your card collection and generating tournament forms.
- Complete card database
- Intuitive deck builder
- Deck statistics and analysis
- Card collection management
- Offline access to decks
- Tournament form generator
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SWU Hyperbuild is an unofficial deck builder and practice companion for the Star Wars: Unlimited trading card game. BUILD DECKS • Premier, Eternal, Twin Suns and Free Build formats, with legality checks as you build • Search and filter the full card database • Deck statistics and draw probabilities so you know how your list behaves • Import lists from SWUDB JSON or melee.gg, and export your own LEARN AND PRACTICE • Learn to Play (Beta): seven guided lessons that teach setup, mulligans, resources, arenas, combat, and leader deployment on a real match table • Solo Play (Beta): play your decks against an AI opponent • Prompts show the full printed ability text so you always know what a choice does • Best-of-three series, playmats and card sleeves to personalize your table • Optional haptics and game-message timing controls PLAY ONLINE (BETA) • Random or private online matches against other players • Requires Game Center sign-in TRACK YOUR COLLECTION • Keep a running count of the cards you own, by expansion • See what you still need for a deck at a glance KEEPS ITSELF CURRENT • Card data and art update between app releases, so new sets arrive quickly SWU Hyperbuild is an unofficial fan-made app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Lucasfilm, Disney, or Fantasy Flight Games. Star Wars and Star Wars: Unlimited are trademarks of their respective owners.
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
SWU Hyperbuild and New Recruit both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 87% of New Recruit's written reviews are positive against 50% of SWU Hyperbuild's. New Recruit also leads on ratings volume (710 vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). SWU Hyperbuild's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, update cadence 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. New Recruit sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $35.00 per year. SWU Hyperbuild asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SWU Hyperbuild against 4.9 for New Recruit. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: New Recruit has 710 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of SWU Hyperbuild's written reviews are positive against 87% of New Recruit's.
SWU Hyperbuild ships an update weekly, New Recruit every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.
| Parameter | SWU Hyperbuild | New Recruit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.9 (710 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 87.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 710 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bonafide Pro, LLC | Vincent, Gatien,Alphonse MASSIAS |
Customer experience
SWU Hyperbuild
New Recruit
Bugs and requests
SWU Hyperbuild
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
SWU Hyperbuild
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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