Pathbuilder 2e vs New Recruit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pathbuilder 2e
This character planner and sheet app is designed for the Pathfinder 2e Tabletop Roleplaying Game. It allows users to meticulously plan their characters and then export them as a PDF or use the application directly as a digital character sheet.
- Character planning
- Digital character sheet
- PDF export
- Pathfinder 2e compatible
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Pathbuilder 2e is a character planner and sheet compatible with Pathfinder 2e Tabletop Roleplaying Game. You can plan out your characters and then either export them as a PDF character sheet or use the app itself as a character sheet.
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 ads: Pathbuilder 2e at none against New Recruit's shown. Pathbuilder 2e also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). New Recruit's advantage is ratings volume (689 vs 199) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Pathbuilder 2e sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and New Recruit sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $35.00 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Pathbuilder 2e against 4.9 for New Recruit. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 199 and 689 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Pathbuilder 2e's written reviews are positive against 87% of New Recruit's.
Pathbuilder 2e ships an update every 9 days, New Recruit every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.
| Parameter | Pathbuilder 2e | New Recruit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (199 ratings) | 4.9 (689 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 89.5% of reviews — better | 87.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 199 | 689 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | 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 | 128 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Redrazors Ltd | Vincent, Gatien,Alphonse MASSIAS |
Customer experience
Pathbuilder 2e
New Recruit
User reviews
Pathbuilder 2e
From 199 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fantastic at last
- 🚀 Best builder finally on iOS
- 👍 The best character creator
- 👍 The best builder come to iOS!
- 👍 Borderline essential for easy Pf2e play and insane value
Room to improve
- 🤔 Functionally fantastic, but needs work on iPad
New Recruit
From 689 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Excellent app performance
- 👍 Seamless integration with website
- 👍 Useful for Warhammer army building
- 👍 Great mobile version of a popular tool
Room to improve
- 🔍 Potential data sync issues between mobile and web
- 🔍 Menus can be deep for certain actions
Bugs and requests
Pathbuilder 2e
Reported bugs
1 issue- Functionally fantastic, but needs work on iPad
Requested features
1 request- Path builder encounters, GM mode, and ability to share turn order with players
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
Pathbuilder 2e
- Pathbuilder 2e IOS Full Unlock$6.99
New Recruit
- Mortal Supporter$35.001 Year
- Immortal Supporter$69.001 Year
- Godlike Supporter$143.991 Year
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