Comparison

TacSync vs GridTac

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

Head to head
About

TacSync

This app provides real-time team awareness for milsim games, displaying all teammates on a live map. It allows for dropping markers, drawing plans, and communicating via text, photos, or voice messages within private sessions. Features include voice alerts for new markers and teammate status, ensuring you stay informed without interrupting gameplay.

Highlights
  • Live teammate positions on map
  • Droppable markers and drawn plans
  • Private team chat with voice/photo
  • Voice alerts for map updates
  • Squad management and status updates
  • Offline map and briefing support
Features
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Put your whole airsoft team on one live map. See where everyone is, drop markers, draw plans and chat, in a private session only your team can see. Built for milsim games that run for hours: TacSync keeps sharing your position with the phone locked in your pocket, and reads new markers out in your headphones so you don't have to take it out. NO SETUP, NO SIGN-UP Create a session, show the QR code, and your team is on the map. No TAK server to run, no accounts to hand out. Sharing stops when the game ends. WHAT YOU GET • Live positions: every teammate on one map, updating every few seconds, in the foreground and with the phone locked • Markers, routes and zones: objectives, rally points, enemy sightings, patrol routes, boundaries and no-go zones everyone sees at once • Squad chat: text, photos and voice messages in one session chat. Every new marker is posted there, one tap from the map • Voice alerts: hear new markers, enemy sightings and injured teammates in your headphones, with direction and distance • Squads and status: split the session into squads and mark yourself hit so your team sees it • Briefing: pin the op briefing where every player can open it before and during the game • Overlays: photograph the organiser's printed or hand-drawn map and pin it onto the real one • Maps: satellite imagery, contour lines for the terrain and a live rain radar • Distance: measure to the objective, a teammate or any marker • Command post: run the game from a laptop at app.tac-nav.com with the whole team on one big screen SEE IT FIRST Tap "Start with a demo" on the home screen: three squads moving, markers going down and radio chatter in the chat, playing out live. Your own location isn't shared in the demo. BUILT FOR PATCHY SIGNAL TacSync needs mobile data to keep the team in sync, but fields drop in and out of coverage. A message or marker sent in a dead spot isn't lost: it waits on your phone and goes out the moment you're back in range. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Sessions are invite-only. Only the people who joined can see positions, markers and chat, enforced on the server, not just hidden in the app. After the game, everyone who played keeps the full record for the debrief. COOPERATIVE, NOT COMPETITIVE Everyone in a session is on the same side. No hit detection, no scoring: just shared awareness for your squad or your whole side.

About

GridTac

Features
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GridTac turns your phone into a live tactical display for airsoft and milsim. See your whole team on the map in real time, drop markers, issue orders, and stay coordinated from kickoff to endex, without burning your battery. Built for the field, not the office. REAL-TIME TEAM MAP • See every teammate's live position on the map as they move. • Fog of war, you only see your own faction; the enemy stays hidden. • Battery-first design built to track through a full game day. TACTICAL TOOLS • Drop markers and points of interest for the whole team. • Issue orders and waypoints from commanders down to squads and individual players. • Team, squad and player chat to keep comms tight. • SOS beacon when a player needs help. MADE FOR THE FIELD • Download your play area for offline use, works where the signal doesn't. • Base maps: tactical, satellite and topographic. Detailed terrain maps cover Sweden; satellite imagery works worldwide. • Grid references and bearing/distance for fast call-outs. • Runs without Google services — fine on de-Googled phones. FREE TO PLAY GridTac is free for your group. Create a game, invite your squad with a code or QR, and get on the field. GridTac is a companion tool for in-person airsoft and milsim events.

Screenshots

TacSync4 screens
GridTac4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: GridTac at 4 against TacSync's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
TacSync versus GridTac: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTacSyncGridTac
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.415.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB28 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperAdomas AlenovicLinus Nilsson

In-app purchases

None

TacSync

No in-app purchases

None

GridTac

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TacSync free?
TacSync is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GridTac free?
GridTac is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TacSync or GridTac have ads?
Neither TacSync nor GridTac shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TacSync or GridTac?
TacSync ships an update every 4 days, and GridTac every 4 days. Most recently, TacSync was updated on November 1, 2026 and GridTac on October 28, 2026.

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