Comparison

Recon Scan vs Hyperspace Canon

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

Head to head
About

Recon Scan

Features
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Recon Scan is a focused planning toolkit for competetive miniature wargamers by a competetive wargamer. Build a tournament-grade table, lay down terrain, drop your models onto a scenario, and watch line-of-sight calculated live as you move pieces around the board. Whether you're prepping for your next miniature wargame, dialling in terrain placement before a tournament, or running through a scenario to find the strongest deployment, Recon Scan keeps the focus on the board β€” not the spreadsheet. LAYOUT EDITOR β€’ 60 Γ— 44 inch tournament-standard table β€’ Per-footprint terrain features: ruin walls with corner segments, barricade strips with configurable section widths, and full-height structures, each with adjustable heights β€’ Multiple deployment zone presets covering the standard competitive modes β€’ Snap-to-grid drag with precise rotation control SCENARIO BUILDER β€’ Place model bases on any saved layout β€” circles, ovals, and hulls from 25 mm up to 160 mm, covering infantry, monsters, and vehicles β€’ Drag, rotate, and snap models with one-finger gestures β€’ Live line-of-sight visualisation: select any model and instantly see what it can see, with obscuring rules built in β€’ Charge-range and deepstrike denial halos for quick distance checks UNIT BASE LOOKUP β€’ Import an army list and Recon Scan auto-resolves each unit to its correct base size β€’ Supports ListForge JSON, simple text, and WTC-style exports PRIVACY & DATA β€’ Fully offline β€” no accounts, no sign-in, no analytics, no tracking β€’ Every layout and scenario is stored only on your device β€’ Export and import as JSON via the standard share sheet β€” your data, your choice where it goes

About

Hyperspace Canon

Features
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Hyperspace Canon is a fan-made timeline and tracker for Star Wars canon. The Star Wars canon timeline is a maze of films, series, books, comics and games. Hyperspace Canon puts them in order and keeps your progress in one place. ABOUT Explore films, series, books, comics and games in chronological order, grouped by era. Mark titles as consumed, collected or wanted. Progress stays on your device by default. Optional sign‑in syncs your tracker across devices. Open a title for more detail and quick links to Wookieepedia, Disney+ and Amazon when available. WHAT YOU GET - Timeline by era, chronological order - Track consumed, collected and wanted - Local-first, optional cloud sync - Quick links out to more detail Hyperspace Canon is unofficial and not affiliated with Lucasfilm or Disney. Made by Bakkes X.

Screenshots

Recon Scan4 screens
Hyperspace Canon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Recon Scan at none against Hyperspace Canon's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Hyperspace Canon sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Recon Scan asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Recon Scan versus Hyperspace Canon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecon ScanHyperspace Canon
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size48 MB20 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperHobb IT Solutions ABMichael Bakkes

In-app purchases

None

Recon Scan

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Hyperspace Canon

One-time3
  • Coffee$1.99
  • Large coffee$3.99
  • Keep the timeline going$8.99

Questions

Is Recon Scan free?
Recon Scan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hyperspace Canon free?
Hyperspace Canon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Recon Scan or Hyperspace Canon have ads?
Neither Recon Scan nor Hyperspace Canon shows ads.

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