Army Publications vs LeaderMap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Army Publications
Access a comprehensive library of critical military publications, including Army Regulations, Doctrine Publications, Field Manuals, and Techniques Publications. This essential reference tool allows for offline access, personalized libraries, and seamless document sharing for military professionals.
- Complete doctrine library
- Offline access
- Personalized library
- Document sharing
- Integrated Pubs Journal
- No accounts required
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Serving America's military professionals since 2013, the completely rebuilt Army Publications app delivers the comprehensive doctrine library modern Soldiers need. Now reimagined for 2025 with an enhanced interface and expanded document library. Access the complete collection of critical military publications: 10 Army Regulations (AR) [ADP's Top 10] 17 Army Doctrine Publications (ADP) 48 Field Manuals (FM) 196 Army Techniques Publications (ATP) Perfect for staff officers, NCOs, and leaders at all levels, this essential reference tool lets you download publications for offline use, create a personalized library, and share documents seamlessly with your team. The integrated Pubs Journal feature provides a convenient way to record your regulation notes, annotations, and references. Built by military professionals for military professionals. No accounts required, no in-app purchases, and no unnecessary features—just the essential military references you need, when you need them. Take your regulations anywhere. Download Army Publications today.
LeaderMap
This app provides resources for self-development and leader development programs, drawing from Army Doctrine. It offers videos, interactions, self-assessments, and job aids to guide users through leadership concepts.
- Self-development guidance
- Leader development programs
- Army Doctrine integration
- Videos and interactions
- Self-assessments
- Job aids
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*LeaderMap contains resources to help guide your self-development efforts and your implementation of leader development programs. This tool brings to life key concepts from the FM 6-22 and other Army Doctrine on leadership. There are many resources available including videos, interactions, self-assessments, and job aids. Once you download LeaderMap, select the Getting Started button to review information on how to navigate through and access resources within LeaderMap. *This app was contracted and developed by contractors for The Center for Army Leadership, http://usacac.army.mil/organizations/mccoe/cal
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: LeaderMap at 50% against Army Publications's 0%. LeaderMap also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (3.7 vs 2.2). Army Publications's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 15 months) and chart position (#190 vs unranked). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
LeaderMap is free to download; Army Publications costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LeaderMap holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Army Publications's written reviews are positive against 50% of LeaderMap's.
Army Publications ships an update every 6 weeks, LeaderMap every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Army Publications | LeaderMap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.2 (5 ratings) | 3.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #190 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Polemics Applications LLC | TRADOC Mobile |
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In-app purchases
Army Publications
No in-app purchases
LeaderMap
No in-app purchases
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