Comparison

Quartermaster vs BattleBase

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

Head to head
About

Quartermaster

Manage your tabletop miniature armies and forces with this app. Draft new army ideas, organize your existing miniatures, and prepare for game time. Supports a growing list of popular tabletop miniature games with community-created templates.

Highlights
  • Army and force management
  • Draft new army ideas
  • Organize miniatures
  • Community-created game systems
  • Create and edit factions
  • Printable lists and card grids
  • Cross-device syncing
Features
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Quartermaster is the management app for tabletop miniature games that knows how to play nice. As a wargamer, you're constantly thinking about new ways to assemble an army, force, or squadron for your favorite miniature games. Now you’ll be ready to draft your ideas whenever inspiration strikes. And when gaming time comes, you’ll have all your miniatures in order. No more loose pages and scribbled notes! Quartermaster uses game systems and faction templates created by a community of wargamers just like you. You can create and edit your own factions right in the app. The list of community-created games for Quartermaster continues to grow, and currently includes the following tabletop miniature games: - Warhammer: The Old World - Horus Heresy (all editions) - Necromunda - Warhammer Fantasy Battles - Warhammer 40,000 (2nd and 3rd Edition) - Trench Crusade - and more! Quartermaster is constantly evolving to bring you the latest technologies and the best user experience. - iCloud automatically syncs your drafts across your devices. - Share your drafts with your friends (and opponents!) by AirDrop, social media, email, or message. - Prepare a detailed list or card grid for printing. Play nice. Use Quartermaster.

About

BattleBase

Manage your tabletop wargaming battles with guided setup, phase-by-phase turn tracking, and automatic scoring. Keep track of command points, stratagems, and victory points effortlessly. Connect with friends and review your battle history.

Highlights
  • Guided battle setup
  • Phase-by-phase turn tracking
  • Automatic victory point scoring
  • Command point and stratagem management
  • Connect with friends
  • Battle event logs
  • Dice roller
  • Chess timer
Features
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WARHAMMER 40,000 ROSTERS & BATTLES Build and validate army lists, then run the game from setup to final score, all in one place. BattleBase is built for matched play with current mission packs, and stays in sync across phones, tablets, and the web. ROSTER BUILDER Create BattleBase rosters with detachment rules, validations, tags, and filters. Browse faction datasheets, run Mathhammer on your units, print or share lists, and export to Yellowscribe for Tabletop Simulator. Import lists from other builders when you already have a list elsewhere. GUIDED BATTLE SETUP Choose battle size, attach rosters, pick your mission pack, deployment, and terrain layout, set secondary objectives, deploy, decide who goes first, and work through pre-battle steps—then start the battle when you’re ready. PHASE-BY-PHASE CONTROL Move through each battle round and phase the way the rules expect. Score primary and secondary objectives at the right times, handle mission-specific steps, and keep both players aligned on what happens next. VICTORY POINT SCORING Tap to award primary and secondary VP when it’s legal. Track totals and per-objective progress during the game, including limits and end-of-battle scoring where the mission requires it. COMMAND POINTS & STRATAGEMS Gain CP at the start of your turn, see what you can spend, and activate stratagems for the current phase with one tap. Per-phase limits help prevent double-spending the same stratagem. CONNECT WITH FRIENDS Link battles to player accounts, compare head-to-head history, and follow friends’ public games in the activity feed. BATTLE EVENT LOGS & PHOTOS Review stratagems, scoring, CP changes, and other events in order. Add battlefield photos to the log as the game unfolds. BATTLE HISTORY & STATS Browse past games with names, scores, and events. View personal stats such as win–loss and average points on your profile. SHARED EXPERIENCE Both players see the same battle state—objectives, VP, CP, secondaries, and relevant stratagem info—so you’re never arguing over the scoreboard. MULTI-DEVICE SUPPORT Run the battle on a laptop or tablet at the table, on each player’s phone, or all at once. BattleBase keeps every device in sync. DICE ROLLER Roll large batches quickly, with rerolls and sustained hits when you need them. CHESS TIMER Use pass-and-pause timing for practice games or tournament prep—or so you actually finish before dinner. LIVESTREAM OVERLAY Copy an OBS-friendly overlay during setup or in-game to show scores and battle info on Twitch, YouTube, and similar platforms. RULES & REFERENCE Browse 11th edition core rules, mission packs, deployments, and missions in the app. Search factions, datasheets, players, and more from the global search tab. COMMUNITY Discover events and gaming locations, view global and faction rankings, and join leagues for ongoing competition with your group (league creation and several advanced tools are part of BattleBase Supporter). BATTLEBASE SUPPORTER Optional subscription unlocks extras such as army galleries, unlimited battle photos, King of the Colosseum, league management, deployment practice, early access features, and more—while helping fund ongoing development. …and much more! Please refer to www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ for terms of use.

Screenshots

Quartermaster4 screens
BattleBase4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BattleBase at Free against Quartermaster's $7.99. BattleBase also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 64%) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). Quartermaster's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months). On rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

BattleBase is free to download; Quartermaster costs $7.99 up front. BattleBase sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Quartermaster asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BattleBase holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quartermaster has 367 ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Quartermaster's written reviews are positive against 75% of BattleBase's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quartermaster ships an update fortnightly, BattleBase every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Quartermaster versus BattleBase: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuartermasterBattleBase
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (367 ratings)4.7 (29 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.3% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings367 — better29
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#181 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB119 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSean RogersMark McFarlane

Customer experience

Quartermaster

All ratings367 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral3.8%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral7.1%
Negative28.6%

BattleBase

All ratings28 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Quartermaster

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes when adding or editing tallies
  • Lists and templates randomly deleted
  • Faction data disappears on app close
  • Only allows one faction at a time
  • Cannot add multiple weapons to single units
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  • Import failed errors for templates
  • Slow interface and list loading
  • Parentheses in list names cause deletion
  • Cannot share lists via messaging apps
  • Formation editing not possible after initial setup
  • Incorrect point calculations
  • Necromunda faction files not saving

Requested features

12 requests
  • Comprehensive user guide and tutorial videos
  • Weapon and equipment profile displays
  • List legality validation system
  • In-game tracking aids (casualties, points destroyed)
  • Rules and banners summary pages
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  • Image/picture support for units
  • Faction-specific item organization
  • Army percentage calculations during building
  • Copy and duplicate list functionality
  • List publication/roster format export
  • Better formation editing capabilities
  • Unit renaming functionality

BattleBase

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Quartermaster

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

BattleBase

Subscriptions1
  • BattleBase Supporter$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Quartermaster free?
Quartermaster costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BattleBase free?
BattleBase is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Quartermaster or BattleBase?
BattleBase is rated higher. Quartermaster averages 4.6 out of 5 from 367 ratings, while BattleBase averages 4.7 from 29 ratings.
Do Quartermaster or BattleBase have ads?
Neither Quartermaster nor BattleBase shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quartermaster or BattleBase?
Quartermaster ships an update fortnightly, and BattleBase every 6 months. Most recently, Quartermaster was updated on November 1, 2026 and BattleBase on November 3, 2026.

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