Comparison

Quartermaster vs Warmachine App

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

Warmachine App

Access the complete library of WARMACHINE cards and rules updates directly on your device. This official utility app streamlines gameplay with a wealth of features designed for faster and easier tabletop miniature battles.

Highlights
  • Official WARMACHINE utility app
  • Complete card library
  • Regular rules updates
  • Facilitates faster gameplay
  • Easier tabletop battles
Features
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The Warmachine App is the official utility app for the WARMACHINE tabletop miniatures game. The entire library of WARMACHINE cards is in the palms of players’ hands, giving them access to a wealth of features that facilitate faster and easier gameplay. In addition, users receive regular rules updates from Steamforged Games straight to their devices. EULA Link - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Additional information can be found here - https://steamforged.com/pages/iron-kingdoms-warmachine

Screenshots

Quartermaster4 screens
Warmachine App2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Warmachine App at Free against Quartermaster's $7.99. Warmachine App also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Quartermaster's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (367 vs 95). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

Warmachine App is free to download; Quartermaster costs $7.99 up front. Warmachine App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Quartermaster asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Quartermaster against 4.5 for Warmachine App. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 367 and 95 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Quartermaster's written reviews are positive against 58% of Warmachine App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quartermaster ships an update every 3 weeks, Warmachine App monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Quartermaster versus Warmachine App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuartermasterWarmachine App
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (367 ratings) — better4.5 (95 ratings)
Positive reviews64.3% of reviews — better57.7% of reviews
Number of ratings367 — better95
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB141 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperSean RogersSteamforged Games Ltd

Customer experience

Quartermaster

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

Warmachine App

All ratings95 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive57.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative38.5%

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

Warmachine App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Quartermaster

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Warmachine App

Subscriptions2
  • Warmachine App Subscription$5.991 Month
  • 1 Year Warmachine Subscription$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Quartermaster free?
Quartermaster costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Warmachine App free?
Warmachine App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Quartermaster or Warmachine App?
Quartermaster is rated higher. Quartermaster averages 4.6 out of 5 from 367 ratings, while Warmachine App averages 4.5 from 95 ratings.
Do Quartermaster or Warmachine App have ads?
Neither Quartermaster nor Warmachine App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quartermaster or Warmachine App?
Quartermaster ships an update every 3 weeks, and Warmachine App monthly. Most recently, Quartermaster was updated on October 13, 2026 and Warmachine App on October 10, 2026.

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