Comparison

Quartermaster vs Black Library

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

Black Library

Access thousands of Warhammer ebooks and audiobooks in one place. Build your personal collection and enjoy stories from various Warhammer universes on the go. Discover new releases on their launch day and explore a vast back catalog.

Highlights
  • Thousands of ebooks and audiobooks
  • Integrated e-reader
  • Integrated audio player
  • New releases on launch day
  • Vast back catalog
  • Multilingual ebook support
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The Black Library App is the ultimate way to experience Warhammer stories wherever you are, whenever you want. With thousands of ebooks and audiobooks available to buy all in one place, you can build your own Warhammer library, and read or listen on the go. Be amongst the first to read the latest adventures, with new novels available from the day of release. And with access to a vast back catalogue of classics, your next Warhammer read can take you anywhere. The worlds of Warhammer 40,000, the Horus Heresy, Age of Sigmar and the Old World are yours to explore. Features: Online store with over 2,500 titles In-built e-reader and audio player New novels available on the day of release Ebooks are available in English, French and German Audiobooks and audio dramas, available in English

Screenshots

Quartermaster4 screens
Black Library4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Quartermaster at 64% against Black Library's 11%. Quartermaster also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 14). Black Library's advantage is price (Free vs $7.99) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On update cadence, 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

Black Library is free to download; Quartermaster costs $7.99 up front. Black Library sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Quartermaster asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Quartermaster holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 367 and 96 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Quartermaster's written reviews are positive against 11% of Black Library's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quartermaster ships an update fortnightly, Black Library every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Quartermaster versus Black Library: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuartermasterBlack Library
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (367 ratings) — better2.2 (96 ratings)
Positive reviews64.3% of reviews — better11.4% of reviews
Number of ratings367 — better96
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB51 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperSean RogersGames Workshop Limited

Customer experience

Quartermaster

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

Black Library

All ratings72 ratings
Positive23.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative65.3%
Written reviews79 reviews
Positive11.4%
Neutral13.9%
Negative74.7%

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

Black Library

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Quartermaster

No in-app purchases

14 purchases

Black Library

One-time14
  • Book - Tier 3$3.99
  • BL Tier 2$3.99
  • Book - Tier 27$4.99
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  • BL Tier 4$5.99
  • Book - Tier 29$6.49
  • Book - Tier 6$7.99
  • Book - Tier 7$9.99
  • Book - Tier 25$10.49
  • Book - Tier 26$10.49
  • Book - Tier 13$12.99
  • Book - Tier 14$13.99
  • Book - Tier 21$20.99
  • Book - Tier 17$21.99
  • Book - Tier 24$31.99

Questions

Is Quartermaster free?
Quartermaster costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Black Library free?
Black Library is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Quartermaster or Black Library?
Quartermaster is rated higher. Quartermaster averages 4.6 out of 5 from 367 ratings, while Black Library averages 2.2 from 96 ratings.
Do Quartermaster or Black Library have ads?
Neither Quartermaster nor Black Library shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quartermaster or Black Library?
Quartermaster ships an update fortnightly, and Black Library every 3 weeks. Most recently, Quartermaster was updated on October 26, 2026 and Black Library on October 27, 2026.

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