MechHitting vs New Recruit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MechHitting
This application assists players of the Battletech tabletop game by quickly determining the location of a hit. It simplifies a common game mechanic, making gameplay smoother and faster for enthusiasts.
- Dice roll for hit location
- Battletech game mechanic helper
- Rapid determination
- Tabletop game utility
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This is dice roll application for the rapid determination of the hit location on Battletech tabletop game.
New Recruit
This app helps you build army lists for various miniature tabletop games. It also facilitates tournament organization, allows you to track your game statistics, and manage your miniature collection to see what models you need.
- Build army lists for popular games
- Organize and manage tournaments
- View player rankings and statistics
- Track personal game stats
- Manage miniature collection
- Customize user interface
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New Recruit is an army list builder for miniature tabletop games such as Warhammer 40k, The Old World, Age of Sigmar, The Ninth Age and many more. But not just that, it comes with a lot more features! - Build your army lists for all popular games - Participate in or organise tournaments, very powerful for tournament organisers, because New Recruit can check list validity for you, saving precious time. - View rankings and tournament statistics, lists played by the best players - Track your own games and view your personal stats to see what armies or units work best for you - List your miniature collection and instantly see if a list is playable or what models you need to buy - Highly customizable user interface, make your on themes - New Recruit is in active development and new features are coming regularly! Terms and conditions https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: New Recruit at 88% against MechHitting's 33%. New Recruit also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months). MechHitting's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. New Recruit sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $35.00 per year. MechHitting asks for nothing beyond the download.
New Recruit holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: New Recruit has 630 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of MechHitting's written reviews are positive against 88% of New Recruit's.
MechHitting ships an update every 4 months, New Recruit every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MechHitting | New Recruit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (10 ratings) | 4.9 (630 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 88.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 630 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Takahiro Niijima | Vincent, Gatien,Alphonse MASSIAS |
Customer experience
MechHitting
New Recruit
Bugs and requests
MechHitting
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
New Recruit
Reported bugs
1 issue- No reported bugs
Requested features
2 requests- Improved data sync between mobile and web
- Streamlined menu structure for common actions
In-app purchases
MechHitting
No in-app purchases
New Recruit
- Mortal Supporter$35.001 Year
- Immortal Supporter$69.001 Year
- Godlike Supporter$143.991 Year
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