MechHitting vs Calcu
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.
Calcu
This unofficial player aid assists with hit calculations for robot battle games. Easily input values, sum categories, and calculate hit probability based on dice rolls. Customize your experience with multiple color options.
- Input values for categories and robots
- Sum all category values
- Calculate hit probability
- 2d6 dice roll simulation
- Multiple color themes
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This is an unofficial player aid to help facilitate hit calculations for players interested in robot battles. It's a fun way to engage and plan out attacks on the tabletop Key Features - Ability to input values easily for each category or GATOR - Provide a total number of all categories - Calculate the hit probability based on the 2d6 dice roll - Multiple colors to choose from! -Cluster and Hit Location reference tables
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Calcu at 100% against MechHitting's 33%. Calcu also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). MechHitting's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 3) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Calcu holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of MechHitting's written reviews are positive against 100% of Calcu's.
MechHitting ships an update every 4 months, Calcu every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MechHitting | Calcu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Takahiro Niijima | Joe Watson |
Customer experience
MechHitting
Calcu
In-app purchases
MechHitting
No in-app purchases
Calcu
No in-app purchases
