Comparison

BattleLore vs Fighting Fantasy Classics

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

Head to head
About

BattleLore

Engage in epic fantasy battles by commanding valiant warriors and vicious demons. Muster armies, deploy them strategically, and wield arcane powers to outmaneuver your opponents. Fight a heroic campaign or challenge friends in multiplayer skirmishes.

Highlights
  • Epic fantasy battles
  • Strategic army mustering and deployment
  • 360º battlefield view
  • Wield arcane Lore powers
  • Multi-mission single-player campaign
  • Online and local multiplayer skirmishes
Features
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"One of the best of the year." - boardgamegeek.com Pocket Tactics - 5 out of 5 Board Game Geek - 5 out of 5 Touch Arcade - 4 out of 5 Gamezebo - 4 out of 5 EPIC FANTASY BATTLES Command valiant warriors and vicious demons in BattleLore: Command, based on the board game BattleLore Second Edition. Lead the noble Daqan army as they fearlessly defend their homeland from the invading hordes of the Uthuk Y’llan– demon-blooded barbarians spreading chaos and destruction wherever they go. Or, lead the Uthuk Y’llan and channel their fury into military supremacy. PREPARE FOR WAR: Muster armies suited to the mission at hand and support your strengths as a commander. Deploy them strategically and order them unit by unit. TAKE THE FIELD: Use the 360º view to see the battlefield from any vantage point. WIELD ARCANE POWERS: Lore powers give each army unique tactical and magical advantages you can use to surprise the enemy and turn the tide of battle. FIGHT A HEROIC CAMPAIGN: Take charge of the Daqan army in a multi-mission single-player campaign to vanquish the Uthuk Y’llan and save Terrinoth. SKIRMISH AGAINST A FRIEND OR AGAINST THE COMPUTER: Challenge your friends or the CPU in multiplayer matches: Online, LAN, Pass & Play or vs. CPU! YOU ARE IN COMMAND.

About

Fighting Fantasy Classics

Embark on epic text-based roleplaying adventures where your choices shape the narrative. Explore magical realms, battle monsters, and uncover mysteries with interactive storytelling and remastered classic tales. Features include automated character sheets, map tracking, and collectible artwork.

Highlights
  • Text-based roleplaying adventures
  • Automated adventure sheet
  • Map your journey feature
  • Collectible artwork gallery
  • Atmospheric music
  • Unlimited bookmarks
  • Dice accelerometer support
Features
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Ready your sword, pack your provisions and prepare to embark upon quests of epic proportions where YOU choose what happens next! Journey a magical realm, fighting monsters and unravelling mysteries in Fighting Fantasy Classics – text-based roleplaying adventures remastered. FREE GAMEBOOK FOR EVERY PLAYER Receive Jonathan Green's swashbuckling pirate adventure - Bloodbones - for free when you download the game. MULTIPLE DIFFICULTY SETTINGS Make the gamebooks as easy or hard as you like with a range of difficulty settings to suit the needs to every player. AUTOMATED ADVENTURE SHEET Which keeps track of your equipment, stats, inventory, and knowledge gained during your journey. MAP YOUR JOURNEY Auto mapping feature makes it easy to keep track of everywhere you have explored during both current and previous playthroughs. COLLECTABLE ARTWORK GALLERY Featuring classic, original artwork from Iain McCaig, Russ Nicholson, Malcolm Barter, Ian Miller, Brian Williams and more! ATMOSPHERIC MUSIC Specially composed ambient tracks immerse you in your adventure, transporting you to the game world. UNLIMITED BOOKMARKS Allow you to revisit difficult sections of the story as many times as desired. DICE ACCELEROMETER SUPPORT Roll your way to victory with accelerometer support - shaking the device will allow you to reroll your dice! All this and more as you play through classic adventures including: Bloodbones, Caverns of the Snow Witch, Citadel of Chaos, City of Thieves, Deathtrap Dungeon, Forest of Doom, House of Hell, Island of the Lizard King, Trial of Champions and Warlock of Firetop Mountain, with more titles to come in future updates. Originally presented by Steve Jackson & Ian Livingstone in the 80s and 90s, Fighting Fantasy Classics brings these timeless tales to your phone or tablet using our critically acclaimed Gamebook Adventures Engine. Traverse the realm of Allansia, using your might and magic to hunt down evil demisorcers. Brave the dangers of Darkwood Forest to help save a doomed village of dwarves. Seek vengeance from the Pirate Lord who stole your family and destroyed your life many moons ago. Save a port-town from the wrath of an undead lord and his ghostly hound minions! Part story, part game, in these adventures YOU ARE THE HERO!

Screenshots

BattleLore4 screens
Fighting Fantasy Classics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Fighting Fantasy Classics at Free against BattleLore's $6.99. Fighting Fantasy Classics also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (82% vs 56%). BattleLore's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 26.0). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Fighting Fantasy Classics is free to download; BattleLore costs $6.99 up front. BattleLore sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Fighting Fantasy Classics sells 18 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fighting Fantasy Classics holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fighting Fantasy Classics has 425 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of BattleLore's written reviews are positive against 82% of Fighting Fantasy Classics's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
BattleLore versus Fighting Fantasy Classics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBattleLoreFighting Fantasy Classics
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (16 ratings)4.7 (425 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.8% of reviews81.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16425 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size826 MB202 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperFantasy Flight GamesTin Man Games

Customer experience

BattleLore

All ratings16 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews147 reviews
Positive55.8%
Neutral16.3%
Negative27.9%

Fighting Fantasy Classics

All ratings422 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.1%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews200 reviews
Positive81.5%
Neutral6.0%
Negative12.5%

Bugs and requests

BattleLore

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Game crashes after defeating boss Ravos
  • App crashes when selecting units in certain scenarios
  • Crashes on iPad mini and smaller devices
  • Game closes when tapping blue flags on map
  • Crashes when grotesque ability is used
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  • Force quit loses all progress with no save
  • Game crashes at level selection screen
  • Crashes on iPhone 6+ consistently
  • No sound on iPad Air
  • Game wedges in weird state with Lore menu
  • Crashes when app is closed mid-game
  • LAN multiplayer disconnection issues
  • Incompatible with iOS 8 and later versions
  • Storage space requirement mismatch in app info

Requested features

20 requests
  • Mid-game save functionality (most requested)
  • Undo button for accidental moves and lore selections
  • Asynchronous online multiplayer
  • Difficulty level selection
  • Game state saving between sessions
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  • Zoom capability for smaller screens
  • Additional campaign expansions
  • Play as the Uthuk faction in campaign
  • German language translation
  • French language translation
  • Russian language translation
  • Faster enemy turn animations
  • Terrain information display before movement
  • Top-down board game view option
  • Unit experience and progression system
  • Cross-device iCloud synchronization
  • Rotate screen orientation option
  • More unit types and factions
  • Pass and play local multiplayer
  • 64-bit update for modern devices

Fighting Fantasy Classics

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BattleLore

One-time1
  • Locust Expansion$2.99
18 purchases

Fighting Fantasy Classics

One-time18
  • Forest of Doom$3.99
  • Island of the Lizard King$3.99
  • Caverns of the Snow Witch$3.99
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  • Warlock of Firetop Mountain$3.99
  • Citadel of Chaos$3.99
  • City of Thieves$3.99
  • Deathtrap Dungeon$3.99
  • Trial of Champions$3.99
  • House of Hell$3.99
  • Freeway Fighter$3.99
  • Return to Firetop Mountain$3.99
  • Scorpion Swamp$3.99
  • Eye of the Dragon$3.99
  • Starship Traveller$3.99
  • Creature of Havoc$3.99
  • Port of Peril$3.99
  • Armies of Death$3.99
  • Temple of Terror$3.99

Questions

Is BattleLore free?
BattleLore costs $6.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Fighting Fantasy Classics free?
Fighting Fantasy Classics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BattleLore or Fighting Fantasy Classics?
Fighting Fantasy Classics is rated higher. BattleLore averages 4.0 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Fighting Fantasy Classics averages 4.7 from 425 ratings.
Do BattleLore or Fighting Fantasy Classics have ads?
Neither BattleLore nor Fighting Fantasy Classics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BattleLore or Fighting Fantasy Classics?
BattleLore ships an update every 2 months, and Fighting Fantasy Classics every 2 months. Most recently, BattleLore was updated on October 24, 2026 and Fighting Fantasy Classics on October 24, 2026.

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