BattleLore vs Fighting Fantasy Classics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
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.
- Text-based roleplaying adventures
- Automated adventure sheet
- Map your journey feature
- Collectible artwork gallery
- Atmospheric music
- Unlimited bookmarks
- Dice accelerometer support
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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!
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | BattleLore | Fighting Fantasy Classics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (16 ratings) | 4.7 (425 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.8% of reviews | 81.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 425 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 826 MB | 202 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Fantasy Flight Games | Tin Man Games |
Customer experience
BattleLore
Fighting Fantasy Classics
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
BattleLore
- Locust Expansion$2.99
Fighting Fantasy Classics
- 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?
Is Fighting Fantasy Classics free?
Which has better reviews, BattleLore or Fighting Fantasy Classics?
Do BattleLore or Fighting Fantasy Classics have ads?
Which is updated more often, BattleLore or Fighting Fantasy Classics?
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