Comparison

AK Interactive vs M3E Crew Builder

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

Head to head
About

AK Interactive

This app provides free resources for modelers to learn and master various modeling techniques. It offers step-by-step guides, video tutorials, and product usage information to achieve realistic results. Users can also purchase digital books and magazines for in-depth learning.

Highlights
  • Free technique guides
  • Step-by-step tutorials
  • Product usage videos
  • Digital book downloads
  • Magazine subscriptions
  • Searchable content
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AK Interactive APP is the definitive FREE resource for modellers to learn the best techniques. OUR GOAL IS YOUR KNOWLEDGE. Within this APP, you will find TONS of FREE material, and also our award-winning titles in books and magazines. Our aim is to deliver the best modelling techniques to all modellers, and teach them how to achieve the most realistic results, without complicated or time-consuming methods. Just imagine, for example, that you want to add some mud or dust to your scale model. You go to the APP and check out that specific technique with the search engine feature, finding the exact products that you will need to achieve that result, as well as a guide on HOW TO USE them, and a video showing how those effects are applied. This APP is meant for all of us who enjoy and love this great hobby, and who want answers immediately on hand. FREE MATERIAL: *Inside MEDIA you will find: - The TECH SHEETS on how to use AK products, on a single page, with the effect applied to plastic swatches, plus a small step by step guide to other uses, and pictures of final models with the effect applied. Within the tech sheets, for most products, there will be links to short videos where the applied effects can be seen at first hand. A quick and easy way to make your model look the very best that it possibly can. Note: These tutorials are designed to be used with AK products, and may not work the same way with other brands. - PDF TUTORIALS: extended tutorials created by the best modellers around the world, in a step-by-step format, including small tutorials containing quick TIPS & TRICKS. - VIDEO: extended tutorials and how-to’s on specific or general tasks, allowing the modeller to achieve incredible and spectacular results. All this material is FREE, and will be constantly updated with new techniques from the best modellers around the world. As modelling techniques improve and evolve, we will be here to show them to you. PURCHASE MATERIAL: *Under PUBLICATIONS you will find: - All of our award-winning book titles are to be downloadable, from the FAQ 2 to those that have not been reprinted before, such as the Diorama Addicted Book. - The famous AK LEARNING SERIES: the quick and easy readable guides for special tasks. - ACES HIGH MAGAZINE: the backbone of our AIR SERIES, now published in digital. And many more things to come!!

About

M3E Crew Builder

Create and share custom game crews with friends. Manage encounters, track character conditions and health during gameplay. Access all in-game stat cards for a comprehensive gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Build and share custom crews
  • Start and manage encounters
  • Track character conditions
  • Monitor health during gameplay
  • Reference all in-game stat cards
Features
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Build Crews and share them with your friends, start Encounters, track Conditions and Health as you play, reference every stat card in the game, and much more!

Screenshots

AK Interactive3 screens
M3E Crew Builder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: M3E Crew Builder at 4.8 against AK Interactive's 1.1. M3E Crew Builder also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 43%) and in-app purchases (none vs 27). AK Interactive's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. AK Interactive sells 27 one-off in-app purchases. M3E Crew Builder asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

M3E Crew Builder holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: M3E Crew Builder has 60 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of AK Interactive's written reviews are positive against 78% of M3E Crew Builder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AK Interactive ships an update every 3 months, M3E Crew Builder every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
AK Interactive versus M3E Crew Builder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAK InteractiveM3E Crew Builder
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.1 (10 ratings)4.8 (60 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews78.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1060 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB84 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developerak-interactive.s.lWyrd Games

Customer experience

AK Interactive

All ratings9 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral2.0%
Negative55.1%

M3E Crew Builder

All ratings60 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive78.4%
Neutral8.1%
Negative13.5%

In-app purchases

27 purchases

AK Interactive

One-time27
  • AK2900 Aces High Magazine Issue 1Free
  • TANKER TECHNIQUES MAGAZINE 01 - EnglishFree
  • Damaged Magazine 01 ENFree
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  • Aktion Magazine 01 ENFree
  • BLACK STAR 02 DIG$2.99
  • BLACK STAR 01 DIG$2.99
  • BLACK STAR 03 DIG$2.99
  • AK2904 Aces High Magazine Issue 3$5.99
  • AK2912 - ACES HIGH MAGAZINE 07 (English)$5.99
  • AK4820 - TANKER TECHNIQUES MAGAZINE ISSUE 04 EN$5.99
  • Flesh and Skin EN$5.99
  • Learning Photoetch EN$5.99
  • AK 4817 - TANKER TECHNIQUES MAGAZINE 03 (English)$5.99
  • BEGINNERS GUIDE TO MODELLING$6.79
  • AK508$6.99
  • AK274 Tracks and Wheels$6.99
  • AK259 Realistic Wood Effects$6.99
  • AK272 Panzer Crew Painting G.$6.99
  • THE GUIDE TO MAKE BUILDINGS$6.99
  • AK507 METALLICS VOL1$6.99
  • WEATHERING PENCIL TECHNIQUES$7.99
  • AK001 Diorama Addicted$10.99
  • Mastering Oils EN$14.99
  • HOW TO WORK WITH COLORS$17.99
  • AK038 FAQ 2 Limited Edition En$33.99
  • AK276 Aircraft Scale Modelling F.A.Q.$37.99
  • AK8000 - DIORAMAS F.A.Q. (English)$54.99
None

M3E Crew Builder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AK Interactive free?
AK Interactive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is M3E Crew Builder free?
M3E Crew Builder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AK Interactive or M3E Crew Builder?
M3E Crew Builder is rated higher. AK Interactive averages 1.1 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while M3E Crew Builder averages 4.8 from 60 ratings.
Do AK Interactive or M3E Crew Builder have ads?
Neither AK Interactive nor M3E Crew Builder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AK Interactive or M3E Crew Builder?
AK Interactive ships an update every 3 months, and M3E Crew Builder every 2 weeks. Most recently, AK Interactive was updated on October 15, 2026 and M3E Crew Builder on October 8, 2026.

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