New Recruit Android app launches with Warhammer 40k BSData, BattleScribe support

New Recruit published an updated Android listing that was visible on the Google Play Store during the Feb 20 window, and the app is available to install for free. The Original Report describes New Recruit as "a modern web- and app-based army-builder that advertises compatibility with BSData and BattleScribe files," and that Play Store metadata showed the listing during that window.

According to a message posted to the New Recruit Discord and shared on Reddit, the Google Play app "has the exact same features as the web app, except for tournament tickets that cannot be bought through the Google Play App." That limitation is the clearest functional difference cited between the web experience and the Play Store build.

Subscription handling is the next notable detail. The Discord announcement relayed on Reddit says, "If you get a sub in the Web App, the Web Site, or the Google Play App, your sub will work everywhere, regardless of where you got the sub." The same Reddit post also warned players that "The sub is more expensive on the Google Play App, so if you are smart, you can get your sub directly on the web site or web app, unless of course you are happy to support Google as well 🙂."

Developer intent for an iOS release was addressed in the Discord message as relayed on Reddit. The developer wrote, "If the Google Play App is successfull, I may try to release an Apple Store App in the future, though approval may be more difficult to obtain, from what I heard it is difficult to have a 'transformed' web app accepted on Apple Store as the UI does not use the standard Apple components." That phrasing frames any iOS plan as conditional on Android performance and hints at potential App Store hurdles tied to the app's web-origin UI.

Community response was visible in the Reddit thread that reposted the Discord announcement. The Reddit poster noted "This was posted over on the New Recruit Discord earlier this morning" and included the call from the developer: "If you like New Recruit, I would be very grateful if you guys could bomb the Google Play page with 5 star reviews! Thank you!" The Reddit post also claimed "A few weeks ago, the New Recruit Google Play app has been released," a timing note that conflicts with the Original Report's observation that the Play Store listing updated and was visible during the Feb 20 window. Both statements can fit if an initial binary appeared earlier and the listing was updated or more widely visible around Feb 20.

Key facts remain unreported in the announcement material: no exact Play Store "Updated on" timestamp, no subscription price figures or currency, no install or rating counts, and no technical detail on how BSData or BattleScribe files are imported or synced. Those metadata points were not included in the Discord/Reddit messages or the Play Store observation provided.

Install the app from Google Play to try compatibility with BSData and BattleScribe files, but note the announced constraints: tournament tickets reportedly cannot be purchased through the Play app, subscriptions are said to be cross-platform yet pricier when bought through Google Play, and an Apple Store app will only be attempted if Android proves successful.