Report updated Jun 6, 2026
Tank Lineup
For military history enthusiasts and trivia players interested in armoured warfare technical specifications.
Tank Lineup is an established games app that is a paid app. With a 4.4/5 rating from 19 reviews, it shows polarized user reception.
What is Tank Lineup?
Tank Lineup is a military history trivia app for iOS and Android that challenges users to identify armoured vehicles via image-based quizzes.
Users hire this app to test their technical knowledge of historical warfare, filling a gap left by combat-focused games that ignore vehicle specifications.
Current Momentum
v1.4 · 2mo ago
Active- Ships support for latest devices.
- Last major update Nov 2025.
What makes this app unique?
What Does It Look Like?
What Are The Key Features?
Interactive identification game featuring over 300 questions on tanks, tankettes, and assault guns
Detailed technical specifications including service history, weight, dimensions, and armament data for each vehicle
Gallery of vehicle stat sheets accessible only upon completing game levels
How much does it cost?
- $0.99 one-time purchase on iOS
Paid model anchored at $0.99 on iOS, providing full access to the quiz and gallery without recurring fees.
Who Built It?
Alexandru Angelescu
Providing military history enthusiasts with technical encyclopedias and identification quizzes focused on 20th-century combat hardware.
Portfolio
13
Apps
What other apps does Alexandru Angelescu make?
World War II Military Aircraft
Modern Military Aircraft
Military Aircraft Lineup
Cold War Military Aircraft
Modern Military Vehicles
Military Aviation Quiz
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Portfolio breakdown, audience, momentum, and every app published by Alexandru Angelescu.
What do users think recently?
Analysis in progress, available soon
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Mood gauge, ratings & review-volume history, every praise / complaint / request, and sentiment over time.
What is the competitive landscape for Tank Lineup?
Where is it available?
Localized markets (1)
How's The Games Market?
How does it evolve in the Games market?
The app holds a #44 Paid position in the US category, but rank volatility (↓8 in US) signals difficulty maintaining visibility against higher-velocity combat titles.
Rank progression
15 active rankings tracked — 30-day window
Which niche is Tank Lineup in?
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Every app in this space — 2 tracked, the niche's live rankings, and Marlvel's editorial take on the job-to-be-done.
The rivals identified
Nemeses(1)
Dominates the casual tank-combat niche with a massive user base and high-frequency engagement mechanics that directly compete for the same casual gaming audience.
Differentiators
- Features a physics-based trajectory combat system that simplifies complex ballistics for a casual mobile audience.
- Implements a robust progression system with unlockable tank tiers that keeps players engaged long-term.
- Utilizes a free-to-play model with aggressive ad-monetization that lowers the barrier to entry compared to paid apps.
Head to head
The target app must pivot toward a 'niche-expert' community focus to avoid direct competition with Tank Stars' broad-market, high-octane combat loop.
Contenders(3)
A direct competitor in the online multiplayer tank combat space with a focus on accessible, team-based tactical gameplay.
Differentiators
- Focuses on team-based multiplayer dynamics that prioritize squad coordination over individual vehicle identification or trivia mechanics.
- Offers a more grounded, realistic visual aesthetic that differentiates it from the stylized, cartoonish look of casual tank games.
A high-velocity competitor that aggressively ships updates and features to capture the hardcore military simulation market.
Differentiators
- Integrates multi-platform vehicle combat including naval and air support, creating a more comprehensive military simulation ecosystem.
- Maintains an extremely high release velocity with 23 updates in six months, ensuring rapid feature iteration and bug fixes.
The industry standard for mobile tank simulation, representing the high-fidelity ceiling of the genre.
Differentiators
- Provides a deep, simulation-grade combat experience with realistic vehicle handling and complex tactical map environments.
- Maintains a consistent live-service update cadence that introduces new vehicles and seasonal events every few weeks.
Same space(1)
While not tank-specific, it dominates the trivia category and serves as the primary benchmark for quiz-based engagement loops.
Differentiators
- Utilizes a proven social-trivia engine that encourages viral growth through head-to-head challenges and user-generated content.
- Features a highly refined, multi-modal quiz interface that supports various question formats beyond simple image identification.
Compare Tank Lineup against every rival
All rivals in one side-by-side table — identity, store metrics, ratings & sentiment, and strategic intel — plus a head-to-head page for each.
The outtake for Tank Lineup
Strengths to defend, gaps to attack
Core Strengths
- Technical stat-sheet library provides reference value for history enthusiasts
- Completion-based gallery loop creates a clear, finite progression goal
Critical Frictions
- $0.99 entry barrier limits new-user acquisition
- Lack of live-service updates leads to content stagnation
Growth Levers
- Integrate social leaderboards to drive viral growth
- Expand into B2B partnerships with military history museums
Market Threats
- High-velocity combat simulations dominate the category
- Casual trivia players migrate to free, ad-supported alternatives
What are the next best moves?
Pivot to free-to-play model because $0.99 entry barrier limits acquisition → increase user volume
Rank volatility (↓8 in US) indicates the current paid model is not sustaining chart position.
Trade-off: Pause the development of new quiz levels — acquisition volume is the primary bottleneck.
Ship social leaderboards because trivia competitors use social loops to drive retention → increase session frequency
Trivia Crack's success demonstrates that social-trivia engines are the benchmark for quiz-based engagement.
Trade-off: Deprioritize the vehicle gallery expansion — social features provide higher retention ROI.
A counter-intuitive read
The app's biggest risk is not its lack of combat features, but its paid-entry model in a category where users expect free-to-play access to trivia content.
Feature Gaps vs Competitors
- Social leaderboards (available in Trivia Crack but absent here)
- Multiplayer combat (available in Tank Stars but absent here)
Key Takeaways
Tank Lineup holds its niche through technical depth but bleeds potential users to free-to-play combat games, so revenue growth hinges on removing the $0.99 entry barrier to scale the user base.
Where Is It Heading?
Declining
Casual trivia traffic is consolidating around free-to-play models that prioritize social loops and high-frequency updates. Maintenance-mode updates leave Tank Lineup exposed: without a pivot to a free-to-play model, the app will continue to lose visibility to rivals that offer immediate gratification.
Rank volatility in the US category (↓8) suggests the paid-entry model is failing to hold visibility against free-to-play rivals.
Recent updates focused on device compatibility, indicating the app is in maintenance mode rather than active feature expansion.