BattleLens: Historical Battles

Military History Encyclopedia

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

4,700+ historical battles and 399 legendary commanders. Maps, casualties, tactics — now with audio narration. No ads, no accounts, no tracking. Explore history's greatest battles — from Marathon in 490 BC to modern conflicts — in the most comprehensive military history encyclopedia ever built for iOS. Part reference, part historical atlas. BattleLens puts 4,700+ historical battles and 399 commander profiles at your fingertips. Swipe through a full-screen battle feed, explore every conflict on a satellite map, meet the commanders who fought them, and listen to their stories narrated aloud. The entire battle database ships with the app — no accounts, no ads, no tracking. BROWSE ALL 4,700+ BATTLES — FREE Every battle in the archive is yours to explore. Swipe through a vertically paging feed — one battle per screen with name, date, location, outcome, and belligerents at a glance. Tap any card for the full story. Filter by era: Roman legions and the Ancient world, Medieval sieges, the Early Modern age, the 19th Century, the American Civil War, both World Wars, the Interbellum, the Cold War, and modern conflicts from Vietnam to today. EVERY BATTLE ON THE MAP A global satellite atlas plots all battles as color-coded pins by era. Tap any pin for the full entry. Jump from the feed straight to a battle's location. Zoom into Waterloo, Gettysburg, Normandy, the Mediterranean, the Pacific — wherever history was made. MEET THE COMMANDERS A dedicated commanders gallery profiles 399 leaders who shaped history — from Alexander the Great and Hannibal to Napoleon, Grant, and Zhukov — ranked by the battles they led. Tap a commander to see every engagement they fought, then jump straight from any battle's commanders section into that commander's full record. DEEP DETAIL VIEWS Every entry includes commanders and their fates, troop numbers for both sides, casualties broken down by killed, wounded, captured, and missing, the strategic outcome, and related battles you can tap into. Sources with links for further reading. BATTLELENS PRO — UNLOCK THE FULL TOOLKIT The complete archive is free to browse. BattleLens Pro ($4.99, one-time purchase) adds: • Audio narration — hear battle and commander stories read aloud, on screen or in the background. Downloaded narrations stay available offline • Search — find any battle by name, location, war, or commander • Advanced Filters — region, battle type, outcome, significance, war, and year range (500 BC to present) • Bookmarks — save battles and browse your collection in the Saved tab • Nearby Battles — discover battles fought near your location • On This Day widget — today's battles on your home screen No subscription. Pay once, keep forever. DATA & SOURCES Records span ten eras, curated from Wikidata, Wikipedia, Correlates of War, UCDP, and ACLED, with AI-assisted enrichment. Each record carries a confidence rating and per-battle source attribution. BUILT FOR PRIVACY The full battle database is bundled with the app and browsable without a connection. No accounts. No analytics. No data collection. Your history stays on your device.

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    Information

    Seller
    • Mircules
    Size
    • 66.2 MB
    Category
    • Reference
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
    • iPad
      Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
    Languages
    • English
    Age Rating
    13+
    • 13+
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    • Infrequent
      Realistic Violence
      Guns or Other Weapons
    In-App Purchases
    Yes
    Copyright
    • © 2026 Mircules
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