Last updated on December 13th, 2025 at 07:25 am
Torn PDA – Roleplaying Game Review
Torn PDA is a Roleplaying/Utilities game from Manuel Ortega, first launched in 19th May 2020.
It’s rated 17+ and currently has 227+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Torn PDA Stand Out
Torn PDA has been developed as an assistant for players of Torn City (www.torn.com).
It was conceived to enhance the experience of playing Torn from a mobile platform, and other already existing applications, such as YATA, have been a great influence.
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Profile page with shortcuts to you preferred sections, access to basic status data, recent events, cooldowns and net-worth calculation. You can also manually activate notifications so that you don't waste any energy, nerve, or miss any cooldown expiry.
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Check your travel status and configure notifications just before you arrive. No more forgetting and being mugged abroad. Also, configure the notification shown so that it is safe to use even at work or in other public environments.
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Have a look at foreign stocks directly in the Travel section. Filter and sort items at your convenience, including profit based on item capacity. Also, by using the in-app browser, you are contributing by sending stock data automatically to the shared database!
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User scripts support.
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YATA mobile interface: new sections (e.g. Awards) that constitute the first official YATA mobile interface. Data comes straight from your YATA account.
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Ability to fill max items on arrival to destination, based on current capacity and money available. Then, use the quick home return button in the top bar to make your stay quicker and safer.
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Quick crimes option when you visit the crimes section. Just set up your preferred crimes and they'll appear in the top bar.
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Quick Items: browse to the items section in Torn with the full browser and add your prefer items for a quick access later on.
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Trade calculator with total price calculation for cash, items and shares, plus the ability to copy total figures for a quick trading. If you are a professional trader, you can also synchronize with Torn Trader and the Arson Warehouse.
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Automatic city items finder in the map.
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Automatic alerts for travel, energy, nerve, hospitalization, drugs, racing, messages, events, trades and stocks.
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Torn chat: options to highlight your name or hide the chat completely if you wish.
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Follow your faction's chain live from the app, with instant energy updates. Use the chain watcher feature to avoid surprises.
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Create your own target list, adding your own comments and many other details. Import and export your targets to/from YATA. While chaining, automatically skip targets that can't be attacked (hospitalised/jailed or in a different country). Get optimal targets directly from Torn Attack Central, included in the Chaining section. Chaining has never been easier.
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Have a look at your last few attacks, with simple statistics so that you can decide when/who to add to your common chaining targets.
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Export targets as a backup or share them with other players.
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When in hospital, send Nuclear Central Hospital a revive request by clicking a button.
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Create a friends list, with quick access to in-game messaging, trading and other important details. Also, add note to your friends' profiles. Backup functionality included.
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Activate alerts for NPC loot.
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Dark mode.
This Roleplaying game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Torn PDA is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 8th December 2025
Recent improvements include:
- User scripts can now be exported and imported in a JSON file
- Profile: added Arson crime
- Profile: added edit icon to shortcuts list (can be disabled)
- Profile: added jobless warning with links to Hire Haven and newspaper (can be disabled)
- Added direct browser access from Foreign Stocks section
- Optimized API call rate when bringing app to foreground
- Profile: fixed TS chart and added option to select time range
- Added automatic local backup for scripts to help mitigate database issues
- Locked tabs navigation exceptions now accept wildcards (*) and can be edited
- Elimination messages can now be excluded from chat notifications
- Fixed persistence for locked tabs navigation exceptions
- Fixed Calendar not taking user-selected event start time into account
- Fixed issues with empty loadout names in quick items
- Fixed issues with locked tabs and navigation
- Fixed spies dialog search not working in some devices
- Fixed issues with player notes dialog getting covered by keyboard
- Fixed browser history not updating correctly in some cases
- Fixed dialogs impeding touch interaction in some devices
- Fixed Torn Stats chart export dialog closing unexpectedly
- Fixed issues when sharing user scripts with cloud backup
- Fixed browser losing state when rotating in some devices
Download & Availability
Torn PDA is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Recent update Max buy button is gone now , buying things abroad.
Good app, however there is a bug with the new UI update on iPhone where you cannot close the notes tab after trying to edit a players notes in the chain tab This means once you try to edit a players notes text, you cannot close out of the window and is stuck there indefinitely, requiring a restart of the app Should be a minor fix as you just need to move the button up a bit.
Hello. Is there any video to show you have to use everything? We know how to do some basics but really wanting to utilize this app. Thanks.
Love this game so much but recently its been glitching not letting us send messages and lagging really bad.
But you should add a widget to the Home Screen that displays torn central time.
Great app with all if its usefulness but there are 2 bugs that are a bit annoying firstly is the pages keep getting removed (the pages that you keep on the bottom left to switch between open pages) and lastly the time item finder doesnt load and half of the time.
We love PDA it's by far the best way in our opinion to access the game, but unless there are other reasons why hasn't there been a mute script implemented yet? <3.
Works nice for mobile users, could be a bit optimized maybe.
Everything about this is good, all the added features that we thought we couldnt have, has just made the game so much more easier thank you.
Absolutely the best app for Torn . Tons of features to assist the player in ALL aspects of the game from stakeouts to award progress we cannot tell you enough about how this app is a necessity if you play Torn.
Basically turns Torn into an app, which is all its good for. We open it and go straight to the usual Torn UI. Constantly being updated with bogus updates that dont ever change anything noticeable. Devs are awesome for making an app to log in to Torn with, but have some kind of ludicrous idea that it can somehow be more than that. Knock it off.
Most importantly, how adding items to item market would automatically fill the quantity and price. That was the main feature that had us using this app. Ill hang on for a few days and hopefully it gets fixed.
Ive been playing for almost 2 years now, and Im usually on mobile. Theres no other way to do it IMHO. And many times for chaining and warring we prefer this over desktop. Outstanding app.
App works fine after we logged in with user/pass. Discord support was really good and helped us get it working.
Ive reset the app back to default everything, Ive cleared all the cache data and even deleted the app a few times and still nothing. Is there something else we need to do to fix it? We log in using Google and using the website login and it just goes to a blank screen. EDIT: we originally posted this review at 2 stars but now since the Developer helped us and Ive been able to log in and out of the PDA with ease we are glad to say that this app and absolutely worth it for those with bad eyesight and cant see the items found in the city and for people like us who work all the time and never can get to a pc to actually play.
Keeps saying Im not logged in, cant pull up main torn screen but status screen shows Im logged in. In app browser doesnt work. Says Im not logged in but we are.
After we write our g mail and password and verify it was us it shows error 400 not found server and it been long time with the same problem when u r going to solve the problem.
Must have took if you play torn on mobile a lot. You can have scripts on mobile, enough said.
As a mobile-only player we cant imagine playing torn without this app. The notifications alone makes the app worth it. No more forgetting exactly when we finished traveling and getting mugged while abroad, no more setting up our own reminders/alarms.
Makes the game so much easier on phone, especially since some scripts can be used with it too.
If you play TORN, this is a must.
Does the creator of this app work with the torn committee or part of the company or are you a third party / fan / player of torn? We want to log into torn via this app and play torn through the Tornpda but Im hesitant, because we have no idea who made this app. Please respond and let us know, thanks.
This tool is absolutely awesome and we dont know how we were getting by without it. If we were to add one thing, it would be an option to auto-notify things like travel and energy/nerve. We always want the notification but sometimes forget to tap for it Keep up the great work.
Been playing for almost 5 years and regret not using this earlier. The ability to add scripts makes mobile warring viable. Using the chain notifications on IPad is 10/10 when youre on watch and want to do other things. Lets you know if API fails too. Cooldown management is easy peasy.
Addicting and fun game. Love it.
We recommend this game to everyone that we know enjoys games. The game itself is amazing, and should be looked into by anyone looking for something that doesnt require your absolute attention all day. The game itself is incredibly detailed, very rich in content, with just the right amount of humor sprinkled in. Its like a text adventure version of GTA online, or maybe similar to D&D set in a world similar to GTA online. As for the app, it functions exactly as it should. Ive been using the app for over 2 weeks now and havent been frustrated by any lag or glitches. The adjustable notifications allows you to customize all kinds of potential notifications that with some apps can be very overwhelming. If you enjoy tycoon/idle/adventure/story building games, this is for sure an excellent app & game to try. The community is wonderful, the forums are incredibly numerous & advanced, and both the forums & wiki are accessible from the app and very easy to find what youre looking for. They also have plentiful staff who are very active in the community, and if you ever need help theyre incredibly friendly. You can tell this game is staffed by fans of the game.
If ya new 2 torn well you gon understand one thing. Loot or be looted. The app works great and has been working great.
Im loving this app! We rarely use the default phone browser anymore for this game because there are so many features. If you join the apps discord and have problems the devs get back to you pretty quickly.
Crazy how it only has 90 reviews for a game that has so many active users. We usually find a lot of bugs and glitches and stuff that devs could fix but we havent found a single one this is the only game Ive played in our life that hasnt had any issues or things that needed to be fixed. Pretty sure its also the first time Ive rated a game 5 stars.
The game itself is good, however using the app has left much to be desired for. Its extremely laggy and the UI is, at best, ok. Its reputation in the game and its community is less than stellar with most people summarizing the app as only useful if you have to use it and nothing else, especially during Ranked War. The only situation that this app absolutely shines is when you are on the road or at work, where your access to reliable internet and a PC is unavailable or extremely inconvenient to get to. For this reason, and we really do mean for this reason only, this is the reason this app isnt a 1 star average app. For an adult with a full time job and other responsibilities, this app has helped a lot, since the app sends notifications through our phone.
This is a great app for the game. The problem is it will go blank and you will have to reset and reinstall the app. We really need this app but we dont need the bug. Our problem is when restart it the issue has become of the passkey. It does read it SMH.
If youre looking for a mobile version of TornTools for desktop, this is the best alternative for mobile devices. Has the shortcuts you need, quick view of whatever you want that matters to you, and even alters the website to how TornTools would do for you in every way. Highly recommend.
Thought our alerts went off early but you set when to alert.
This app is great, a definite must-have for Torn payers. It helps us maximize the use of our energy and nerve, along with helping us maximize our daily profits when Im traveling (telling us when Ive landed, instead of us being clueless and wasting time overseas). It even has its own Torn browser within the app, with all kinds of shortcuts and settings to fit your taste. Anytime we want something in this app, it provides. Whenever there is a problem, the app always has a solution, we just need to dig a little deeper to find it sometimes. We love the app! Thank you so much dev.
This is the second time Im having to reinstall the app due to this problem. Idk if there was a recent update or if this is just a new thing Ive seen. When we go to full screen mode we cant see our chats even after exiting, where they were before. Reinstalling fixed it tho.
Blends seamlessly with the game and has fantastic features that you can toggle.
Wow. This app has it all. We started playing Torn a few days ago and stumbled upon this app. It makes playing on mobile much easier and much more convenient. Tasks that took 5 or so clicks to navigate now take one! Keep up the good work.
This app is great, a definite must-have for serious Torn payers. It helps us maximize the use of our energy and nerve, along with helping us maximize our daily profits when Im traveling (telling us when Ive landed, instead of us being clueless and wasting time overseas). It even has its own Torn browser within the app, providing a small amount additional information about a user. Would recommend!! It sure is a Torn lifesaver.
Apple was right to reject TORN from the App Store. This app doesnt make it any better. Scam.
This is our favorite app for torn and the only one that works on iPhones. If they could just make a detector for Christmas town it would be perfect.
Been using this for quite a while, but every so often it fully breaks on us after an update. We have to completely uninstall and then reinstall the app, otherwise it just turns into a lag fest and nothing loads. Otherwise, amazing tool. Amazing enough that its still worth 5* imo, since reinstalling is only a minor hassle every few months. 10/10 would recommmend.
MIDDLE OF A RANKED WAR AND MY TABS STOP WORKING, MY ITEM BAR SHORTCUTS STOP WORKING, MY ITEM SHORTCUTS STOP WORKINGS WHAT GOOD IS AN APP THAT MAKES THINGS TOUGHER.
We like having the app, however after latest update we can no longer do chaining because when we click on their name to attack. The page never loads. Just a white screen. Ive tried on and off Wi-Fi but it still doesnt work, is there something else we could do.
Great to track merits & to know when to attack NPCs for mobile players!! – XxSavagexX from faction Flux.
But the app always turns dark grey when browsing the forums so annoying have to back out and find our place and read a bit more before it greys out again . Can we fix this.
We had an issue with our Bluetooth keyboard not working, but when we submitted our review they responded fairly quickly And even fixed the issue with an update. We highly recommend this tool if youre a torn player. Greatest app for torn if you ask us.
Immediately we downloaded it we stopped using the official torn app..can you also get watch version that shows energy nerve that would be lovely.
We mainly use it for alerts that make life so much easier when AFK: events get pushed as alerts, alerts for landing, hospital release, foreign item restock alerts, chain low, etc. Restock estimates and inventory graphs are indispensable for flyers. The chaining screen is awesome for launching attacks.
Wont let us use TAC at all says failed every time been going on over a month now.
An alternative for torntools on iPhone. Highly recommend. We do wish, in the foreign stock tool, you could filter to show only items in stock.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 3.9.4
- Size: 108.36 MB
- iOS: 15.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes, Unrestricted Web Access, Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humor, Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence, Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References
- Developer: [Manuel Ortega]()
Last updated: 8th December 2025 | Genre: Roleplaying, Utilities | Developer: Manuel Ortega