# Shooter: Ballistic Calculator

> External ballistics calculator for hunters and competitive shooters. (iPhone/iPad app by Kennedy Development Group, LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shooter-ballistic-calculator/id478462401 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Kennedy Development Group, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/478462404)
- Category: Sports, Utilities
- Price: $19.99
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 49 App Store ratings · 127 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.6 · 6 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2011-11-11
- Data updated: 2026-09-01
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shooter-ballistic-calculator/id478462401/reviews.md

## What is Shooter?

Precision external ballistics for hunters, competitive shooters, and tactical professionals.  For over 15 years, Shooter has delivered fast, accurate trajectory solutions you can trust from the range to the field.

Key Features:

  • Save Your Data — Store unlimited firearm and ammunition profiles. Enter your specs once, then calculate on the fly.

  • Bluetooth Weather Integration — Import live atmospherics from Kestrel 5000-series, Kestrel DROP, or WeatherFlow meters.

  • Weather from Station — Import atmospheric inputs from a nearby weather station.

  • Truing / Calibration — Determine your true muzzle velocity or automatically calibrate drag using observed field data for improved solution accuracy.

  • Advanced Corrections — Support for Coriolis effect, spin drift, and aerodynamic jump.

  • Zero Atmosphere — Shooter accounts for atmospheric differences between your zero conditions and current environment.

  • Target Cards — Get solutions for multiple targets at once, and save target cards for use across your firearm/ammo profiles.

  • Built-in Sensors — Use your device's camera, compass, and GPS to capture look angle, azimuth, and location.

  • Extensive Bullet Library — Pre-loaded ballistic data from major manufacturers to speed up profile setup.

  • Cloud Backup & Sync — Manage profiles from your PC at manage.shooterapp.net and sync to your device, no monthly cost.

  • Full Metric Support — Switch seamlessly between imperial and metric units.

  • Export & Share — Email formatted trajectory tables directly from the app.

## Key features

- Unlimited firearm and ammunition profiles
- Bluetooth weather integration
- Truing and calibration
- Coriolis effect, spin drift, and aerodynamic jump support
- Target cards for multiple targets
- Built-in sensors (camera, compass, GPS)
- Extensive bullet library

## Chart rankings

- #7 in Top Paid · Sports (US App Store)

## What do users think of Shooter?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 🎯 Accurate ballistic calculations verified in field
- 👍 Simple and intuitive user interface
- ☁️ Cloud sync across multiple devices
- 📚 Comprehensive bullet library with Bryan Litz coefficients
- ⚙️ Highly customizable for different rifle setups
- 🔧 Ability to adjust zero height and calibrate without chronograph
- 📊 Range cards and trajectory tables
- 🌤️ Weather data integration from Kestrel and weather stations
- 💬 Developer responsive to user feedback and community input
- 🎮 Field mode optimized for quick hunting solutions
- 📱 Works on both iPhone and iPad with single purchase
- 🔄 Velocity calibration/truing feature
- 💰 Affordable price point compared to competitors

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes after iOS updates
- 📚 Outdated bullet library missing modern ammunition
- 🔌 Bluetooth connectivity issues with Kestrel and weather meters
- ❌ Lost features after major update (graph, ammo copying)
- 🎨 Overly complicated interface after recent updates
- ⏱️ Infrequent app updates and maintenance
- 📧 Limited export options (email only, no AirDrop)
- 🔍 Requires extensive manual data entry for custom loads
- 📱 iPad version lacks some features of iPhone version
- 🆘 Poor customer support and slow response times
- ⚠️ Metric unit conversion bugs causing incorrect values
- 🔐 Preference syncing issues between devices
- 🚫 No pre-loaded factory ammunition data by manufacturer

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes on latest iOS versions
- Weather station elevation auto-sets to -1000 feet
- Kestrel Bluetooth connection fails
- Temperature data corrupted from Kestrel (shows -7518 instead of 76.5)
- Metric conversion causes range to display as 21475936 yards
- Ammo tab becomes non-selectable
- App fails to load after bullet selection
- Keypad doesn't hide on iPhone 4, blocking done button
- Trajectory graphs display as straight lines with no drop
- Powder temperature setting switches off randomly
- Preference changes not syncing to phone from website
- Solution tab missing on iPad version
- App locks up with invalid elevation input
- Atmospheric settings reset after update

**Most requested features**

- AirDrop support for trajectory tables
- Distance increment adjustability for fine-tuning
- Ability to copy ammunition between rifles
- Quick recall of last used rifle/ammunition setup
- Updated and expanded bullet library
- Elevation turret gradient options (e.g., 3/4 MOA)
- Better metric unit support including kph for wind
- Factory ammunition library by manufacturer
- Improved Bluetooth integration with weather devices
- Graph display improvements
- MOA to Mil converter utility
- Ability to calculate rifle zero from known point of impact
- Print functionality for ballistics tables
- Export to Excel or other formats
- iPad feature parity with iPhone version

## Recent user reviews (10 of 127)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shooter-ballistic-calculator/id478462401/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Love the new update!

*2026-06-16*

Was becoming extremely worried about this app becoming obsolete, but sure enough a major update that fixed all of my concerns and then some. Congrats developer and excited to get this app back in use!

### 5/5 — Fantastic app

*2026-05-17, version 2.3.4*

Awesome app and have always liked the simplicity or it. It’s great it works with my Kestrel now.  Only thing I liked it better when you laid the phone on top of the turret to get your look angle.

### 5/5 — Simple.  Accurate.

*2026-04-30, version 2.3.4*

I have had this app since it came out.  

Latest update is amazing.  Sync to cloud and other devices.  Range cards are nice.  Bullet library is pretty good.  Can adjust  zero height, which most other apps don’t allow.  (ie. zero 2” high at 100yd)Get weather data from station or kestrel.  

I have used all the others: Hornady, Burris, Applied, etc etc.  I always come back to this one.  

My only wish is that the table could be air dropped instead of just email, as I do not use iOS mail app.

(Just figured out when viewing trajectory table you can tap and hold to select all text then paste into sheets, notes, Gmail etc.)

### 5/5 — New update is great

*2026-04-02, version 2.3.1*

Love the update! I like that you can calibrate now, nice for guys without a chronograph. Range card is cool too!

### 4/5 — Would be a five Star

*2026-03-26*

The ballistics side of it works well, but since the big update I got a while back, I cannot get environmentals from the weather station, and I just got a Kestrel and it will not find it.

### 1/5 — Update without documentation

*2026-03-20, version 2.1.2*

The support for this is app is beyond terrible. App on iOS was updated, now the atmospheric settings and zero settings are changed and the preferences access is lost. Super frustrating.

### 5/5 — Best App for Hunting Use

*2026-03-05*

I’ve been utilizing the shooter app for several years specifically for hunting. Recently the app was updated to  improve overall functionality but lost some of the key features that allowed quick target solutions. The app developer listened to a specific group of highly knowledgeable users feedback and incorporated a field mode that provides the absolute best interface to quickly produce accurate solutions with minimal effort, increasing your time to engagement.

### 1/5 — What have you done to this program?

*2026-02-23*

You have ruined this program! It was a great, simple to use program. Now it is over-complicated and just garbage! Copying ammo from one gun to another has been ridiculously difficult, and now it is apparently gone. The graph is gone. Thanks for ruining this program!!

**Developer response:** You can still duplicate; swipe right on firearm or ammo profiles.

If you feel the Advanced solution view is too complicated, try switching to the Field View which is similar to the old layout.

### 1/5 — Update

*2026-02-18*

I just downloaded the “update” and all the changes are so drastic and non user friendly I would go back to the previous version in a nano second. It’s so bad I’m going to delete the app and download bullet manufacturers version.

**Developer response:** Please try the Field View to get a similar experience to old app.  Settings->Solution Display->Field.

### 5/5 — On par with AB.

*2026-02-15*

Since we can’t get strelok anymore, I had been using applied ballistics. I am finding the ShooterApp to be just as good as AB. Possibly a little better. But the bullet library needs updated.

## Frequently asked questions about Shooter

### What does the Shooter: Ballistic Calculator app do?

This app provides precise external ballistics calculations for hunters, competitive shooters, and tactical professionals. It helps users determine accurate trajectory solutions by factoring in various environmental conditions and firearm specifications.

### What are the key features of this ballistic calculator?

Key features include storing unlimited firearm and ammunition profiles, integrating Bluetooth weather data, applying advanced corrections like Coriolis effect and spin drift, using built-in sensors for location and angle, and accessing an extensive bullet library.

### Is this app free to use?

Yes, the app is free to use. The description mentions 'no monthly cost' for cloud backup and sync, indicating the core functionality is provided without ongoing fees.

### What devices is this app compatible with?

The app utilizes built-in sensors such as the device's camera, compass, and GPS. It also supports Bluetooth integration with Kestrel and WeatherFlow meters, suggesting compatibility with modern smartphones and tablets that have these capabilities.

### How can this app help me improve my shooting accuracy?

The app improves accuracy by providing precise trajectory solutions tailored to your specific firearm, ammunition, and environmental conditions. Features like truing/calibration and advanced corrections for factors like Coriolis effect ensure your shots are on target, even at long distances.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.3.4 — 2026-04-09

- Can now acquire weather station atmosphere from the main screen
- Auto-atmosphere (from station) is back (look in Settings->Weather Station->Acquire on Load).
- Can now acquire station pressure from your device (if your device has an altimeter, most do)

### 2.3.3 — 2026-04-06

- Metric bugfixes

### 2.3.1 — 2026-03-27

- Drag Calibration now scales drag directly rather than manipulates the BC -- mathematically equivalent, but the BC remains unchanged this way.

### 2.3.0 — 2026-03-26

- Fix correction factor being rounded to tenths in the firearm profile UI
- Calibration tab now shows predicted drop for convenience
- New ballistics engine
- Introduced BC scaling calibration

### 2.2.0 — 2026-03-22

- Minor bugfixes
- New ballistic engine (Native) option (see Settings->General) which has support for Aerodynamic Jump
- Switching between Advanced and Field views is now more prominent in the Solution screen

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