Comparison

Bust A Cap Firearm Utility vs WX SmartControl

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Bust A Cap Firearm Utility

This app helps firearm owners meticulously track their firearms and accessories. Log round counts, maintenance schedules, and accessory battery life. Easily access online manuals and videos through tappable links within notes.

Highlights
  • Track round count per firearm
  • Log cleaning and maintenance history
  • Monitor accessory battery life
  • Create tappable links to online resources
  • Automated sorting of firearm list
  • Scheduled cleaning and battery change reminders
  • Email backup and restore functionality
Features
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Say hello to my little friend! BustACap is like a little black book you can use to keep track of your firearms and accessories. -Have you ever wondered how many rounds you've shot through a particular firearm? -Do you refer to online user's manuals or demonstration videos when cleaning or performing maintenance? Do you search for this information before performing these tasks? -Do you use a red dot, scope, or light on a firearm? If so, do you know the last time you changed the battery or when the battery needs to be changed? -Have you encountered firearm malfunctions when using a particular magazine or ammunition type? Over the years I've tried to keep track of information like this in my head, in a notebook, and in a spreadsheet. But what I really wanted was an app on my smartphone or tablet that would keep track of this information for all my firearms and accessories. My goal was to make BustACap practical and easy to use. I ended up developing this app and use it regularly. I hope you find it useful too! BustACap makes it easy to track the round count, cleaning, and maintenance history for all of your firearms. You can add notes, shooting, cleaning, and maintenance entries for your firearms. BustACap displays a summary page for each firearm that shows the total round count, malfunction count, last cleaning date, and last maintenance date. You can tap on "View History" to view the notes, shooting, cleaning, and maintenance entries for a firearm. Firearm entries with notes have a notes icon next to them so they can be quickly identified. You can put web URLs within a notes field. Doing so will create tappable links which can be used to conveniently access information for your firearm. Simply tap on a link in the notes field to look at a firearm's online user manual or watch a cleaning or maintenance demonstration video! Firearm history entries with tappable links have a link icon next to them so they can be found quickly. BustACap displays a list of all your firearms. It can automatically sort your firearms based on their Rounds Fired, Last Fired Date, Last Cleaned Date, or Last Maintenance Date. If enabled, BustACap will remind you with an alert each day at 8:01 AM when a firearm needs to be cleaned. BustACap also keeps track of battery changes for your firearm accessories such as red dots, scopes, lights, and lasers. If enabled, BustACap will remind you with an alert each day at 8:00 AM when a battery needs to be changed for an accessory. BustACap has an email backup feature that makes it easy to create backups of application data, restore data, or transfer data to a different device. BustACap has an App Feedback menu for users to provide feedback and suggestions on app improvements.

About

WX SmartControl

Features
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With this application you can control your WXsmart soldering station

Screenshots

Bust A Cap Firearm Utility4 screens
WX SmartControl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WX SmartControl at none against Bust A Cap Firearm Utility's 1. Bust A Cap Firearm Utility's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bust A Cap Firearm Utility sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WX SmartControl asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bust A Cap Firearm Utility ships an update every 3 weeks, WX SmartControl every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bust A Cap Firearm Utility versus WX SmartControl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBust A Cap Firearm UtilityWX SmartControl
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.1 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB21 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJohn CarletonWeller Tools GmbH

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bust A Cap Firearm Utility

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Disable Ads$3.99
None

WX SmartControl

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bust A Cap Firearm Utility free?
Bust A Cap Firearm Utility is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WX SmartControl free?
WX SmartControl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bust A Cap Firearm Utility or WX SmartControl have ads?
Neither Bust A Cap Firearm Utility nor WX SmartControl shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bust A Cap Firearm Utility or WX SmartControl?
Bust A Cap Firearm Utility ships an update every 3 weeks, and WX SmartControl every 2 months. Most recently, Bust A Cap Firearm Utility was updated on September 23, 2026 and WX SmartControl on September 8, 2026.

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