Workover Assistant vs Hornady Ballistics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Workover Assistant
This utility app assists oil and gas field personnel with essential calculations for well workovers. It provides tools for hydrostatic pressure, internal capacity, and other critical functions, serving as a convenient resource for rig site or office use.
- Hydrostatic pressure calculations
- Internal capacity calculations
- Oil and gas well workover tools
- Rig site and office utility
- Accurate field calculations
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Workover Assistant is designed to help field personnel perform quick, accurate calculations related to oil and gas well workovers. It includes tools for hydrostatic pressure, internal capacity, and other common workover functions—making it a handy companion for the rig site or office.
Hornady Ballistics
This app provides advanced ballistic calculations using Doppler radar measured bullet drag coefficients. It includes a BC-based calculator and an extensive ammo library to help users achieve greater accuracy.
- 4DOF trajectory calculations
- Doppler radar measured bullet drag coefficient input
- BC-based calculator
- Comprehensive ammo library
- Shooting angle and azimuth features
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Hornady Ballistics features advanced 4DOF trajectory and ballistic calculations based on Doppler Radar measured bullet drag coefficient inputs. Also includes BC based calculator and ammo library
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Workover Assistant at none against Hornady Ballistics's 4. Workover Assistant also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Hornady Ballistics's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 58 months) and ratings volume (44K vs 2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Hornady Ballistics sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Workover Assistant asks for nothing beyond the download.
Workover Assistant holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hornady Ballistics has 44K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Workover Assistant ships an update every 58 months, Hornady Ballistics every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Workover Assistant | Hornady Ballistics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.8 (44K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 39.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 44K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 58 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Kelly Gayneaux | Hornady |
Customer experience
Workover Assistant
Hornady Ballistics
Bugs and requests
Workover Assistant
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Hornady Ballistics
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes on launch or during use
- Saved data not persisting or resetting
- Incorrect data being saved (e.g. wrong bullet weight)
- Navigation and UI elements not functioning properly
Requested features
4 requests- Add more bullet and caliber options
- Allow customization of units (metric/imperial)
- Integrate with weather stations for automatic data input
- Ability to save and export range cards
In-app purchases
Workover Assistant
No in-app purchases
Hornady Ballistics
- Multi Hud$0.99
- Range Cards$0.99
- Group Analysis$4.99
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- Moving Target$4.99
Questions
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