Hornady Ballistics vs Simple Date Wheel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Simple Date Wheel
This interactive tool functions like a paper date wheel to calculate the number of weeks between two dates. Easily schedule events, estimate deadlines, or determine time until a future date. It accurately accounts for leap years and offers zoom functionality.
- Interactive date wheel functionality
- Calculate weeks between dates
- Schedule events and estimate deadlines
- Leap year adjustments
- Pinch-to-zoom for detailed viewing
- On-screen instructions
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A simple, interactive date wheel to measure the number of weeks between dates. Schedule an event, estimate a project deadline, or see how many weeks you have until vacation. Works exactly like a paper date wheel. Finding a date in the future: - Rotate inside to align starting date (red arrow) - Look at date above the number of weeks Measuring time until future date: - Rotate inside to align starting date (red arrow) - Look at number of weeks below future date Other features: - Changes display on leap years to account for extra day - Information icon to show/hide instructions on screen - Pinch to zoom in and out
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Hornady Ballistics at Free against Simple Date Wheel's $0.99. Hornady Ballistics also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (44K vs 11). Simple Date Wheel's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (73% vs 40%). On ads and device support 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
Hornady Ballistics is free to download; Simple Date Wheel costs $0.99 up front. Hornady Ballistics sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Simple Date Wheel asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hornady Ballistics holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hornady Ballistics has 44K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of Hornady Ballistics's written reviews are positive against 73% of Simple Date Wheel's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Hornady Ballistics ships an update every 5 weeks, Simple Date Wheel every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hornady Ballistics | Simple Date Wheel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (44K ratings) — better | 4.4 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 39.7% of reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 44K — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #199 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hornady | Brian Semrau |
Customer experience
Hornady Ballistics
Simple Date Wheel
Bugs and 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
Simple Date Wheel
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Simple Date Wheel
No in-app purchases
Questions
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