GunVault vs XRAY5
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GunVault
Manage your firearm collection privately and securely. Track firearms, accessories, and ammunition with detailed records and photos. Includes service history, range sessions, and kit creation.
- Firearm tracking by make, model, serial number
- Service and range session records
- Attach photos to firearms
- Accessory and ammunition tracking
- Combine guns and accessories into kits
- iCloud sync (premium)
- Data export and PDF reports (premium)
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Gun Vault is the original and completely private app for firearm owners, collectors, hunters, and shooting enthusiasts. With GunVault you can: - Keep track of firearms by make, model, serial number, caliber, finish, and more. - Store service records. - Keep record of range sessions - Attach photos to each firearm. - Keep track of accessories by name, quantity etc. - keep track of ammo by caliber, grain, make, model, number of rounds and more as well as individual ammo transactions - combine guns and accessories into kits The premium features unlock: - iCloud sync - cross device data sync using your own private iCloud account - Export data - various exports in CSV format - Reports - various reports in PDF format - Analytics - User, collection, and firearm-level analytics on volume, frequency, intensity, reliability etc. - Dashboards - Maintenance dashboards showing collection and gun health along with maintenance work queue.
XRAY5
Control compatible SIG SAUER optics and weapon lights from your mobile device. Manage digital zero, create zero profiles, and track rounds fired. Integrates with LightFight devices for automatic reticle brightness adjustment.
- Connect and manage XRAY5 sights
- Digital Zero setup
- Multiple zero profiles
- Configure optic settings
- Round Counter and session history
- Connect LightFight devices
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The SIG SAUER XRAY5 App connects with compatible XRAY5™ Advanced Red Dot Sights and LightFight™ devices, giving users intuitive digital control over their connected optics. Pair your XRAY5 with the app to quickly establish and manage Digital Zero, create and recall multiple zero profiles, and configure compatible optic settings directly from your mobile device. The app also provides access to Round Counter data, allowing users to track rounds fired and review shooting session history. When paired with the FOXTROT2R™ LightFight™, the XRAY5 becomes part of an integrated sight and illumination system. Bluetooth™ LightFight™ technology wirelessly pairs the XRAY5 and FOXTROT2R, automatically increasing reticle brightness the instant the weapon light is activated. Key Functions • Connect and manage compatible XRAY5™ Advanced Red Dot Sights • Establish Digital Zero through an intuitive app-guided interface • Create, save, and recall multiple zero profiles • Configure compatible XRAY5 optic settings • View Round Counter data and shooting session history • Connect compatible LightFight™ devices • Pair XRAY5 with the FOXTROT2R™ LightFight™ weapon light • Manage connected SIG SAUER Electro-Optics devices from one interface
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GunVault at 4.8 against XRAY5's 3.7. GunVault also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (26 vs 3). XRAY5's advantage is in-app purchases (none 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. GunVault sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. XRAY5 asks for nothing beyond the download.
GunVault holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GunVault has 26 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
GunVault ships an update every 3 days, XRAY5 every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GunVault | XRAY5 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (26 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Veliyan Georgiev | Sig Sauer, Inc. |
Customer experience
GunVault
XRAY5
In-app purchases
GunVault
- Dashboards and Analytics$2.99
- iCloud Sync, Export, Reports$2.99
XRAY5
No in-app purchases
