Gunnery vs EIB & ESB Digital Handbook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gunnery
This app provides specialized tools for military gunnery. It includes a timer for engagements, a calculator for target points, and a tool to compute engagement modifier points, all designed to assist with DA Form 8265.
- Gunnery Timer
- Point Calculator
- Engagement Modifier Calculator
- DA Form 8265 assistance
- Target scoring
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The Gunnery-Timer and Calculator (G-TAC) app features three functional tools: Timer, Point Calculator, and Engagement Modifier (EM) Calculator. The Gunnery Timer allows you to time engagements during crew gunnery for DA Form 8265. The Point Calculator allows to you calculate points acquired from up to four targets during crew gunnery engagements and verify the total points (19a) and the engagement score (19f) on DA Form 8265. The Engagement Modifier Calculator allows you to calculate and update engagement modifier points for the modifier fields (13b-16b) on DA Form 8265.
EIB & ESB Digital Handbook
This digital handbook provides a study guide for the Expert Infantryman and Expert Soldier's Badge, drawing from official Army regulations. It covers physical fitness, land navigation, weapons, patrol, and medical lanes, along with "how to" videos to aid in mastering fundamentals.
- Official regulation-based content
- Physical fitness requirements
- Land navigation guidance
- Weapons, Patrol, and Medical lanes
- Instructional "how to" videos
- Stopwatch functionality
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This application was designed to give Soldiers a digital study guide for the Expert Infantryman and Expert Soldier's Badge. The information provided derives from USAIS Pamphlet 350-6 (Expert Infantryman's Badge) and TRADOC Regulation 672-9 (Expert Soldier's Badge), the governing regulation for training and testing requirements. Additionally, this application contains the updated physical fitness requirements for ESB Candidates. The ultimate key for success is to master the fundamentals and repetition. Always follow the grader's instruction. Included: - Physical Assessment Requirements - Land Navigation - Stopwatch - "How to" videos - Weapons Lane - Patrol Lane - Medical Lane
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Gunnery at Free against EIB & ESB Digital Handbook's $3.99. Gunnery also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 20 months) and rating (2.2 vs 1.8). EIB & ESB Digital Handbook's advantage is chart position (#34 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Gunnery is free to download; EIB & ESB Digital Handbook costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Gunnery holds the better App Store score, 2.2 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gunnery has 21 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of Gunnery's written reviews are positive against 0% of EIB & ESB Digital Handbook's.
Gunnery ships an update every 2 days, EIB & ESB Digital Handbook every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on August 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gunnery | EIB & ESB Digital Handbook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 2.2 (21 ratings) — better | 1.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 8.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #34 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.2 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | TRADOC Mobile | Robert LeGrand |
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Gunnery
EIB & ESB Digital Handbook
In-app purchases
Gunnery
No in-app purchases
EIB & ESB Digital Handbook
No in-app purchases
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