ElkNut vs MtnWispr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ElkNut
Master elk calling and hunting with expert-led video tutorials and audio guides. Learn to produce realistic elk sounds, understand their meaning, and apply proven hunting tactics. Practice your calls with recording and comparison features.
- Expert-led video tutorials
- Realistic elk sound guides
- 22 common bull and cow elk sounds
- 12 included hunting sequences
- 22 expert hunting tactics
- Audio practice and comparison
- On-device recording and analysis
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ElkNut is the ultimate elk hunting training app, built by experts for hunters who want to improve their calling skills and field tactics. Whether you're learning your first cow call or chasing a screaming bull at last light, ElkNut gives you the tools and expert content to be more successful in the field. TRAINING CONTENT • Elk Calls — a deep library of bugles, cow calls, estrus calls, and more, with pro audio and video. • Tactics — proven hunting tactics and strategies from experienced elk hunters. • Sequences — step-by-step calling sequences for specific hunting scenarios. • Video Training — professional video on calling techniques, field setups, and hunt strategy. • Tips — quick, educational tips to sharpen your game. PRACTICE & AI CALL COACH (free) • Record yourself calling and play it back on an interactive waveform. • Score your call with AI — get 0–100 feedback on pitch, cadence, realism, and tone, plus coaching tips. • Build a personal practice library and share recordings with your hunting partners. HUNT TOOLS • Calling Trainer — practice bugle & cow-call cadence with timed drills. • Rut Calendar — track elk rut phases and daily activity windows. • Pack-Out Calculator — estimate boned-out meat weight and pack trips. • Harvest Log — log harvests and scouting notes with dates. • Draw Tracker — draw-application deadlines, reminders, and bonus-point tracking. • Weather & Wind — live conditions, wind, and forecast at your location. • Compass — bearing rose with a wind overlay for setups. • Season Dates & Official Seasons — state-by-state openers and closers, by year. • Barometric Pressure (PRO) — pressure-trend graph with elk-movement insight. • Moon & Solunar (PRO) — feeding periods, moon phase, and best hunt windows. • Scouting Journal (PRO) — log rubs, wallows, bugles, and sign in the field. • Offline Map (PRO) — pins, trails, and downloadable offline tiles. • My Locations (PRO) — save spots, wallows, and glassing points (free up to 3). • Measure (PRO) — distance and area measuring on the map. • Trail Cameras (PRO) — manage cams, card pulls, and photos. FAVORITES, SEARCH & OFFLINE • Save your favorite calls, tactics, and sequences, and search everything by keyword. • Offline field mode: download calls, sequences, and videos and use the app with no signal in the backcountry. • Light, dark, and auto themes. PREMIUM (subscription) — start with a 7-day free trial • Unlock all premium calls, tactics, and calling sequences, plus the full premium video library. • Premium tools: barometric trends, moon & solunar, offline maps, measuring, scouting journal, and trail cameras. • Unlimited saved locations, unlimited offline downloads, and unlimited AI Call Coach scoring. Download ElkNut and start training today. Good luck out there.
MtnWispr
Practice your elk and duck calls with instant feedback. This app analyzes your vocalizations against expert recordings, providing scores and specific corrections to improve your technique before hunting season.
- Call scoring against expert audio
- Real-time vocalization analysis
- Specific correction feedback
- Elk and duck call libraries
- Progress tracking over time
- Video lessons and drills
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Find out if your calling would bring in a bull or turn a flock of mallards before opening day, not during it. MtnWispr listens to your elk and duck calling and scores it against expert reference calls. You get a number and, on most calls, a plain-English correction telling you exactly what to fix. Then you call again. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick a species and a call, then hit record. At home, in the truck, or at camp. 2. Get scored in seconds. 3. Read the correction and hear the difference. Play the expert reference back to back with your own attempt. 4. Call again. Watch the number move. ELK CALLS Calf mew Distressed calf sequence Bull calling cows bugle Location bugle Glunking (beta) Tending bugle (beta) Elk calls are scored against real elk audio, so a call that lands on the right pitch but sounds nothing like an animal does not score well. On the four core calls, the result also breaks your call down against a real elk, so you can see what is off, not just that something is. The two beta calls show the score only. DUCK CALLS (BETA) Quack Greeting call Comeback call Feeding call 2-note confidence call 3-note confidence call Duck calls are scored against recordings by Joel Turner, a two-time state champion duck caller, and the scoring was set from his own grades. It listens to the tone of each note first, and on the sequence calls it also checks your rhythm and note count. Duck scoring is in beta: you get the score, one coaching line, and the reference to play back against your own call. THE ACADEMY Two-time World Championship elk caller Joel Turner breaks each elk call down into micro-steps: the base note, the jaw drop, the sweep, the cadence. Each step has a video, a reference clip, and a scored test so you know you have it before moving on. The elk Academy also covers elk biology and situational calling, rut phases, herd dynamics, and bull temperament, so you know which call to make and when to make it. The Duck Academy takes you through the quack, greeting, confidence, feeding and comeback calls in the order Joel uses them on a hunt. Each call has a video lesson from Joel, a two-time state champion duck caller, and a scored drill. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Every scored attempt is saved. Watch your calf mew climb from June to August or your feeding call clean up before the opener, see which calls you have nailed and which still need work, and stop guessing whether you actually improved since last year. WHY IT WORKS Most hunters practice by blowing into a call and hoping. There is no feedback loop, so bad habits get reinforced for years. Elk members routinely find they were losing air around the edges of the call, dropping into mature cow sounds at the end of a mew, or sitting just under the ringing tone on a location bugle. On a duck call, the mistake Joel hears most is air going into the cheeks instead of coming from the gut. None of that is audible to the person making the sound. MtnWispr makes it visible. ACCOUNT REQUIRED MtnWispr is a membership service. Sign in with your existing MtnWispr account to use the app. Scoring runs on our servers, so an internet connection is required. MtnWispr was built in Idaho and trained on Joel Turner's methodology.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MtnWispr at 5.0 against ElkNut's 4.3. MtnWispr also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). ElkNut's advantage is ratings volume (260 vs 3) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads 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. ElkNut sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year. MtnWispr asks for nothing beyond the download.
MtnWispr holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ElkNut has 260 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of ElkNut's written reviews are positive against 100% of MtnWispr's.
ElkNut ships an update every 3 weeks, MtnWispr monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ElkNut | MtnWispr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (260 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 260 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | GOT GAME TECHNOLOGIES, LLC | Mathews Consulting Group LLC |
Customer experience
ElkNut
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Bugs and requests
ElkNut
Reported bugs
3 issues- Recordings randomly deleted from the app
- Menus and settings not fully functional
- Inconsistent performance and content availability
Requested features
4 requests- Bring back looping playback feature
- Improve offline content access and reliability
- Offer both subscription and one-time purchase options
- Provide better communication and support for customers
MtnWispr
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ElkNut
- Unlock Pro Content$14.991 Year
- ElkNut Pro$14.99
MtnWispr
No in-app purchases
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