Reloading Assistant vs Athlon Ballistics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reloading Assistant
This app helps reloaders calculate ammunition costs and track reloading recipes. It allows users to record load data, rate performance, and manage custom calibers. Access a vast library of recipes from popular manufacturers.
- Reloading cost calculator
- Component cost breakdown
- Load data viewer and tracker
- Custom load creation
- Performance rating and tracking
- Chronograph data integration
- Custom caliber support
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Reloading Assistant is the perfect companion for your ammo reloading needs. The reloading calculator is used to determine the cost to reload each round, breaking each component down and displaying its cost. The reloading recipe viewer/tracker/journal is used to get load data (or recipes) for hundreds of different calibers. You can also add custom loads, as well as track how well each round performed by rating the accuracy and power of the load. Additionally, the reloading journal allows you to keep track of every round that your reload as well how well the load performed by providing automatic calculations from chronograph data. Customize even more by selecting your preferred units of measurements and adding custom calibers. Featuring over 31,000 recipes from: Accurate, Alliant, Hodgdon, Somchem, and Vihtavuori.
Athlon Ballistics
This app provides advanced ballistic solutions and integrates with thermal devices to upload ballistic data. It allows users to manage rifle and bullet profiles, customize reticles, and create holdovers directly on compatible thermal scopes and clip-ons.
- Advanced ballistic solutions
- G1/G7 factory cartridge library
- Upload data to thermal scopes
- Thermal control interface
- Set rifle and bullet profiles
- Create BDC holdovers
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Athlon Optics Ballistic App is the companion app for Athlon thermal scopes, clip-ons, and Velocity Pro Radar chronographs. BALLISTIC CALCULATOR Advanced trajectory calculations with G1/G7 drag models, customizable rifle and bullet profiles, and a comprehensive library of factory cartridges, pellets, and Athlon riflescope reticles. View trajectory charts, wind corrections, and reticle holdover data. THERMAL SCOPE CONTROL Connect to your Athlon ATS PRO Thermal Scopes and Clip-Ons via Wi-Fi to upload ballistic profiles, change reticle types and colors, create BDC holdovers, stream live thermal video, capture photos and videos, and update device firmware. CHRONOGRAPH Pair your Velocity Pro Radar via Bluetooth for real-time velocity tracking, session recording, shot analysis, and data export. Compare sessions side-by-side and merge data across shooting sessions. ADDITIONAL FEATURES - Weather integration with density altitude for accurate calculations - In-app help center with video tutorial and FAQ - Over-the-air firmware updates for all connected devices - Excel export for ballistic charts and chronograph sessions - Available in English, German, French, Italian, and Spanish
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Athlon Ballistics at Free against Reloading Assistant's $3.99. Athlon Ballistics also leads on ratings volume (78 vs 17). Reloading Assistant's advantage is rating (2.9 vs 2.1) and review sentiment (28% vs 16%). 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
Athlon Ballistics is free to download; Reloading Assistant costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Reloading Assistant holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 78 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Reloading Assistant's written reviews are positive against 16% of Athlon Ballistics's.
Reloading Assistant ships an update every 2 weeks, Athlon Ballistics every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reloading Assistant | Athlon Ballistics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.9 (17 ratings) — better | 2.1 (78 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 27.8% of reviews — better | 16.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 78 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Polycompsol LLC | Sportsgear Outdoor Products LLC |
Customer experience
Reloading Assistant
Athlon Ballistics
Bugs and requests
Reloading Assistant
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Athlon Ballistics
Reported bugs
33 issues- App will not sync sessions
- Exported data has incorrect/reverted session names and variables
- App will not open on iPhone
- App crashes when using specific reticles
- Cannot enter elevation or DA
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- App won't stay connected to chronograph
- Firmware update freezes
- Chronograph not recognized as a hard drive on Windows
- App freezes during firmware updates
- Chronograph locks up when syncing
- Bluetooth connection fails
- QR code scan opens wrong app store
- Login button is grayed out
- Cannot create an account
- Password complexity rules are restrictive
- Keyboard covers input fields
- Data disappears after updates
- App crashes when loading scope reticles
- Unable to add rifle or bullet profiles
- App freezes at 50% or 76% during device update
- Syncing locks up the chronograph
- App doesn't sync majority of range sessions
- Notes section is hidden by keyboard
- App shows CSS on screen during signup/login
- App not working on specific iPhone models
- App locks up
- Cannot update chronograph software
- App doesn't allow creating a standalone login
- App doesn't allow custom naming for bullet profiles
- App doesn't sync all sessions
- Chronograph freezes when connected to app
- App doesn't allow manual entry of projectile data
- App doesn't allow editing projectile data
Requested features
18 requests- Add more ammo/bullet profiles (Barnes, etc.)
- Expand projectile data beyond G1 (e.g., G7)
- Allow manual entry of projectile data
- Improve user interface for reloaders
- Add support for air rifles/air guns, bows, crossbows
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- More reticle options
- Ability to view sessions without being connected
- Bulk export of shot strings
- Longer names for guns/ammo
- Add elevation function
- Add pistol data support
- Option for peep or other iron sights
- More intuitive and ergonomic navigation
- Add support for non-Athlon scopes
- Improve data management and organization
- Dedicated app for chronograph data download/storage
- Allow custom naming for bullet profiles across platforms
- Take pictures of groups with data
In-app purchases
Reloading Assistant
No in-app purchases
Athlon Ballistics
No in-app purchases
Questions
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