Reloading Assistant vs Reloader's Bench
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.
Reloader's Bench
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Reloader's Bench is a precision load tracking app built for hand loaders who take their data seriously. What it does: - Load library — Record and organize your reloading recipes with caliber, bullet, powder, primer, OAL, and velocity data. Full ballistic calculator with trajectory table and chart. - Ladder tests — Structure your load development sessions with powder charge rungs, velocity readings per shot, and group size results. Easily promote a winning load to your library. - Group measurement — Photograph a target, set a scale reference, mark each bullet hole, and the app calculates extreme spread in inches and MOA. Saves an annotated image you can export to your camera roll. - iCloud sync — Your data syncs automatically across all your devices. Everything works offline; sync happens in the background. - Units — Toggle between imperial and metric throughout the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Reloader's Bench at Free against Reloading Assistant's $3.99. Reloader's Bench also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). Reloading Assistant's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). 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
Reloader's Bench is free to download; Reloading Assistant costs $3.99 up front. Reloader's Bench sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Reloading Assistant asks for nothing beyond the download.
Reloading Assistant ships an update every 2 weeks, Reloader's Bench every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reloading Assistant | Reloader's Bench |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.9 (17 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 27.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Polycompsol LLC | Peter Willsey |
In-app purchases
Reloading Assistant
No in-app purchases
Reloader's Bench
- Reloader's Bench Pro$4.99
Questions
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