Comparison

SIG BDX vs ShotView™

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SIG BDX

This application connects a rangefinder to a riflescope, displaying an illuminated holdover dot for precise aiming. It facilitates syncing devices and provides ballistic data for accurate shots up to 800 yards.

Highlights
  • Sync rangefinder with riflescope
  • Display illuminated holdover dot
  • Measure target distance
  • Ballistic data integration
  • Connect The Dot™ system
Features
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The KILO BDX rangefinders use Applied Ballistics and Bluetooth® to illuminate the exact holdover dot in SIERRA3BDX riflescopes. For the most accurate and ethical shot, just Connect The Dot™. - DOWNLOAD: Download the app - SYNC: Sync the app with your rangefinder - BOND: Use the app to bond the rangefinder with the riflescope - RANGE: Press the RANGE button to measure the distance of your target - POWER SELECTOR RING: When the SIERRA3BDX riflescope is actively paired with a KILO BDX rangefinder, the blue LED on the power selector ring will be illuminated solid blue. This Blue LED will flash quickly 8X for one second whenever the riflescope has received a new holdover reticle update from the rangefinder. The BDX system works out to 800 yards with 1 MOA of accuracy - CONNECT THE DOT™: It’s time for hunting. Once the riflescope is turned on, range the target and the new hold is lit up out to 800 yards

About

ShotView™

Connect to your chronograph to view live shooting sessions with real-time data. Organize your shooting platforms and ammunition with custom profiles. Analyze detailed ballistic data, export it, and exclude outliers for accurate calculations.

Highlights
  • Live session viewing with velocity charts
  • Customizable platform and ammunition profiles
  • Detailed ballistic data analysis
  • Export raw data to CSV
  • Exclude cold bore shots and outliers
  • Cloud backup and multi-device access
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Use the ShotView™ app to connect to your Xero® chronographs, and ArcheryX compatible devices. Connected to a C2 you can view live sessions with realtime muzzle velocity chart, resume any session and swap between live sessions. Edits in the session name and shot list will be synced between C2 and app. Organize your platform and ammunition by creating configurable custom profiles and attach them to your sessions. After a shooting session is completed, see your ballistic data on the app, where it is organized and easy to interpret. Analyze shot data, including speed, deviation, extreme spread, kinetic energy and more - and export the raw data to CSV format. Exclude cold bore shots and other outliers from session calculations as desired. Create custom names for each session, add notes for specific shots, and mark clean bore and cold bore attributes for each shot. Filter by weapon type to quickly access specific sessions for review. View ArcheryX session cards and detailed session insights, complete with shot lists and session-type filters. Navigate to the Charts tab to view comparison and individual charts, and analyze Aim Path and Float Analysis data on the Shots tab. Edit and group shots, review performance statistics, and access Help pages for additional guidance. The ShotView™ app can send and save your recorded shot and session data to the cloud. You can access and use saved data on other phones or back up your data for future use. A Garmin account is required to store your data in the cloud.

Screenshots

SIG BDX4 screens
ShotView™4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ShotView™ at 4.4 against SIG BDX's 3.4. ShotView™ also leads on review sentiment (64% vs 33%) and ratings volume (302 vs 68). SIG BDX's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ShotView™ holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 68 and 302 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of SIG BDX's written reviews are positive against 64% of ShotView™'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SIG BDX ships an update every 3 weeks, ShotView™ monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SIG BDX versus ShotView™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSIG BDXShotView™
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (68 ratings)4.4 (302 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews64.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings68302 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSig Sauer, Inc.Garmin

Customer experience

SIG BDX

All ratings68 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral20.6%
Negative29.4%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral21.4%
Negative45.2%

ShotView™

All ratings302 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral7.3%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews107 reviews
Positive64.5%
Neutral18.7%
Negative16.8%

In-app purchases

None

SIG BDX

No in-app purchases

None

ShotView™

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SIG BDX free?
SIG BDX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShotView™ free?
ShotView™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SIG BDX or ShotView™?
ShotView™ is rated higher. SIG BDX averages 3.4 out of 5 from 68 ratings, while ShotView™ averages 4.4 from 302 ratings.
Do SIG BDX or ShotView™ have ads?
Neither SIG BDX nor ShotView™ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SIG BDX or ShotView™?
SIG BDX ships an update every 3 weeks, and ShotView™ monthly. Most recently, SIG BDX was updated on September 22, 2026 and ShotView™ on September 26, 2026.

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