Distance Laser Meter vs Element Ballistics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Distance Laser Meter
Estimate distances and heights of objects using your device's sensors. Easily measure rooms, buildings, or other items in various units. This tool provides quick approximations without needing special skills.
- Estimate distance to objects
- Measure object height
- Results in meters, centimeters, inches, or feet
- No special skills required
- Turns device into a distance meter
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*** Please note: This app will give you an estimation of the distance or the height! The results depend on the correctness of your sensors and can have a deviation up to 20 %. *** With Distance Laser Meter you have a strong device to measure the distance and height to objects around you. No special skills or knowledge is required to use this app! You can easily detect the distance to an object or the height of the object. Measure now the distance of your room and get the result in meters, centimeters, inches or feet. This app will turn your device into a strong distance laser meter! Surprise your friends and family with this app! Use the distance meter to measure the height of a building or to measure the distance to it!
Element Ballistics
This app offers precise firing solutions with a user-friendly interface. Create custom rifle profiles, select from a vast bullet database, and calibrate ballistics for accuracy. It also provides weather reports and integrates with smart devices.
- Create ballistic profiles for rifles
- Extensive bullet database with drag profiles
- Calibrate ballistics (BC, Muzzle Velocity)
- View ballistic data graphs and tables
- Predicted point of impact in reticle view
- Obtain local weather reports
- Connect with smart devices
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Element Ballistics provides accurate and reliable firing solutions through a friendly user interface. -Create ballistic profiles for different rifles. -Choose bullets from an extensive database featuring Doppler-verified drag profiles. -Calibrate BC, Muzzle Velocity and more using the “true” feature, and choose from a variety of drag functions (G1, G7, GA, RA4) -View graphs and tables with ballistic data, and export/import profiles. -View predicted point of impact in a reticle view (FFP and SFP). -Obtain weather reports for your location. -Connect with smart devices like the Element HYPR-7 and Element Rangefinders to synchronise profiles & preferences.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Element Ballistics at 3.6 against Distance Laser Meter's 3.0. Element Ballistics also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 7 months). Distance Laser Meter's advantage is review sentiment (35% vs 25%) and iOS requirement (13 vs 15.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Element Ballistics holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Element Ballistics has 32 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 35% of Distance Laser Meter's written reviews are positive against 25% of Element Ballistics's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Distance Laser Meter ships an update every 7 months, Element Ballistics every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Distance Laser Meter | Element Ballistics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 3.6 (32 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.0% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 32 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jan Bickel | Element Optics |
Customer experience
Distance Laser Meter
Element Ballistics
In-app purchases
Distance Laser Meter
No in-app purchases
Element Ballistics
No in-app purchases
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