Comparison

Leupold Control vs Lyman Borecam 2.0

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

Head to head
About

Leupold Control

This app serves as a digital command center for select Leupold optics, offering customizable ballistic and ranging tools. It provides advanced firing solutions, live wind data, and navigation features for hunters and shooters.

Highlights
  • Customizable home screen
  • Advanced ballistic calculations
  • Live wind-aware shooting data
  • Backcountry navigation
  • Firearm and ammo profiles
  • Waypoint pinning
Features
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Leupold Control is the digital command center for select Leupold optics, designed to adapt to how you shoot, hunt, and prepare in the field. The new customizable home screen lets you build your own command view, placing the tools and data you use most—ballistics, wind, ranging, weather, and device controls—exactly where you want them. Whether you’re a backcountry hunter or a precision shooter, Leupold Control now works the way you do. Advanced ballistic tools, including Hornady® 4DOF®, deliver physics-based firing solutions that account for real-world variables like wind, environmentals, and shooting angle. Create detailed firearm and ammo profiles, range and pin waypoints, and sync critical data directly to compatible Leupold devices for fast, confident decisions when it matters most. USE IT FOR: • Customizable ballistic and ranging workflows • Advanced ballistic calculations and firing solutions • Live wind-aware shooting data • Backcountry navigation and waypoint pinning • Preseason scouting and target setup USE IT WITH: • Compatible Leupold® rangefinding optics (RX-5000 & BX-6 Range HD) • Calypso™ wind device (for live wind integration)

About

Lyman Borecam 2.0

Connect to a device via Wi-Fi to capture photos and videos. View and share your media directly from the system album.

Highlights
  • Wi-Fi device connection
  • Photo capture
  • Video recording
  • Media viewing
  • Media sharing
Features
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After the app is connected to the device with Wi Fi, it can take photos and take videos, and the photos and videos taken can be viewed and shared in the system album.

Screenshots

Leupold Control4 screens
Lyman Borecam 2.03 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Leupold Control at 4.7 against Lyman Borecam 2.0's 3.0. Leupold Control also leads on ratings volume (14 vs 2). Lyman Borecam 2.0's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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

Leupold Control holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Leupold Control has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Leupold Control versus Lyman Borecam 2.0: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLeupold ControlLyman Borecam 2.0
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (14 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size348 MB52 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperLeupold & Stevens, Inc.Grus IoT

Customer experience

Leupold Control

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Lyman Borecam 2.0

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Leupold Control

No in-app purchases

None

Lyman Borecam 2.0

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Leupold Control free?
Leupold Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lyman Borecam 2.0 free?
Lyman Borecam 2.0 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Leupold Control or Lyman Borecam 2.0?
Leupold Control is rated higher. Leupold Control averages 4.7 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Lyman Borecam 2.0 averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Leupold Control or Lyman Borecam 2.0 have ads?
Neither Leupold Control nor Lyman Borecam 2.0 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Leupold Control or Lyman Borecam 2.0?
Leupold Control ships an update every 2 months, and Lyman Borecam 2.0 every 2 months. Most recently, Leupold Control was updated on November 6, 2026 and Lyman Borecam 2.0 on November 3, 2026.

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