FURY HD vs Element Ballistics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FURY HD
Enhance your rangefinding binocular experience with custom ballistic profiles and access to an extensive bullet library. Precisely match your loadout for accurate shooting.
- Custom ballistic profiles
- Applied Ballistics bullet library
- Loadout matching
- Enhanced rangefinding functionality
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Unlock even more features in your Vortex® Fury® HD 5000 AB rangefinding binocular with the Fury HD App, including custom ballistic profiles to precisely match your loadout, and full access to the Applied Ballistics® bullet library.
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 FURY HD's 3.1. Element Ballistics also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). FURY HD's advantage is review sentiment (35% vs 25%). On price, ratings volume, 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
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 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 32 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 35% of FURY HD'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.
FURY HD ships an update monthly, Element Ballistics every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FURY HD | Element Ballistics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (37 ratings) | 3.6 (32 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.0% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vortex Optics | Element Optics |
Customer experience
FURY HD
Element Ballistics
In-app purchases
FURY HD
No in-app purchases
Element Ballistics
No in-app purchases
