Hornady Reloading Guide vs AutoTrickler
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hornady Reloading Guide
Access comprehensive reloading data for hundreds of cartridges and bullets, based on extensive testing. Purchase individual data sets, the entire current edition, or subscribe for continuous updates and full access to all data on your mobile device.
- Reloading data for 200+ cartridges
- Data for 300+ bullets
- Safe data based on controlled testing
- Purchase individual cartridge data
- Purchase full handbook edition
- Subscription for all data and updates
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Derived from extensive testing by Hornady Manufacturing Company, this app includes reloading data for over 200 cartridges and 300 bullets. Under carefully controlled conditions using the components and test equipment specified, we report only data that proved safe in our research. Users have the ability to purchase data for individual cartridges, purchase the whole current edition of the handbook, or subscribe and receive the entire handbook plus more. Subscription provides access to all handbook data on your mobile device and real updates for all new data without waiting for the new handbook publication to be produced.
AutoTrickler
Control your AutoTrickler device via Bluetooth. Set target weights and manage your automated system directly from your smartphone. This utility app offers a streamlined interface for precise control.
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Set target weights
- Manage automated systems
- Device control
- Streamlined interface
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Connect to your AutoTrickler with Bluetooth to set a target weight and manage your AutoTrickler system.
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Verdict
Hornady Reloading Guide and AutoTrickler both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 90% of AutoTrickler's written reviews are positive against 31% of Hornady Reloading Guide's. AutoTrickler also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Hornady Reloading Guide's advantage is ratings volume (17K vs 38). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Hornady Reloading Guide sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. AutoTrickler asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Hornady Reloading Guide against 4.7 for AutoTrickler. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hornady Reloading Guide has 17K ratings behind it against 38, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 31% of Hornady Reloading Guide's written reviews are positive against 90% of AutoTrickler's.
Hornady Reloading Guide ships an update every 2 months, AutoTrickler every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hornady Reloading Guide | AutoTrickler |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (17K ratings) | 4.7 (38 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.4% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17K — better | 38 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hornady | Adam MacDonald |
Customer experience
Hornady Reloading Guide
AutoTrickler
Bugs and requests
Hornady Reloading Guide
Reported bugs
4 issues- Purchased data disappearing or inaccessible
- Unable to log in or access account
- Blank screens and unknown errors
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Offline access to data
- Improved range log with more details
- Seamless integration with in-app purchases
- Support for more powder and bullet options
AutoTrickler
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hornady Reloading Guide
- Reloading Guide Subscription$19.991 Year
- Hornady Point$0.99
- 20 Hornady Points$19.99
AutoTrickler
No in-app purchases
Questions
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