Hornady Reloading Guide vs Kdisk
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.
Kdisk
Manage and access your media and documents stored on an iStorage device. Browse photos, videos, and music with thumbnail views, and perform file operations like copying, deleting, and renaming. It also supports document viewing for various popular formats.
- Media thumbnail display
- List/thumbnail view
- File sharing
- Copy, cut, delete, rename files
- Local/iStorage data transfer
- Slideshow mode for photos
- Music playback with artwork
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“Kdisk” is an application software for iStorage device. •The main interface displays Media thumbnails :video, photo, music • Supports list / thumbnail view, support sharing operation for photos, music and documents • Support copy/cut/delete/create/rename operation and support local/iStorage data transmission in /between • Support to play the photos by slideshow mode • Support music artwork shows, repeat mode setting, time line drag operation • Document: Support formats of .keynote、.numbers、.page、.xls/.xlsx, .doc/docx、pdf、txt、ppt/pptx
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hornady Reloading Guide at 4.6 against Kdisk's 1.6. Hornady Reloading Guide also leads on ratings volume (17K vs 109) and review sentiment (32% vs 15%). Kdisk's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Hornady Reloading Guide sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Kdisk asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hornady Reloading Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hornady Reloading Guide has 17K ratings behind it against 109, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Hornady Reloading Guide's written reviews are positive against 15% of Kdisk's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hornady Reloading Guide | Kdisk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (17K ratings) — better | 1.6 (109 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 31.8% of reviews — better | 14.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17K — better | 109 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 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 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hornady | 振峰 皮 |
Customer experience
Hornady Reloading Guide
Kdisk
User reviews
Hornady Reloading Guide
From 17K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Comprehensive reloading data
- 📱 Convenient mobile access
- 👍 Helpful range log and notes features
- 🔍 Ability to purchase individual cartridges
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and errors
- 💰 Paywall for accessing data
- 🔒 Account and login issues
- 🤔 Confusing navigation and UI
Kdisk
From 109 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works on iPhone and computer
- 👍 Works for some users
- 👍 Flawless operation for some users
- 👍 Happy with results for some users
Room to improve
- ❌ Does not work with iPhone 15
- ❌ Does not work with iPhone 16 Pro
- ❌ Does not work with iOS 17.2
- ❌ App doesn't recognize card reader
- ❌ Cannot open images/videos
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
Kdisk
Reported bugs
14 issues- App doesn't recognize the card reader
- Cannot open images/videos
- Limited file access (only recent 499 photos)
- No pictures show up on the card
- App crashes frequently
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- Connection drops intermittently
- Does not delete pictures accurately
- Lags out during use
- Corrupts SD cards after a few uses
- Preview images are not accurate
- App crashes before loading content
- Device not recognized when plugged in
- Functionality buttons (3 dots) missing
- App doesn't ask for access on iPad
Requested features
10 requests- Fix the issue with dropping connection
- Resolve compatibility issues with newer iPhones (15, 16 Pro)
- Address iOS 17.2 compatibility
- Improve file access limitations
- Ensure accurate deletion of pictures
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- Fix preview image functionality
- Add an 'eject' tab for SD cards
- Resolve issues with SD card corruption
- Ensure app functions correctly in field conditions
- Make the app more user-friendly for transferring files
In-app purchases
Hornady Reloading Guide
- Reloading Guide Subscription$19.991 Year
- Hornady Point$0.99
- 20 Hornady Points$19.99
Kdisk
No in-app purchases
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