Hornady Reloading Guide vs Pro Cirrus
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.
Pro Cirrus
View SD game card media wirelessly using a Wi-Fi signal and a specific device. This app facilitates checking cameras in the field, aiding scouting efforts for hunting enthusiasts.
- View SD game card media
- Wireless Wi-Fi signal viewing
- Check cameras in the field
- Aids scouting efforts
- Works with Pro Cirrus Wind Indicator
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Pro Cirrus APP is used to view SD Game cards and SD media using a WIFI signal with the Pro Cirrus Wind Indicator by Cirrus Outdoors LLC. Viewing your game cam pics via wireless fidelity allows a user to check cameras in the field from this app and Pro Cirrus device. Cirrus Outdoors has provided another incredible feature to help your scouting efforts while taking advantage of the many features built into this multi functional hunting tool. #KnowTheWind™
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pro Cirrus at 100% against Hornady Reloading Guide's 31%. Pro Cirrus also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Hornady Reloading Guide's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (17K vs 16). On price, 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. Pro Cirrus asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hornady Reloading Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hornady Reloading Guide has 17K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 31% of Hornady Reloading Guide's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pro Cirrus's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Hornady Reloading Guide ships an update every 2 months, Pro Cirrus every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hornady Reloading Guide | Pro Cirrus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (17K ratings) — better | 4.2 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 31.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17K — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| 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 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hornady | Cirrus Outdoors LLC |
Customer experience
Hornady Reloading Guide
Pro Cirrus
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
Pro Cirrus
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
Pro Cirrus
No in-app purchases
Questions
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