Hornady Reloading Guide vs Thaw™
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.
Thaw™
Control your Bluetooth-enabled personal heating devices with this app. It integrates weather alerts and reminders to charge your gear, tracks device warranties, and allows you to lend devices to friends.
- Bluetooth device control
- Integrated weather alerts
- Device charging reminders
- Warranty tracking
- Device lending feature
- Customizable start times
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The Thaw app is an intelligent app that can be used to connect to and control your Bluetooth enabled Thaw personal heating smart devices. With the integrated weather app powered by AccuWeather and the notification system, you can easily track temperature changes where you are located, be aware of weather alerts, and Thaw Gear will remind you when you should charge and prepare to wear your Thaw personal heating devices. The warranty tracking system makes it easy to see when your device warranty will expire, and the integrated Thaw shop also makes it easy to pick out your next upgrade! The lend feature can be used to lend your device to a friend and return it with ease. It’s also easy to set your start time for the day and Thaw Gear will intelligently use that time to inform charge reminders to make sure your devices are ready to go before your day starts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hornady Reloading Guide at 4.6 against Thaw™'s 2.3. Hornady Reloading Guide also leads on review sentiment (31% vs 0%) and ratings volume (17K vs 9). Thaw™'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). 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. Thaw™ asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hornady Reloading Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hornady Reloading Guide has 17K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of Hornady Reloading Guide's written reviews are positive against 0% of Thaw™'s.
Hornady Reloading Guide ships an update every 2 months, Thaw™ every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hornady Reloading Guide | Thaw™ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (17K ratings) — better | 2.3 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 31.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17K — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hornady | Alliance Sports Group, L. P. |
Customer experience
Hornady Reloading Guide
Thaw™
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
Thaw™
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
Thaw™
No in-app purchases
