Hornady Reloading Guide vs APPSHOW3
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.
APPSHOW3
This utility allows you to remotely control your company's camera equipment. Connect via WiFi to view live images, record photos and videos, check device settings like memory, and download captured media to your phone.
- WiFi device connection
- Live image viewing
- Photo and video recording
- Device settings check
- Media download to album
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The function of the app is to control our company's camera equipment. The functions include connecting the device through a WiFi network, viewing the content of the image being captured, controlling the recording of photos, viewing settings such as memory size, and downloading images and videos from the device to a mobile photo album. Update App Store name.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: APPSHOW3 at none against Hornady Reloading Guide's 3. APPSHOW3 also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Hornady Reloading Guide's advantage is ratings volume (16K vs 3) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). 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. APPSHOW3 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hornady Reloading Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hornady Reloading Guide has 16K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hornady Reloading Guide ships an update every 2 months, APPSHOW3 monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hornady Reloading Guide | APPSHOW3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (16K ratings) — better | 4.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 31.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hornady | Shenzhen Daying Software Development Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Hornady Reloading Guide
APPSHOW3
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
APPSHOW3
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
APPSHOW3
No in-app purchases
Questions
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