Hornady Reloading Guide vs DNT
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.
DNT
This application connects to a proprietary digital scope via Wi-Fi to provide video preview and management of recorded videos and photos. It also offers ballistic calculation settings and basic digital scope functions like video recording control and zeroing.
- Wi-Fi connection to digital scope
- Video preview
- Video recording control
- Zeroing function
- Recorded video/photo management
- Ballistic calculation settings
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The APP can be used to connect to the our digital scope with Wi-Fi (The digital scope is manufactured by us), and has the following main functions. Video preview Basic digital scope functions, include video recording control and zeroing Recorded video/photo management Ballistic calculation settings Note: The digital scope is a pure optical tool, and our APP only do the calculation parameter settings and data management. It does not control the mechanic motion apart from our digital scope of any sort.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hornady Reloading Guide at 4.6 against DNT's 3.1. Hornady Reloading Guide also leads on ratings volume (17K vs 31). DNT's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, review sentiment, 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. DNT asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hornady Reloading Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hornady Reloading Guide has 17K ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 32% and 32% positive.
Hornady Reloading Guide ships an update every 2 months, DNT every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hornady Reloading Guide | DNT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (17K ratings) — better | 3.1 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 31.7% of reviews — better | 31.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17K — better | 31 |
| 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, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hornady | DNT Optics, LLC |
Customer experience
Hornady Reloading Guide
DNT
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
DNT
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
DNT
No in-app purchases
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