Comparison

Hornady Reloading Guide vs EARMOR

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

EARMOR

Manage your headset's audio modes and features. This app offers noise detection, AI-powered translation, and conversation assistance for enhanced awareness and communication.

Highlights
  • Ambient and Voice Mode adjustment
  • Noise Detection for loud environments
  • AI Translation
  • AI Conversation
  • Product guidance
Features
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EARMOR AI provides a simple way to manage your headset. Adjust Ambient and Voice Modes from the dashboard, stay aware of loud environments with Noise Detection, and access AI Translation, AI Conversation, and product guidance in one app

Screenshots

Hornady Reloading Guide3 screens
EARMOR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hornady Reloading Guide at 4.6 against EARMOR's 1.3. Hornady Reloading Guide also leads on ratings volume (16K vs 3). EARMOR's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hornady Reloading Guide sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. EARMOR asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hornady Reloading Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.3. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hornady Reloading Guide ships an update every 2 months, EARMOR every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hornady Reloading Guide versus EARMOR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHornady Reloading GuideEARMOR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (16K ratings) — better1.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews31.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings16K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB77 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHornadyOPSMEN

Customer experience

Hornady Reloading Guide

All ratings15,123 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews263 reviews
Positive31.9%
Neutral9.5%
Negative58.6%

EARMOR

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

EARMOR

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Hornady Reloading Guide

Subscriptions1
  • Reloading Guide Subscription$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Hornady Point$0.99
  • 20 Hornady Points$19.99
None

EARMOR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hornady Reloading Guide free?
Hornady Reloading Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EARMOR free?
EARMOR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hornady Reloading Guide or EARMOR?
Hornady Reloading Guide is rated higher. Hornady Reloading Guide averages 4.6 out of 5 from 16K ratings, while EARMOR averages 1.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Hornady Reloading Guide or EARMOR have ads?
Neither Hornady Reloading Guide nor EARMOR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hornady Reloading Guide or EARMOR?
Hornady Reloading Guide ships an update every 2 months, and EARMOR every 3 weeks. Most recently, Hornady Reloading Guide was updated on September 25, 2026 and EARMOR on September 24, 2026.

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