Hornady Reloading Guide vs Open Woods
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.
Open Woods
Estimate antler scores from whitetail photos using AI. Upload images from your library, and the app provides an estimated score with buck detection highlighted. Offers free scores for new users and weekly free scores.
- AI antler scoring
- Upload photos from library
- Buck detection highlighting
- Free score balance
- One-time score packs
- Monthly subscriptions
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Open Woods is home to DeerScore—estimate whitetail antler scores from photos in seconds—plus Community, Hunting Map, Trail Cam Pro, Whitetail Records, and the Open Woods Store. DEERSCORE Upload up to 3 photos and get an instant buck score with computer vision. COMMUNITY • Browse bucks shared by hunters across the country • Filter by state and see recent scores as they come in • After you score, share your buck with a photo, story, and where it was taken MAP • Browse public land by state—national forests, WMAs, and more • Search private parcels and see property lines on the map • Drop pins, save photos, and record walk tracks • Topo & satellite layers, wind overlay, and offline maps for the field TRAIL CAM PRO Upload an entire SD card—we’ll tag species and score the bucks. WHITETAIL RECORDS Browse the public record book and submit bucks for free—no minimum score, no drying period. STORE (NEW) • Open Woods shirts and hats, shipped to US addresses • Color and size options, with pinch-to-zoom on product photos • Checkout with Stripe in the browser—physical goods are not billed through Apple • Standard shipping; print-on-demand merch usually ships within 2–7 business days • Order questions and returns: use Contact in the app HOW IT WORKS • Open DeerScore, sign in, and upload photos—or a full trail cam SD card. • Tap Score (or start SD card analysis). Our model finds bucks and estimates scores. • Share a score to Community, or open the Community tab to browse what other hunters posted. • On Map, pick your state, explore public tracts, search parcels, and mark your spots. • On Store, pick a shirt or hat, add it to your cart, and check out with Stripe. FEATURES • DeerScore instant buck scoring • Community feed of shared DeerScore bucks • Hunting map with public land, parcels, pins, and walks • Offline maps for when you’re out of service • Full SD card upload with species tagging (Trail Cam Pro) • Score balance, free weekly scores, and in-app plans • Whitetail Records (free to view and submit) • Open Woods Store for shirts and hats (US shipping) PLANS • New users get 15 free scores. Everyone gets 7 free scores every Saturday. • One-time packs, monthly score plans, or Trail Cam Pro for SD card analysis. • Offline Maps and parcel search available in-app. • Store merch is a separate purchase via Stripe, not an App Store in-app purchase. ACCURACY Scores are estimates for informational use only—not official Boone & Crockett scores or hunting advice. Map boundaries and parcel data are for reference—always verify access and follow local laws. Community posts are user-shared and not verified harvest records. SUPPORT support@openwoodsoutdoors.com https://www.openwoodsoutdoors.com Privacy Policy: https://www.openwoodsoutdoors.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.openwoodsoutdoors.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Open Woods at 100% against Hornady Reloading Guide's 31%. Open Woods also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Hornady Reloading Guide's advantage is ratings volume (17K vs 11). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Open Woods sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Open Woods holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hornady Reloading Guide has 17K ratings behind it against 11, 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 100% of Open Woods's.
Hornady Reloading Guide ships an update every 2 months, Open Woods fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hornady Reloading Guide | Open Woods |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (17K ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17K — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hornady | OPEN WOODS LLC |
Customer experience
Hornady Reloading Guide
Open Woods
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
Open Woods
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
Open Woods
- Premium$4.991 Month
- 60 Scores Monthly$7.991 Month
- Elite$9.991 Month
- 15 Scores One Time Purchase$3.99
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