Hornady Reloading Guide vs MechTrack'n
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.
MechTrack'n
Log all your vehicle and machine maintenance and repair history. Monitor expenses associated with upkeep and repairs.
- Track maintenance records
- Log repair history
- Monitor costs
- Manage multiple vehicles/machines
- Record upkeep expenses
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Keep track of all your maintenance and repair records across all your vehicles and machines. Track costs too.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MechTrack'n at every 3 days against Hornady Reloading Guide's every 2 months. MechTrack'n also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Hornady Reloading Guide's advantage is ratings volume (17K vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). 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 MechTrack'n sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MechTrack'n 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hornady Reloading Guide ships an update every 2 months, MechTrack'n every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hornady Reloading Guide | MechTrack'n |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (17K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hornady | Matthew Schorr |
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
MechTrack'n
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
MechTrack'n
- Fleet Max$2.99
Questions
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