Comparison

RECOIL Presents vs Patch Vault

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

Head to head
About

RECOIL Presents

This publication offers a deep dive into the world of modern firearms, featuring the latest guns, gear, and accessories. It provides in-depth reviews and buyer's guides for enthusiasts. Subscriptions are available for continuous access to new content.

Highlights
  • Latest guns and gear reviews
  • Accessory and technology features
  • Buyer's guides
  • Modern shooting enthusiast content
  • Digital publication format
Features
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RECOIL Presents: Concealment is a new firearms lifestyle publication dedicated to the modern shooting enthusiast. Every issue will feature the latest guns, gear, accessories, technology, plus reviews and buyer’s guides. ---SUBSCRIPTION AVAILABLE--- 1-year subscription for $19.99 1-month subscription for $1.99 Your subscription will be billed to your iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase. ---SUBSCRIPTION WILL AUTO-RENEW--- The subscription will include the current issue if you do not already own it and subsequently published future issues. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. This Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period, your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. The cost of the renewal will match the initial subscription price. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. You may turn off auto-renewing subscriptions by going to your user’s Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during your active subscription period. You can view our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use here: https://www.recoilweb.com/privacy https://www.recoilweb.com/terms

About

Patch Vault

Organize and catalog your patch and challenge coin collections with detailed records, photos, and tracking. Easily search, filter, and view item origins on a map. Gain insights into your collection's trends and history.

Highlights
  • Catalog patches and challenge coins
  • Add multiple photos
  • Track detailed item information
  • Search and filter collection
  • View origins on interactive map
  • Review collection stats and trends
  • Sync privately with iCloud
Features
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Keep your patches, challenge coins, and badges organized, photographed, and easy to find. Patch Vault brings your collection's details together on iPhone and iPad. Record the department, station, location, acquisition date, purchase price, tags, notes, and photos for every item, whether it came from a trade, station visit, event, or gift. - Catalog patches, challenge coins, and badges in one collection. - Search names, departments, locations, tags, and notes. - Combine tag, type, format, and favorite filters to find the items you want. - Explore where your items came from on an interactive map. - Sort by title, department, date, price, or recently added. - Earn achievements for collection size, geography, photos, and more. Track progress and share milestones. - Share individual items, collection summaries, and achievements as image cards. - Add photos from other apps using the share sheet. - Keep collection totals and achievement progress close with Home Screen widgets. - Use Siri and Shortcuts for collection stats or a random patch, and find items in Spotlight. - Sync your collection across your devices with iCloud. - Export backups with photos, restore your collection, or export a CSV spreadsheet. - Personalize your app icon and tint. Made for collectors of fire, police, EMS, dispatch, search and rescue, military, government, and other patches, coins, and badges. Start free with up to 25 items and one photo per item. Vault Unlock is an optional, one-time in-app purchase that adds unlimited items, unlimited photos per item, and collection charts.

Screenshots

RECOIL Presents4 screens
Patch Vault4 screens

Verdict

The call

RECOIL Presents and Patch Vault both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Patch Vault's written reviews are positive against 40% of RECOIL Presents's. Patch Vault also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). RECOIL Presents's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (75 vs 2). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. RECOIL Presents sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Patch Vault sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for RECOIL Presents against 5.0 for Patch Vault. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RECOIL Presents has 75 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of RECOIL Presents's written reviews are positive against 100% of Patch Vault's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RECOIL Presents ships an update every 5 months, Patch Vault fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
RECOIL Presents versus Patch Vault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRECOIL PresentsPatch Vault
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (75 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings75 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB59 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperCMG West, LLCRobotic Snail Software LLC

Customer experience

RECOIL Presents

All ratings75 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

Patch Vault

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

RECOIL Presents

Subscriptions2
  • 1 Month Sub | Concealment$1.991 Month
  • One Year Sub | Concealment1 Month trial$24.991 Year
One-time8
  • Concealment issue 13$3.99
  • Concealment Issue 14$3.99
  • Concealment Issue 15$3.99
Show 5 more
  • Concealment Issue 16$3.99
  • Concealment #23 2021$3.99
  • Concealment #25$3.99
  • Concealment #28$3.99
  • Concealment #29$3.99
4 purchases

Patch Vault

One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99
Show 1 more
  • Premium$14.99

Questions

Is RECOIL Presents free?
RECOIL Presents is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Patch Vault free?
Patch Vault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RECOIL Presents or Patch Vault?
Patch Vault is rated higher. RECOIL Presents averages 4.9 out of 5 from 75 ratings, while Patch Vault averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do RECOIL Presents or Patch Vault have ads?
Patch Vault shows ads; RECOIL Presents does not.
Which is updated more often, RECOIL Presents or Patch Vault?
RECOIL Presents ships an update every 5 months, and Patch Vault fortnightly. Most recently, RECOIL Presents was updated on November 3, 2026 and Patch Vault on October 31, 2026.

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