Hit Factor Calculator vs Carbon Buildup
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hit Factor Calculator
Calculate your potential shooting competition scores with "What If" scenarios for misses, no-shoots, and penalties. Explore different scoring possibilities to visualize your "Dream Score" and optimize performance.
- Calculate Hit Factor with "What If" scenarios
- Simulate scores without misses
- Simulate scores without no-shoots
- Simulate scores without procedural penalties
- Explore "Dream Score" possibilities
- Free to use
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Hit Factor Calculator for IPSC and USPSA, offering the "What If..." feature which quickly calculates your possible Hit Factor without misses, without no-shoots and without procedural penalties and the "Dream Score" feature allowing you to play with different values free-style to see what your possible Hit Factor could be.
Carbon Buildup
This app tracks firearm parts individually, monitoring their service intervals based on rounds fired and calendar time. It logs maintenance, chronograph data, and reloading recipes, offering forecasts and exportable insurance documents. All data is stored locally for user privacy.
- Per-part service tracking
- Service log for maintenance
- Chronograph and load data
- Reloading recipes
- Forecast and analytics
- Insurance rider PDF export
- Optic, light, and magazine tracking
- Malfunction tracking
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Most gun logs treat a firearm as one object with one round count. But a recoil spring, a striker, and a barrel don't wear at the same rate — and a single number can't tell you which one is due. Carbon Buildup tracks a firearm the way it's actually built: as an assembly of parts, each with its own service clock. WHAT IT DOES • Per-part service tracking — every part carries its own round and calendar interval, color-graded as it approaches service. Pre-loaded with manufacturer intervals for Glock, S&W M&P, Walther PDP, Canik, Beretta 92, CZ, Tanfoglio, and 1911/2011. • Service log — rounds between cleanings, lubes, and part changes. See what you actually run, not just what's due: average, longest, and current interval for every tracked item. • Chronograph and load data — velocity, SD, ES, and power factor tied to the specific gun that shot it. Barrel length and porting are recorded too, because a 4" carry gun and a 5.4" comp gun don't read the same. • Reloading recipes — bullet, powder, charge, primer, OAL, crimp, lot numbers, and cost per round. Estimate velocity in your own guns from bundled reference data. • Forecast and analytics — rounds fired over time, distribution by gun, and projected service dates based on your actual shooting pace. • Insurance rider PDF — export an itemized document with photos, serials, and declared values. Itemize down to the frame, slide, and barrel on custom builds. • Optic and light tracking — battery life, torque check intervals, and zero data. • Magazine tracking — spring cycles per set, so you know when followers are due. • Malfunction tracking — structured by type, per gun and per load, so patterns surface instead of getting lost in notes. • Photos throughout — firearms, targets, primers, malfunctions — with rotate and crop built in. • Full backup and restore — export everything to a single file and bring it to a new phone. YOUR DATA STAYS ON YOUR PHONE No account. No login. No cloud. Your safe, your serials, your photos — stored locally on your device and never uploaded to us or anyone else. We don't sell your data, we don't aggregate it, and we don't want it. BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO SHOOT A LOT Carbon Buildup is made for USPSA, IDPA, and steel challenge competitors, and for anyone who puts enough rounds downrange to care when a spring is due. SUBSCRIPTION Carbon Buildup is subscription-based, with a 14-day free trial. • Monthly — $6.99 • Annual — $64.99 Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Any free trial converts to a paid subscription unless canceled in time. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://app.termly.io/policy-viewer/policy.html?policyUUID=93b34e75-2e09-47cc-8e07-319499ab3f06 Privacy Policy: https://app.termly.io/policy-viewer/policy.html?policyUUID=bf16e11a-80a3-44d4-9a63-26b0ee4a7424
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hit Factor Calculator at 5.0 against Carbon Buildup's 4.0. Hit Factor Calculator also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). Carbon Buildup's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Carbon Buildup sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Hit Factor Calculator asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hit Factor Calculator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
Hit Factor Calculator ships an update every 2 months, Carbon Buildup every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hit Factor Calculator | Carbon Buildup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Melmac Network | Marksman Media LLC |
Customer experience
Hit Factor Calculator
Carbon Buildup
In-app purchases
Hit Factor Calculator
No in-app purchases
Carbon Buildup
- Carbon Buildup Pro Monthly14 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Carbon Buildup Pro Annual14 Days trial$64.991 Year
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