RAD Development vs Wrist Dope
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RAD Development
This app allows handloaders to meticulously record detailed notes on over 65 data points for rifle specifications, case preparation, bullet, powder, and environmental factors. It offers 5 different charts to track load development, improving the handloading experience with an easy-to-navigate interface.
- Record 65+ handloading data points
- Track load development with 5 charts
- Detailed case preparation data
- Rifle, bullet, powder, and environment data
- Easy-to-navigate interface
- Offline access to notes
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Reloading All Day Development provides the individual handloader to record all of his notes in one place with great detail. Finally, offering the ability to record over 65+ different handloading data points and 5 different charts for load development, one can surely find everything they need to record their information into with an easy to navigate interface. We value the importance of information by providing the tools necessary to improve the individual handloading experience. Most of all, being reloaders ourselves, we understand and listen to the individual handloader and provide virtually everything one would want to record. Our app specifically provides Rifle Specs, Case Preparation, Bullet, Powder, and Environment data points for you to record. Along with 5 other charts to track load development in great detail. For example, our Case Preparation category has many data inputs: Case Brand, Lot Number, Shell Plate Number, Number of Case Firings, Is the Case Annealed?, Case Neck Thickness, Volumetric Weight of Cases on Average, Neck Expanding Mandrel Size, Bushing Size, Full-Length, Full-Length Bushing, Neck-sizing, Flash Holes, Are Flash Holes Uniformed?, Flash Hole Size, Beginning Shoulder Depth, Shoulder Setback, Neck Tension, Case Trim Length, Is Donut Removed?, Neck Turn?, Case Mouth Runout, Primer Type, Primer Pocket Depth, Primer Height from Bottom of Cup to Top of Cup, Bottom of Primer to Top of Anvil, How Far is Primer Below Flush of Case Head?, Chamfer and Deburring angle. As one can see, this is just one aspect of the options we allow users to record their information into. Our main goal with this app is to provide you with the tools necessary to step outside of the box and ultimately help improve your processes. • Easy to navigate • 1 GB converts to over 500+ loads • 27 different data points for just case prep • 65+ different data points for you to record • 5 different charts for load development • No need for cellular service to access notes or use the app • 6+ of more updates planned. • Active community outreach to listen to what you want to see on the app and making it become a reality.
Wrist Dope
A dedicated ballistic calculator for Apple Watch, offering real-time trajectory solutions for shooting. It provides essential data like wind holds, velocity, and energy, with advanced features available through a one-time purchase.
- Real-time ballistic solutions
- Wind hold and drift compensation
- Velocity, energy, and time of flight data
- Match Mode for stage-based shooting
- Airgun and pellet support
- Scope level and anti-cant features
- Siri integration for hands-free operation
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A real ballistic calculator built for Apple Watch first — not a phone app's afterthought. It runs standalone on your wrist; the iPhone companion is a full app, synced. FREE TO DOWNLOAD The full calculator is free on iPhone and Apple Watch. Wrist Dope Pro — a one-time $39.99, no subscription — unlocks wind meters, Field Trueing, Match Mode, scanning, Siri, auto environmentals, live complications, printable range cards, and unlimited profiles — buy or restore on the watch. Accuracy is never gated. WHEN THE SHOT WON'T WAIT No time to thumb through a calculator. Raise your wrist, dial the range, read your hold. Send it. Glanceable and dial-driven, with real math underneath. A SERIOUS ENGINE, NOT A TOY - True point-mass solver with G1/G7 drag models - Coriolis, spin drift, aero jump, and incline compensation - Holds in MIL or MOA — plus velocity, energy, time of flight - Validated against published reference trajectories - Advanced Settings (Pro): switch each correction on or off LIVE FIRE Dial the range; the solution updates instantly. A color-coded arrow shows wind at a glance; multi-wind previews holds across wind speeds. The display stays awake on the gun. On the rifle, target angle and cant update your holds live. WIND METERS Connect a Kestrel or a WeatherFlow Tempest or WEATHERmeter from the iPhone or straight from the watch. Its wind, temperature, pressure and humidity flow into your holds. FIELD TRUEING Correct the solver to what your rifle actually did: true muzzle velocity from a chronograph or a group at distance, then BC on a transonic target. It checks your zero first and refuses ranges that can't tell you anything. MATCH MODE — STAGE CARD AND STAGE TIMER Build a match as stages and targets, then glance-read the active stage: every target's range and live-solved holds. Arm the par timer on the watch or iPhone and both count down together — the screen edge drains, and haptics, range beeps, or a spoken countdown call the time. Hunter stages: log each target as you find it, then engage in order. On iPhone, RO mode puts one big button in the RO's hand. Share a match as a file — the whole squad imports it. AIRGUN READY Eleven airgun calibers, .177 to .72, with pellet-real weights and BCs. SCOPE LEVEL — FREE ANTI-CANT A canted rifle misses wide at distance. Zero the level to your rifle and hold by ear — audio and haptic cues, eyes on target; a glow, ring, bars or footer shows level. Pro puts a live level behind Live Fire, the Range Card, and the Stage Card. HIT PROBABILITY AND THE ETHICAL SHOT Lock a target for a real first-round-hit percentage from your velocity SD, group size, and wind call, plus a terminal check for your game. HANDS-FREE WITH SIRI "Hey Siri, Dope for 250" speaks your hold — watch and iPhone. Wind and target by voice, too. POINT-AND-LOCK THE FIELD Aim downrange, tap to lock target; aim downwind, tap to lock wind — read on the shooter's clock face. RANGE CARD ON YOUR WRIST A full dope table — dial to scroll — plus seven watch-face complications: a mini range card, holds, target, density altitude, and active load. YOUR RIFLES, YOUR LOADS Build rifle and load profiles on the watch — no phone required. On iPhone, scan a factory ammo barcode and the load builds itself, or pick from a bullet catalog with factory BCs. Export a printable dope card; back up your library to a file you control. YOUR CONDITIONS, YOUR UNITS Pressure, temperature, altitude, humidity, and wind each toggle AUTO or MANUAL. Metric or imperial, synced across devices. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts, no tracking, no third-party SDKs. Your profiles and readings stay on your device. Weather comes from Apple Weather on request. Built for hunters, PRS shooters, and airgunners who want a first-round-hit hold without unpacking a bag of gear. Runs on Apple Watch Series 4 and later. Wrist Dope is a calculation aid. Always verify your data and shoot safely, responsibly, and within the law.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Wrist Dope at Free against RAD Development's $1.99. Wrist Dope also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (100% vs 70%). RAD Development's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (26 vs 5). On 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
Wrist Dope is free to download; RAD Development costs $1.99 up front. Wrist Dope sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RAD Development asks for nothing beyond the download.
Wrist Dope holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RAD Development has 26 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of RAD Development's written reviews are positive against 100% of Wrist Dope's.
RAD Development ships an update every 5 weeks, Wrist Dope every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RAD Development | Wrist Dope |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (26 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blake Williams | Musket Holdings, LLC |
Customer experience
RAD Development
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In-app purchases
RAD Development
No in-app purchases
Wrist Dope
- Wrist Dope Pro$39.99
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