TRIGGERCAM 2.1 vs Element Ballistics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TRIGGERCAM 2.1
Control and interface with specific hardware devices directly from your mobile. Adjust settings, live stream footage, and manage device functions. Download videos and monitor battery status.
- Hardware control and interfacing
- Adjustable settings
- Live streaming to mobile
- Video downloading
- Battery charge indicator
- SD card formatting
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The TRIGGERCAM 2.1 IOS APP allows users to interface & control the TRIGGERCAM2.1 & TRIGGERCAM2.1+ hardware. This allows the user to adjust all the settings according to personal preference. Enables APP users to live stream directly to your mobile device. Downloading of videos to your IOS device, battery charge indicator, format SD card and much more.
Element Ballistics
This app offers precise firing solutions with a user-friendly interface. Create custom rifle profiles, select from a vast bullet database, and calibrate ballistics for accuracy. It also provides weather reports and integrates with smart devices.
- Create ballistic profiles for rifles
- Extensive bullet database with drag profiles
- Calibrate ballistics (BC, Muzzle Velocity)
- View ballistic data graphs and tables
- Predicted point of impact in reticle view
- Obtain local weather reports
- Connect with smart devices
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Element Ballistics provides accurate and reliable firing solutions through a friendly user interface. -Create ballistic profiles for different rifles. -Choose bullets from an extensive database featuring Doppler-verified drag profiles. -Calibrate BC, Muzzle Velocity and more using the “true” feature, and choose from a variety of drag functions (G1, G7, GA, RA4) -View graphs and tables with ballistic data, and export/import profiles. -View predicted point of impact in a reticle view (FFP and SFP). -Obtain weather reports for your location. -Connect with smart devices like the Element HYPR-7 and Element Rangefinders to synchronise profiles & preferences.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Element Ballistics at every 9 days against TRIGGERCAM 2.1's every 6 months. Element Ballistics also leads on ratings volume (32 vs 3). TRIGGERCAM 2.1's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 25%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for TRIGGERCAM 2.1 against 3.6 for Element Ballistics. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Element Ballistics has 32 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of TRIGGERCAM 2.1's written reviews are positive against 25% of Element Ballistics's.
TRIGGERCAM 2.1 ships an update every 6 months, Element Ballistics every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TRIGGERCAM 2.1 | Element Ballistics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | 3.6 (32 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 32 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eyecam Technologies Pty Ltd | Element Optics |
Customer experience
TRIGGERCAM 2.1
Element Ballistics
In-app purchases
TRIGGERCAM 2.1
No in-app purchases
Element Ballistics
No in-app purchases
Questions
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