Comparison

The Bullet Maker vs Range Timer AP

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

Head to head
About

The Bullet Maker

This app helps hobbyist reloaders track all their reloading activities, component inventory, and load performance. It automates cost calculations for each batch and round, and allows for detailed performance tracking by firearm. Data is securely stored in the cloud and accessible across multiple devices.

Highlights
  • Cloud-enabled reloading log
  • Component inventory management
  • Automatic cost calculation per round
  • Load performance tracking by firearm
  • Data export tool
  • Cross-device synchronization
Features
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Welcome to The Bullet Maker, a companion application for the hobbyist reloader. The Bullet Maker is a cloud enabled reloading log application. The Bullet Maker will not tell you how to reload but can track everything you do on the press. Born from the frustration of trying to keep multiple spreadsheets of purchases, reloading activities, and load performance while trying to figure out how much an individual round costs. At its core, The Bullet Maker is just trying to make a reloader’s life a little easier. The Bullet Maker is a metallic cartridge reloading log, performance tracker, and inventory management tool. Not only does it allow you to make load workups and track all your reloading activities on the press, if you want, it can track purchases and maintains your reloading component inventory while automatically costing out every batch and round you make. Tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaEdAAIdcBjSQmYqolva1rO6RQ7Kb9W47 The Bullet Maker is not tied to any manufacturer, but most manufactures' products are easily selectable within the application, no need to type it in yourself. Make your own components or use older components? No problem, use the new component entry forms to add these components and they become selectable to you. Creating loads blends the ability to select from manufacturers’ products along with any component you add. Adding inventory or purchases, simply use the product pickers within the application or just scan in the UPC code. Since The Bullet Maker is a cloud base solution, use it on an iPhone, iPad, or Mac silicon devices at any time and stay in sync across all devices. Lose you phone or iPad? No problem, all the data is stored in the cloud, not on the device, just sign on with the new device when you get it, and you are good to go. The Bullet Maker will track load performance by firearm. Track as much about the day as you want: time, temp, wind, humidity, etc. Track accuracy if you want. Track velocities if you want and have The Bullet Maker compute the average, standard deviation, extreme spread, and power factor for you. A firearm performance record can track as much or as little information as you want for a load based on what you are trying to record. Easily find performance record by any reloading component through the performance lookup. Easily download all your reloading activity through the Data Export tool. All your reloading activity, purchases and performance are downloaded to tab delimited files to keep just in case you need to go back to the old paper logbook, want to import the data into something other tool you use, or just want it for safekeeping. It is always good to have a backup of everything anyway. A free Data Export download is available every 30 days with a per use fee for additional Data Exports. The Bullet Maker is not free, a monthly fee is charged for use. All new accounts can utilize a 7 day free trail followed by a paid monthly subscription. Subscriptions are discounted by term: 6 months or 1 year. A subscription allows uses of the application plus a free Data Export download 30 days from the last Data Export download. Payments are charged using Apple's payment process and are automatically renewed unless cancel by the user 24 hours before end of the current payment period. The account is charged with renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Users can manage and cancel subscripts in their account settings on the App Store. Tutorials: https://www.thumbsupapplications.com/thebulletmaker Privacy Policy: https://www.thumbsupapplications.com/thebulletmaker/privacypolicy.html Terms and Condition: https://www.thumbsupapplications.com/thebulletmaker/termsandconditions.html The Bullet Maker is a work in progress and through feedback and use will grow into an application that can add true values for the hobbyist reloader. Thanks for looking, if you reload, I think you will find this application usefully and easy to use.

About

Range Timer AP

This app helps you measure shot times at the range using your iPhone's microphone. You can set fixed delays, random modes, or par timers to improve your speed. Adjust mic sensitivity to accurately detect shots without interference.

Highlights
  • Measures shot times using iPhone mic
  • Configurable delay modes
  • Random delay option
  • Par timer for speed improvement
  • Adjustable mic sensitivity
Features
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Your timer when you go to the range! Let's measure those shot times using your iphone mic! Define the delay or let if in random mode! Want to get faster? Define a par timer! Mic not getting your shots? Or getting too much? Just change the mic sensitivity! ALERT: This software uses your mic just to detect the shot sound. No information is recorded.

Screenshots

The Bullet Maker4 screens
Range Timer AP3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: The Bullet Maker at 5.0 against Range Timer AP's 3.7. Range Timer AP's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (every 2 days 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. The Bullet Maker sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Range Timer AP asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Bullet Maker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Bullet Maker ships an update every 2 months, Range Timer AP every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
The Bullet Maker versus Range Timer AP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Bullet MakerRange Timer AP
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.7 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews—52.9% of reviews
Number of ratings27 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.616.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB5 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperThumbs Up Applications LLCAndre Yara Paiva

Customer experience

The Bullet Maker

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Range Timer AP

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive52.9%
Neutral11.8%
Negative35.3%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

The Bullet Maker

Subscriptions4
  • Reloader7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Reloader$4.991 Month
  • Reloader$24.996 Months
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  • Reloader$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Data Export$1.99
None

Range Timer AP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Bullet Maker free?
The Bullet Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Range Timer AP free?
Range Timer AP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Bullet Maker or Range Timer AP?
The Bullet Maker is rated higher. The Bullet Maker averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Range Timer AP averages 3.7 from 7 ratings.
Do The Bullet Maker or Range Timer AP have ads?
Neither The Bullet Maker nor Range Timer AP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Bullet Maker or Range Timer AP?
The Bullet Maker ships an update every 2 months, and Range Timer AP every 2 days. Most recently, The Bullet Maker was updated on September 25, 2026 and Range Timer AP on October 6, 2026.

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