AFT Score Calculator vs RECON
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AFT Score Calculator
Calculate your Army Fitness Test (AFT) and Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) scores with this updated tool. It also provides acceptable hardware standards and body fat calculations for comprehensive fitness tracking.
- AFT score calculation
- ACFT score calculation
- Updated May 2025 standards
- Acceptable hardware standards
- Body fat calculations
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AFT Score Calculator updated as of US Army July 2026 update. This includes the Waist-to-Height calculations, percentiles compared to others who've saved scores, and a goal planner for increasing your score
RECON
This AI-assisted companion offers confidential emotional check-ins and personalized coping strategies for veterans, active service members, and first responders. It provides a safe space to process trauma and build resilience, understanding the unique challenges faced by those who serve. It is not a replacement for professional mental health care.
- AI-assisted mental health support
- Confidential emotional check-ins
- Personalized coping strategies
- Reflective insights
- Privacy-first design
- Tailored for service members and first responders
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RECON-nect is an AI-assisted companion designed specifically for veterans, active service members, and first responders navigating mental health challenges including trauma, PTSD, stress, and operational difficulties. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, it provides confidential emotional check-ins, personalized coping strategies, and reflective insights tailored to the unique experiences of those who serve. With privacy-first design and mission-driven values, RECON-nect offers a safe space to process trauma and build resilience. It is not a substitute for professional mental health care or therapy, but provides specialized support understanding the distinct challenges faced by military and first responder communities.
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Verdict
AFT Score Calculator and RECON both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of RECON's written reviews are positive against 38% of AFT Score Calculator's. RECON also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). AFT Score Calculator's advantage is ratings volume (964 vs 8). On price, rating, update cadence 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.
RECON holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AFT Score Calculator has 964 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of AFT Score Calculator's written reviews are positive against 100% of RECON's.
AFT Score Calculator ships an update every 2 months, RECON every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AFT Score Calculator | RECON |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (964 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 964 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Brian Savidge | Second Sponsor LLC |
Customer experience
AFT Score Calculator
RECON
Bugs and requests
AFT Score Calculator
Reported bugs
7 issues- Scores not accurate
- Unable to view saved scorecards
- Ball throw score sheet doesn't populate into ACFT calculator
- Black screen on launch
- Input fields switch back to text when trying to enter scores
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- App errors out when trying to type in new fields
- Events are not in the correct order
Requested features
3 requests- Fix ball throw score sheet
- Default to numbers or use scroll/drop-down for input
- Switch order of ball throw and hand release pushup
RECON
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AFT Score Calculator
No in-app purchases
RECON
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is AFT Score Calculator free?
Is RECON free?
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Do AFT Score Calculator or RECON have ads?
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