Arken Optics vs Element Ballistics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Arken Optics
This utility app connects to Arken Optics devices via WiFi, allowing real-time screen viewing, file management, and device function adjustments. It also offers video editing capabilities like cropping and slow-motion, alongside reticle calibration and software updates.
- Real-time device screen mirroring
- View, download, and share device files
- Device function menu settings
- Reticle zero calibration
- Online device software upgrades
- Video editing (cropping, synthesis, slow-motion)
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Arken Optics APP is a free mobile application, and can connect to all devices under the Arken Optics brand through WiFi. After the connection is successful, you can perform the following operations through the Arken Optics APP: 1. You can see the screen of the device synchronously in real time 2. You can view the video files of the device online, and you can download the device files to the mobile phone and share them to other platforms 3. You can set the device function menu 4. You can quickly perform reticle zero calibration on the APP 5. Online device software upgrades can be performed through the APP 6. Video editing functions can be performed on the APP: video cropping, video synthesis, video slow motion
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 Arken Optics's every 3 weeks. Element Ballistics also leads on ratings volume (32 vs 6). Arken Optics's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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 Arken Optics against 3.6 for Element Ballistics. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Element Ballistics has 32 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 20% of Arken Optics's written reviews are positive against 25% of Element Ballistics's.
Arken Optics ships an update every 3 weeks, Element Ballistics every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arken Optics | Element Ballistics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (6 ratings) — better | 3.6 (32 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 32 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hunan Pangu Optical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | Element Optics |
Customer experience
Arken Optics
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In-app purchases
Arken Optics
No in-app purchases
Element Ballistics
No in-app purchases
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