Comparison

American Waterfowler vs MilliDope

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

Head to head
About

American Waterfowler

This digital magazine offers comprehensive guides and expert advice for waterfowl hunters. It covers essential topics like dog handling, equipment, and hunting strategies, blending modern solutions with traditional practices. Access current and past issues to enhance your hunting experience.

Highlights
  • Expert advice on waterfowl hunting
  • Covers duck dogs, shotguns, and decoys
  • Solutions for common hunter problems
  • Articles on hunting destinations
  • Digital access to current and back issues
  • Cross-platform purchasing with pocketmags account
Features
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American Waterfowler stands alone as the bible of contemporary waterfowl hunting while paying homage to the deep traditions and exalted past of the marsh gunners and all their trappings. American Waterfowler focuses on finding solutions for the common problems hunters face. Within dedicated columns such as Duck Dogs, Shotguns, Shotshells, Decoying, Flyway Watch, Smart Money, Marsh Notes and Tried And Tested, experts whose passions reside at the heart of the waterfowling industry share their knowledge and experience, making American Waterfowler THE magazine for waterfowlers both young and old. Overcoming the challenges of weather, water, mud, decoying birds, dog handling, proper guns and loads and getting to the birds owes much to the brilliant products manufacturers have brought to bear, and the remarkable destinations provided by guides and outfi tters. American Waterfowler answers the call for a dedicated duck and goose hunting magazine to lead fowlers into the new era, while carrying on the rich traditions gained in a century of American waterfowling. ---------------------------------------------- This is a free app download. Within the app users can purchase the current issue and back issues. Subscriptions are also available within the application. A subscription will start from the latest regular issue at the time of purchase. -The subscription will renew automatically unless cancelled more than 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for the product. -You may turn off the auto-renewal of subscriptions through your Account Settings, however you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period. -Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription to that publication is purchased. -If a subscription offers a free trial, at the end of the trial period, you will be charged the full price of the subscription. You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription settings on your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Users can register for/ login to a pocketmags account in-app. This will protect their issues in the case of a lost device and allow browsing of purchases on multiple platforms. Existing pocketmags users can retrieve their purchases by logging into their account. We recommend loading the app for the first time in a wi-fi area so that all issue data is retrieved. If your app will not load past the splash page after a first install or an update, please delete and reinstall the app from the App Store Help and frequently asked questions can be accessed in-app and on pocketmags. If you have any problems at all please do not hesitate to contact us: help@pocketmags.com -------------------- You can find our privacy policy here: http://www.pocketmags.com/privacy.aspx You can find our terms and conditions here: http://www.pocketmags.com/terms.aspx

About

MilliDope

Features
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MilliDope tells you how many clicks to dial for each target at your range. Step through your targets, dial each adjustment, and shoot. Your rifle, your ammunition, and your targets are configured independently. Change your load without touching your rifle. Shoot a new range without re-entering your ballistics. MilliDope keeps the complexity organised so you don't have to carry it. When a shot doesn't land where expected, tap where it hit in the spotter view. MilliDope calculates your correction and uses the deviation to refine its wind estimate — so each shot informs the next. Atmosphere matters at distance. MilliDope fetches live weather conditions automatically using your GPS location, pulling from professional meteorological services that measure conditions across your entire shooting environment — not just at your feet. It updates in the background while you're in position. Large inputs and buttons work with gloves on. All trajectory calculations run locally on your device. Share any rifle, ammunition, or range configuration as a QR code. Five drag models: G1, G5, G6, G7, and GS. Coriolis effect from your GPS latitude. Gyroscopic spin drift from your rifling twist and direction. Cant, shot angle, and barrel azimuth. Kinetic energy, Mach number, and time-of-flight at every range point. Subsonic warning included. Calibrate a real ballistic coefficient from observed behaviour No built-in bullet database — because your load data comes from your manufacturer or your own measurements, not marketing copy. Enter it once and it's yours. Always available, always up to date.

Screenshots

American Waterfowler1 screens
MilliDope4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MilliDope at none against American Waterfowler's 10. MilliDope also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 10 months). American Waterfowler's advantage is iOS requirement (11.2 vs 16.6). 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. American Waterfowler sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $23.99 per year. MilliDope asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

American Waterfowler ships an update every 10 months, MilliDope every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
American Waterfowler versus MilliDope: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmerican WaterfowlerMilliDope
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.2 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMagazinecloner.com US LLCChris Lloyd

In-app purchases

10 purchases

American Waterfowler

Subscriptions1
  • American Waterfowler Auto-Renewable Subscription1 Month trial$23.991 Year
One-time9
  • Volume III Issue 3$4.99
  • Volume III Issue VI$4.99
  • Volume IV Issue II$4.99
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  • August 2013 - Gear Guide Issue$4.99
  • Vol. 5 Issue 3$4.99
  • Volume IV Issue VI$4.99
  • Vol 6 Issue 3$4.99
  • Volume VII, Issue III$4.99
  • American Waterfowler 3 Back-Issue Bundle$12.99
None

MilliDope

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is American Waterfowler free?
American Waterfowler is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MilliDope free?
MilliDope is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do American Waterfowler or MilliDope have ads?
Neither American Waterfowler nor MilliDope shows ads.
Which is updated more often, American Waterfowler or MilliDope?
American Waterfowler ships an update every 10 months, and MilliDope every 6 days. Most recently, American Waterfowler was updated on November 1, 2026 and MilliDope on November 5, 2026.

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