BulletDrop+ vs ZEISS Hunting
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BulletDrop+
Calculate bullet trajectory, energy, and drift with precise inputs. Store custom loads, fetch weather data, and choose output units for accurate shooting predictions. Ideal for handloaders and shooters to understand cartridge performance.
- External ballistics calculation
- iCloud support for load data
- Store commonly used datasets
- Selectable drag function
- Selectable output units (inches, MOA, mils)
- Fetch weather conditions
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A simple, easy to use external ballistics calculator. It accepts inputs of bullet weight, ballistic coefficient, muzzle velocity, sight height, zero range, wind speed & angle, etc and calculates velocity, energy, flight path, and drift. Features: * iCloud support. Store load data on iCloud and have it available on all your iCloud-enabled iOS devices. * Clean & simple user interface. * Store commonly used datasets. * Selectable drag function for ballistic coefficients calculate based upon models. * Selectable output units: inches, MOA, & mils. * Selectable max range and range increments under Settings. * Fetch weather conditions for your location. BulletDrop+ is intended for hand loaders and shooters of all varieties. It give them an idea what various cartridges and load recipes will do at the range. As alway, the information provided by BulletDrop+, or any other calculator, is no substitute for actual range time. Get out and shoot!
ZEISS Hunting
This app provides hunters with essential tools like a ballistics calculator, hunting maps, and a weather forecast. It allows users to connect ZEISS devices for enhanced functionality and manage hunting grounds, equipment, and diary entries. Share your successes and stay updated with news and promotions.
- Ballistics calculator
- Hunting maps
- Hunting diary
- Weather forecast
- Connect ZEISS devices
- Manage hunting grounds
- Record equipment
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ZEISS Hunting – By hunters for hunters With hunting maps, ballistics calculator, hunting diary, hunting weather and much more! Connect your ZEISS thermal imaging camera, clip-on or rangefinder to the app via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi and use the wide range of app features. - Ballistics: Calculations tailored to your ZEISS riflescope and even to riflescopes from other brands - Hunting Grounds: Create your hunting grounds and manage them together with fellow hunters - Newsfeed: Receive ZEISS news and promotions and share content with your friends - Hunting Diary: Document your trips and successes - My Products: Easily record your equipment and important data - Connected Products: Conveniently connect your ZEISS products to the app where you can easily use various product features - Weather: Hourly weather data and 5-day forecast ZEISS Hunting features in detail: Ballistics Calculator: Calculate the ballistics for your long-range or angled shot – precisely tailored to your ZEISS Terra/Victory/Conquest riflescope and your reticle or ASV/ASV+. Get your results in imperial and metric units as tables and reticles, including ASV data. For riflescopes from other manufacturers, use the ballistics table. Atmospheric data ensures the correct calculation for your on-target long-range shot. For even more precision, simply calculate the ballistic coefficients for your ammunition. Save ballistic profiles to have them at hand any time. Sharing: Keep your friends up-to-date about your hunting successes, ballistics and equipment by sharing your entries with them. News: Keep track of all shared entries from you and your friends, like and comment on your friends' posts and stay up-to-date with ZEISS product news and promotions. Hunting Grounds: Draw the borders of your hunting ground, mark no-go areas and define points of interest on your ground map such as raised hide, high seat, feeding point and many more. Set the permissions for fellow hunters on the hunting ground. They can also use your hunting ground maps, support you with management or add diary entries to the hunting ground. Configure your map settings and use practical map features such as your current position in the area and geo-fencing to support you during the hunt. Assign your diary entries to your hunting grounds for administration. Hunting Diary: Choose from an extensive type list and note down the weight, sex and age. This can also be used for comparing with the shooting plan. Easily mark kill, shot and sighting position and other incidents on the hunting ground map using GPS. My Products: Record your equipment in the app and have all important information at hand, such as invoices, traders, serial numbers and manuals. Connected Products: Connect to your thermal imaging camera ZEISS DTI 6 via Bluetooth to conveniently manage your device settings and set up configuration profiles. Take photos and videos in the live stream via Wi-Fi and have your recordings available at a glance in your gallery. Connect your thermal imaging clip-on ZEISS DTC 3 via Bluetooth and ZEISS DTC 4 via Wi-Fi to use the digital zeroing assistant for creating zeroing profiles. Easily adjust the device settings for your clip-on in the app. Thanks to the Wi-Fi connection, the app also offers you a live stream and a practical gallery feature for your ZEISS DTC 4. Watch the live stream for your ZEISS DTI 1, DTI 3 and DTI 4 via Wi-Fi and easily manage your images and videos in the app gallery or share them on social media. Settings for your ZEISS DTI 3 GEN 2 and ZEISS DTI 4 can be conveniently made in the app. Easily configure your ZEISS Victory RF in the app via Bluetooth. By synchronizing with your ballistic profiles, your rangefinder will provide you with calculations that are precisely tuned to your ballistics. Weather Forecast: Detailed 5-day forecast, additionally providing wind direction, wind strength and air pressure as well as the daily moon and solar cycle.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ZEISS Hunting at none against BulletDrop+'s 6. ZEISS Hunting also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. BulletDrop+ sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. ZEISS Hunting asks for nothing beyond the download.
ZEISS Hunting holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 83 and 408 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of BulletDrop+'s written reviews are positive against 66% of ZEISS Hunting's.
BulletDrop+ ships an update every 4 months, ZEISS Hunting every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BulletDrop+ | ZEISS Hunting |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (83 ratings) | 4.4 (408 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.4% of reviews | 65.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 83 | 408 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 281 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Mark Descalzo | Carl Zeiss AG |
Customer experience
BulletDrop+
ZEISS Hunting
In-app purchases
BulletDrop+
- Chocolate Bar$0.99
- Cup of Coffee$1.99
- Doughnut$2.99
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- Coffee-themed Beverage$4.99
- Bag of Coffee$14.99
- Sack of Coffee$29.99
ZEISS Hunting
No in-app purchases
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