BulletDrop+ vs Lapforge
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!
Lapforge
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Lapforge turns the phone on your dash into a lap timer for HPDE days, club track days and practice sessions. Press GO, drive through your start line, and each lap is timed from GPS. Lapforge places the crossing between two GPS readings instead of waiting for the next one, so a lap is not rounded to the nearest second. Your best and last lap sit in big condensed digits you can read at a glance, and the circuit is drawn as a racing line with your position on it. Built not to lose a session Every GPS point is written to the phone as you drive. If the app is closed mid-session, the laps are there when you open it again. The screen stays awake while timing, and finishing takes a one-second hold, so a bump with a glove does not end your run. Knows the track Lapforge recognizes more than 350 US road courses, ovals and kart tracks from OpenStreetMap outlines and remembers the start line you set at each one. At a track that is not on the list, set your own line as you cross it. Lapforge Pro • Live delta: how far ahead or behind your best lap you are, updated every second • Sector splits: every lap split into three equal-distance sectors, at any track • Lap comparison: a trace of where each lap gained or lost time against your best • Conditions: air temperature, humidity, wind and density altitude from the nearest National Weather Service station, saved with the session • CSV export of every lap and GPS point Free, with no account: lap timing, best and last lap, track detection, saved start lines and your whole lap history. A share card for your best lap is free too. Phone GPS updates about once a second, and accuracy depends on your phone and the sky. The timing screen shows the current GPS accuracy so you know how much to trust a lap. Pro comes two ways: yearly, where the first 7 days cost nothing, or monthly. Both plans bill again by themselves. To stop one before it bills, cancel it under Subscriptions in your iPhone's Settings with at least a day to spare. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://app-factory-privacy-policy.vercel.app/#lapforge
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Lapforge at every 6 days against BulletDrop+'s every 4 months. BulletDrop+'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. BulletDrop+ sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Lapforge sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
BulletDrop+ ships an update every 4 months, Lapforge every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BulletDrop+ | Lapforge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (83 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 51.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 83 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mark Descalzo | Michael Glazebrook |
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
Lapforge
- Lapforge Pro, monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Lapforge Pro, yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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