Comparison

Recoil Magazine vs BulletDropBasic

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

Head to head
About

Recoil Magazine

Access a firearms lifestyle publication focused on modern shooting enthusiasts. Explore the latest guns, gear, accessories, and technology, along with reviews and buyer's guides. Features interviews with industry leaders and competitive marksmen.

Highlights
  • Latest guns and gear reviews
  • Buyer's guides
  • Accessory coverage
  • Technology updates
  • Industry interviews
  • Lifestyle content
Features
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Experience RECOIL on the iPad This app gives you the ability to purchase individual RECOIL’s iPad editions or subscribe annually. RECOIL is a new firearms lifestyle publication dedicated to the modern shooting enthusiast. Every issue will feature the latest guns, gear, accessories, technology, plus reviews and buyer’s guides. The gear and accessories RECOIL will cover goes beyond the typical products seen in other firearm magazines, everything from watches and survival equipment to vehicles that appeal to the modern shooter’s lifestyle will be covered. RECOIL will also include interviews of industry leading manufacturers and top competitive marksmen, so readers will be able to have a glimpse inside their world and find out what drives them. ---SUBSCRIPTION AVAILABLE--- **1-year subscription for $19.99 **1-month subscription for $1.99 Your subscription will be billed to your iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew until cancelled. ---SUBSCRIPTION WILL AUTO-RENEW--- The subscription will include the current issue if you do not already own it and subsequently published future issues. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. This Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period, your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. The cost of the renewal will match the initial subscription price. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. You may turn off auto-renewing subscriptions by going to your user’s Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during your active subscription period. You can view our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use here: https://www.recoilweb.com/privacy https://www.recoilweb.com/terms

About

BulletDropBasic

Features
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a basic ballistic calculator

Screenshots

Recoil Magazine4 screens
BulletDropBasic3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BulletDropBasic at none against Recoil Magazine's 10. Recoil Magazine's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.2). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Recoil Magazine sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. BulletDropBasic asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Recoil Magazine versus BulletDropBasic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecoil MagazineBulletDropBasic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (334 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews42.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings334 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCMG West, LLCWilliam Powers

Bugs and requests

Recoil Magazine

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when trying to access issues
  • Unable to restore purchases or access content
  • Compatibility issues with iOS updates

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to read offline
  • Improved stability and reliability
  • Better customer support and communication

BulletDropBasic

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Recoil Magazine

Subscriptions2
  • 1 Month | Recoil Magazine$1.991 Month
  • 1 Year | Recoil Magazine1 Month trial$24.991 Year
One-time8
  • #1$3.99
  • Issue #2$3.99
  • Issue #3$3.99
Show 5 more
  • Issue #5$3.99
  • Issue #4$3.99
  • #6$3.99
  • #7$3.99
  • #8$3.99
None

BulletDropBasic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Recoil Magazine free?
Recoil Magazine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BulletDropBasic free?
BulletDropBasic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Recoil Magazine or BulletDropBasic have ads?
Neither Recoil Magazine nor BulletDropBasic shows ads.

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