Model Aviation vs Hodgdon Reloading Manual
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Model Aviation
Access the latest aeromodeling news, features, and tutorials from a leading model aviation organization. This app offers exclusive tablet content like photos and videos, enhancing the digital magazine experience with rich media.
- Latest aeromodeling news
- In-depth features and tutorials
- Tablet-exclusive photos and videos
- Bonus digital content
- Reformatted for tablet experience
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Get the latest aeromodeling news, features, and tutorials from the world's largest model aviation organization on your tablet device. Experience the Academy of Model Aeronautics' Model Aviation magazine tablet app. This app goes well beyond the print edition with tablet-exclusive photos, videos, and bonus content. Inside Model Aviation's tablet app you'll find many of the features, columns, and news you love in the print edition, only reformatted to utilize the media-rich features of your tablet device. AMA MEMBERS - get the app for free at www.ModelAviation.com/digital or call 765-287-1256. Single Issue - $5.99 (no automatic renewal) 12-Month Subscription (12 monthly issues plus any bonus content) - $59.99 AMA MEMBERS - get the app for free at www.ModelAviation.com/digital or call 765-287-1256. SUBSCRIBERS' AUTOMATIC-RENEWAL FEATURE: If you purchase a subscription within the app, your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account when you confirm your purchase and will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off within you iTunes Account Settings.
Hodgdon Reloading Manual
Access over 5,000 handloads and 160 pages of reloading data for rifle and pistol cartridges. This manual features updated information, articles from outdoor writers, charts, graphs, and detailed powder descriptions.
- 5,000+ handloads
- 160+ pages of data
- Updated rifle and pistol data
- Articles by outdoor writers
- Charts and graphs
- Powder descriptions
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Hodgdon Reloading Manual With 5,000+ handloads and over 160 pages of data, this edition includes updated information for rifle and pistol cartridges; articles written by some of the best-known outdoor writers; charts; graphs; and detailed descriptions of Hodgdon, IMR, and Winchester powders.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hodgdon Reloading Manual at 4.3 against Model Aviation's 1.8. Hodgdon Reloading Manual also leads on ratings volume (842 vs 25) and chart position (#137 vs unranked). Model Aviation's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 10 months) and iOS requirement (10.2 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Model Aviation sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $59.99 per year and Hodgdon Reloading Manual sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hodgdon Reloading Manual holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hodgdon Reloading Manual has 842 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 14% of Model Aviation's written reviews are positive against 10% of Hodgdon Reloading Manual's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Model Aviation ships an update every 4 months, Hodgdon Reloading Manual every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Model Aviation | Hodgdon Reloading Manual |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (25 ratings) | 4.3 (842 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews — better | 10.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 25 | 842 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #137 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | The Academy of Model Aeronautics | KSE Sportsman Media, Inc |
Customer experience
Model Aviation
Hodgdon Reloading Manual
Bugs and requests
Model Aviation
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Hodgdon Reloading Manual
Reported bugs
3 issues- Purchase issues and failed downloads
- Inability to restore purchases
- Crashes and login problems
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to bookmark pages
- Ability to search by caliber
- Improved navigation and usability
In-app purchases
Model Aviation
- Annual Offer$59.991 Year
- Model Aviation February 2016$3.99
- Model Aviation September 2012$5.99
- Model Aviation Oct 2012$5.99
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- Model Aviation November 2012$5.99
- Model Aviation December 2012$5.99
- January 2013$5.99
- February 2013$5.99
- March 2013$5.99
- April 2013$5.99
Hodgdon Reloading Manual
- Hodgdon Reloading Manual 2014$8.99
- Hodgdon Reloading Manual 2016$8.99
- Hodgdon_2017$8.99
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- Hodgdon 2020$9.99
- Hodgdon 20212 variants$9.99
- Hodgdon 2023$12.99
- Hodgdon 2024$12.99
- Hodgdon 2026$12.99
- Hodgdon 2025$12.99
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