Comparison

Hunting Simulator vs SIG BDX

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

Head to head
About

Hunting Simulator

A realistic 3D ballistic simulator for hunters to practice shooting scenarios up to 1000m. It offers adjustable rifle scopes, accurate ballistics, and environmental variables to simulate various hunting conditions and analyze shot impacts.

Highlights
  • Realistic 3D ballistic simulation
  • Adjustable rifle scope with zoom
  • Environmental variables (wind, distance, movement)
  • Analyze shot impacts and vitals
  • Multiple animal types and calibers
  • Slow-motion bullet trajectory
Features
Currently charting
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Hunting Simulator is a technical and realistic visual ballistic app for hunters, it is not a game. This is an easy to use visual 3D ballistic tool for practicing very realistic hunting situations up to 1000m. Practice deer hunting or other game types using realistic adjustable rifle scope, accurate ballistics and lots of environment variables such as distance, wind, movement, direction, vertical angle and amount of daylight. After a shot you can inspect and analyse your hit. Practice hunting whitetail deer, roe deer, moose, wild boar, red deer and fox. Features: -Imperial and metric units -Adjustable accurate reticle (Combined german no4 and mildot using most common MOA and mDot clicks). -Scope zoom with first/second focal plane. -50-1000m range in realistic enviroment. -View vitals on animals. -Vertical shooting -Select between various calibers 22-250, 223Rem, 6.5-55, 270W, 308Win, 30-06 and 300win mag. -Or use your own custom ballistic input -Variable Wind, Distance, Animal heading and walk speed. -Hunt mode using dynamic random of wind and animal movement. -Hunt mode score accumulates points of your last 10 shots. -Simulate Low light hunting mode -3D impact data on various animals. -Slow-motion visible bullet trajectory (tracer) -Realistic kill when hit in vital zone Impact calculations: -energy -energy loss -Impact velocity -wind drag -animal movement result on impact -bullet drop -bullet flight time

About

SIG BDX

This application connects a rangefinder to a riflescope, displaying an illuminated holdover dot for precise aiming. It facilitates syncing devices and provides ballistic data for accurate shots up to 800 yards.

Highlights
  • Sync rangefinder with riflescope
  • Display illuminated holdover dot
  • Measure target distance
  • Ballistic data integration
  • Connect The Dot™ system
Features
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The KILO BDX rangefinders use Applied Ballistics and Bluetooth® to illuminate the exact holdover dot in SIERRA3BDX riflescopes. For the most accurate and ethical shot, just Connect The Dot™. - DOWNLOAD: Download the app - SYNC: Sync the app with your rangefinder - BOND: Use the app to bond the rangefinder with the riflescope - RANGE: Press the RANGE button to measure the distance of your target - POWER SELECTOR RING: When the SIERRA3BDX riflescope is actively paired with a KILO BDX rangefinder, the blue LED on the power selector ring will be illuminated solid blue. This Blue LED will flash quickly 8X for one second whenever the riflescope has received a new holdover reticle update from the rangefinder. The BDX system works out to 800 yards with 1 MOA of accuracy - CONNECT THE DOT™: It’s time for hunting. Once the riflescope is turned on, range the target and the new hold is lit up out to 800 yards

Screenshots

Hunting Simulator4 screens
SIG BDX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SIG BDX at Free against Hunting Simulator's $2.99. SIG BDX also leads on rating (3.4 vs 2.5) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Hunting Simulator's advantage is chart position (#26 vs unranked) and review sentiment (44% vs 33%). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

SIG BDX is free to download; Hunting Simulator costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SIG BDX holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 97 and 68 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of Hunting Simulator's written reviews are positive against 33% of SIG BDX's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hunting Simulator ships an update every 2 months, SIG BDX every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Hunting Simulator versus SIG BDX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHunting SimulatorSIG BDX
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating2.5 (97 ratings)3.4 (68 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings97 — better68
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#26 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB137 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperKristian StensoenesSig Sauer, Inc.

Customer experience

Hunting Simulator

All ratings96 ratings
Positive31.3%
Neutral12.5%
Negative56.3%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral9.7%
Negative45.8%

SIG BDX

All ratings68 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral20.6%
Negative29.4%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral21.4%
Negative45.2%

In-app purchases

None

Hunting Simulator

No in-app purchases

None

SIG BDX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hunting Simulator free?
Hunting Simulator costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SIG BDX free?
SIG BDX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hunting Simulator or SIG BDX?
SIG BDX is rated higher. Hunting Simulator averages 2.5 out of 5 from 97 ratings, while SIG BDX averages 3.4 from 68 ratings.
Do Hunting Simulator or SIG BDX have ads?
Neither Hunting Simulator nor SIG BDX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hunting Simulator or SIG BDX?
Hunting Simulator ships an update every 2 months, and SIG BDX every 3 weeks. Most recently, Hunting Simulator was updated on October 26, 2026 and SIG BDX on October 22, 2026.

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