Gray's Sporting Journal vs SIG BDX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gray's Sporting Journal
Explore the world of hunting and fishing through essays, stories, and photography. This publication offers in-depth coverage of fly fishing, wingshooting, big-game hunting, and sporting travel.
- Sporting literature
- Fine art and photography
- Essays and short stories
- Fly fishing coverage
- Wingshooting and big-game hunting
- Sporting travel features
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Welcome to Gray’s Sporting Journal, the world’s leading periodical of sporting literature, art and photography. Since 1975, Gray’s has featured the finest essays, travel writing, short stories, poetry, fine art, and photographic journals from around the world of hunting and fishing. Special emphasis is on fly fishing, wingshooting, big-game hunting, and sporting travel. Gray’s Sporting Journal is published (7) seven times annually. Single Copies: $5:99 Annual Subscription: $29.99
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.
- Sync rangefinder with riflescope
- Display illuminated holdover dot
- Measure target distance
- Ballistic data integration
- Connect The Dot™ system
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SIG BDX at 3.4 against Gray's Sporting Journal's 1.0. SIG BDX also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (33% vs 3%). Gray's Sporting Journal's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads 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. Gray's Sporting Journal sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. SIG BDX asks for nothing beyond the download.
SIG BDX holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SIG BDX has 68 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 3% of Gray's Sporting Journal's written reviews are positive against 33% of SIG BDX's.
Gray's Sporting Journal ships an update every 19 months, SIG BDX every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gray's Sporting Journal | SIG BDX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (9 ratings) | 3.4 (68 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 3.3% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 68 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MCC Magazines | Sig Sauer, Inc. |
Customer experience
Gray's Sporting Journal
SIG BDX
In-app purchases
Gray's Sporting Journal
- Gray's Sporting Journal 1 Year$19.991 Year
- March/April 2013$5.99
- August 2013$5.99
- March/April 2014$5.99
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- August 2014$5.99
- March/April 2015$5.99
- August 2015$5.99
- March/April 2016$5.99
- August 2016$5.99
- March/April 2017$5.99
SIG BDX
No in-app purchases
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