Comparison

Wind Zero vs Wrist Dope

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

Head to head
About

Wind Zero

This tool monitors and analyzes wind speed and direction from multiple locations up to a mile away. It uses ultrasonic wind meters and LORA radio transmitters for accurate, long-distance data transfer to a central receiver.

Highlights
  • Monitors wind speed and direction
  • Long-distance data transfer (up to 1 mile)
  • Utilizes ultrasonic wind meters
  • LORA radio transmitter technology
  • Centralized data reception
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The Wind Zero is a tool for monitoring and analyzing wind speed and direction from several locations up to a mile away. It utilizes highly accurate ultrasonic wind meters for capturing raw wind data combined with LORA radio transmitters for long distance data transfer to a central receiver.

About

Wrist Dope

A dedicated ballistic calculator for Apple Watch, offering real-time trajectory solutions for shooting. It provides essential data like wind holds, velocity, and energy, with advanced features available through a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Real-time ballistic solutions
  • Wind hold and drift compensation
  • Velocity, energy, and time of flight data
  • Match Mode for stage-based shooting
  • Airgun and pellet support
  • Scope level and anti-cant features
  • Siri integration for hands-free operation
Features
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A real ballistic calculator built for Apple Watch first — not a phone app's afterthought. It runs standalone on your wrist; the iPhone companion is a full app, synced. FREE TO DOWNLOAD The full calculator is free on iPhone and Apple Watch. Wrist Dope Pro — a one-time $39.99, no subscription — unlocks wind meters, Field Trueing, Match Mode, scanning, Siri, auto environmentals, live complications, printable range cards, and unlimited profiles — buy or restore on the watch. Accuracy is never gated. WHEN THE SHOT WON'T WAIT No time to thumb through a calculator. Raise your wrist, dial the range, read your hold. Send it. Glanceable and dial-driven, with real math underneath. A SERIOUS ENGINE, NOT A TOY - True point-mass solver with G1/G7 drag models - Coriolis, spin drift, aero jump, and incline compensation - Holds in MIL or MOA — plus velocity, energy, time of flight - Validated against published reference trajectories - Advanced Settings (Pro): toggle each correction LIVE FIRE Dial the range, or hold it on iPhone and type one; the solution updates instantly. A color-coded arrow shows wind at a glance; multi-wind previews holds across speeds. The display stays awake on the gun. On the rifle, target angle and cant update your holds live. WIND METERS Connect a Kestrel or a WeatherFlow Tempest or WEATHERmeter from the iPhone or straight from the watch. Its wind, temperature, pressure and humidity flow into your holds. Calypso ultrasonic meters link to the iPhone, readings on the watch, with the wind call relative to your line of fire. A meter the app can't use says why. FIELD TRUEING Correct the solver to what your rifle actually did: true muzzle velocity from a chronograph or a group at distance, then BC on a transonic target. It checks your zero first. Or type your own BC. Load rows show the BC and velocity your holds are solved on. MATCH MODE — STAGE CARD AND TIMER Build a match as stages and targets, then glance-read the active stage's ranges and live holds. Arm the par timer to start on a PACT or Shooters Global beep; watch and iPhone count down together by haptic, beep, or voice. Hunter stages: log each target as you find it, then engage in order. On iPhone, RO mode is one big button. Share a match as a file — the whole squad imports it. AIRGUN READY Eleven airgun calibers, .177 to .72, with pellet-real weights and BCs. SCOPE LEVEL — FREE ANTI-CANT A canted rifle misses wide at distance. Zero the level to your rifle and hold by ear — audio and haptic cues, eyes on target. Pro puts a live level behind Live Fire, the Range Card, and the Stage Card. HIT PROBABILITY AND THE ETHICAL SHOT Lock a target for a real first-round-hit percentage from your velocity SD, group size, and wind call, plus a terminal check for your game. HANDS-FREE WITH SIRI "Hey Siri, Dope for 250" speaks your hold — watch and iPhone. Wind and target by voice, too. POINT-AND-LOCK THE FIELD Aim downrange, tap to lock target; aim downwind, tap to lock wind — read on the shooter's clock face. RANGE CARD ON YOUR WRIST A full dope table, dial to scroll, plus seven watch-face complications: a mini range card, holds, target, density altitude, active load. YOUR RIFLES, YOUR LOADS Build rifle and load profiles on the watch — no phone required. On iPhone, scan a factory ammo barcode and the load builds itself, or pick from a bullet catalog with factory BCs. Export a printable dope card; back up your library to a file. YOUR CONDITIONS, YOUR UNITS Pressure, temperature, altitude, humidity, and wind each toggle AUTO or MANUAL. Metric or imperial, synced across devices. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts, no tracking, no third-party SDKs. Your profiles and readings stay on your device. Weather comes from Apple Weather on request. Built for hunters, PRS shooters, and airgunners who want a first-round-hit hold. Runs on Apple Watch Series 4 and later. Wrist Dope is a calculation aid. Always verify your data and shoot safely, responsibly, and within the law.

Screenshots

Wind Zero4 screens
Wrist Dope4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wind Zero at none against Wrist Dope's 1. Wind Zero also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Wrist Dope's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Wrist Dope sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Wind Zero asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Wind Zero against 5.0 for Wrist Dope. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wind Zero ships an update every 6 months, Wrist Dope every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Wind Zero versus Wrist Dope: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWind ZeroWrist Dope
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings38 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDoug SkogmanMusket Holdings, LLC

Customer experience

Wind Zero

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Wrist Dope

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Wind Zero

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Wrist Dope

One-time1
  • Wrist Dope Pro$39.99

Questions

Is Wind Zero free?
Wind Zero is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wrist Dope free?
Wrist Dope is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Wind Zero or Wrist Dope?
Wind Zero and Wrist Dope are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 8 ratings respectively.
Do Wind Zero or Wrist Dope have ads?
Neither Wind Zero nor Wrist Dope shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wind Zero or Wrist Dope?
Wind Zero ships an update every 6 months, and Wrist Dope every 3 days. Most recently, Wind Zero was updated on November 3, 2026 and Wrist Dope on October 30, 2026.

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