Comparison

Springfield Armory vs Free2Carry

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

Head to head
About

Springfield Armory

Digitally manage your firearms, including owner's manuals, warranty information, and care guides. Stay connected with exclusive discounts and customer support.

Highlights
  • Digital owner's manuals
  • Warranty activation
  • Exclusive discounts
  • Armory Life magazine access
  • Customer support connection
  • Personal digital armory
  • Care and cleaning guides
Features
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Access your full owner's manual, activate your Limited Lifetime Warranty and receive exclusive discounts and benefits. Manage your Armory Life magazine subscription and get connected to customer support. Fill your personal digital armory to keep your specs, care and cleaning guide at hand anywhere, anytime.

About

Free2Carry

Features
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Free2Carry grades businesses and candidates on the Second Amendment, from the record, and tells you the carry law wherever you are. BUSINESSES, GRADED A TO F Every grade is built from documented, dated actions: donations, policies, payments and public statements. Each one links to its source, so you can check it yourself. Search millions of US storefronts, see how a brand treats lawful gun owners, and read reviews from members about how a store treated them. CANDIDATES AND THE 2A RECORD Look up a federal candidate and see what is on their record: FEC-reported money, roll-call votes and sponsorships, each with a source you can check. CARRY LAW, STATE BY STATE Concealed carry, open carry, permits, reciprocity, duty to inform and more, for all 50 states, DC and the territories. Every answer is cited to a statute and dated. Plan a trip and see what changes at each state line. WHERE YOU ARE Open the carry-law page and Free2Carry shows the law for the state you are standing in, and what your permit means there. Turn on crossing alerts and the app tells you when you enter a new state, even when it is closed. The state is worked out on your phone against bundled boundary lines. Your location is never sent to us or anyone else. ALERTS THAT MATTER Watch a business or candidate and get a notification when its grade or record changes. YOUR VOICE Members review businesses on how they treat lawful carry, submit sourced evidence for editors to verify, and report anything that breaks the rules. Free2Carry is information, not legal advice. Laws change; every answer shows the date it was checked and the statute it comes from.

Screenshots

Springfield Armory4 screens
Free2Carry4 screens

Verdict

The call

Springfield Armory and Free2Carry are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Springfield Armory versus Free2Carry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpringfield ArmoryFree2Carry
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (4.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB3 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperSpringfield Inc (IL)Killerwebsites.com

Bugs and requests

Springfield Armory

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Login issues
  • App crashes
  • Inability to view firearm vault
  • Credential problems
  • Functionality issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add notes/serial number feature
  • Expand app functionality
  • Improve customer support response time
  • Provide more magazine options
  • Implement dark mode

Free2Carry

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Springfield Armory

No in-app purchases

None

Free2Carry

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Springfield Armory free?
Springfield Armory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Free2Carry free?
Free2Carry is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Springfield Armory or Free2Carry have ads?
Neither Springfield Armory nor Free2Carry shows ads.

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