Element Ballistics vs DNT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Element Ballistics
This app offers precise firing solutions with a user-friendly interface. Create custom rifle profiles, select from a vast bullet database, and calibrate ballistics for accuracy. It also provides weather reports and integrates with smart devices.
- Create ballistic profiles for rifles
- Extensive bullet database with drag profiles
- Calibrate ballistics (BC, Muzzle Velocity)
- View ballistic data graphs and tables
- Predicted point of impact in reticle view
- Obtain local weather reports
- Connect with smart devices
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Element Ballistics provides accurate and reliable firing solutions through a friendly user interface. -Create ballistic profiles for different rifles. -Choose bullets from an extensive database featuring Doppler-verified drag profiles. -Calibrate BC, Muzzle Velocity and more using the “true” feature, and choose from a variety of drag functions (G1, G7, GA, RA4) -View graphs and tables with ballistic data, and export/import profiles. -View predicted point of impact in a reticle view (FFP and SFP). -Obtain weather reports for your location. -Connect with smart devices like the Element HYPR-7 and Element Rangefinders to synchronise profiles & preferences.
DNT
This application connects to a proprietary digital scope via Wi-Fi to provide video preview and management of recorded videos and photos. It also offers ballistic calculation settings and basic digital scope functions like video recording control and zeroing.
- Wi-Fi connection to digital scope
- Video preview
- Video recording control
- Zeroing function
- Recorded video/photo management
- Ballistic calculation settings
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The APP can be used to connect to the our digital scope with Wi-Fi (The digital scope is manufactured by us), and has the following main functions. Video preview Basic digital scope functions, include video recording control and zeroing Recorded video/photo management Ballistic calculation settings Note: The digital scope is a pure optical tool, and our APP only do the calculation parameter settings and data management. It does not control the mechanic motion apart from our digital scope of any sort.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Element Ballistics at 3.6 against DNT's 3.1. Element Ballistics also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Element Ballistics holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32 and 31 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of Element Ballistics's written reviews are positive against 32% of DNT's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Element Ballistics ships an update every 9 days, DNT every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Element Ballistics | DNT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (32 ratings) — better | 3.1 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 31.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Element Optics | DNT Optics, LLC |
Customer experience
Element Ballistics
DNT
In-app purchases
Element Ballistics
No in-app purchases
DNT
No in-app purchases
