Comparison

Eagle Ballistics vs Loadscope Ballistics

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

Head to head
About

Eagle Ballistics

This app provides advanced ballistics calculations for long-range shooting and competitive marksmanship. It offers detailed environmental adjustments, wind correction, and trajectory predictions. A free version is available with limitations, alongside tiered subscriptions for enhanced features and range.

Highlights
  • Fast and accurate ballistic engine
  • Environmental and wind correction
  • Gyroscopic stability analysis
  • Built-in documentation and videos
  • PRS mode for multi-target and moving targets
  • Bluetooth connectivity for sensors and rangefinders
Features
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A full featured ballistics app for long range hunters and PRS shooters. Incredibly fast and accurate ballistic engine. Many calibration and setup tools. Detailed documentation is built-in. Free Download includes almost all features with 100yd Range limitation. Paid subscriptions: * Lite Subscription: Most features are available up to 500yd * Long Range: No range limit * PRS: Multi-Target and Moving Targets Documentation and Videos * Detailed Built-in Documentation for all Features * Videos: see http://eagleballistics.com Ballistic Engine * Ballistic Coefficient * Gyroscopic Stability * Air: Temperature, Pressure, Humidity, Density * Wind: Cross, Head/Tail * Angle Modified Range * Spin Drift * Aerodynamic Jump * Coriolis (horizontal) * Vertical Eotvos * Gravity Adjustment * Tripod shooting error correction * Valley Wind Correction Calculations * Max-ordinate calculation * Retained Energy on Impact * Retained Velocity on impact * Flight Time * Speed of Sound * Transonic Zone Wind * Manual Entry * Bluetooth Wind Meter * Advanced Wind Subscription includes Rain, Mirage, Snow modes Supported iPhone Sensors * Latitude from internal GPS * Station Pressure * Camera * Screen Ruler * Angle Sensor for Inclination * Compass for Azimuth Bluetooth Connectivity * Most Range Finders * Most Environmental Sensors * Most Wind Meters Warning * Excessive bullet RPM * Insufficient Gyroscope Stability * Max Hunting Range for Lead/Copper Bullets Units * MOA or MIL Scope Turrets * Imperial and Metric Units Built in Tools & Calibration * Scope Correction Factor Calculator * Ballistic Coefficient and Muzzle Velocity Truing * Scope Height: Visual Ruler or Calipers * Zero Height & Offset: Visual Ruler * Ranging with Reticle and/or Animal Size * Target Inclination and Azimuth * Target Speed * Wind Average Databases * Rifle (Max 30 Rifles) * Bullets Library * Lane/Targets Range Cards * Standard Drop Table * Wind Variation Table * Detailed Target Analysis * Rifle Stock Table PRS Mode * Multiple Lanes with Multiple Targets * Instant Calculation and Update for All Targets * Relative Wind According to Target Azimuth * Allows Wind Variation Settings * Moving Target Lead Calculation * Prism mode and tool for calibratin Diagnostics * Sensitive Analysis * Accuracy Analysis License: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://eagleballistics.com/privacy-policy Patent No .: US 11,415,592 B2

About

Loadscope Ballistics

This app helps shooters analyze load development data from a desktop application and carry confirmed loads to the range. It provides live DOPE re-solves, measures shot groups from photos, and performs real wind calculations. It also includes a DOPE card library and recipe cards for easy reference.

Highlights
  • Live DOPE re-solve with automatic local condition pull
  • Measure shot groups from photos
  • Real wind math with gust range calculation
  • DOPE card library
  • Recipe cards for component reference
  • Offline-first operation
  • Metric and imperial unit support
Features
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Load development runs in Loadscope for Mac or Windows. This app carries your load to the range. Loadscope scores every powder charge and seating depth you tested -- across four metrics that show up on target -- and picks your winning load automatically. No squinting at a ladder graph to call it by eye. This companion carries that exact load to the range and keeps it honest in the field. It is not another ballistic calculator fed with guesses. It runs the confirmed load you built in Loadscope on Mac or Windows -- your bullet and your velocity -- and re-solves it live as conditions change. At the line, in seconds: - Live DOPE re-solve. Pull current local conditions automatically, powered by Apple Weather -- density altitude, temperature, and pressure re-solve your dial on the spot. The number you dial is for your load, not a library average. - Measure shot groups from a photo. Photograph your target, set the scale, and mark each shot -- Loadscope reads group size and mean radius in inches, MOA, and mil, plus your dial-to-center. Powder or seating-depth ladders, several targets a session, custom calibers. Pull them into your working load on the desktop over Wi-Fi, each target matched to its charge or seating depth. - Real wind math. Enter speed and direction on a glove-friendly wind rose; the app computes the actual crosswind component for you -- full-value trig, no eyeballing "half value." Enter a gust range (say 8-12 mph) and see your windage spread. - DOPE card library. Every confirmed load, sorted by rifle and recent, searchable. - Recipe cards. Your components -- bullet, powder and charge, primer, brass, CBTO -- as a clean read-only reference at the bench. - Round count. Tap "+N" for the rounds you just ran; it syncs back to that barrel's count on the desktop. - Metric or imperial. Yards or metres, °F or °C, inHg or mbar, wind in mph, m/s or km/h -- each is one switch in Settings. - Works with zero signal. Offline-first. Loads sync from your computer over Wi-Fi -- no account, no backend. - iPhone and iPad, one app. iPad opens to a wider layout -- load list, DOPE, and recipe side by side. Get Loadscope for Mac or Windows at loadscope.app. Free to download. A one-time $9.99 unlock adds phone-side load entry -- and it's free if you own Loadscope on Mac or Windows (just enter your license key). No subscription. No ads. No data collected.

Screenshots

Eagle Ballistics4 screens
Loadscope Ballistics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Loadscope Ballistics at every 5 days against Eagle Ballistics's monthly. Loadscope Ballistics also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Eagle Ballistics's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Eagle Ballistics sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Loadscope Ballistics sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Loadscope Ballistics holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Eagle Ballistics has 30 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Eagle Ballistics's written reviews are positive against 100% of Loadscope Ballistics's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Eagle Ballistics ships an update monthly, Loadscope Ballistics every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Eagle Ballistics versus Loadscope Ballistics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEagle BallisticsLoadscope Ballistics
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (30 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings30 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB3 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperEagle Ballistics LLCLoadscope LLC

Customer experience

Eagle Ballistics

All ratings30 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%

Loadscope Ballistics

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Eagle Ballistics

Subscriptions10
  • Lite$2.991 Month
  • Long Range Monthly$4.991 Month
  • PRS$9.991 Month
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  • Long Range + Advanced Wind Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Lite$14.991 Year
  • PRS + Wind$19.991 Month
  • Long Range$24.991 Year
  • PRS$74.991 Year
  • Long Range + Wind Yearly$124.991 Year
  • PRS + Wind$174.991 Year
1 purchases

Loadscope Ballistics

One-time1
  • Create Your Own Loads$9.99

Questions

Is Eagle Ballistics free?
Eagle Ballistics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Loadscope Ballistics free?
Loadscope Ballistics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Eagle Ballistics or Loadscope Ballistics?
Loadscope Ballistics is rated higher. Eagle Ballistics averages 4.8 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Loadscope Ballistics averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Eagle Ballistics or Loadscope Ballistics have ads?
Neither Eagle Ballistics nor Loadscope Ballistics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Eagle Ballistics or Loadscope Ballistics?
Eagle Ballistics ships an update monthly, and Loadscope Ballistics every 5 days. Most recently, Eagle Ballistics was updated on October 30, 2026 and Loadscope Ballistics on October 31, 2026.

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