Comparison

Biome Control vs Armorer

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

Head to head
About

Biome Control

Features
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Watch over your Biome devices from anywhere. Keep an eye on water levels and environment data, and set custom lighting color and intensity. With the app you can also set watering and lighting schedules.

About

Armorer

This app helps firearm owners meticulously track ammunition usage, maintenance schedules, and service history for each weapon. It provides timely reminders for cleaning and part replacements, and logs malfunctions to identify potential reliability issues. Users can also manage gear, accessories, and ammunition inventory with advanced privacy features.

Highlights
  • Round count tracking
  • Service interval reminders
  • Maintenance history log
  • Malfunction tracking
  • Gear and accessory management
  • Ammunition inventory
Features
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Armorer is the firearm maintenance tracker built for serious shooters. Know exactly what every gun in your collection needs — and when it needs it. Round counts, maintenance logs and service intervals, so you know when a cleaning, a spring replacement or a detail strip is due. A service record for your firearms, the way you'd track oil changes for your vehicle. ROUND COUNT TRACKING Log every range session with ammo details including manufacturer, type, and grain weight. Running totals update automatically for every firearm you own. Log malfunctions by type — failure to feed, failure to eject, stovepipe, double feed — and add a photo or a short video, because a jam is easier to explain with a picture of it. SERVICE INTERVALS AND HISTORY Set maintenance intervals by round count or by time, and get told 7 days ahead and again on the day. Behind that, a complete service log for every gun: what was done, when, and how many rounds ago. FIREARM REPORT Every round, malfunction and service on one firearm, gathered into a single report. Read it in the app — tap any figure to see the logs behind it — or export a PDF: reliability by ammunition load, every malfunction with the round count it happened at, and the photos from those logs. Keep it, send it to a gunsmith, or hand it to a buyer with the gun. RANGE SESSIONS Log an entire trip in one save. The date, the place, how long you were there, and every firearm you ran — instead of logging six guns one at a time. Each gun still keeps its own round count, history, and service intervals. MAGAZINES Record what you own, what each holds, and which guns they fit. One entry covers the whole stack. Extended baseplates are tracked too, with the maker and the rounds they add. SHOT TIMER IMPORT Connect a Shooters Global timer over Bluetooth and pull your shots straight in. Nothing to run at the firing line — shoot the way you always have, then import when you're done and say which firearm fired what. VOICE LOGGING Say what you shot and Armorer fills in the rest. Round counts, malfunctions, and maintenance, without typing at the range. PARTS AND MODIFICATIONS Log every aftermarket part — triggers, barrels, sights, grips, slides. The ones that move between guns are tracked properly: move a slide to another firearm and the swap is recorded on both, with each part keeping the list of what it's been mounted on. GEAR & ACCESSORIES Track optics, lights, suppressors, and accessories with their own service intervals and battery replacement reminders. AMMO INVENTORY Track your stock on hand by brand, caliber, type, and grain. Deduct automatically when you log a range session, and see your totals by caliber at a glance. IPHONE AND IPAD Your data syncs across every device you sign in on, and the iPad puts the list beside what you're looking at. Anything can be stored in two places at once — the safe and the range bag — and the filters match either. FOR REVIEWERS AND T&E Mark a firearm as a loaner, add a deadline when there is one, and generate a testing report written for the manufacturer that lent it. Group a build from several brands into one collaboration project, tracked from pitched through to published. FREE AND PRO Free for up to 2 firearms, 5 pieces of gear, 5 ammo entries and 5 magazines — and round logging, service intervals, maintenance history and range sessions stay free at every tier, forever. Pro removes the limits and adds shot timer import, voice logging, video, PDF reports, documents, value tracking and data export. PRIVACY FIRST Serial numbers are zero-knowledge encrypted — we cannot read them even if we wanted to. Your data is never sold or shared, and there are no ads. Built by the team behind USA Carry, serving the concealed carry community since 2007. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://armorer.app/privacy.php

Screenshots

Biome Control4 screens
Armorer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Biome Control at none against Armorer's 2. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Armorer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Biome Control asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Biome Control ships an update fortnightly, Armorer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Biome Control versus Armorer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBiome ControlArmorer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—15 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.716.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBiome USUSA Carry LLC

In-app purchases

None

Biome Control

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Armorer

Subscriptions2
  • Armorer Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Armorer Pro Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Biome Control free?
Biome Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Armorer free?
Armorer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Biome Control or Armorer have ads?
Neither Biome Control nor Armorer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Biome Control or Armorer?
Biome Control ships an update fortnightly, and Armorer every 2 weeks. Most recently, Biome Control was updated on October 19, 2026 and Armorer on October 24, 2026.

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