Hodgdon Reloading Manual vs Combat Abrasives
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hodgdon Reloading Manual
Access over 5,000 handloads and 160 pages of reloading data for rifle and pistol cartridges. This manual features updated information, articles from outdoor writers, charts, graphs, and detailed powder descriptions.
- 5,000+ handloads
- 160+ pages of data
- Updated rifle and pistol data
- Articles by outdoor writers
- Charts and graphs
- Powder descriptions
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Hodgdon Reloading Manual With 5,000+ handloads and over 160 pages of data, this edition includes updated information for rifle and pistol cartridges; articles written by some of the best-known outdoor writers; charts; graphs; and detailed descriptions of Hodgdon, IMR, and Winchester powders.
Combat Abrasives
Shop premium abrasives with exclusive discounts and early access to new collections. Enjoy easy browsing, secure checkout, and app-user-only offers.
- Exclusive discounts
- Early access to collections
- App-user-only offers
- Easy browsing
- Secure checkout
- New arrival notifications
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Download the Combat Abrasives app to access exclusive discounts, early access to collection launches. Everything you love, right at your fingertips. EASY BROWSING Shop the freshest new arrivals across our entire catalog. EXCLUSIVE ACCESS Be first to know about exclusive offers and launches through first-to-know notifications and app-user-only early access. SECURE CHECKOUT IN A FLASH Tap, swipe, shop and secure your new products in an instant with our super easy checkout.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Combat Abrasives at none against Hodgdon Reloading Manual's 13. Combat Abrasives also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 10 months). Hodgdon Reloading Manual's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (836 vs 2). On price, rating and iOS requirement 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. Hodgdon Reloading Manual sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Combat Abrasives asks for nothing beyond the download.
Combat Abrasives holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hodgdon Reloading Manual has 836 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hodgdon Reloading Manual ships an update every 10 months, Combat Abrasives monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hodgdon Reloading Manual | Combat Abrasives |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (836 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 836 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #129 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KSE Sportsman Media, Inc | Renegade Products USA |
Customer experience
Hodgdon Reloading Manual
Combat Abrasives
Bugs and requests
Hodgdon Reloading Manual
Reported bugs
3 issues- Purchase issues and failed downloads
- Inability to restore purchases
- Crashes and login problems
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to bookmark pages
- Ability to search by caliber
- Improved navigation and usability
Combat Abrasives
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hodgdon Reloading Manual
- Hodgdon Reloading Manual 2013$8.99
- Hodgdon Reloading Manual 2014$8.99
- Hodgdon Reloading 2015$8.99
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- Hodgdon Reloading Manual 2016$8.99
- Hodgdon_2017$8.99
- Hodgdon 2018$8.99
- Hodgdon 2020$9.99
- Hodgdon 20212 variants$9.99
- Hodgdon 2023$12.99
- Hodgdon 2024$12.99
- Hodgdon 2026$12.99
- Hodgdon 2025$12.99
Combat Abrasives
No in-app purchases
Questions
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