Hodgdon Reloading Manual vs DeerID
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.
DeerID
This app analyzes trail camera photos, integrating them with historical movement and weather data to uncover hunting patterns. Gain smarter insights for more effective hunts.
- Trail camera photo analysis
- Historical movement data integration
- Weather data integration
- Pattern identification
- Hunting insights
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Track your bucks like never before. DeerID analyzes your trail camera photos and combines them with historical movement and weather data to reveal the patterns that matter. Smarter insights. Better hunts. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DeerID at 100% against Hodgdon Reloading Manual's 10%. DeerID also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Hodgdon Reloading Manual's advantage is ratings volume (838 vs 9) and chart position (#143 vs unranked). On price, ads, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Hodgdon Reloading Manual sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. DeerID asks for nothing beyond the download.
DeerID holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hodgdon Reloading Manual has 838 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of Hodgdon Reloading Manual's written reviews are positive against 100% of DeerID's.
Hodgdon Reloading Manual ships an update every 10 months, DeerID every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hodgdon Reloading Manual | DeerID |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (838 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 838 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #143 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| 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 | DeerID |
Customer experience
Hodgdon Reloading Manual
DeerID
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
DeerID
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hodgdon Reloading Manual
- Hodgdon Reloading Manual 2014$8.99
- Hodgdon Reloading Manual 2016$8.99
- Hodgdon_2017$8.99
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- 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
DeerID
No in-app purchases
Questions
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