Comparison

RangeDay 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

RangeDay

This app helps shooters improve their accuracy by calculating group sizes and providing personalized feedback. It offers features to analyze shot placements, adjust turrets, and share results, transforming training sessions.

Highlights
  • Instant group size calculation
  • Dynamic ATZ for turret adjustments
  • Digital shooting coach with RangeIQ
  • Shareable target results
  • Intuitive interface for quick analysis
  • Detailed training insights
Features
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Range Day: Shoot Better, Group Tighter, and Zero Faster with the Ultimate Shooting Digital Coach and Group Size Calculator! Designed for shooters by shooters, our app is your reliable range buddy, perfect for hunters, competitive shooters, and firearms enthusiasts looking to measure and improve precision. Effortlessly calculate MOA or inches/cm on any target—paper, steel, or custom—straight from your phone. Now with RangeIQ, your digital shooting coach that analyzes your groups to provide detailed feedback and drill suggestions. ▶ Key Features: • Instant Group Size Calculation: Quickly capture an image of your target and measure your small groups accurately in MOA or inches/cm. • Dynamic ATZ (Adjustment To Zero): Precisely adjust elevation and windage turrets to achieve perfect zero, reducing ammo waste and maximizing range training efficiency. • Digital Shooting Coach: Get real-time feedback on your shot groups from a digital shooting coach, powered by RangeIQ. Your coach analyzes your stats to suggest drills and improvements for your next session. • Share Easily: Instantly export and share your targets, results, and improvements with friends, coaches, or on social media to track your progress and celebrate your achievements. • Intuitive Interface: Simple, fast workflow—capture, mark your points of aim and impacts, and get instant feedback with clear ballistic metrics. • Training Insights: Leverage detailed analysis for consistent improvement, making your range sessions more productive. ▶ Calculations include: • Group Size (MOA/cm) • Overall Width & Height • Mean Radius • ATZ (Adjustment to Zero) • Elevation Offset • Windage Offset • Distance to Target ▶ Ideal for: • People who spend time at the range looking to improve accuracy and efficiency. • Precision shooters chasing subMOA accuracy. • Hunters fine-tuning their rifles for perfect shot placement. • Enthusiasts seeking advanced ballistic data without complexity. Forget complicated calculations and expensive gear—use the ultimate digital coach and shot group calculator that fits right in your pocket. Join thousands of satisfied shooters, hunters, and professionals who have upgraded their range experience. Download now and transform your training sessions today! * GROUP SIZE CALCULATION, DYNAMIC ATZ, DIGITAL SHOOTING COACH, SHARING, AND TRAINING INSIGHTS REQUIRE A SUBSCRIPTION. TERMS: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ PRIVACY POLICY: https://www.rangedayapp.com/privacy

About

Loadscope Ballistics

This companion app automatically selects your optimal powder charge and seating depth for shooting. It then uses your confirmed load to provide live ballistics adjustments based on changing environmental conditions, and allows you to measure shot groups from photos.

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 for confirmed loads
  • Recipe cards for component details
  • Round count tracking
  • Offline-first operation
Features
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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, your velocity, your trued dial -- 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. - Works with zero signal. Offline-first. Loads sync from the desktop by file or QR -- no account, no cloud, no backend. - iPhone and iPad, one app. iPad opens to a wider layout -- load list, DOPE, and recipe side by side. 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

RangeDay4 screens
Loadscope Ballistics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Loadscope Ballistics at 5.0 against RangeDay's 4.5. Loadscope Ballistics also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%). RangeDay's advantage is ratings volume (42 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. RangeDay sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days 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 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RangeDay has 42 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of RangeDay's written reviews are positive against 100% of Loadscope Ballistics's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RangeDay ships an update weekly, Loadscope Ballistics every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
RangeDay versus Loadscope Ballistics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRangeDayLoadscope Ballistics
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (42 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings42 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB3 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSicong LiuLoadscope LLC

Customer experience

RangeDay

All ratings42 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Loadscope Ballistics

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

In-app purchases

4 purchases

RangeDay

Subscriptions4
  • RangeDay Pro - Weekly$1.997 Days
  • RangeDay Pro - 1 Month$7.991 Month
  • RangeDay Pro - 1 Year3 Days trial$39.991 Year
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  • RangeDay Pro - Annual$39.991 Year
1 purchases

Loadscope Ballistics

One-time1
  • Create Your Own Loads$9.99

Questions

Is RangeDay free?
RangeDay 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, RangeDay or Loadscope Ballistics?
Loadscope Ballistics is rated higher. RangeDay averages 4.5 out of 5 from 42 ratings, while Loadscope Ballistics averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do RangeDay or Loadscope Ballistics have ads?
Neither RangeDay nor Loadscope Ballistics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RangeDay or Loadscope Ballistics?
RangeDay ships an update weekly, and Loadscope Ballistics every 5 days. Most recently, RangeDay was updated on October 7, 2026 and Loadscope Ballistics on October 20, 2026.

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