Comparison

Wrist Dope vs CQS Performance

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

Head to head
About

Wrist Dope

A dedicated ballistic calculator for Apple Watch, offering real-time trajectory solutions for shooting. It provides essential data like wind holds, velocity, and energy, with advanced features available through a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Real-time ballistic solutions
  • Wind hold and drift compensation
  • Velocity, energy, and time of flight data
  • Match Mode for stage-based shooting
  • Airgun and pellet support
  • Scope level and anti-cant features
  • Siri integration for hands-free operation
Features
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A real ballistic calculator built for Apple Watch first — not a phone app's afterthought. It runs standalone on your wrist; the iPhone companion is a full app, synced. FREE TO DOWNLOAD The full calculator is free on iPhone and Apple Watch. Wrist Dope Pro — a one-time $39.99, no subscription — unlocks Field Trueing, Match Mode, scanning, Siri, auto environmentals, live complications, printable range cards, and unlimited profiles — buy or restore on the watch. Accuracy is never gated. WHEN THE SHOT WON'T WAIT No time to dig out a wind meter and thumb through a calculator. Raise your wrist, dial the range, read your hold. Send it. Glanceable and dial-driven, with real math underneath. A SERIOUS ENGINE, NOT A TOY - True point-mass solver with G1/G7 drag models - Coriolis, spin drift, aero jump, and incline compensation - Holds in MIL or MOA — plus velocity, energy, time of flight - Validated against published reference trajectories - Advanced Settings (Pro): switch each correction on or off LIVE FIRE Dial the range; the solution updates instantly. A color-coded arrow shows wind at a glance; multi-wind previews holds across wind speeds. The display stays awake on the gun — no dimming between shots. FIELD TRUEING Correct the solver to what your rifle actually did. True your muzzle velocity from a chronograph or a group at distance, then your BC on a transonic target. It checks your zero and barrel length first and refuses ranges that can't tell you anything. Trued numbers flow to the Range Card, Live Fire, and the watch. MATCH MODE — THE STAGE CARD, SOLVED Build a match as stages and targets, then glance-read the active stage: every target's range and live-solved holds, shot order in one line. Enter on watch or iPhone; arm it and the Stage Card lands on both. Share it as a .wdmatch file — the whole squad imports it. AIRGUN READY Pellet-real ammo — tenth-grain weights, BCs to 0.005 — and eleven airgun calibers from .177 (4.5mm) to .72. Pick one and the gun sets itself up: 30 m zero, pellet load, close-range card. SCOPE LEVEL — FREE ANTI-CANT A canted rifle misses wide at distance. Zero the level to your rifle and hold by ear — audio and haptic cues, eyes on target. Pro puts a live level behind Live Fire, the Range Card, and the Stage Card. Mount the watch at any angle; the sensors follow. HIT PROBABILITY AND THE ETHICAL SHOT Lock a target for a real first-round-hit percentage from your velocity SD, group size, and wind call, plus a terminal check rating energy and impact velocity for your game. HANDS-FREE WITH SIRI "Hey Siri, Dope for 250" speaks your hold — watch and iPhone. Wind and target by voice, too. POINT-AND-LOCK THE FIELD Aim downrange, tap to lock target; aim downwind, tap to lock wind and dial speed — read on the shooter's clock face. RANGE CARD ON YOUR WRIST A full dope table from your chosen minimum. Dial to scroll; rows auto-center. YOUR DOPE ON THE WATCH FACE Seven complications: a mini range card on your dialed distance, holds, target, density altitude, and active load. YOUR RIFLES, YOUR LOADS Build rifle and load profiles on the watch — no phone required; a badge marks the load your scope is zeroed for. On iPhone, scan a factory ammo barcode and the load builds itself, or pick from a bullet catalog with factory BCs. Export a printable dope card; back up your library to a file you control. YOUR CONDITIONS, YOUR UNITS Pressure, temperature, altitude, humidity, and wind each toggle AUTO or MANUAL. Metric or imperial — one switch or per-unit overrides, synced across devices. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts, no tracking, no third-party SDKs. Your profiles and readings stay on your device. Weather comes from Apple Weather on request. Built for hunters, PRS, precision shooters, and airgunners who want a first-round-hit hold without unpacking a bag of gear. Runs on Apple Watch Series 4 and later. Wrist Dope is a calculation aid. Always verify your data and shoot safely, responsibly, and within the law.

About

CQS Performance

Features
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CQS Performance digitizes your Close Quarter Survival training. Replace your paper logbook with a powerful app that tracks every drill, round, and personal best across all your weapons. CQS Performance is a subscription-based app. A free 14-day trial is included with full access; after the trial, an active CQS Pro subscription is required to use the app's features. Subscription details: • CQS Pro Monthly — auto-renewing subscription • Length: 1 month • Price: $7.99 USD/month (or local equivalent) - Country dependant. • 14-day free trial for first-time subscribers • Subscription auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Payment is charged to your Apple ID account • Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.cqsperformance.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.cqsperformance.com/privacy Features: Log drills for Baseline, Dynamic & Defensive courses Track personal bests and Survival Index score Manage your armory — weapons, setups & ammo inventory Detailed analytics with performance charts 7-tier ranking system from Novice to Master Capability radar across 6 skill axes Par timer with random delay and split times Apex Selfie — overlay your stats on range photos Works fully offline — syncs when connected

Screenshots

Wrist Dope4 screens
CQS Performance4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Wrist Dope at every 3 days against CQS Performance's every 2 weeks. CQS Performance's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Wrist Dope sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CQS Performance sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wrist Dope ships an update every 3 days, CQS Performance every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Wrist Dope versus CQS Performance: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWrist DopeCQS Performance
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB47 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMusket Holdings, LLCCQS Performance

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Wrist Dope

One-time1
  • Wrist Dope Pro$39.99
2 purchases

CQS Performance

Subscriptions2
  • CQS Pro Monthly14 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • CQS Pro Annual14 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Wrist Dope free?
Wrist Dope is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CQS Performance free?
CQS Performance is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Wrist Dope or CQS Performance have ads?
Neither Wrist Dope nor CQS Performance shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wrist Dope or CQS Performance?
Wrist Dope ships an update every 3 days, and CQS Performance every 2 weeks. Most recently, Wrist Dope was updated on September 14, 2026 and CQS Performance on September 15, 2026.

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