Comparison

Lodestar Tech vs Armorer

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

Head to head
About

Lodestar Tech

This app enhances personal safety by managing access to a connected device. It allows users to personalize security settings, enroll authorized users with fingerprint or PIN access, and receive real-time alerts for device status.

Highlights
  • Personalize safety preferences
  • Enroll authorized users
  • Fingerprint and PIN access
  • Real-time battery alerts
  • Manage device lock/unlock status
Features
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Safety and technology aren’t just for locks and alarms anymore. The LNK9 and Lodestar Technology is changing the way you think about personal protection. Access when you need it, with security confirmed by your authorization. Once you pair your LNK9 with the Lodestar App, you can: •⁠ ⁠Personalize your safety preferences •⁠ ⁠Enroll fingerprints of authorized users to provide safety and peace of mind •⁠ ⁠Create a personalized PIN code to allow access to authorized users •⁠ ⁠Get real-time alerts when your LNK9 is low on battery. . •⁠ ⁠Manage the unlock/lock status of your LNK9.

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

Lodestar Tech4 screens
Armorer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lodestar Tech at none against Armorer's 2. Armorer's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 4). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Lodestar Tech asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Lodestar Tech against 4.7 for Armorer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 15 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lodestar Tech ships an update every 9 days, Armorer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lodestar Tech versus Armorer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLodestar TechArmorer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better4.7 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings415 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB75 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLODESTAR TECHNOLOGYUSA Carry LLC

Customer experience

Lodestar Tech

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Armorer

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Lodestar Tech

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Armorer

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

Questions

Is Lodestar Tech free?
Lodestar Tech is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Armorer free?
Armorer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lodestar Tech or Armorer?
Lodestar Tech is rated higher. Lodestar Tech averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Armorer averages 4.7 from 15 ratings.
Do Lodestar Tech or Armorer have ads?
Neither Lodestar Tech nor Armorer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lodestar Tech or Armorer?
Lodestar Tech ships an update every 9 days, and Armorer every 2 weeks. Most recently, Lodestar Tech was updated on October 25, 2026 and Armorer on October 24, 2026.

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