QuickDOPE vs Calypso Ballistics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QuickDOPE
This app simplifies ballistic calculations for range sessions by providing a practical, range-first workflow. It allows real-time wind adjustments, condition updates, and generates clear dope cards. Manage ballistic profiles for different rifles and ammunition to ensure quick and consistent setup.
- Real-time wind adjustments
- Update temperature, altitude, humidity
- Generate clear dope cards
- Manage ballistic profiles
- Range-first workflow
- Organized data management
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Subscription required. QuickDOPE streamlines ballistic calculations and range sessions with a practical, range-first workflow. An active subscription is required to access ballistic solver features. Subscription options include Monthly and Annual plans with automatic renewal. Input real-time wind for live wind adjustments, update conditions like temperature/altitude/humidity, and generate clear dope cards with the holdover and windage you need. Create and manage ballistic profiles for different rifles and ammunition so setup is quick and consistent across sessions. The interface is designed to reduce reliance on spreadsheets and scattered notes. Get to a usable solution faster and keep your data organized. Ballistic outputs depend on your inputs, equipment, and real-world conditions. Always verify results on your range and follow safe firearms practices.
Calypso Ballistics
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Calypso Ballistics turns your Calypso ultrasonic anemometer into a wind instrument for precision shooting: it measures the real wind at your position and breaks it down against your line of fire, ready to take to your ballistic calculator. THE WIND, FROM THE LINE OF FIRE Set the anemometer pointing downrange. The app splits the wind into its crosswind component — with the side it comes from — and its head or tail component, and gives you the wind value and the clock hour it blows from. SHOOTER'S CLOCK AND MAGNETIC ROSE A dial with the shooter's clock — 12 o'clock is the line of fire — inside a magnetic rose turned to your bearing to target. At a glance: which hour the wind is from, what that wind is worth, and how strong. LULL, NOW AND GUST The crosswind bracket over a window you choose, so you see the band the wind moves in instead of chasing the instant reading. AIR DENSITY AND DENSITY ALTITUDE With a WeatherDot paired, or with temperature, pressure and humidity entered by hand, it computes humid-air density and density altitude, with the whole calculation in view. It tells station pressure from barometric, the mistake that hurts a ballistic solution most. NO BLACK BOXES Every formula the app uses is explained inside it. LOGBOOK AND CHARTS Every connection is recorded as a session, with wind, direction, temperature, pressure and humidity. Live charts and CSV export. Data stays on your device. ALSO · Three modes: simple, standard and pro · Long-press configurable readouts · Guide to placing the anemometer pointing at the target · Demo mode to try the app without a sensor · Configurable wind, temperature and pressure units · Screen kept awake while in use · English and Spanish Calypso Ballistics does not compute trajectories or firing corrections: it measures the wind and the atmosphere so your ballistic calculator works with real data. It is a measurement instrument for sport shooting. Requires a Calypso Instruments Bluetooth anemometer. The WeatherDot is optional.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Calypso Ballistics at none against QuickDOPE's 2. On price, update cadence, ads 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. QuickDOPE sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Calypso Ballistics asks for nothing beyond the download.
QuickDOPE ships an update weekly, Calypso Ballistics every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QuickDOPE | Calypso Ballistics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Crosswind Dynamics LLC | Calypso Instruments |
In-app purchases
QuickDOPE
- Monthly Access7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Annual Access$29.991 Year
Calypso Ballistics
No in-app purchases
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