Comparison

Grayboe 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

Grayboe

This app uses AI to analyze photos of your shooting targets, providing detailed metrics like group size and distance from the point of aim. It helps you track progress, manage equipment, and improve accuracy over time.

Highlights
  • AI-powered shot analysis
  • Group size and spread calculation
  • Progress tracking and trend analysis
  • Firearm and ammunition management
  • Cloud sync for data backup
  • Printable AI targets
Features
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Turn your range time into measurable improvement with Grayboe — the AI-powered shooting analysis app that transforms target photos into actionable data. INSTANT SHOT ANALYSIS Simply photograph your target. Our AI automatically detects bullet holes and calculates group size, extreme spread, and distance from point of aim — all in MOA and inches. AI TARGET CALIBRATION Use our printable AI targets for automatic scale calibration. No manual measuring required. Just shoot, snap, and analyze. MANUAL TARGET SUPPORT Don't have an AI target? No problem. Analyze any target by manually setting the scale and point of aim. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS See your accuracy improve over time with trend analysis across sessions. Compare performance by firearm, ammunition, and shooting conditions. MANAGE YOUR EQUIPMENT • Log all your firearms with detailed specs • Track ammunition inventory and costs • Monitor maintenance schedules • Record environmental conditions for each session DETAILED METRICS • Group size in inches and MOA • Windage and elevation from POA • Shot-by-shot distance analysis • Multi-target comparisons CLOUD SYNC Create a free account to back up your data and sync across all your devices. Your shooting history, firearms, and ammunition data — always accessible. PRINT AI TARGETS Generate and print precision AI targets optimized for automatic detection. Available in multiple formats for different training purposes. Whether you're a competitive precision shooter, long-range hunter, or dedicated hobbyist, Grayboe gives you the data you need to improve every time you pull the trigger. Download now and start shooting smarter.

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

Grayboe4 screens
Loadscope Ballistics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grayboe at none against Loadscope Ballistics's 1. Grayboe also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Loadscope Ballistics's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Loadscope Ballistics sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Grayboe asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Grayboe against 5.0 for Loadscope Ballistics. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grayboe has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grayboe ships an update every 5 weeks, Loadscope Ballistics every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Grayboe versus Loadscope Ballistics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrayboeLoadscope Ballistics
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrayboeLoadscope LLC

Customer experience

Grayboe

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Loadscope Ballistics

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

In-app purchases

None

Grayboe

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Loadscope Ballistics

One-time1
  • Create Your Own Loads$9.99

Questions

Is Grayboe free?
Grayboe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Loadscope Ballistics free?
Loadscope Ballistics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Grayboe or Loadscope Ballistics?
Grayboe and Loadscope Ballistics are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Grayboe or Loadscope Ballistics have ads?
Neither Grayboe nor Loadscope Ballistics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grayboe or Loadscope Ballistics?
Grayboe ships an update every 5 weeks, and Loadscope Ballistics every 5 days. Most recently, Grayboe was updated on September 3, 2026 and Loadscope Ballistics on September 19, 2026.

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