Comparison

Reloader's Bench vs ReloadVault

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

Head to head
About

Reloader's Bench

This app helps handloaders meticulously track their ammunition development. It allows for detailed recording of load recipes, analysis of ladder tests, and precise measurement of bullet groups from target photos. Data syncs across devices and works offline.

Highlights
  • Load library with detailed recipe recording
  • Ballistic calculator with trajectory table
  • Ladder test structuring and analysis
  • Group measurement from target photos
  • Automatic iCloud synchronization
  • Imperial and metric unit support
Features
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Reloader's Bench is a precision load tracking app built for hand loaders who take their data seriously. What it does: - Load library — Record and organize your reloading recipes with caliber, bullet, powder, primer, OAL, and velocity data. Full ballistic calculator with trajectory table and chart. - Ladder tests — Structure your load development sessions with powder charge rungs, velocity readings per shot, and group size results. Easily promote a winning load to your library. - Group measurement — Photograph a target, set a scale reference, mark each bullet hole, and the app calculates extreme spread in inches and MOA. Saves an annotated image you can export to your camera roll. - iCloud sync — Your data syncs automatically across all your devices. Everything works offline; sync happens in the background. - Units — Toggle between imperial and metric throughout the app.

About

ReloadVault

This app serves as an offline reloading logbook for firearm enthusiasts. It allows users to meticulously record load recipes, batch details, chronograph data, and inventory, with options for exporting data in various formats. It also includes helpful ballistic calculation tools.

Highlights
  • Offline reloading logbook
  • Batch and chronograph data logging
  • Inventory management
  • Ballistic calculation tools
  • Data export options
  • Load development charting
Features
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Never lose a load again. ReloadVault is a 100% offline reloading logbook for iPhone. No account. No cloud. No subscription. Every load, batch, chronograph string, group, and target photo stays on your device — and exports anytime to a single backup file, CSV, or printable pages you own forever. YOUR LOGBOOK • Everything about a load in one place: recipe, batches, range results, best group, and best SD • Chronograph stats (average, extreme spread, standard deviation) computed as you type — or paste a whole string of velocities from your Garmin Xero, LabRadar, or MagnetoSpeed export and every shot is added at once • Group size in inches and MOA, with distance, temperature, humidity, wind, and a target photo • Inventory that deducts itself when you log a batch; one tap returns brass and counts the firing • Per-round cost from your real component prices, and savings versus factory ammo • 100+ built-in cartridges, from .17 Hornet to .50 BMG, plus your own LOAD DEVELOPMENT, CHARTED Loads that share a cartridge, bullet, and powder are grouped into a ladder. ReloadVault plots your measured velocity (with SD bars) and your best group against charge weight, and every load with two or more chronographed sessions shows a velocity trend. It charts what you recorded — it never proposes a charge. AMMO BOX LABELS Print any batch as a 4×2 in label: load, bullet, powder and charge, primer, brass, COAL, firearm, date loaded, and count. Fits Avery 5163-compatible sheets, or one per page for label printers. BENCH TOOLS • Bullet stability and twist rate — will this bullet stabilize in your barrel? • Free recoil energy, to compare what two loads will actually feel like • Muzzle energy, momentum, sectional density, ballistic coefficient • Case capacity and load density from your own water-weight measurement • Charge ladder planner that spaces out a work-up between the starting and maximum charge in your own manual Every tool names the published formula it uses, on screen. None of them produce, adjust, or recommend a powder charge. YOUR REFERENCE LIBRARY Load-data publishers require written permission before their data can ship inside an app, so ReloadVault starts with an empty library rather than unlicensed or invented numbers. Build your own from the manuals you already own — every row keeps its source citation and is searchable by cartridge, bullet weight, and powder. Rows you enter are always fully visible, on every tier. YOUR DATA IS YOURS One-tap backup of everything, photos included. Email it to yourself, drop it in Files, keep it forever. Backup, restore, and CSV export are free on every tier — we never hold your data hostage. FREE: full logging for 2 firearms and 5 loads, every bench tool, inventory, range log, and all exports. RELOADVAULT PRO ($14.99 one time — not a subscription): unlimited firearms, loads, and inventory; load development charts; printable box labels; the complete charge ladder planner; and PDF export. Handloading ammunition is inherently dangerous. ReloadVault is a personal record-keeping tool, not a reloading manual, and nothing in it is advice. Always verify every value against current manufacturer published data, start at the published starting charge, and work up carefully. ReloadVault is an independent app, not affiliated with or endorsed by any powder, bullet, or firearm manufacturer.

Screenshots

Reloader's Bench4 screens
ReloadVault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Reloader's Bench at every 2 days against ReloadVault's monthly. Reloader's Bench also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. Reloader's Bench sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ReloadVault 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Reloader's Bench against 5.0 for ReloadVault. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reloader's Bench has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reloader's Bench ships an update every 2 days, ReloadVault monthly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Reloader's Bench versus ReloadVault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReloader's BenchReloadVault
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter WillseyTOBY M BERGER

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Reloader's Bench

One-time1
  • Reloader's Bench Pro$4.99
1 purchases

ReloadVault

One-time1
  • ReloadVault Pro$14.99

Questions

Is Reloader's Bench free?
Reloader's Bench is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ReloadVault free?
ReloadVault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Reloader's Bench or ReloadVault?
Reloader's Bench and ReloadVault are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 8 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Reloader's Bench or ReloadVault have ads?
Neither Reloader's Bench nor ReloadVault shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reloader's Bench or ReloadVault?
Reloader's Bench ships an update every 2 days, and ReloadVault monthly. Most recently, Reloader's Bench was updated on October 31, 2026 and ReloadVault on October 31, 2026.

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