Comparison

Seneca Forge vs EVT

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

Head to head
About

Seneca Forge

This app provides a centralized platform for field operators to manage onboarding, training, equipment inspections, and job procedures. It offers quick access to information and guidance, streamlining operational tasks on the go.

Highlights
  • Operator onboarding
  • Training access and completion tracking
  • Asset and parts review
  • Job procedure guidance
  • Inspection capture with photos
  • Knowledge base access
Features
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Seneca Forge gives operators one place to complete onboarding, run training, inspect equipment, review jobs, and get answers in the field. Use Seneca Forge to: • complete operator onboarding • access assigned training and record completions • review assets, parts, and supporting media • follow job procedures from your phone • capture inspections and supporting photos • ask the knowledge base for fast, work-ready guidance Seneca Forge is built for operational teams that need training, inspection, and job information available on the go.

About

EVT

This app is a private, on-device tracker for firearm collections, NFA paperwork, and range logs. It offers OCR for tax stamps, tracks ATF wait times, and calculates firearm reliability statistics. Optional iCloud sync and Google Drive backups ensure your data is secure and accessible across your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • On-device tax stamp OCR
  • NFA awaiting ATF tracking
  • Reliability leaderboard
  • Privacy by default
  • Range day logging
  • Value tracking
  • Year-in-review summary
Features
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EVT is a private, native firearm collection tracker for iPhone, iPad, and Mac — built for serious collectors who want one place for everything: inventory, NFA paperwork, range days, reliability stats, and value over time. WHAT MAKES EVT DIFFERENT • On-device tax stamp OCR. Drop an ATF Form 1 or Form 4 PDF and EVT reads it — manufacturer, model, serial number, caliber, registered owner, ownership type (Individual / Trust / Corporation), submission date, and approval date. No cloud OCR, no servers. Apple's Vision framework runs the recognition locally. • Awaiting ATF tracking. Submitted Form 1s and Form 4s appear on a dashboard widget that counts days since submission, sorted by longest wait. Never lose track of what you've filed. • NFA approval-time chart. See your average wait times by year, form type, and ownership type. Filter by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y / all-time. Tap to drill into every stamp. • Reliability leaderboard. Per-firearm mean rounds between malfunctions, computed automatically from your range log. Discover which guns earn their range time. • Privacy by default. Your collection data lives only on your device, with optional iCloud sync between your own Apple devices. East Valley Tactical never sees your collection, your serials, your photos, or your paperwork. EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN ONE APP • Track firearms, silencers, optics, accessories, ammunition • Connect with East Valley Tactical — browse current inventory, save EVT to your contacts as a digital business card, and tap directly into call, text, email, Maps, or socials • Log range days, training, hunts, competitions, gunsmithing visits • Round counts, malfunctions, ammo used per session • Maintenance reminders — usage-based, time-based, or both • Optic battery replacement reminders • Cost AND current market value tracking with growth chart • Receipt OCR pulls date and total from photo or PDF receipts • Trust documents stored alongside the NFA items they apply to • Drag-and-drop tax stamps on Mac and iPad straight from Finder or Files • Quick Add from Stamp — create an entire firearm record by dropping in a tax stamp • iOS share extension — share tax stamps to EVT from any app YEAR IN REVIEW EVT generates a shareable Year-in-Review card summarizing your year: items added, rounds fired, range days, ATF approvals, favorite ranges, top manufacturers, average wait times by form type. Built to share to social or text to a friend. CROSS-DEVICE SYNC Optional iCloud sync keeps your collection identical across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with zero setup beyond signing into iCloud. Add a firearm on your phone, see it on your Mac seconds later. OPTIONAL GOOGLE DRIVE BACKUP For belt-and-suspenders peace of mind, EVT can export a full JSON backup of your collection to a folder in your own Google Drive. The transfer happens directly between your device and Google's servers using your own credentials — East Valley Tactical never receives a copy. BUILT BY EAST VALLEY TACTICAL EVT is published by East Valley Tactical, an Arizona-based FFL and one of the largest Silencer/NFA distributors in the USA. The app is provided free for the firearms community — no subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no ads, no data collection. Three years of running EVT taught us what collectors actually need; this is what we built. Free forever. --- iPhone or iPad on iOS 17 or newer required. Apple Silicon Mac on macOS 14 or newer required. Questions or feedback: app.eastvalleytactical.com/support

Screenshots

Seneca Forge4 screens
EVT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: EVT at daily against Seneca Forge's weekly. EVT also leads on ratings volume (30 vs 1). Seneca Forge's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Seneca Forge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EVT has 30 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Seneca Forge ships an update weekly, EVT daily. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Seneca Forge versus EVT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSeneca ForgeEVT
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (30 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings130 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size374 MB7 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCorne CoetzeeEast Valley Tactical

Customer experience

Seneca Forge

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

EVT

All ratings30 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Seneca Forge

No in-app purchases

None

EVT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Seneca Forge free?
Seneca Forge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EVT free?
EVT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Seneca Forge or EVT?
Seneca Forge is rated higher. Seneca Forge averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while EVT averages 4.8 from 30 ratings.
Do Seneca Forge or EVT have ads?
Neither Seneca Forge nor EVT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Seneca Forge or EVT?
Seneca Forge ships an update weekly, and EVT daily. Most recently, Seneca Forge was updated on October 11, 2026 and EVT on October 19, 2026.

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