Comparison

Load Book vs Reload Log

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

Head to head
About

Load Book

Features
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Load development, shooting diary and target analysis for precision shooters. Quickly add your rifles and bullets, then start setting up your loads. Add a new shooting session while at the range, retrieve the weather at your location or via your Bluetooth weather meter. Select your load and record your velocities for a charge test, or group sizes for a seating depth test. Close your session, enter your shot count, and graph or export your results for analysis. Load Development • Link bullets and accessories to multiple rifles • Auto-complete many fields including bullet, powder, case, primers • Store important rifle, bullet and load information • Powder Charge tests - record velocities per charge • Seating Depth tests - record group sizes per depth • Load Confirmation tests - verify consistency • Generate load strings automatically • Visualise through interactive charts • Tick off rounds as you load or seat each one • Progress testing through to approved to update your bullet • Flag loads as favourites, hot, reliable... • Automatic sweet-spot detection with explanation • Calculates your ES & SD and shows a precision flag • Export full details and graph as a PDF report • Connect your chronograph to capture velocities as you shoot: - FX True Ballistic - Athlon Rangecraft Shooting Diary • Quickly add a new shooting session from your location • Retrieve the weather or connect to your weather meter - Kestrel - WeatherFlow - Skywatch - plus many environmental sensing compliant devices • Live wind speed graph with 10 second average • Add notes from your shooting results • Add target photos to your shooting session • Tracks the loads you tested • Keep track of your rifle's shot count Target Analysis • Photograph your target or select existing photos • Add bullet hole markers, fine tune with popup magnifier • Group size calculation - MOA and MRAD • Saves results to your shooting diary and gallery • Zoom in, crop and share results with analysis overlay New Additions • Gun Safe - track all accessories and assign them to your rifles • Extra Information - Record you rifle's full setup for reference • Chronograph - Auto-selects first entry ready for velocities • Added SD bell curve chart to bullet details • Added Rifle, Bullet and Accessory popup views with Edit button Modern, easy to use interface. First launch tutorial and detailed help included. Remembers your last used units - no more units settings pages. Optionally converts values when units change. Export your full database so you can swap phones and import later. No account required, and no ads.

About

Reload Log

Features
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Reload Log is the dedicated ledger for precision rifle handloaders. Keep every load recipe, range result, and component lot together in one place — and make your best loads repeatable. RECORD YOUR LOADS Save each recipe with powder type and charge, bullet, primer, and COAL. Everything you need to rebuild a load exactly, whenever you want it. LOG EVERY RANGE SESSION Capture group size in MOA or inches, average velocity, ES and SD from your chronograph, distance, and a photo of the target. Your recipes and your real results, linked in a single record. SEE YOUR VELOCITY TREND A built-in SD/ES reference chart plots your string-to-string consistency next to common reference ranges, so you can see how a load is settling over time. NODE VISUALIZATION (PRO) Plot charge weight against velocity and group size across a load series — measured data points only, no predictions or interpolation. Just your own results, exactly as recorded. TRACE EVERY COMPONENT LOT Track powder, primer, and bullet lots with remaining counts, so you always know which lot produced which result and when a lot has changed. EXPORT AND SHARE Generate a one-page PDF data sheet for any recipe — recipe, sessions, and lots together — and share it straight from your device. Everything works fully offline. COST PER ROUND Enter your component prices and Reload Log breaks down the cost per round and per batch. Reload Log is a record-keeping and data-management tool. It does not recommend charge weights or provide load data. Always verify against published manufacturer data before loading. Terms of Use (EULA): https://hecuhecu.github.io/apps/reload-log/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://hecuhecu.github.io/apps/reload-log/privacy/

Screenshots

Load Book4 screens
Reload Log4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Reload Log at Free against Load Book's $6.99. Load Book's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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

Reload Log is free to download; Load Book costs $6.99 up front. Reload Log sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Load Book asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Load Book versus Reload Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoad BookReload Log
Price$6.99Free — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB44 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDawn Works Limitedhiroki kawamura

In-app purchases

None

Load Book

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Reload Log

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly (7-day trial)7 Days trial$18.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$92.99

Questions

Is Load Book free?
Load Book costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Reload Log free?
Reload Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Load Book or Reload Log have ads?
Reload Log shows ads; Load Book does not.

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