Loadscope Ballistics vs FieldSolve
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
FieldSolve
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FieldSolve is a fast, accurate ballistic calculator built for long range shooters, hunters, and precision rifle competitors who need a firing solution they can trust on the first shot. Enter your rifle, load, and conditions and FieldSolve solves the full trajectory — bullet drop, windage, and the exact hold or dial in MOA or mils. BALLISTIC SOLVER A precision ballistic engine that accounts for muzzle velocity, ballistic coefficient (G1/G7), zero range, sight height, shooting angle, spin drift, aerodynamic jump, and Coriolis. Get your holdover and windage instantly, as a dialed solution or a reticle hold. BUILT FOR THE FIELD Save unlimited rifle and load profiles. Build range cards and DOPE charts for every distance. A clean heads-up display gives you the numbers you need at a glance, even on the clock. LIVE ENVIRONMENTAL DATA Wind, temperature, pressure, humidity, and density altitude all change your solution. Enter them by hand, or connect a weather meter to pull live atmospherics straight into your solve. Connect an anti-cant level to read your rifle's true cant, and import muzzle velocity directly from your chronograph so your data is real, not estimated. RECORD YOURSELF SHOOTING FieldSolve records video of your shot with a live data overlay — your solution, wind, cant, and velocity burned right onto the clip. Review your form, confirm your DOPE, and share your best shots. FEATURES - Advanced ballistic solver with G1 and G7 drag models - Bullet drop, windage, and lead in MOA, mils, or clicks - Spin drift, aerodynamic jump, and Coriolis - Unlimited rifle and load profiles - Range cards and DOPE charts - Angle (cosine) and cant correction - Metric and imperial units - Live weather, level, and chronograph integration - Video recording with data overlay FieldSolve is a free ballistic calculator. Whether you shoot PRS, NRL, F-class, or hunt at distance, it gives you a firing solution you can rely on. Always follow safe shooting practices and know your target and what lies beyond it. Ballistic solutions are calculated estimates; confirm your come-ups on paper before relying on them in the field.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FieldSolve at none against Loadscope Ballistics's 1. FieldSolve also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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. Loadscope Ballistics sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FieldSolve asks for nothing beyond the download.
Loadscope Ballistics ships an update every 5 days, FieldSolve every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Loadscope Ballistics | FieldSolve |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Loadscope LLC | EX Corporation Oy |
In-app purchases
Loadscope Ballistics
- Create Your Own Loads$9.99
FieldSolve
No in-app purchases
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