Comparison

ReloadVault vs BenchLog

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

Head to head
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.

About

BenchLog

Features
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BenchLog is a reloading journal built for handloaders who take load development seriously — and who want their data to stay on their own device. Log every load, track what each charge actually does downrange, and work up to the load your rifle likes best. No account. No cloud. No subscription. ALREADY KEEP A SPREADSHEET? BRING IT. Import your load log from CSV. Map the columns yourself — BenchLog shows sample values from each one so you can tell them apart — and check the preview before anything is saved. Headers split across two rows are handled. Columns it has no field for go into the load's notes instead of being dropped. Nothing is written until you say so. LOG YOUR LOADS • Record caliber, bullet, powder, charge, primer, brass, OAL, CBTO and notes • Duplicate a load to work up the next charge in one tap • Version history keeps every step of a workup • Yellow flag when a charge tops your own logged max TRACK EVERY RANGE SESSION • Enter velocities by hand or import a chronograph CSV • Live average, SD and ES as you go • Group size, MOA, distance, weather and a keeper / retest / reject verdict • Photo of the group SEE YOUR LADDER • Charge vs. velocity chart across a workup • SD at a glance to spot the flat spots KNOW YOUR INVENTORY • Track powder, bullets, primers and brass with cost • "Rounds left" forecast from your average charge • Low-stock flags EXPORT & BACK UP • Printable PDF load book • CSV export of loads, sessions and components • Full backup to a single file — and restore it anytime BUILT RIGHT • 100% offline — everything works at the range with no signal • No account, no tracking, your data never leaves the device unless YOU export it • One-time purchase unlocks unlimited loads. No subscription, ever. BenchLog stores YOUR records only. It is not load data. Always verify charges against a current published reloading manual. Start low and work up. You are responsible for your loads.

Screenshots

ReloadVault4 screens
BenchLog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BenchLog at every 2 days against ReloadVault's every 4 weeks. BenchLog also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ReloadVault sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and BenchLog sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ReloadVault ships an update every 4 weeks, BenchLog every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ReloadVault versus BenchLog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReloadVaultBenchLog
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTOBY M BERGEROleg Nemna

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ReloadVault

One-time1
  • ReloadVault Pro$14.99
1 purchases

BenchLog

One-time1
  • BenchLog Pro$9.99

Questions

Is ReloadVault free?
ReloadVault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BenchLog free?
BenchLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ReloadVault or BenchLog have ads?
Neither ReloadVault nor BenchLog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ReloadVault or BenchLog?
ReloadVault ships an update every 4 weeks, and BenchLog every 2 days. Most recently, ReloadVault was updated on September 4, 2026 and BenchLog on September 12, 2026.

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