Digital Link vs Lapua Ballistics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Digital Link
Control your chronograph and manage velocity data wirelessly from your smartphone or tablet. Ideal for testing shooting loads and skills for speed and consistency.
- Wireless chronograph control
- Velocity data collection
- Modern user interface
- Smartphone/tablet connectivity
- Load testing
- Shooting skill analysis
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Cut the Cord! This app is designed to be used in conjunction with the ProChrono Digital chronograph (model CEI-3800) and the Digital Link Bluetooth accessory (model CEI-3812) OR the ProChrono DLX (CEI-3820). It provides a modern user interface for controlling the chronograph as well as collecting and managing the velocity data. Now you can connect wireless to your chronograph using a tablet or smartphone! Whether you are interested in testing your loads or your shooting skills for speed and consistency, Competition Electronics has a product to suit your needs. We have been producing quality shooting products in the USA since 1982. Our goal is to provide a long lasting product that is serviceable and affordable.
Lapua Ballistics
This app provides precise long-range shooting calculations using a 6DOF model. It offers up-to-date ballistics data for various cartridges and allows users to input custom firearm and environmental details for accurate trajectory predictions.
- 6DOF calculation model
- Latest Lapua cartridge/bullet data
- Custom bullet definition
- Metric and imperial values
- Numerical, reticle, table, and graph views
- Share calculation results
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Lapua Ballistics is the ultimate 6DOF ballistics tool for mobile devices. Lapua Ballistics is the first mobile ballistics app utilizing the 6DOF calculation model, which makes it the most accurate ballistics app on the market. Lapua Ballistics always offers the latest, Doppler proven Lapua cartridge and bullet data for you to combine with your firearm and local weather information. The app also includes the option to define custom bullets manually. Features • Utilizes 6DOF, the most accurate calculation method • Always available with latest Lapua cartridge / bullet information • Quick and easy to change inputs like distance, wind speed and angle • Several result outputs available depending on your needs; numerical, reticle, table and graph views • Share your calculation results with your friends Manage rifle / Cartridge data • Create your own firearm / reticle combinations • Choose between metric and imperial values • Set Point Blank-range to different sight-in distances and impact windows • Define aiming point to moving target • Define custom bullets (calculations based on BC G1 or G7 and Siacci method) • Pre-set max 4 powder temperature - Vo pairs to the same cartridge to correct powder temperature sensitivity • Sight-in-POI, Coriolis calculation • Compare up to 3 Lapua cartridge/bullet performances to each other Privacy Policy: https://www.lapua.com/support/lapua-ballistics-app-2/lapua-ballistics-app-disclaimer-and-privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lapua Ballistics at 4.4 against Digital Link's 3.0. Lapua Ballistics also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 43%). Digital Link's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lapua Ballistics holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Digital Link has 50 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Digital Link's written reviews are positive against 67% of Lapua Ballistics's.
Digital Link ships an update every 5 weeks, Lapua Ballistics every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on July 31, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Digital Link | Lapua Ballistics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (50 ratings) | 4.4 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.1% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Competition Electronics | RightSpot Ltd |
Customer experience
Digital Link
Lapua Ballistics
In-app purchases
Digital Link
No in-app purchases
Lapua Ballistics
No in-app purchases
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