Digital Link vs Tactacam Spotter
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.
Tactacam Spotter
Connect your spotting camera to your mobile device to view live video, record footage, and manage your videos. Easily download content for sharing and ensure your camera's time and date are always accurate.
- Live video streaming from camera
- Start and stop recording
- View, download, and delete videos
- Format SD card
- Automatic time and date setting
- Full video playback with audio
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You can connect the Tactacam Spotting Cam to your mobile device with the app, after establishing the connection, you can see live what your camera sees, start or stop recording, view your videos, and download videos to your device for sharing. How to Connect: 1.Turn on your WiFi 2.Scan the QR code from your device 3.Open the Spotting Cam App Features: 1.Watch the live video from camera on your mobile device 2.Start and stop recording 3.Format your Tactacam SD card 4.View, Download or delete videos 5. Automatically sets time and date when connected. 8. Supports most Devices 9. Supports full video playback with audio before downloading
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Digital Link at 3.0 against Tactacam Spotter's 1.9. Digital Link also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 14%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). Tactacam Spotter's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.4). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Digital Link holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.9. 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 14% of Tactacam Spotter's.
Digital Link ships an update every 5 weeks, Tactacam Spotter every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Digital Link | Tactacam Spotter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (50 ratings) — better | 1.9 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.1% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Competition Electronics | Tactacam LLC |
Customer experience
Digital Link
Tactacam Spotter
Bugs and requests
Digital Link
Reported bugs
14 issues- Digital link not supported
- Bluetooth not supported
- Constantly losing connection
- Edit function not working
- Backup file corrupt
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- CSV export broken
- Cannot view saved images
- Dark mode reverts to white
- App crashes when deleting shot list
- Image creation/viewing feature broken
- App crashes on iPad 3 with latest iOS
- Deleted years of data
- Won't save decimal for bullet weight
- App abends when creating summary for uploading
Requested features
15 requests- Update for latest iOS versions
- Support for Bluetooth
- Ability to print reports from iPhone
- Dark mode option
- Organize shot data by gun/caliber/load
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- Ability to undelete or manually add shots
- Swipe to scroll through data sets
- Folders for load development
- Show ft-lb energy instead of power factor
- Group shot strings by firearm or cartridge
- Allow screen rotation to landscape
- Add fields for bullet type, manufacturer, powder, etc.
- Save specific rounds in a customized preset list
- Allow two decimal places for bullet weight in grains
- Report power in joules
Tactacam Spotter
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Digital Link
No in-app purchases
Tactacam Spotter
No in-app purchases
Questions
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