Comparison

Digital Link vs FX Chrono Connect

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Wireless chronograph control
  • Velocity data collection
  • Modern user interface
  • Smartphone/tablet connectivity
  • Load testing
  • Shooting skill analysis
Features
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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.

About

FX Chrono Connect

This app transforms your FX chronograph into a detailed shooting log. It automatically records velocities, statistics, and allows you to manage your firearms, pellets, and targets. Capture and analyze your shooting sessions with integrated ballistics and weather data.

Highlights
  • Automatic velocity recording
  • Detailed shot statistics
  • Firearm and pellet management
  • Integrated ballistics calculator
  • Target group analysis
  • Weather data integration
  • Firmware updates
  • CSV export
Features
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FX Connect turns your FX chronograph into a shooting log you will actually keep. Switch the chronograph on, choose it once, and velocities appear as you shoot. No account, no sign-in, and nothing leaves your phone. EVERY FX CHRONOGRAPH Pocket, Pocket V2, Pocket D1, Pocket Pro and True Ballistic — one app for all of them. Choose yours once and it is remembered, so at a competition with several units in earshot only your own is used. THE NUMBER, WHILE IT STILL MATTERS Each shot appears the instant it is measured, with the running average, standard deviation and extreme spread beside it. Read in m/s, fps, km/h, mph, joules or foot-pounds — energy needs only a pellet weight. STRINGS THAT STAY Every string is saved on the phone and stays there. Name it, note the distance, exclude a flier, split a session that ran together, or merge two that should not have. Nothing expires and nothing is trimmed. YOUR RIFLES AND YOUR PELLETS Keep your guns and tins in the app and link them to a string. A saved string records the setup it was shot on — zero range, scope height, click size, pellet weight — so its figures still mean something after you re-zero. VIDEO WITH THE SPEED ON IT Record a clip and the velocity, the running statistics and the shot number are burned into the picture. What you see while reviewing is exactly what the exported file contains. BALLISTICS, ONE LEVEL DOWN A downrange table from your own measured muzzle velocity and the air you actually shot in. Recover a ballistic coefficient from a True Ballistic's paired readings, corrected for that day's weather rather than a standard atmosphere. GROUPS ON PAPER Photograph a target, mark the holes, and read the group beside the velocities that made it. WEATHER THAT IS YOURS Temperature, pressure and humidity from the chronograph's own sensors where it has them, or filled in by hand. Stamped onto the string, not applied afterwards. FIRMWARE UPDATES Keep the chronograph current from the app, guided step by step, with the instruction on screen for as long as it is needed. EXPORT CSV of every shot, in a shape other tools already read. NINE LANGUAGES English, Finnish, Swedish, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Polish and Czech. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Bluetooth is the only permission the app needs, and it is used for one thing: hearing your chronograph. Location is optional and asked for once, if you ever tap to fill in the weather from where you are standing. There is no account, no upload, and no analytics on your shooting.

Screenshots

Digital Link3 screens
FX Chrono Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Digital Link at 43% against FX Chrono Connect's 0%. Digital Link also leads on rating (3.0 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (50 vs 1). FX Chrono Connect's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Digital Link holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Digital Link has 50 ratings behind it against 1, 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 0% of FX Chrono Connect's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Digital Link ships an update every 5 weeks, FX Chrono Connect every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Digital Link versus FX Chrono Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigital LinkFX Chrono Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (50 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews43.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings50 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB54 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCompetition ElectronicsEX Corporation Oy

Customer experience

Digital Link

All ratings50 ratings
Positive42.0%
Neutral16.0%
Negative42.0%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive43.1%
Neutral17.6%
Negative39.2%

FX Chrono Connect

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral14.3%
Negative85.7%

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
Show 9 more
  • 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
Show 10 more
  • 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

FX Chrono Connect

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Digital Link

No in-app purchases

None

FX Chrono Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Digital Link free?
Digital Link is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FX Chrono Connect free?
FX Chrono Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Digital Link or FX Chrono Connect?
Digital Link is rated higher. Digital Link averages 3.0 out of 5 from 50 ratings, while FX Chrono Connect averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Digital Link or FX Chrono Connect have ads?
Neither Digital Link nor FX Chrono Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Digital Link or FX Chrono Connect?
Digital Link ships an update every 5 weeks, and FX Chrono Connect every 2 days. Most recently, Digital Link was updated on November 11, 2026 and FX Chrono Connect on November 10, 2026.

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