Comparison

XFR vs Wrist Dope

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

Head to head
About

XFR

Connect your Magnetospeed chronograph to your iOS device to manage velocity data. Organize multiple data series, email results, or back them up with iCloud. Adjust device settings and clear data directly from your phone.

Highlights
  • Transfer velocity data
  • Manage multiple data series
  • Email data
  • iCloud backup
  • Clear device data
  • Adjust device settings
Features
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This app allows Magnetospeed (MS) chronograph users to transfer velocity data to their iOS device. A user can manage multiple data series within the app and also send data via email or back it up with iCoud. The app can also clear the current data from the MS device and also change/adjust the MS device settings. Note: The XFR app needs permission to access your iPhone's microphone.

About

Wrist Dope

A dedicated ballistic calculator for Apple Watch, offering real-time trajectory solutions for shooting. It provides essential data like wind holds, velocity, and energy, with advanced features available through a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Real-time ballistic solutions
  • Wind hold and drift compensation
  • Velocity, energy, and time of flight data
  • Match Mode for stage-based shooting
  • Airgun and pellet support
  • Scope level and anti-cant features
  • Siri integration for hands-free operation
Features
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A real ballistic calculator built for Apple Watch first — not a phone app's afterthought. It runs standalone on your wrist; the iPhone companion is a full app, synced. FREE TO DOWNLOAD The full calculator is free on iPhone and Apple Watch. Wrist Dope Pro — a one-time $39.99, no subscription — unlocks wind meters, Field Trueing, Match Mode, scanning, Siri, auto environmentals, live complications, printable range cards, and unlimited profiles — buy or restore on the watch. Accuracy is never gated. WHEN THE SHOT WON'T WAIT No time to thumb through a calculator. Raise your wrist, dial the range, read your hold. Send it. Glanceable and dial-driven, with real math underneath. A SERIOUS ENGINE, NOT A TOY - True point-mass solver with G1/G7 drag models - Coriolis, spin drift, aero jump, and incline compensation - Holds in MIL or MOA — plus velocity, energy, time of flight - Validated against published reference trajectories - Advanced Settings (Pro): toggle each correction LIVE FIRE Dial the range, or hold it on iPhone and type one; the solution updates instantly. A color-coded arrow shows wind at a glance; multi-wind previews holds across speeds. The display stays awake on the gun. On the rifle, target angle and cant update your holds live. WIND METERS Connect a Kestrel or a WeatherFlow Tempest or WEATHERmeter from the iPhone or straight from the watch. Its wind, temperature, pressure and humidity flow into your holds. Calypso ultrasonic meters link to the iPhone, readings on the watch, with the wind call relative to your line of fire. A meter the app can't use says why. FIELD TRUEING Correct the solver to what your rifle actually did: true muzzle velocity from a chronograph or a group at distance, then BC on a transonic target. It checks your zero first. Or type your own BC. Load rows show the BC and velocity your holds are solved on. MATCH MODE — STAGE CARD AND TIMER Build a match as stages and targets, then glance-read the active stage's ranges and live holds. Arm the par timer to start on a PACT or Shooters Global beep; watch and iPhone count down together by haptic, beep, or voice. Hunter stages: log each target as you find it, then engage in order. On iPhone, RO mode is one big button. Share a match as a file — the whole squad imports it. AIRGUN READY Eleven airgun calibers, .177 to .72, with pellet-real weights and BCs. SCOPE LEVEL — FREE ANTI-CANT A canted rifle misses wide at distance. Zero the level to your rifle and hold by ear — audio and haptic cues, eyes on target. Pro puts a live level behind Live Fire, the Range Card, and the Stage Card. HIT PROBABILITY AND THE ETHICAL SHOT Lock a target for a real first-round-hit percentage from your velocity SD, group size, and wind call, plus a terminal check for your game. HANDS-FREE WITH SIRI "Hey Siri, Dope for 250" speaks your hold — watch and iPhone. Wind and target by voice, too. POINT-AND-LOCK THE FIELD Aim downrange, tap to lock target; aim downwind, tap to lock wind — read on the shooter's clock face. RANGE CARD ON YOUR WRIST A full dope table, dial to scroll, plus seven watch-face complications: a mini range card, holds, target, density altitude, active load. YOUR RIFLES, YOUR LOADS Build rifle and load profiles on the watch — no phone required. On iPhone, scan a factory ammo barcode and the load builds itself, or pick from a bullet catalog with factory BCs. Export a printable dope card; back up your library to a file. YOUR CONDITIONS, YOUR UNITS Pressure, temperature, altitude, humidity, and wind each toggle AUTO or MANUAL. Metric or imperial, synced across devices. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts, no tracking, no third-party SDKs. Your profiles and readings stay on your device. Weather comes from Apple Weather on request. Built for hunters, PRS shooters, and airgunners who want a first-round-hit hold. Runs on Apple Watch Series 4 and later. Wrist Dope is a calculation aid. Always verify your data and shoot safely, responsibly, and within the law.

Screenshots

XFR4 screens
Wrist Dope4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wrist Dope at 100% against XFR's 43%. Wrist Dope also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 35 months). XFR's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (825 vs 8). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Wrist Dope sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. XFR asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wrist Dope holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: XFR has 825 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of XFR's written reviews are positive against 100% of Wrist Dope's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

XFR ships an update every 35 months, Wrist Dope every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
XFR versus Wrist Dope: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXFRWrist Dope
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (825 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings825 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 35 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNielsen-Kellerman Co.Musket Holdings, LLC

Customer experience

XFR

All ratings824 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral4.2%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive43.3%
Neutral10.0%
Negative46.7%

Wrist Dope

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

XFR

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Won't sync to iPhone
  • Doesn't work on iPhone 7, iPhone X, iPhone 14 Pro Max
  • Delayed syncing, have to unplug and plug back in iPhone

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to separate load data from one continuous session
  • More useful database features like Chronolog or Caldwell apps
  • User-adjustable color scheme
  • Active syncing between iPhone and iPad
  • iCloud syncing for data access across devices

Wrist Dope

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

XFR

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Wrist Dope

One-time1
  • Wrist Dope Pro$39.99

Questions

Is XFR free?
XFR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wrist Dope free?
Wrist Dope is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, XFR or Wrist Dope?
Wrist Dope is rated higher. XFR averages 4.6 out of 5 from 825 ratings, while Wrist Dope averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do XFR or Wrist Dope have ads?
Neither XFR nor Wrist Dope shows ads.
Which is updated more often, XFR or Wrist Dope?
XFR ships an update every 35 months, and Wrist Dope every 3 days. Most recently, XFR was updated on November 1, 2026 and Wrist Dope on October 30, 2026.

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