SubMOA vs Lapua Ballistics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SubMOA
This app helps shooting sports enthusiasts analyze target pictures to calculate group size and point of impact. It allows users to record shooting conditions, equipment, and manage results for record-keeping and sharing.
- Capture and analyze target pictures
- Calculate group size and point of impact
- Record shooting conditions and equipment
- Manage and share shooting results
- Support MOA or MIL units
- Analyze multiple groups on one target
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SubMOA is a mobile app designed for shooting sports enthusiasts, especially precision rifle shooters. Features: 1. Use phone's back camera capture properly scaled target pictures 2. Allow pick target picture from device library 3. Allow manually set actual size on target picture 4. Allow re-analysis target 5. Calculate group size, point of impact by analyzing target picture 6. Generate analyzed target pictures for record keeping and easy sharing 7. Record equipment setup along with the target pictures 8. Record shooting conditions such as temperature, wind condition 9. Manage the records of shooting results 10. Share the target picture from Camera Roll 11. Allow analyze and record multiple groups on the same target 12. Allow user change font size of labels 13. Support metric system 14. Allow user select MOA or MIL as accuracy unit. 15. Calculate group mean radius 16. Allow user attach equipment picture on target
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 SubMOA's 3.1. Lapua Ballistics also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 46%). SubMOA's advantage is update cadence (monthly 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 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 48 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of SubMOA's written reviews are positive against 67% of Lapua Ballistics's.
SubMOA ships an update monthly, Lapua Ballistics every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SubMOA | Lapua Ballistics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (48 ratings) | 4.4 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.8% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Haiyuan Wang | RightSpot Ltd |
Customer experience
SubMOA
Lapua Ballistics
In-app purchases
SubMOA
No in-app purchases
Lapua Ballistics
No in-app purchases
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