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 5 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 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 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 5 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 | 113 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Haiyuan Wang | RightSpot Ltd |
Customer experience
SubMOA
Lapua Ballistics
Bugs and requests
SubMOA
Reported bugs
32 issues- App is very buggy
- App crashes frequently
- App doesn't show the green anchor
- App doesn't work on iPhone (paid version)
- App shows group size 0.0"
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- App is clunky and buggy
- App doesn't allow starting analysis
- App opens but no way to start analysis
- App crashes and sends user back to home screen
- Export to photo roll doesn't work
- Cannot edit groups after saving
- Cursor doesn't line up correctly with POI
- Commands are set up terribly
- X axis is reversed
- Graphics for marked shots get in the way
- Bullet holes don't drop where indicated
- Program is offset from the picture
- UI is not intuitive
- Bug in 2nd group creation
- Ruler Xs don't match green crosshair
- Red X appears lower than intended
- Red circle drops lower than intended
- Cannot cycle through groups and edit
- Paid version doesn't work on iPhone
- Export data unclear
- Export image doesn't work
- Text boxes don't go where expected
- Ads obscure menu on iPhone
- App only works in portrait mode
- Performance degraded after update
- Doesn't show vertical offset after update
- Sometimes doesn't show group size in MOA after update
Requested features
30 requests- Include an Undo button
- Add popup descriptions when hovering over buttons
- Add tutorial showing step-by-step usage
- Add French language option
- Allow editing of groups after saving
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- Add ability to zoom in further
- Fix reversed X axis
- Improve instructions and add sparse details
- Automatically add details when saving group
- Hold off on adding graphics until all shots marked
- Fix cursor alignment issues
- Improve command setup
- Make app more user-friendly
- Add manual to explain icons and usage
- Fix bug with vertical offset after update
- Show group size in MOA after update
- Allow adding target notes after session is saved
- Allow moving group summary sticky notes
- Fix issue with red X appearing lower than intended
- Fix issue with red circle dropping lower than intended
- Fix issue where bullet holes don't drop where indicated
- Fix issue where program is offset from picture
- Fix issue with 2nd group creation displaying points lower
- Fix issue with ruler Xs not matching green crosshair
- Fix issue with portrait mode only
- Fix issue where ads obscure menu
- Fix issue with text boxes not going where expected
- Clarify export data functionality
- Fix export image functionality
- Add option to cycle through groups and edit
Lapua Ballistics
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SubMOA
No in-app purchases
Lapua Ballistics
No in-app purchases
Questions
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