Comparison

GeoBallistics vs Leupold Control

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

Head to head
About

GeoBallistics

This app provides advanced ballistics calculations for rifle shooting. It allows users to create unlimited rifle profiles, connect with weather hardware for atmospheric data, and build/save satellite imagery range cards. Features include a movers calculator, holdover calculator, and Coriolis effect auto-calculation.

Highlights
  • Unlimited Rifle Profiles
  • Atmospheric Data Integration
  • Satellite Imagery Range Cards
  • Movers Calculator
  • Holdover Calculator
  • Advanced Ballistics Solver
  • Coriolis Effect Auto-Calculation
Features
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About This App: GeoBallistics is a mobile app available for iOS devices and is compatible with Vortex Razor HD 4000 GB and Vortex Relay™ devices. The app allows users the freedom to build and create unlimited rifle profiles, connect with weather-hardware for onsite atmospherics, build/save/export satellite imagery range cards, and more. Key App Features: • Online Rifle Backup • Online Range Card Backup • Match Downloads • Shooting Range Downloads • Movers Calculator • First Ever Holdover calculator • Advanced Ballistics Solver • Comprehensive Bullet Library • Online weather access with station pressure • Free WeatherFlow hardware compatibility • Kestrel LiNK hardware compatibility (PRO version) • Shot-angle calculator • Shot-bearing calculator • Unlimited Rifle Profiles (PRO version) • Ability to save charts to camera roll (PRO version) • Ability to export charts as .csv (PRO version) • Ability to save/load satellite range cards for later use (PRO version) • Muzzle Velocity Truing • Coriolis effect auto-calculated with position and latitude The GeoBallistics mobile app is powered by the BallisticsARC (Ballistics, Atmospherics, and Range Card) solver, and combines the functionality of a ballistics calculator, an atmospheric device, and a GPS rangefinder into one application. The BallisticsARC solver is an advanced 3 DOF solver with provisions for MV vs Temp, Coriolis, spin drift, crosswind jump, moving targets, multiple targets with unique azimuths and angles and much more. GeoBallistics includes 4 modes: HUD Mode, Chart Mode, Map Mode, and Comp Mode. All modes are accessible with 1 custom rifle. In order to add additional rifles and save/export range cards, use Kestrel devices, or backup data online, you must upgrade to the PRO version for a one-time fee. HUD Mode puts everything you need on one screen for a single target. This is also where the moving target feature and max ordinate display is located. Chart Mode is a traditional calculator that allows for a complete solution. Solutions include considerations for gyroscopic drift, Coriolis effect, wind influence, shot angle, atmospheric conditions, and more. Chart Mode also allows FREE integration of the WeatherFlow products. Map Mode allows users to range targets by dropping pins on satellite imagery of a shooting location. Range and solution are displayed by tapping on the target pins. Map Mode also introduces external ballistic data overlays on satellite imagery. These overlays display a bullet's performance along its path according to parameters specified for each rifle profile. Comp Mode allows the user to enter a course of fire with multiple targets with unique variables such as shot angle and shot azimuth. Now features the Holdover Data Zero setting (HDZ) calculator. This is a first-in-class feature that allows you to easily set an optimal zero for holdover stages.

About

Leupold Control

This app serves as a digital command center for select Leupold optics, offering customizable tools and advanced ballistic calculations. It adapts to your shooting and hunting needs, providing real-time data for confident decision-making in the field.

Highlights
  • Customizable home screen
  • Advanced ballistic calculations
  • Live wind-aware shooting data
  • Backcountry navigation
  • Waypoint pinning
  • Device data syncing
Features
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Leupold Control is the digital command center for select Leupold optics, designed to adapt to how you shoot, hunt, and prepare in the field. The new customizable home screen lets you build your own command view, placing the tools and data you use most—ballistics, wind, ranging, weather, and device controls—exactly where you want them. Whether you’re a backcountry hunter or a precision shooter, Leupold Control now works the way you do. Advanced ballistic tools, including Hornady® 4DOF®, deliver physics-based firing solutions that account for real-world variables like wind, environmentals, and shooting angle. Create detailed firearm and ammo profiles, range and pin waypoints, and sync critical data directly to compatible Leupold devices for fast, confident decisions when it matters most. USE IT FOR: • Customizable ballistic and ranging workflows • Advanced ballistic calculations and firing solutions • Live wind-aware shooting data • Backcountry navigation and waypoint pinning • Preseason scouting and target setup USE IT WITH: • Compatible Leupold® rangefinding optics (RX-5000 & BX-6 Range HD) • Calypso™ wind device (for live wind integration)

Screenshots

GeoBallistics4 screens
Leupold Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Leupold Control at 4.7 against GeoBallistics's 4.0. Leupold Control also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (75% vs 65%). GeoBallistics's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (239 vs 14). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. GeoBallistics sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Leupold Control asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Leupold Control holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GeoBallistics has 239 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of GeoBallistics's written reviews are positive against 75% of Leupold Control's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GeoBallistics ships an update every 9 days, Leupold Control every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
GeoBallistics versus Leupold Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGeoBallisticsLeupold Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (239 ratings)4.7 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.2% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings239 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB317 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVortex OpticsLeupold & Stevens, Inc.

Customer experience

GeoBallistics

All ratings239 ratings
Positive72.8%
Neutral7.1%
Negative20.1%
Written reviews135 reviews
Positive65.2%
Neutral8.1%
Negative26.7%

Leupold Control

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

GeoBallistics

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unable to edit rifle profiles
  • Inability to connect with Vortex rangefinder
  • Crashes on launch for some users

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to display ballistic charts in inches
  • Support for reticles from other manufacturers
  • Downloadable offline map data
  • Apple Watch companion app

Leupold Control

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

GeoBallistics

One-time2
  • WINDmeter CompatibilityFree
  • BallisticARC PRO$14.99
None

Leupold Control

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GeoBallistics free?
GeoBallistics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Leupold Control free?
Leupold Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GeoBallistics or Leupold Control?
Leupold Control is rated higher. GeoBallistics averages 4.0 out of 5 from 239 ratings, while Leupold Control averages 4.7 from 14 ratings.
Do GeoBallistics or Leupold Control have ads?
Neither GeoBallistics nor Leupold Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GeoBallistics or Leupold Control?
GeoBallistics ships an update every 9 days, and Leupold Control every 2 months. Most recently, GeoBallistics was updated on September 25, 2026 and Leupold Control on September 14, 2026.

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