GeoBallistics vs Hornady Reloading Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Unlimited Rifle Profiles
- Atmospheric Data Integration
- Satellite Imagery Range Cards
- Movers Calculator
- Holdover Calculator
- Advanced Ballistics Solver
- Coriolis Effect Auto-Calculation
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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.
Hornady Reloading Guide
Access comprehensive reloading data for hundreds of cartridges and bullets, based on extensive testing. Purchase individual data sets, the entire current edition, or subscribe for continuous updates and full access to all data on your mobile device.
- Reloading data for 200+ cartridges
- Data for 300+ bullets
- Safe data based on controlled testing
- Purchase individual cartridge data
- Purchase full handbook edition
- Subscription for all data and updates
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Derived from extensive testing by Hornady Manufacturing Company, this app includes reloading data for over 200 cartridges and 300 bullets. Under carefully controlled conditions using the components and test equipment specified, we report only data that proved safe in our research. Users have the ability to purchase data for individual cartridges, purchase the whole current edition of the handbook, or subscribe and receive the entire handbook plus more. Subscription provides access to all handbook data on your mobile device and real updates for all new data without waiting for the new handbook publication to be produced.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hornady Reloading Guide at 4.6 against GeoBallistics's 4.0. Hornady Reloading Guide also leads on ratings volume (16K vs 239). GeoBallistics's advantage is review sentiment (65% vs 32%) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). 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
Both are free to download. GeoBallistics sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Hornady Reloading Guide sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hornady Reloading Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hornady Reloading Guide has 16K ratings behind it against 239, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 65% of GeoBallistics's written reviews are positive against 32% of Hornady Reloading Guide's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
GeoBallistics ships an update every 9 days, Hornady Reloading Guide every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GeoBallistics | Hornady Reloading Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (239 ratings) | 4.6 (16K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.3% of reviews — better | 31.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 239 | 16K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Vortex Optics | Hornady |
Customer experience
GeoBallistics
Hornady Reloading Guide
User reviews
GeoBallistics
From 239 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 🚀 Accurate ballistic solutions
- 💡 Seamless integration with Vortex hardware
- 👍 Helpful customer support
Room to improve
- 🐛 Clunky navigation and UI
- 🐛 Inaccurate windage and elevation solutions
- 🐛 Compatibility issues with dark mode
- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
Hornady Reloading Guide
From 16K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Comprehensive reloading data
- 📱 Convenient mobile access
- 👍 Helpful range log and notes features
- 🔍 Ability to purchase individual cartridges
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and errors
- 💰 Paywall for accessing data
- 🔒 Account and login issues
- 🤔 Confusing navigation and UI
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
Hornady Reloading Guide
Reported bugs
4 issues- Purchased data disappearing or inaccessible
- Unable to log in or access account
- Blank screens and unknown errors
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Offline access to data
- Improved range log with more details
- Seamless integration with in-app purchases
- Support for more powder and bullet options
In-app purchases
GeoBallistics
- WINDmeter CompatibilityFree
- BallisticARC PRO$14.99
Hornady Reloading Guide
- Reloading Guide Subscription$19.991 Year
- Hornady Point$0.99
- 20 Hornady Points$19.99
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