Ballistic X App Reviews

Caliber coverage is not enough. Some states only allow straight wall cartridges for hunting. Better add some calibers like .350 legend and .450BM to the list

Crap Product. Worked fine for awhile. Stopped working a few months ago, screens goes to blank after a selecting a target photo. Contacted the developer who finally responded with a few questions about my problem but issue was never corrected.

Hard to use and makes you pay extra. You have to mark each bullet hole manually and if you want extra features like: impact selector, mean radius, circular error probable, radial SD, vertical SD, horizontal SD, mean windage, and mean elevation, you have to pay another $9.99/year for the Advanced Toolkit. There are other apps out there, keep looking. Also, Apple would help all App Store sportsmen by having subcategories under Sports so we don’t have to weed thru all the other junk we don’t want to see. Just listing the big few ball sports don’t cut it y’all!!

Just buy it 👍. Works great. Definitely a worthwhile purchase if you shoot a lot. FYI, all the negative reviews are from when it wasn’t supported. But I can confirm it works on iOS 16.

Great Tool!. Makes range day easier to check accuracy and keep you focused on better shooting technique. Great support is only a few clicks away if needed. Would definitely recommend!

Major Features Locked. Most of the major features are locked behind a per year fee. After buying the app, I don’t expect to pay for the features that should have been included in the beginning. I would not have purchased the app had I known this. There are plenty of free apps that do what this one wants you to pay twice for. I will be requesting a refund.

No tutorial. How do I get my money back, I’d rather use a calipers.

Rip Off. Spend the money to download the app. Then do use the app you need to pay another $9.99. Bait and switch in the app doesn’t work that great anyway. I would not recommend this to anybody.

Awesome. Been using this from day one and love it! On occasion it has quit working after updating my phone…but it’s always back up after just a few days.

Outstanding functionality. I purchased this app to allow me to quickly document snd assess group size when working g up loads. The app is quick and easy to use at the range. I wanted an app that was simple and functional, and this is what I received.

Simple and effective. Simple enough that the 60+ year old guys I shoot with can use it. Preset bullet diameter for any size up to 50 cal, quick distance slider that goes by 100s or tap for manual entry. Hardest part is setting the 1 inch reference if you shoot steel. Easy fix is a ruler slapped on the target for the picture. I’ve used it for load development, challenging myself or friends I can’t physically shoot with, and for dialing in my scope to a perfect cold bore zero.

Does exactly what I want it to. It’s good at showing moa and is pretty intuitive. The pdf export is also glitched.

Love the Apps. Ballistic AE & X are must have apps for long range shooting. The Apps are amazing and so are the developers.

Great App. This has been a great app we have used it for the last 2 years and it rocks. Great app thanks guys.

No longer greatness (see update). It used to be 5 stars when it was supported. Now, on iOS 12, it won’t even start. On iOS 15, it asks for a login. The description here says it has a “not now” option for the login; it doesn’t. If it’s there, it’s layers into some login path. Developer’s website would not load, so no longer supported apparently. UPDATE March 18, 2024: With the release of version 2.0.0, I’ll bump it back to 5 stars. I can continue on without signing in now. I think the interface is a little cleaner and more intuitive. It doesn’t resolve my issues with iOS 12, but that could be due to an older phone’s capabilities. Still wish it would work though, even with the old version.

Must have!. This is a very well thought out app. If you shoot a lot of groups just get it. Your can verify with calipers and it’s spot on. And the mean radius measurement is well worth it.

Simply the best, ignore all others. I love this innovative app for accurately measuring group size and zero offset.

Bad caliber selection. They don’t even have .300 WM or PRC. Big waste of money!

Requires you to make an account to use. A paid app that requires you to register and make a login to use.

Something is wrong.. This app used to work. My last two phones wont format anything in the proper size. Shot numbers are huge, work screen photo is tiny. The labeling feature wont format properly. Going to contact the developer and see whats up.

Importing photos needs work. When I use a photo from my library, it always rotates it 90 degrees when imported into app. You can rotate in app, but only AFTER an overlay, so the overlay is now off by 90 degrees. Your ATZ isn’t accurate either since windage and elevation are now off. Needs option to edit before overlay is added. Other than that works as promised.

Awesome Tool. All these 1 stars are for glitches that have been fixed a long time ago. I use this app all the time for load development. Simple accurate and love exporting my photos to my logs.

Surprise annual fee. This is a great app but I was surprised to see an annual fee to unlock the “advanced” features that I thought were included based on seeing them in the preview picture. Paying annually for simple CEP calculations is silly. Feedback for the developer: be more up front about your pricing model and what you charge annually for.

Not what I thought. You must use a 1 in circle or dot somewhere in the photo for it to measure properly and then you must manually enter where each bullet hit. My understand was you take a pic and it does the rest. It’s good if that’s what you want, I find calibers to be faster.

Great app. Gold star app for group sizing. Easy, intuitive, great detail.

Great App. I’ve been using this app for a few years now, pretty easy to use and gives accurate results! Makes comparing group sizes a breeze, definitely worth having as an avid shooter.

Needs all photos access to work, deal breaker!. A waste of $8 if the app doesn’t work without full photo library access. Fix that, then we can talk about more stars and a proper review.

Doesn’t work. This app is just not what I expected. For 7$ you’d expect this thing to actually do what it’s designed to do, but the measurements are almost never the same (accuracy issue on apps side). I would prefer a refund

I've owned this for 10 minutes and already want my money back.. It's going to turn your target pictures any way but strait up and down...and then when you're done, the overlay will be so small you'd need a microscope to read it. I'll protest the charge and keep looking. This app ain't it.

Great App for the Range. Really like this app as it has made it easier to document and measure group size at the range. Easy to use and they are great about fixing any glitches(tho haven’t seen one in quite some time) and addressing any questions on use. Definitely recommend.

Don’t waist your money. Spent 7.99 and still can not use advanced feature.

Too busy. While I’m sure this app works and is helpful to some people there are too many steps to get the desired results and it is not useful for me. I would like to ask for a refund please.

Needs something more then it would be great…. You don’t need this app to determine group size or even offset from center. You can do this with a ruler and eyeball estimating. Even CEP is easy by hand. What would be great is a statistical estimate of variation from the group center…not only standard deviation but also 95% probability. For example if you have 9 shots through the same hole and one shot two inches away, that’s a two inch group. But statistically it’s a very small group and that’s more meaningful. An app can make this calculation but it’s hard to calculate by hand. Please consider adding this sophistication

Negative. All this app does is measure your group. When I purchased it I believed that it was a true ballistics app.. not so. Should be called the “group measurement” app. I would like to get a refund but can’t figure out how to request it.

Great App. I have used this App for a few years now and love it. I have friends send me pictures of their groups to run it through the App. 30Cal_Guy

Photo select no longer works. Wont let me use unless I grant *full* access to my photos. Used to let you use “Selected Photos”. Why on earth would I give it access to everything?

Good but would like more for the cost. App is great and easy to use and the ability to add a tag to the groups is very handy. I would like the ability to compare groups on the same picture for load development which looking at some other similarly priced apps and programs this one should have that functionality as well. Otherwise, not disappointed with the purchase and I have used it quite a bit for easy confirmation on group size and bragging rights.

Great for precision data gathering. I use the subscription version of ballisticx to gather precision/dispersion data by way of mean radius for all of my ammo/barrel combos. One feature I’d love see (unless I’m just not finding it and it already exists) is the ability to combine e.g. multiple groups on a single target into a single logical group such that one can take the mean radius on that.

Great app. Really enjoying the app thus far. Only negatives are the fact that the cursor always moves just a little upon moving my finger off the screen without fail…and my pictures ALWAYS rotate when I import them from my library…is there a way to fix this??Also, when will the advanced overlay options be available to users who purchased the full version of the app?

THE group size measuring tool.. This is an excellent tool for measuring and sharing your groups. The ATZ feature is extremely useful when zeroing a rifle.

Not worth the money. For the price I’d expect at least some automation. But no, keep your phone straight, don’t forget your 1 inch reference, pick that reference ends, pick your impact points, all manually. It shouldn’t be that hard to detect concentric circles or squares and correct image automatically. Target sizes are standard, so figuring out scale once target position is established and corrected also shouldn’t be hard.

Great app but support does not respond. I have been using this app since it’s beginning and been pretty happy with it. When the paid subscription add-on dropped, I decided to give it a try. Sadly my multiple attempts through the app and other channels to get answers went un-responded to. So I canceled the subscription.

Won’t even launch!. This used to be a great app, but after the last update, it crashes on launch. A complete waste of money!

Great app. This app is the gold standard for measuring and documenting groups so you can share that one really good group you shot last weekend to Facebook giving the false impression that you’re actually good.

Get it!. I love this app. It takes pictures of your target, mesures it, grabs caliber, distance and other measurements you want - easy! I know there are some other enhancements in the works that will make it better. Look around at articles on software like this. BX is always there. When working up loads for a new-to-me caliber this app was indispensable in accurately marking and analyzing my targets. For OCW testing you can measure distances to the center which is more accurate than pencils and calipers. Can’t go wrong with this app for dialing in your loads and giving food feedback on your shooting.

Fix library upload. Cannot rotate images prior to overlay from library also group data overlay is too small cannot figure out how to make it larger when grouping on a large steel target.

Customer Service is Non-Existent. Been trying for three months to get someone at customer service to help me reset my password. No response.

Best Ballistic App. I use this app a few times a month. It’s always been easy to use and consistent.

Does what I need. It does what I need it to do. I use it to catalog load development. The extra fluff like the leader board and the public sharing is not for me but others I’m sure like it. It’s a good app.

This app is a game changer. Really a must have if you are shooting long range.

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App now requires account set-up. Developer unilaterally changed app access. This is not what I paid for. Nomad Innovations LLC cannot even be contacted. I want a refund!

Awesome shooting app. Ballistic-X is a great app for creating target records. Especially handy for reloader as you can customise the overlay information to include all load and firearm data. The export function is by far the most simple I’ve used and is better than other ballistic apps. The group measurements I have proven to be very accurate and about identical to what I physically measure on my targets with a vernier caliper. Wish I found this app sooner!

Greedy developer. Bought the app only to be presented with yet another subscription for “advanced features”. Double dipping on users is piss poor.

Not a bad app. I grabbed this app as a bit of a gimmick but turns out it is easy to use and precise. I would however like to see an option to turn off the shot numbering. I’d just like to be able to mark each of the shots without assigning it a shot number. When I’m at the range and shooting multiple targets, I’m not recoding witch shot landed where in each group but just the group as a whole. Create an option to turn off shot numbering and it’s a 5 star from me.

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So quick and handy.. This app is excellent. Easy to use.

Can’t make the label large enough. Like the app but certainly some improvement needed. The label size can’t be adjusted. Only two options (smaller and larger). Even with larger size you can barely see the label on the picture. Please make the label size adjustable!!!

Export photo. So where is the photo being exported to? Not in my photos

Okay, annoying photo rotation. As above, no functionality for rotating photos and it constantly rotates them the wrong way. For an app this expensive I’d expect better.

Great app. Easy to use, intuitive and clean. Love using it.

Over priced crash prone tape measure. I got this because it was UNFORTUNATELY being used as a standardized measurement tool in a friendly grouping challenge (1MADL 2.0 Challenge). Crashes 90% of the time. All it does is tell you precise grouping after you provide all the measurements yourself. >80% still behind a paywall. 100% would not pay $10 for it if I didn’t need it to compete (to prove results). Do not recommend. Nothing a picture with a tape measure or callipers can’t already do better and easier.

Broken app, should be removed from store. The app exports to the bit bucket. This has been the case for many months. Please remove the app from the store. I deleted it from my iPad, useless.

Still Broken. Get the "Grey Screen Of Death" after I import a photo, designate 1", and select range distance...This is on an Ipad Mini running the very latest iOS

The overlay is still small and buggy. I can work around most of the issues I had that were the result of the code re-write. The overlay is sill way too small even on the large setting, and still truncates text. Please fix this, the overlay size before was great!

No access to library. Recently the button to select photos from library is not working. Only camera works. Is this a bug or security?

Great app!. Great app for measuring group size and adjusting optics. Best $10 I’ve spent in a long time!

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Easy to use and accurate. Just tried it out. Works as advertised. Easy to use and accurate

One more option. I have 1 request for next update. Could you please have a option to change color when marking impacts. I shoot Flo-Green color target dots, same as impact marker, can’t seen marker when I move it over my target dot. Thanks for a wonderful app, it’s the best app I’ve got this year!

Amazing. Awesome app, easy to measure groups and very user friendly!!

Been tracking this. 100% works. I’ve been tracking this on Instagram since it was first announced. Been patiently waiting for this day to come. And now, we can confirm that the hype is real people! With nearly 400 rifles tested and shipped out a year, this app allows us to accurately rate the precision of each rifle we make. Did 16 rifles today!

Good but needs calibers. Good, but need more caliber options.

Great Ballistic Performance App. This app is simple to use and is very accurate. Doesn’t get any better. Define your 1 inch reference, select point of impact, add multiple impacts, and add overlay...that simple. -@jasonsforza

Must have. This makes it super easy to measure groups. There is no doubt about group size. Your buddy can’t claim BS.

It’s not what it use to be!. This was a great app. The last update pretty much made it useless! Way To Go!

Best app I’ve used for my grouping. I give it 5 stars because it was my first time using it while doing a ladder test. Very accurate and user friendly. I would highly recommend for any shooter from beginner to advanced -R

5 Stars. Simple. Accurate. Awesome. Nice job!

Extremely Helpful. Anyone who cares about their accuracy and/or load development needs this app.

Its finally here!. Great app, simple to use, spent all night going through my saved target pictures and using the app! Cant wait to see what the first update will be.

Menu. Where the heck is the menu, I see talk about cal, but I can find nothing. And when I export or share nothing happens. Once I leave the app the group I just shot is not stored anywhere I can find. Not all that happy.

More time consuming than measuring extreme spread with a ruler. I bought this app because I assumed it would have advanced features like Mean Radius and CEP. Turns out all it really does it give you extreme spread, which is much more quickly achieved by simply putting a ruler on your paper target. I was misled into buying this by an article on Precision Rifle Blog.

Stoked!!. Happy to see the new additions/tweaks to the app!!

Easy!. I don’t like over-complicated apps to do simple tasks. If you want to take a picture of your target, have it calculate MOA, and export it back into photos - withOUT a bunch of other fluff - this app is it. A great complement to my other shooting apps.

Used to be good. Used to be a great, simple app but recently fired it up to find out I needed to log in. Of course I was at the range shooting in a very rural area without coverage. The app failed me when I needed it. Gonna go elsewhere. Even if I manage to log in, without a network connection it won’t let me progress past the caliber selection step. Why do I need a network connection for an app like this?

The best target-analysis app available!. Update to my previous review... You guys have built a fantastically useful app. I am thoroughly impressed, and I’m updating my original review from 4 to 5 stars. I really appreciate you taking feedback and making tweaks. BTW, your user interface is simple, elegant, and uncluttered (one of the best I’ve seen). A couple more MINOR suggestions... - Please label the geometric center of the group with some sort of graphical mark. You’re already calculating the geometric center for AZT, so this should be easy. This is critical info for fans of OCW or ladder tests. - I would humbly suggest that, for AZT, it’s not the POA that your user wants to mark....it’s the “desired POI.” In almost all shooting situations, you want your POI somewhere other than the POA (e.g. zero 2” high at 100 yards). For those desiring POI = POA, a change in terminology would still work perfectly. - It would be nice to have a red option for your marking crosshairs, as the green just don’t show up well on light targets.

Simple, fast, useful, but could do without the branding.. If it were free, sure, but for a for a paid app I feel like there should be an option to remove the BALLISTIC-X branding in the overlay data. Other than that I like it very much; intuitive and easy to use.

The best tool I have to measure groups. This app is hands down the best for what it does. The developers are fantastic & are deeply involved with their users. The app makes it so easy to measure groups & does so with extreme accuracy. I use the app every time I go the range & everyone that’s seen it in use has purchased their own version. Thank you Ballistic-X!!!!

100y min range???! Increments by 100y. Kinda useless. Nobody shoots in 100y increments Min should be 10y And range should be completely custom I wants a refund

Love it!!!!. Love everything about this app. It’s so easy to use. Since beginning to use it I have not used anything else.

Nice app!!. Developer got back to me to let me know distance units can be manually entered!!

Not any quicker. Frustrating to plot each shot as the screen jumps when you remove your finger. Of course, it shouldn’t require YOU to plot them anyway.

Love it. Great app. Keep up the good work

Super intuitive. I was skeptical at first, but the ability to zoom in on the pictures and accurately adjust where the hole center is makes the measurements remarkably accurate. App is clean and quick and has an intuitive workflow. Worth the $.

Works Great For My Needs. I stumbled on this app on IG. It caught my eye so I decided to give it a try. I dig it. I record all of my reloading data so why not record these metrics as well. Very pleased with the app.

Leave it alone!. Why do companies break stuff that’s working great? This was my go to until the last update. It’s worthless now. Just load the old version and go home. GET RID OF THE LOGIN NO ONE WANTS THAT

Overall happy but not what I was expecting. If you don’t mind the tedious process of selecting everything every time it’s a great app. If you’re like me and think for $9 it should be automatic and support the popular calibers I would probably look elsewhere. Maybe I’m naïve and I’m expecting too much but just being honest. Purchased this app assuming it would be automatic in selecting bullet impacts but you have to manually place everything. Also shocked at the very limited options of calibers to select, 300blackout isn’t even an option. You can manually enter in caliber and bullet type which does make up for it though to be fair. I don’t think if I would have purchased this app knowing what I know now.

One of the best apps for measuring groups. Quick and easy to use. Developer is in tune with users and not only keeps app up to date, improvements are made constantly.

Easy to use. Easy to use, much more simple than other apps.

Login? Why?. This app used to be good. You’d open it up and could quickly measure a group. Now you’re requiring a login? Why? You don’t need my login info for anything. This is a terrible consumer experience to force a login for an app that does not store anything. Makes me very suspicious that you’re tracking information you are not disclosing. Drop the login!

Up to $8 with Talk of a Subscription?. This app could be so good (used to be). Good premise and easy to use when it worked. Now it gets stuck on the bullet size screen. Reinstalled and just has a blue circle on a white screen. Really twitchy on marking impacts too. Have to do multiple times to get what you want. Just what I want to do when I’m out at the range, mess endlessly with my phone! There are much better ways to do on screen selection guys, come on. What’s up with having to log in? Log in for what? Why do you need more info for me to use an app I bought ages ago? What’s the “Subscription” all about? We paid full price before and now you’re gonna change it up? Drop the junk and make the app work again, then I’ll give your stars back.

Great range tool, missing couple key features. The app and the UX is decent enough. However, it’s lacking in terms of available calibers: 300 AAC BLK, 300 WM, etc. are missing. The other big feature missing is auto select impact points. Not saying it’s trivial but available computer vision is good enough to make reasonable guesses (which could then be over-written by users).

Do not buy.. My app has been disabled by this company’s “updating” of their privacy policy to include tracking and sharing of my private information including all shooting info and locations. I obviously do agree to that. The app previously worked just fine, and I used it extensively before it was taken hostage.

Saves time at the range and money on ammo!. Amazing tool for people who prefer quantifiable data over “Kentucky windage” when trying to zero a rifle. The ATZ feature alone makes this app worth every penny. Knowing the exact size of a group, and exactly what adjustments to get to zero saves time and ammo on the range.

Easy Peasy. This app is awesome and does exactly what it claims. You no longer have to guess or bust out the tape measure to determine your group size. The apps ability to allow you to pick which huts you want and add personalized information onto the end product makes keeping up with load data a breeze. Ballistic-X will do everything but shoot your rifle for you. That being said, if you think your 300 Blackout is a different caliber than your .308 then you should probably spend the money on a book that teaches you about the difference between a caliber and a cartridge.

Everything you expect, no frills. In this industry, people want what they want and no frills/no BS. For an MOA calculator, this gives you exactly that. Easy to follow instructions, clean design, and clear interface.

Love it. Been using it since day one. Easy, useful, accurate. Not sure what else you’d want?

Strong potential! Needs better iPad compatibility.. Strong potential here. Good ability to add and record target data, but it needs better iPad compatibility. Not everyone uses iPhones and the GUI for iPad is like a scaled up iPhone image. Not very impressive. Hoping that they make a change in the near future.

First if it’s kind. No other app (to my knowledge) has the ability to measure and gather this data. The app is very nicely designed and a breeze to use.

It just works!. Simple, clean, fast. I was initially a little hesitant to buy this app, but it’s so much easier then the free options that it’s worth it. The ability to measure multiple groups within one picture would be awesome though!

Wish you could add multiple overlays in the app. I wish you could do multiple overlays in the app. For example you have 4 groups on a target, you have to do the first one and then go back and keep doing that for the rest. Then go back and delete the saved pictures. But it is a awesome app, very close to what I come up with measuring by hand, I got the app on their promo price, I think they got a little greedy upping the price though, showed this app to a ton of people and they love it also!

Must have app for all level of shooters. Such a great app that’s simple to use with great features. I recommend this app to all my friends no matter what level of experience in shooting they have!

Unable to upload picture or use camera. Does this app not support iPhone 6s? I just downloaded the app and I can’t upload or take a picture. I tried restarting my phone, but no luck. Looks like a great app if I can just get past this bug.

Easy to use. It’s so simple yet effective. It’s so nice to know your true group size with a couple clicks of your camera.

Simple, Easy to Use. Very easy to use. Reliable. Would like to see an update that marks the center of the group, as well as multiple groups, for Optimum Charge Weight tests.

Very useful app for shooters!. Excellent application - very well designed from a user-interface perspective. Excellent resource for zeroing a rifle once you get on paper. The only real areas for improvement I can see: 1) as someone already said, you’re already calculating the geometric center of the group - just show it on the screen so people can know exactly where to adjust their crosshairs without having to count turrent clicks. 2) Allow the user to use a different color for the markers. My targets are green which makes it hard to see the marks in my pictures 3) super cool feature would be to be able to build labels and overlays onto one final picture, either by merging pictures or saving and repositioning the POI/impact layers/visual objects from each group, so that at the end you can produce one picture that includes all the groups with the appropriate labels and overlay information. 4) not sure exactly how to implement this, but can you use the gyro/potentiometers to guide the user to take perfectly parallel pictures instead of relying on the user to realize that things are skewed?

Wonderful App. This has been a wonderful tool and I use it often. Highly recommended!

Great app - may have been Hijacked?. My app is now asking me to login. It never did this before. Developer states they collect no information which of course would not necessitate logging in - so hackers may have taken control of this app. Beware!