New Mil-Dot Rangefinder App for Apple iPhone and iPod
Many of our readers are now using smart-phones for ballistic calculations. Now there is a new App for the iPhone which makes mildot target ranging simple and easy. Mil-Dot Rangefinder 2.0 does all the math for you. Just input the size of the target, and the program calculates range instantly, in yards and meters. The standard edition costs just $1.99 while the “Pro” version is $9.99. We think that, if you’re going to really use this program in the field, it’s well worth paying ten bucks for the Pro version. The Pro edition gives you a full-featured ballistics calculator with windage/elevation corrections. That calculator alone is worth the extra money, and the Pro version offers many other features, which are listed below:
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This is a very powerful program. We suspect it will take most users a few days before they really understand all its functions and options. To see a more detailed demonstration of the Mil-Dot Rangefinder App, click on the YouTube video below. There’s no voice-over, so the video can be hard to follow. But at least the video showcases the flexibility of the program and the wide variety of functions it offers. Credit The Firearm Blog for spotlighting this useful App.
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We need more apps for the Droid market as well.
It’s all well and good making these for iPhones but when are they going to be ported to operate on other mobile OS’? A few shooting friends and I have windows mobile phone’s were currently waiting for the Knights software to be released. I spoke to them earlier this year about it but were still waiting… come on… more info for the users that don’t want an “app” for everything!
I bought an iPod Touch 2 years ago specifically to run the KAC BulletFlight app after seeing the app and M110 mounting system. Then KAC delays releasing the mount, saying they had qc issues. When the mount finally came out, it was $125!
During the wait, I also bought the Ballistic FTE app from Jonathon Zdziarski. This is the most user friendly and complete ballistics app available. It has a larger library, it is easier to navigate, uses the JBM engine, has the ability to generate comparison charts and email them to your friends, and it is easier to create new profiles (caliber/load).
Now, when I saw this new app advertised here, I bought the pro version. There are some issues. The range finding is a neat feature, and its very user friendly using just a slider to change size of target. But both Ballistic FTE and KAC Bulletflight have rangefinding screens to. The real difference is that this app doesn’t have a bullet or load library. You have to enter everything when creating new profiles, including BC values from memory. One nice feature is that by setting your current atmospheric conditions you can use the chart feature to determine at what range your load will go subsonic.
I’m sure there’s more that I will like about it as time goes by, but if you haven’t bought a ballistics app yet, I think Ballistic FTE is a better all around choice.
Like FFJim says, Ballistic has a range calculator as well (both in the FTE and the regular version – which is only $9.95). What Ballistic has for certain – that this calc may or may not have – is the option of using the JBM engine…and that means you can do the same calculations and get the same results.
For Android users, check out http://sean.kndy.net/shooter/, which looks every bit as good as Ballistic. I own a Touch, not an iPhone, but will be getting either a Windows Mobile 7 or Android phone next time I get a phone. I’m done with Apple.