Ballistic has come quite a long way since version 1.0. The victim of a $5.99 theft in the App Store, Ballistic was the antidote to a headache created by what was, at the time, the only iPhone app that had the gaul to call itself a ballistics calculator (and inaccurately, mind you). Today, Ballistic is beloved by avid hunters, top competition shooters, and even the military. And unlike some of the competing applications in the App Store, we didn’t have to fuglify Ballistic with olive drab green themes to make it look more commando-fashionable, add silly pictures showing the user how to hold their gun, or cutesy icons to show you which way the wind was blowing. Why? Because Ballistic is an application for shooters. Ballistic’s success has shown that shooters are smarter than your average consumer, and demand a rugged, high performance ballistics computer – not a toy app. Ballistic has led the way in new and revolutionary features the competition has sought to copy to stay afloat. With version 2.x, Ballistic incorporated the world renowned JBM ballistics engine, which is the gold standard other ballistics applications use to measure their own performance. Ballistic’s best days are still to come. So my question to the intelligent and experienced crowd out there using my application is: What do you want next?
Here are the rules. Whatever features you ask for have to be something a large portion of the user base would use; it can’t be a personal preference feature. Features must increase a shooter’s capabilities, rather than decrease them by dumbing the shooter down (for example: no pretty pictures). Features must overall make the application something more usable in the field, but without making the application more complicated to use. Finally, all features must be useful, and not just “cool”. Have at it and post your comments here!
I am really happy with the software. One additional feature would be nice, though (unless it’s there and I’m missing it, which is always a possibility): To add the ability to change from a 0 MoA base to a 20 MoA base. Right now, I’m using a mil/mil scope, and have to manually account for the 20 MoA base.
Your 20 MOA base is accounted for when you zero your rifle. His program doesn’t need to include any kind of ‘support’ for that.
Excellent job. As soon as my wife buys the iPad, Ballistic-iPad will be my first purchase.
What’s your position on providing additional bullet information for the library? For example, the Barnes TTSX line not included, though these do have distinctly different B.C.’s than the standard TSX or MRX bullets (http://www.barnesbullets.com/products/rifle/tipped-tsx-bullet/). Granted I only care about .308 cal, so I just typed it in by hand and saved it, but seeings as how you had the rest of the Barnes line in there, I figured I’d suggest it.
I’ve added the Tipped TSX series to the library; will be included in the next release.