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.
For long range shots (I shoot BPCR silhouette and long range), the ability to enter multiple wind direction and speed would be helpful. Wind has a tendency to change speed and direction at 500-1000 yards and can have a very large affect on a .45 caliber, 500-gr bullet. A toggle for two or three wind entries (direction, speed, range) would be helpful.
Jonathan, I have tried to email you at ‘jonathan@zdziarski.com’ for the past year but I never get any answer back.
Did you know the wind vectors are reversed on Ballistic FTE?
Here is the email I sent you several times with the details in case you never got my emails for some reason:
Hi Jonathan,
First let me say you have done an outstanding job with Ballistic! I just picked up the FTE version and while it is my most expensive iPhone app it is money well spent. Thanks for all the hard work it must have taken to put this app together.
I did notice one discrepancy and wanted to bring it to your attention. It looks like the wind vectors are reversed. For example when you dial in a cross wind of 90 degrees or 3 O’clock (which should be coming from the shooters right) it looks like the program thinks the cross wind is coming from the shooter left. I tested this out with other vectors too such as a tail wind being 180 degrees (or 6 O’clock) or a head wind being 0 degrees (12 O’clock) and they are all reversed.
I’m a private pilot too and any time there is a direction given for wind it is always the direction the wind is coming from, not which direction the wind is going to which appears to be what Ballistic is calculating.
Take a look and let me know what you find. While I can still use the app by just reversing the wind directions it would be nice to see this fixed in the next updated release.
** Bill **
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