For Handloaders. Works Offline. Yours.
Stop Reloading from Memory
One logbook for every load, every chrono session, every group, every brass lot. Indexed to the rifle that fired it.
No more flipping between a notebook at the bench, a spreadsheet at home, and three reloading manuals to compare what actually shot well last fall.
See your data. Trust your data. Find what shot well in two taps. Pro adds the ballistics solver and a one-page range card for the rifle.
The Promise
The Logbook That Pays Attention
You remember the powder. You forget the lot. You guess the cost. A year later you are asking the forum what worked, because the notebook is in the powder room and the spreadsheet stopped updating in June.
BrassTracker is the part of the bench that does not forget. The logbook a handloader would build for himself.
- 30 secondsTo log a full chronograph session.
- Two tapsTo find what shot well last fall.
- Down to the primerCost-per-round that recalculates as components change.
- Yours foreverLocal first. Export anytime. The app runs offline.
Why BrassTracker
Four Things You Cannot Do with a Spreadsheet
Plenty of apps log a chrono session. Plenty log a recipe. BrassTracker is the one that joins them, watches the brass age across firings, and tells you which load shot well when the temperature dropped and the altitude climbed.
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See What Actually Worked
Filter every range session by temperature, altitude, wind, and rifle. The load that printed quarter-MOA at 18 degrees does not have to compete with the same load at 75. Your spreadsheet cannot sort like that.
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Catch Brass Before It Fails
Per-lot fire count, annealing log, and a retirement flag that fires before the primer pocket loosens. No more wondering whether that lot is on its third firing or its eighth.
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One Thread, Bench to DOPE
Velocity, group, hold, conditions, and the brass that fired the round all live on one range day, indexed to the rifle and the load. No copying numbers between three apps to true your card.
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Open the App, Start Logging
No account. No email verification. No subscription on the base app. The app works at the bench with no signal, no cell tower, no excuses.
What You Get on Day One
Eight outcomes you cannot get from a notebook, a spreadsheet, or a stack of three loading manuals. Sorted by what matters most when you open the app for the first time.
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Find What Worked, in Two Taps
Every chrono session, group, and rating filtered by temperature, altitude, wind, rifle, and load. The 18-degree load and the 75-degree load stop competing on the same chart and start telling you the truth.
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Know Where Every Brass Lot Stands
Per-lot fire count, expected life, annealing cycles, and a retirement flag. No more masking-tape tally on the ammo box that wears off in the truck.
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See the Real Cost per Round
Bullet, powder, primer, plus brass amortized over its actual life. Recalculates when a component price changes. The honest number, not the optimistic one.
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One Logbook per Rifle
Every recipe, chrono, group, and rating tagged to the firearm and barrel that produced it. Switch barrels stay separate. Your .308 data stops contaminating your 6.5 Creedmoor numbers.
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Log a Chrono Session in 30 Seconds
Recent components surface as one-tap chips. Voice entry at the bench. CSV import from Garmin Xero, MagnetoSpeed, LabRadar, ProChrono. Average, ES, and SD compute live.
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Send a Recipe in One Tap
Share a link in iMessage, the family chat, a forum reply, or Reddit. The recipient opens it and their BrassTracker imports it. Bullet, powder, charge, OAL, primer, brass. No accounts. No servers see your load.
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Yours, Local First, Forever
No account. No telemetry. The app runs without ever talking to a server. CSV and .brasspack export on demand. Your data stays yours whether the app stays or you walk.
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See Your Lifetime Numbers
Total rounds. Pounds of powder burned. Coldest, hottest, highest-altitude, longest shot. Best 10-shot SD. Tap any extreme to land on the source range day.
In the Box
Every feature unlocked the moment you buy the base app. No tutorial wall, no upsell to log your first session. Sorted alphabetically.
- Activity rings and calendar heatmapIncluded
- Brass life per lot, with retirement flagIncluded
- Chrono CSV import (Garmin, Magneto, LabRadar, ProChrono)Included
- Component inventory and catalogIncluded
- Condition Explorer (filter by temperature, altitude, wind)Included
- Cost per round, recalculated on price changesIncluded
- iCloud device sync, opt inIncluded
- Lifetime stats with drill-down to source rowsIncluded
- Loadouts, ratings, and barrel-level intelligenceIncluded
- Open-Meteo weather autofill, opt inIncluded
- Range day workflow with weather and DOPEIncluded
- Recipe sharing by link, no serversIncluded
- Smart component memory and one-tap chipsIncluded
- Voice logging at the benchIncluded
- Zero log, hold reference table, scope adjustmentsIncluded
Everything your spreadsheet tracks, plus brass life per lot, recipe sharing, lifetime stats, and the per-rifle intelligence a notebook cannot give you.
$2.99 · One-time purchase · Yours to keep · No ads, no tracking.
BrassTracker Pro · Optional
Type the Load Once, Get Your Drop Chart
Every other ballistics app makes you re-enter velocity, BC, scope height, and zero on a separate screen. Pro pulls all of it from the load you already logged. Confirmed DOPE and the solver's prediction sit side by side, so truing is a glance.
- Annealing trackerLog the cycle, schedule the next one, watch ES tighten as the necks even out across firings.
- Ballistics solverG1 / G7 drag. Drop chart in MOA or Mil. Wind hold 200 to 1000 yards. Shares the load you already logged.
- Cohort analyticsGroup size deltas across barrel rounds. Compare lots, rifles, and powders side by side without exporting to a spreadsheet.
- Range card PDFOne page, one rifle, one zero, every cell verified against your chrono. Tape it to the stock.
- Unlimited brass lotsThe base app caps active lot count for casual reloaders. Pro removes it for high-volume work.
$19.99 / year · 7-day free trial · or $49.99 lifetime. Add it when you want it. The base app keeps working without it.
Pro unlocks in-app once the base app ships.
Who It’s For
The Precision Reloader
You want sub MOA. You weigh primers. You need ES and SD trends, lot tracking, and node testing that does not vanish when you change phones.
The Match Competitor
You compete. You need last match's load on your phone before stage 1. BrassTracker is your pre-match record: the recipe, the chrono, the conditions, all in one place.
The Hunter Who Reloads
You loaded one box for elk season last year. This year you want the cold bore on your phone, the right zero for the temperature, and the same hunting load again next year.
What BrassTracker Replaces
Left column: how a serious handloader stitches it together today. Right column: what BrassTracker does on day one.
- Masking tape on the ammo boxPer-lot firing count that updates after every range day.
- A spreadsheet that drifts out of dateCost-per-round that recalculates the moment a component price changes.
- Screenshotting a recipe to a buddyOne link in iMessage. His app imports the load with one tap.
- A bench notebook the rain findsThe phone that is already on your bench, with full backup.
- Guessing when to retire a casePer-lot retirement flag with the reason you wrote down at the bench.
- Three loading manuals to compare a loadFilter every range session by rifle, weather, and component.
Pre-launch. No testimonials yet. Every line on the left is a pain pulled from real handloading forums; every line on the right ships in v1.
One Link, One Recipe
Every load you build in BrassTracker has its own deep link. Tap share, paste it anywhere (iMessage, the FB group, a forum reply) and the recipient opens the recipe right inside their app.
brasstracker.app/r/#<base64-payload>
Bullet, powder, charge, OAL, primer, and the brass lot context, base64-encoded in the URL fragment. Nothing on a server. Browsers never send the fragment over the wire. The link IS the recipe.
From the Bench
Plain-English notes on the parts of reloading nobody writes down. Always verify charges in a current published manual.
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How to Document Your Loads
The eight numbers every recipe needs, the four ways reloaders record them, and the rule that keeps the data trustworthy.
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Brass Life: How Long a Case Lasts
Typical firings before retirement, what actually kills brass, and the inspection checklist worth running every load.
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CPR vs Spreadsheet
Why a reloading spreadsheet quietly drifts out of date, and what to do so the math stays honest.
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Bench Safety Checklist
The 12 things to verify before pulling the press handle, plus the pressure signs to watch for on fired brass.
Skeptic’s Questions
Will This Give Me Load Data?
No. BrassTracker logs your loads. It does not publish powder charges or recommend recipes. Your published manuals stay your source of truth.
What if I Lose My Phone?
Three options. Export to CSV any time. Turn on iCloud sync (off by default) and your loads ride along to the next iPhone. Or share a recipe link to yourself before the worst happens.
Why Not Free?
Free apps sell ads or your data. BrassTracker does neither. $2.99 once, you own the logbook. Pro is optional and clearly marked.
Why No Android?
One person built this. iPhone first means it actually works on day one. Android is on the roadmap once the iPhone app earns its keep.
Get BrassTracker
One-time purchase on the App Store. Pro is optional and clearly marked.
Download on the App Store$2.99 · One-time purchase · No ads, no tracking