Ballistic

What Ballistic does

Ballistic is an iOS mobile application developed by Peak Studios LLC, founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco. The app serves as a ballistics trajectory calculator for serious shooters, calculating bullet trajectory, windage, velocity, energy, lead, and flight time across any valid range with atmospheric compensation for temperature, barometric pressure, humidity, and altitude. The app is powered by the licensed JBM Ballistics engine, written by James B. Millard, which is recognized as one of the world's finest ballistic computation libraries and is used by competition shooters, hunters, and military personnel. Ballistic maintains a proprietary library of over 5,400 projectiles and factory loads, including G7 military coefficients from Aberdeen Proving Grounds and Bryan Litz custom G7 BCs, updated quarterly.

The product line consists of three tiers: Ballistic Standard Edition (entry-level), Ballistic Advanced Edition (for advanced shooters, law enforcement, and military), and Ballistic for iPad (tablet-optimized). Advanced features include Mil-Dot and MOA rangefinder with heads-up display, 3D trajectory imaging, an Advanced Wind Kit supporting up to eight wind zones, GPS-based atmospheric awareness, and Bluetooth integration with Kestrel weather meters. The app works offline, which is critical for field use in areas without cellular coverage.

Ballistic generates revenue through one-time App Store purchases, distributed exclusively via Apple's ecosystem (no Android version exists). The company is founder-owned with no external venture capital funding, operates without disclosed headcount data, and serves a global user base of individual shooters, hunters, and competitive marksmen. Distribution is driven by App Store positioning, content marketing (blog, YouTube tutorials), and earned media in firearms publications such as Gun Digest, The Firearm Blog, and Hunting Life.

Name

Ballistic

Legal name

Peak Studios LLC

Website

https://ballisticapp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Ballistic is an iOS ballistics trajectory calculator app that serves serious long-range shooters, hunters, and competitive marksmen with physics-based trajectory computations powered by the licensed JBM Ballistics engine and a library of over 5,400 projectiles.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mobile Ballistics Calculator Software

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812)

akta.pro primary industry

Precision Strike & Fire Control Systems (IMABAOAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fire Control Systems & Weapon Control Electronics (IMABAGAI)

Keywords

• Ballistics calculator
• Trajectory calculator
• Long-range shooting
• Precision marksman
• Ballistics software

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Mobile App Sales: Ballistic generates revenue through direct sales of its iOS mobile application via the Apple App Store. The app is available in three editions: Standard Edition, Advanced Edition (for advanced shooters, law enforcement, and military), and iPad-optimized version. Additional revenue likely comes from paid app upgrades and updates.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ballistic is a ballistics trajectory calculator app for iOS devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) that calculates bullet trajectory, windage, velocity, energy, lead, and flight time across any valid range, with atmospheric compensation for temperature, barometric pressure, humidity, and altitude. It is powered by the licensed JBM Ballistics engine and includes a curated library of 5,400+ projectiles and factory loads. The product is sold in three iOS editions — Standard, Advanced (with HUD, 3D trajectory imaging, Advanced Wind Kit, Bryan Litz G7 BCs, and Mil-Dot rangefinder), and iPad (with split-screen and full-screen features) — and is targeted at serious long-range shooters, competitive marksmen, hunters, and select law enforcement and military users.

Product overview

Ballistic is a suite of iOS ballistics trajectory calculator apps developed by Peak Studios LLC, powered by the world-renowned JBM Ballistics engine. The product line consists of three tiers: Ballistic Standard Edition (entry-level), Ballistic Advanced Edition (for serious competitors, law enforcement, and military), and Ballistic for iPad (optimized tablet version with additional split-screen capabilities). All versions calculate bullet trajectory, windage, velocity, energy, lead, and flight time across any range, compensating for atmospheric conditions including temperature, barometric pressure, humidity, and altitude. The apps include a library of over 5,000 projectiles and factory loads, with advanced editions adding Mil-Dot/MOA rangefinders with HUD, 3D trajectory imaging, Advanced Wind Kit for multi-zone wind scenarios, and Bryan Litz custom G7 ballistic coefficients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ballistic Standard Edition: Basic ballistics calculator with trajectory calculations, load library of over 5,000 projectiles, one-touch atmospheric correction, and target log.
• Ballistic Advanced Edition
• Ballistic for iPad

Products and services

• Ballistic Standard Edition

Quantifiable outcome

• Tens of thousands of shooters rely on Ballistic for precision shooting
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• JBM Ballistics (James B. Millard)coreTechnology or IntegrationBallistic licenses the JBM Ballistics engine, one of the world's most precise ballistics computation libraries written by James B. Millard. After using the engine extensively for years, Ballistic's developers decided to license it for their mobile application. The JBM engine is used by world-class shooters, hunters, and the military for delivering precise calculations. Ballistic users are directed to contact Ballistic directly for support rather than JBM.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Applied Ballistics: Applied Ballistics provides advanced ballistic engines (e.g., the engine powering Sig Sauer's calculator) and target shooting software. It is a partial overlap with Ballistic's JBM-licensed engine, and increasingly relevant as a potential alternative engine supplier or acquisition target.
• LoadFromTheField (shooter app): Shooter is a mobile ballistic calculator focused on reloading data management and trajectory for precision shooters. It overlaps with Ballistic's handloader/reloader companion functionality and represents an emerging alternative in the same niche.

Others

• Garmin ShotView: Garmin offers shooting-related apps and rangefinders (e.g., Xero laser rangefinders) with ballistic calculation features. It represents an adjacent hardware player that could compete with or partner alongside Ballistic in the precision-shooting software stack.
• Kestrel Ballistics (by Kestrel/Nielsen-Kellerman): Kestrel makes environmental weather meters and operates the Kestrel Ballistics app ecosystem that integrates with their hardware. Ballistic has explicit Bluetooth integration with Kestrel meters, making Kestrel an adjacent ecosystem partner and potential substitute for shooters already invested in that hardware.

Broad incumbents

• Hornady Ballistic Calculator: Hornady, a major ammunition manufacturer, offers a free web and mobile ballistic calculator as part of its product ecosystem. It bundles the calculator with Hornady ammunition data, competing with Ballistic through distribution rather than premium software features.
• Burris Ballistic Calculator: Burris (a Vista Outdoor brand) publishes a free web-based ballistic calculator integrated with its riflescope reticles and rangefinders. It competes by tying ballistic calculation directly to optics purchases, similar to other branded incumbents.
• Sig Sauer Ballistic Calculator: Sig Sauer's free online Ballistic Calculator (powered by Applied Ballistics) supports Sig optics, rangefinders, and ammunition profiles. It is a broad incumbent that leverages Sig's commercial reach and hardware ecosystem to compete with standalone calculator apps.
• Nikon Spot On: Nikon (Sport Optics) offered the Spot On ballistic program tying trajectory data to Nikon riflescope reticles. It is a comparable branded ballistic calculator, though primarily web-based, and represents the kind of optics-bundled competition Ballistic faces.

Direct peers

• Strelok Pro: Strelok Pro is a leading ballistic calculator app on Android and iOS, offering trajectory, wind, and atmospheric corrections for precision shooters. It is the dominant cross-platform competitor to Ballistic and the most likely substitute for users who want Android support.
• BulletFlight: BulletFlight is an iOS ballistic calculator app directly competing with Ballistic in the same precision-shooting segment. It offers trajectory and windage calculations for long-range shooters using comparable physics models, making it the closest like-for-like alternative for iPhone and iPad users.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ballisticapp
• Xx.com/ballisticapp
• Facebookfacebook.com/ballisticapp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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