Gun Inventory iOS App Review
Quick Review
Gun Inventory does what it says it will do. It has one screen to enter a few details about a weapon.Compared to Gun Log SPC, Gun Inventory lacks many features just in the Weapon information alone and does not store ammunition, accessories, or firing session information at this time.
Please read the review for the details.
Info from the App Store
Gun Inventory By JHS Tech
Category: Utilities
Updated: Mar 06, 2012
Version: 1.1.1
Size: 0.7 MB
Language: English
Seller: Jonathan Smith
© JHS Tech
Rated 9+ for the following:
Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation) and iPad.Requires iOS 5.0 or later.
Description
Gun Inventory is the easiest way to keep track of your firearms in case of loss, theft, or any other situations in which you would need the serial numbers, pictures, or calibers of every firearm you own.
All you have to do is fill out the information such as Finish, Barrel Length, Make, Model, Serial Number, and any other information you feel necessary in identifying the firearm. After you save your guns you can see them all laid out in an easy to navigate list of all the guns you own and the best part is that you will always have that list with you!
If you ever want to export this information it's as easy as a press of a button and you can have all that information not only on your apple device but any other device or computer you want.
Features
Gun Inventory has the following features:
Weapon Details◦ Make
◦ Model
◦ Serial Number (required)
◦ Caliber
◦ Finish
◦ Barrel Length
◦ Obtained From
◦ Notes
◦ Photos
That is the complete list of fields for data entry for a weapon.
Other
◦ Information and Disclaimer
◦ Tell a Friend
◦ Settings - passcode
Walk Through
Let's walk through each screen of the entire app.
Opening screen:
Tapping "No" takes you to:
Tapping "Help" takes you to:
Tapping "Action" takes you to:
Tapping "Information" takes you to:
Tapping "Disclaimer" takes you to:
Tapping "Tell a Friend" takes you to:
Tapping "Settings" takes you to:
That is every screen in the Gun Inventory App.
Functionality
Entering a Firearm
Tap the "+" button.
Scroll down to see what we can enter...
Back to the top now, let's enter the data. You have to enter a serial number. If you do not you get an error saying there is no data!
Add a picture.
Don't forget to hit the "Save" button at the top right. I didn't the first time. If you do not it will not prompt you to save your data and it will be lost.
Back at the main screen.
Select the new entry and let's see what we have. You can tap "Edit" to edit the entry.
In the Edit view you can see your entry. Notice you can not edit the serial number.
Comparison
Here is a feature matrix for Gun Inventory and the corresponding "Weapons" tab of Gun Log SPC.
I do not contrast the details of the "Ammo", "Sessions", "Accessories" and "Reports" areas in Gun Log or Gun Log SPC. Gun Inventory's features are matched by the "Weapons" area of Gun Log SPC.
Gun Inventory can export each gun individually. Gun Log SPC has four weapon reports just in the Weapons area.
In the Report area of Gun Log SPC there are these additional "Weapons Reports":
◦ Failures by Weapon
◦ Firing Sets by Weapon
◦ Firing Sets for Accuracy by Weapon
◦ Firing Sets for Grouping by Weapon
◦ Rounds Fired by Weapon
Conclusion
Gun Inventory does what is claimed.Compared to Gun Log SPC, Gun Inventory has fewer features and less functionality.
Thank you.
Additional Information about Gun Log SPC
For those interested following are the screen shots of each area in the Weapons area of Gun Log SPC following the same entry flow as done with Gun Inventory.
Note the "Configurations", "Maintenance", "Photo" and "Reports" below the navigation bar.
You can setup as many configurations as you like. Suppose you have two barrels for your pistol, you store a configuration for each.
Photos and accessories are attached to configurations.
You can have multiple entries in the maintenance log.
Entering data...
You can type in a make like in Gun Inventory, or pick one from a picker.
You can type in a caliber or pick one.
Go back to the main Weapons view. There's are weapon.
Every field is editable, you can change the serial number if you like. You do not have to enter any values in any field. An empty weapon record can exist.
Going back into the weapon entry you can change the serial number or remove it if you like, you don't have to enter a serial number at all.
Update Screen Shots of version 7.1.0
Main views of Gun Log SPC version 7.1.0
Here are some updated screen shots of Gun Log SPC and some comments. |
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Entering a new Firearm
Tap the "+" button at the top right. |
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Tap the "Make" button...
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Entering more data...
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Back at the top use the buttons to go to Configurations, Maintenance, and other associated data.
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Notice that a Configuration can have multiple photos and associate accessories.
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Scrolling down through the Configuration fields...
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Maintenance details...
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Notice the "quick fields" for indicating common maintenance activities.
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Entering ammunition...
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Tap the "Make" button...
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Enter in more information...
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Round count, Price, and more information...
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For ballistics calculations make sure you enter muzzle velocity and ballistic coefficient. Often these values are on the ammo box.
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More ammo fields...
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Back to the top after entering data...
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Entering a new Firing Session. Firing sessions are the heart of Gun Log SPC.
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Entering information...
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Pick the Firearm you are using, the configuration, and the ammunition.
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The details thus far...
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Make sure you enter the rounds fired and group size...
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You can save many more details in a firing set...
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Going back to the list of Firing Sets...
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Go back into the firing set and enter "failure" details...
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Back out to Firing Sessions...
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Go to Reports to calculate a ballistics drop table.
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You can save the drop tables...
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Here is a newly created drop table, just enter your data...
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After you have picked the firearm, config, and ammo, scroll down further...
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After scrolling down tap the calculate button, the button on the left...
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Firearms can have multiple photos too. These photos can be used in reports.
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Here is a firing set report using the firearm photo and the target photo.
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Here we are, back at the main view after entering some data.
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Reporting
Gun Log SPC excels in reporting. Almost every view can generate some type of report. You can generate expense reports, range reports, group size reports, failure reports, and many more.Here are two real world reports from my own data. This is not "made up" data, but actual data from two years of range reports.
Here is a group size report for a CZ 85B.
Here is a failures report sorted by ammunition maker.
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