Great for practice, bad for tracking goals
The app is what others have already described. I use it daily for dry firing and I really like it.
There are two things that are bad, hence the 4 stars review:
1. The daily goal is more of a rolling 24hrs goal. I can’t practice at any time of the day because the app won’t record my sessions as of the date I executed them. I have to wait until the 24hrs period expires. An example. If I practice at 1pm on Monday I have to wait until Tuesday at 1pm or later for the app to recognize my sessions for the daily goal. This is not practical because I practice when I have time!
2. The app shuts down pretty often.
If Mantis can fix this I may consider a 5 stars review and even maybe get into the MantisX.
There are two things that are bad, hence the 4 stars review:
1. The daily goal is more of a rolling 24hrs goal. I can’t practice at any time of the day because the app won’t record my sessions as of the date I executed them. I have to wait until the 24hrs period expires. An example. If I practice at 1pm on Monday I have to wait until Tuesday at 1pm or later for the app to recognize my sessions for the daily goal. This is not practical because I practice when I have time!
2. The app shuts down pretty often.
If Mantis can fix this I may consider a 5 stars review and even maybe get into the MantisX.
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Response from developer
Thank you for the feedback. Update to version 12.2.2, and if you experience problems, please reach out to our amazing support team!
Blackbeard
This is freaking amazing! The only reason for 4 stars, is because some shots aren’t picked up when doing box drills.
Like it wish I could love it
I like this product. Great trainer. Issue I have with it is it keep crashing lately with my new ISO update. With the pistol marksmanship course It crush at 38 % completion. No matter how many time I delete the app and reload it dose this. It crash sometime to doing training drills. I have a iPhone pro 13. Also if you try to add a fire arm it will not load and freeze up. You will have to remove and upload the app again. If they issue weren’t there this training aid would be amazing.
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Response from developer
Thank you for the feedback. Please update to version 12.2.2, and if you experience problems, please reach out to our amazing support team!
The Mantis Laser Academy Rocks!!
Absolutely love the Mantis Laser Academy dry-fire training system. I’ve only had it for a couple weeks and have already spent many hours with it. Considering the ammo I’ve saved training this way, it’s probably almost paid for itself already. You’re obviously not going to simulate recoil but that’s not what this is about. You are practicing the draw, aiming, trigger finger technique, drills, etc. I even used the system to zero a red dot at home and and it worked great, getting perfect results at the range afterwards. Once my wife tried it, she liked it so much that she wanted her own LOL!!
I would have given the App a full 5 stars but a couple of the courses/drills seem to be a little buggy and shut down the app unexpectedly while using. Obviously frustrating when you’re starting to get into it and have a rhythm going. Hopefully, the app developers will get that worked out so I can update this review with the full five stars. The app is great otherwise, so I’m fully confident they will work out these flaws in future updates!!
Mantis Laser Academy is a must have in my opinion!!
I would have given the App a full 5 stars but a couple of the courses/drills seem to be a little buggy and shut down the app unexpectedly while using. Obviously frustrating when you’re starting to get into it and have a rhythm going. Hopefully, the app developers will get that worked out so I can update this review with the full five stars. The app is great otherwise, so I’m fully confident they will work out these flaws in future updates!!
Mantis Laser Academy is a must have in my opinion!!
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Response from developer
Thank you for the feedback. Please update to version 12.2.2, and if you experience problems, please reach out to our amazing support team!
App Crashing
I am also a first time user, having bought the kit several days ago, many issues with the app crashing after acquiring targets on camera, instructions guide does not open unless I delete the app and reinstall it. The courses and drill links are not functioning, password is not being remembered. All iOS updates are current on my phone and it appears 1.11 version of Mantis software is also on-board. I am currently going thru a fifth reinstall of the software..quite frustrating.
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Response from developer
Thank you for the feedback. Please update to version 12.2.2, and if you experience problems, please reach out to our amazing support team!
App
Love the app and training system the only thing that I think could be better is if you miss on the torture test the app didn’t exit you out this is a little annoying.
Keeps Crashing!
I like the app and have seen some good results while using it, but it keeps crashing in the pistol marksmanship course on iOS. Would like some more drills similar to the Mantis X app. It would be great if you could integrate the two apps. I have been able to make it work with two different devices at the same time, but a full integration would be great! Please work on the crashing because is killing my enjoyment of the system!
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Response from developer
Thank you for the feedback. Please update to version 12.2.2, and if you experience problems, please reach out to our amazing support team!
Tri-pod was my issue
The tri-pod included in the standard (black one) kit is a nice touch, however when set up and fully extended, stability is a major issue. The camera once mounted is very susceptible to vibration and any slight touching of the camera, many false readings and missed shots. I pulled out my Bosch laser level/camera tri-pod very robust by comparison and that resolved the problem. Also I do use the camera shades as an added level of insurance against any potential lighting issues!
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New to this one
Been working with Mantis X for the past year and got that system down pretty well (averaging 93-94). The Laser Academy poses some challenges (why didn’t it record “X” shot?) but just started so maybe between practice and customer service will get it down too.
Great follow up to Mantis X that trains you on movement (or rather the lack thereof!).
I think dry fire is boring and useless without feedback; the Mantis systems do a great job addressing that!
Great follow up to Mantis X that trains you on movement (or rather the lack thereof!).
I think dry fire is boring and useless without feedback; the Mantis systems do a great job addressing that!
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Neglected app
In dire need of a simple software update to match modern cameras. Despite using an iPhone 12 Pro Max, the video quality is reminiscent of an iPhone 3GS. This lowers the amount of detectable targets as the camera must be placed much closer to less targets. Additionally, being able to modify existing drills so you can use faster reset methods (cool fire, Blackbeard) is essential.
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