Dry Fire Timer & Par Drills Reviews: Is It Legit?

Customer Experience

Positive experience30.8% of reviews
Neutral7.7% of reviews
Negative experience61.5% of reviews

~ Based on 26 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is Dry Fire Timer & Par Drills Safe?

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Is Dry Fire Timer & Par Drills Legit?

Dry Fire Timer & Par Drills appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Dry Fire Timer & Par Drills is 83/100.

Based on 83 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

It is back!

My favourite dry fire timer is back after an update. I have been using this timer for many years and cannot fault it.

Response from developer

Thank you, this made our day! It's great to hear from someone who has been training with the timer for so many years. The comeback was a big rebuild so it means a lot that it still feels like your favourite. If you ever have an idea for a new drill or feature just write to us at help@dry-fire-timer.com or tap Send Feedback in Settings, we read every message. Happy training and see you on the range!

Awful Update

The new update is awful. First it deleted all my saved drills from the previous version, with no warning.

Now it quits immediately on launch, I’ll probably have to delete the save data, along with all my drills that I had to recreate, if I want to run it again.

On top of that, the stupid save screen that now comes after every drill is an annoyance.

Find another timer app, this is a guaranteed disappointment.
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Response from developer

Hi, thank you for the honest feedback and we're really sorry, losing your saved drills after an update is the worst thing a timer app can do and you had every right to be upset. The crash on launch came from the data migration in 4.0 and it was fixed in an update a few days after your review. The current version opens normally and keeps your drills, so there is no need to delete the app or its data. About the save screen after each drill, you were right. The next update 4.1.3 adds a switch in Settings, Ask to Save After Drill. Turn it off and the result just goes to the log without any screen. If you decide to give it another try and something still doesn't work please write to us at help@dry-fire-timer.com or use Send Feedback in Settings and we will help you personally

Audio doesn’t work

Can’t figure out what’s wrong with it no matter what I try I get no part-time beep or start time beep

Response from developer

Hi, sorry for the trouble and for the slow reply. The app was completely rebuilt in 2026 and the sound issue is gone, beeps now play through the speaker, Bluetooth and AirPods. Please update to the latest version and if you still hear nothing write to us at help@dry-fire-timer.com and we will sort it out

Simple but off

The pros: Simple to use and I like how you can save different drills. For example I can set up 5 different times for bill drills that I use for different yards.

The Con: Major complaint is the time is off. It’s much faster then a actual timer. Probably off by .2 or more. Also if you want to stop you need to go back to the beginning. I like to set up a drill and do maybe 10 reps and then bring the par time down and continue. The problem is if you want to stop you have to start from the beginning.
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Response from developer

Thank you for checking it against a real timer, that was a fair point. In the 2026 rebuild we moved the beeps to the hardware audio clock so the par time you set is the time you hear. You can also pause a drill now and continue from the same string instead of starting over. If you try it again and see any difference please let us know at help@dry-fire-timer.com

No volume

Stopped working. There is no noise anymore. Been this way for at least a couple months.

Response from developer

Sorry for the very late reply and for the trouble with the sound. The app was rebuilt from scratch in 2026 and the audio works again on current iPhones, including Bluetooth speakers and AirPods. If you still have it please update and give it another try, and if anything is wrong write to us at help@dry-fire-timer.com

Dead app

No sound, defeats the point

Response from developer

Sorry for the very late reply and for the trouble with the sound. The app was rebuilt from scratch in 2026 and the audio works again on current iPhones, including Bluetooth speakers and AirPods. If you still have it please update and give it another try, and if anything is wrong write to us at help@dry-fire-timer.com

No sound = useless

The sound doesn’t work. The patch notes from the last update (which was a while ago) say this known issue was fixed. It’s not. The app is useless without sound. It’s literally a tool that says “get ready” then beeps to start and again at the end of the par time. I was interested in the ability to set up drills that automatically take you through multiple reps at different par times. That function (and really the whole app) is USELESS without sound cues. I emailed the developer and I hope he fixes this right away.
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Response from developer

Sorry for the very late reply and for the trouble with the sound. The app was rebuilt from scratch in 2026 and the audio works again on current iPhones, including Bluetooth speakers and AirPods. If you still have it please update and give it another try, and if anything is wrong write to us at help@dry-fire-timer.com

Useless

Dod not attend my training needs. Does not indicate the shoot time.

Response from developer

Sorry the app didn't fit your needs. Dry Fire Timer is a par timer for dry fire practice, it gives the start and par time beeps and does not listen for shots. If you need shot detection a live fire shot timer is the better tool

Perfect

Exactly what you need to practice and improve for USPSA, IPSC, etc.

Excellent app for dry fire

An excellent dry fire tool. Create your dry fire drill, set your par time, number of reps and strings. No need to remember your par times anymore, it is in the app and ready to go. Could be improved by the ability to add a photo and detailed description of each individual drill.

Very customizable. Needs pause.

I like this app. It does almost everything I need it to do. Except PAUSE!

Once you start a drill, if you stop, you have to start all over again.

Allowing to set the number of reps, reset time, progressive reduction in par times all great.

Just need the pause option.

Response from developer

Thank you, and good news, pause is finally there. You can pause a drill and continue right where you stopped. Happy training

Bad purchase

This app is worthless. Does not work

Response from developer

Sorry for the very late reply and for the trouble with the sound. The app was rebuilt from scratch in 2026 and the audio works again on current iPhones, including Bluetooth speakers and AirPods. If you still have it please update and give it another try, and if anything is wrong write to us at help@dry-fire-timer.com

Timer is wrong

The actual time between beeps differs from the displayed time by a few tenths of a second, which is a bid deal for short times. A par time of 1 s is closer to 0.8 s, for example.

Response from developer

Thank you for checking it against a real timer, that was a fair point. In the 2026 rebuild we moved the beeps to the hardware audio clock so the par time you set is the time you hear. You can also pause a drill now and continue from the same string instead of starting over. If you try it again and see any difference please let us know at help@dry-fire-timer.com

Trash

Absolute trash. No audio whatsoever. No beeps no standby nothing. I paid for literally nothing but a ripoff

Response from developer

Sorry for the very late reply and for the trouble with the sound. The app was rebuilt from scratch in 2026 and the audio works again on current iPhones, including Bluetooth speakers and AirPods. If you still have it please update and give it another try, and if anything is wrong write to us at help@dry-fire-timer.com

AVOID!

No audio out! Has not been updated in 4 years.

Response from developer

Sorry for the very late reply and for the trouble with the sound. The app was rebuilt from scratch in 2026 and the audio works again on current iPhones, including Bluetooth speakers and AirPods. If you still have it please update and give it another try, and if anything is wrong write to us at help@dry-fire-timer.com

Must buy

100% great app. $8.99... saves TIME and focuses dry-fire. Is it perfect? No. Worth it? Yes.

Response from developer

Thank you for the support, glad it saves you time on the line

No audio

App has no audio, no first shot or split results, complete waste of money.

No What I was Expecting

Will not record your times

Excessive price

Just downloaded it and quite frankly, had I known, I wouldn't have. It works fine, lacks a bit In customization and is certainly too expensive for what it offers. A 1-4$ price point would have been more appropriate.

Great for dry fire

Great for home or range. Works better than shot timer for dry fire practice as you can use it hands free and with a Bluetooth speaker can be used for multiple shooters on firing line.

Response from developer

Thank you, great tip about the Bluetooth speaker for multiple shooters