Par Timer Pro User Reviews

Name: Par Timer Pro: Firearm Trainer
Rating: 4.5 (366 reviews)

Par Timer Pro: Firearm Trainer

Luke Pighetti

🔧 Utilities

⚽ Sports

Customer Experience

Positive experience56.3% of reviews

Neutral4.2% of reviews

Negative experience39.6% of reviews

~ Based on 48 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Par Timer Pro. Based on 366 reviews and a 4.5/5 average, it highlights the 8 positives and 9 negatives reviewers mention most about this Sports app.

Positive things

👍Great for dry fire practice
👍Simple and easy to use
👍Helps improve shooting skills
👍Useful for draw drills
👍Good par timer functionality
👍Clean UI
👍Works well for indoor ranges
👍Good value for home practice

Negative things

😞Requires internet connection
😞Unusable without payment/subscription
😞Collects user information
😞Expensive subscription model
😞Misleading advertising (not a shot tracker)
😞Videos not functional
😞Repeat function not found
😞Price confusion (weekly vs. monthly)
😞Basic timer, not a full shot timer

Is Par Timer Pro Safe?

Par Timer Pro: Firearm Trainer appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Par Timer Pro is 89/100.

This assessment is based on 366 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.5/5.

Safety Analysis

88.8% of ratings point to a safe experience

1.1% of ratings suggest some concerns

10.1% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 366 App Store ratings for Par Timer Pro.

Is Par Timer Pro Legit?

Par Timer Pro: Firearm Trainer appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Par Timer Pro is 85/100.

Based on 85 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

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The best dry fire app

Hello - I’m a USPSA CO Master. I’ve been using this as my main dry fire app for about 2 years. It’s fantastic!

It’s easy to use and it has everything you need to simply start dry firing. Set your par time and get to work. Don’t waste your time with other gimmicky apps - you only need this

Devo-USPSA

a month ago

Response from developer

hey, thank you for this amazing review! really made our day over here ~Luke

Useless without an internet connection

So, this app would be great, but it requires an internet connection to function. The problem is that my range, like many many others is in a rural area and there is zero cellular or wifi service. The app doesn’t store information about the various drills locally and must download said info every time. Thus, this app is absolutely useless without a live inet connection. Don’t believe me? Turn your phone to airplane mode and see how the app essentially bricks.

This seems like a bad design decision and now I’m left looking for an alternative after wasting my money on this.

g43guy

3 months ago

Response from developer

hey g43guy, really upset that our offline mode didn’t work for you. offline mode is 100% a requirement for an app like ours specifically because we often train in rural areas. i just tested it myself and it appears to be working. please email us hello@partimerpro.com immediately so we can get to the bottom of this and make things right

Unusable without payment

Thought it would offer at least some sort of minimal features with the basic free download. But everytime I tried using it, it just asks if I want pro.

Josiah_Levi

3 months ago

Immediately deleted

Because why on earth would a timer app need to collect your information. Ridiculous lol

yes26195

3 months ago

Subscription, no!

The cost of this app is ridiculous. Would I pay $10 one time? Sure, it’s a good app. But $2.50-$15 a month just to hear a beep when I already have a real timer plus there’s free apps, no thanks. I don’t use any of the features other than the timer. I honestly can’t believe the app requires a subscription. It’s like subscribing to an app that plays fart sounds.

twilk73

4 months ago

Response from developer

Totally fair feedback. We’re a small team and the subscription is what keeps the app maintained. We just made it so people can browse the app for free so you can see what’s included before deciding. As a note we used to have a lifetime option but our customers were opting in to the subscription so we removed it. (I know, we were surprised too!) Thanks for trying it out.

Useless without purchase

Won’t even start a basic timer without a purchase. Not just the “pro” features, I no timer whatsoever. Well, since the app was already nagging me for a review after I’ve barely opened the app, wish granted!

Slang8875

4 months ago

Paid app pretending to be free

The app has no functionality without a subscription. Yes a subscription for a timer! Sneaky “free” app until you try to use it. Not even worth giving it a chance with that tactic. Even slimier; it asks for all your info before it tells you nothing works without a monthly sub. Just dirty tactics, I guess if you want a marketing ploy download it

cslowik

5 months ago

Paywall

Hard to review the app when you can’t get past a monthly subscription. Would be nice to try before buy. Looking elsewhere.

btsc1

6 months ago

Sold my info immediately

Within minutes of downloading the app I received spam texts.

AtxFWC

8 months ago

Great training tool

My pistol shooting has gotten better since I started using this app.

stan from mobile

9 months ago

None of the videos are functional. The repeat function not found.

1. For a paid APP, I would expect the videos to work. NONE are available.
2. The "repeat" function referenced in the tutorial is not found. The lack of this requires manually starting every single sequence. There are free versions with this feature that function great.
I wanted this APP to work well, it does not. :(

KC Ro

9 months ago

Response from developer

Hi KC, videos all appear to be working. If you can send us feedback in the app with the name of the drill that isn't working for you we'd be happy to look again! Also the repeat feature is in the lower right of the timer screen. You can tap that to enable it. Thank you!

6 stars

I use this program every time I dry fire, works great.

Setting delay times and targets to keep you accountable every session. Highly recommend

Quick hand Dan

a year ago

Response from developer

thank you for the kind words, enjoy!

Exactly as described!

It works exactly as described and is an easy way to start dry fire practice at home without (or in addition to) the loud and bulky timer. I can put on AirPods and do dry fire practice without bother anybody, or I can use it at the range with friends and have them start a drill on the color stimuli. It’s a super awesome training tool to have in your back pocket (literally).

hhbhave

a year ago

Response from developer

We updated the multiple-targets feature to make it easier to understand! If you have 1 target, set it to 1. It will beep like normal. If you have 2 targets, set it to 2. It will call out "One!" or "Two!" with a voice. This forces you to accept a command and make a decision before reacting, which makes drills a lot harder. You can increase the number of targets to make it more difficult. Thanks for the feedback, it was really helpful!

App was good until it broke now it only boots to a black screen.

Been stuck this way

MR. super nelson

a year ago

App not working

This app just stopped working. I open it and it shows a blank screen. I deleted and redownloaded twice. Please fix as it is a great app.

cuppers

a year ago

App quit working a while ago

I love this app, but it quit working quite some time ago. I just saw they did an update, so I tried to open it again. And nothing Just a blank screen.

Fundamental self defense

a year ago

Well, this turned out to be worthless, I’m seriously three drills into practicing and testing the app when it wouldn’t give me any more beeps, and every time I look for a way to turn on the beeps, it’s trying to sell me into upgrading

jeff weissman

2 years ago

Does exactly what is needed to practice dryfire draw drills.

Use it whenever I do dry fire draw drills. I love that you can set the reset time all the way down (fastest I use is the 3 second interval- it provides a great workout as well as condensed practice sessions.) And the random interval times are a great training aid to mix up your brain and actually use your reaction time instead of predicting the constant interval time. I was recommended this app by one of my most respected shootin buddies (who is kinda sub cult famous… SO TRUST THIS IS THE REAL DEAL!)

Taddfab

2 years ago

Response from developer

hey taddfab appreciate the kind words. we’d love to meet your friend. if they are interested in taking a call please put their contact info in the feedback form in app. thanks!

Solid app

Easy to use, very helpful

Agb3200

2 years ago

Price Confusion

I just downloaded this app after reading recommendations for a decent Par timer for dryfire. I opted for this Pro version, as I am willing to spend a little more for some nice options. It seems I cannot use this app on my ipad unless I agree to paying $3.99 PER WEEK...?? My iphone states $1.99 per week, but even that is a hard pass for me. I guess I will be buying an actual shot timer after all...

Roxarama

2 years ago

Response from developer

Hello! Our goal is to find a price that enables us to invest in building more features for our customers. We have just adjusted our pricing and we hope it works out for more people, including you! Thank you and train safe. 🙌