Comparison

Targetize vs The Rifle App

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Targetize

Enhance your shooting accuracy and stability with a virtual coach. This app analyzes your performance at the range when paired with a sensor, helping you track progress and share sessions with friends.

Highlights
  • Trigger finger control improvement
  • Muzzle discipline training
  • Real-time shot analysis with sensor
  • Personal virtual coach
  • Shooting data collection and storage
  • Session sharing with friends
Features
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Improve your trigger finger control and muzzle discipline using Targetize! Paired with a Targetize sensor this app will detect and analyze every round you shot at the range. Improve your accuracy and stability with a personal virtual coach. Collect and store shooting data every session to see how you improve. Share your sessions with friends.

About

The Rifle App

Manage your firearms, ammunition, and licenses with this modern, easy-to-use inventory app. Track firearm maintenance, CCW reciprocity, and analyze shooting performance with advanced metrics. Securely back up your data with encryption.

Highlights
  • Firearm, ammunition, and gadget inventory
  • Barrel log for wear and tear tracking
  • CCW license and reciprocity tracking
  • AES256 bit encrypted data backup
  • Automated cleaning and renewal reminders
  • Firearm usage and accuracy metrics
  • Target analysis for accuracy tracking
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OVERVIEW The Rifle App is the most affordable, modern, clean, and easy-to-use solution for firearm owners, designed and built by an American veteran. Designed with simplicity in mind, skipping unnecessary tools to focus on what you need with tons of meaningful features due to be released this year. FREE APP FEATURES - Track firearms, ammunition, and all your gadgets with simple yet intuitive inventories. - Add barrel logs to track wear and tear and plan cleaning. - Track CCW licenses and see your reciprocity. - Securely back up your AES256 bit encrypted data with iCloud integration or right on your phone and stash your backups how you see fit. PRO SUBSCRIPTION FEATURES (requires purchase) - Get automated and manual reminders for cleaning, sighting-in, changing batteries, and renewing licenses! - View firearm usage metrics. - Upload and analyze targets to record and track your accuracy - View accuracy metrics over time to see your training progress ABOUT US 100% veteran-owned and engineered and proudly made in the USA, The Rifle App is built by non-Fudds who understand and support the firearms community through advocacy, activism, and brotherhood. TERMS OF USE www.therifleapp.com/#/terms PRIVACY POLICY www.therifleapp.com/#/privacy

Screenshots

Targetize3 screens
The Rifle App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Rifle App at 100% against Targetize's 20%. The Rifle App also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.9). Targetize's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and ratings volume (14 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Rifle App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Targetize has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Targetize's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Rifle App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Targetize ships an update every 3 weeks, The Rifle App fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Targetize versus The Rifle App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTargetizeThe Rifle App
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (14 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB80 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPLAYERMAKER LIMITEDSkeptic Dog Software Ltd. Co.

Customer experience

Targetize

All ratings14 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

The Rifle App

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Targetize

No in-app purchases

None

The Rifle App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Targetize free?
Targetize is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Rifle App free?
The Rifle App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Targetize or The Rifle App?
The Rifle App is rated higher. Targetize averages 2.9 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while The Rifle App averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Targetize or The Rifle App have ads?
Neither Targetize nor The Rifle App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Targetize or The Rifle App?
Targetize ships an update every 3 weeks, and The Rifle App fortnightly. Most recently, Targetize was updated on November 2, 2026 and The Rifle App on October 30, 2026.

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