Comparison

Drills vs LaserHIT

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

Head to head
About

Drills

This app enhances shooting skills through AI video analysis and integration with smart devices. Design custom drills, track progress, and compete with others. Offers cloud storage for stats and videos, with both free and subscription options.

Highlights
  • AI video analysis (Shotisize AI)
  • Integration with Shooters Global devices
  • Custom drill design (dry fire & live fire)
  • Real-time performance data overlay
  • AR preview for custom stages
  • Competition and match modes
  • Cloud-backed calendar for stats
Features
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Drills is an advanced smart platform designed to elevate your shooting skills. Try brand-new Shotisize AI - upload your shooting video filmed with any device and watch Shotisize detect the sound of a start signal and shots in a video, and overlay the shot times on any video you desire. The app seamlessly integrates with shoot timers, electronic levels, and other products from Shooters Global. Connect SG devices to App via Bluetooth and record yourself training with real-time performance data overlaid on your videos. Combine insights from multiple devices, including shot times, stability metrics, leveling, muzzle tracking, and more. Design your own dry fire and live fire drills, tailoring every detail to fit your training goals. Monitor progress of a specific drill. Watch your time, hit factor, and other stats change over time. Learn what really contributes to your score, identify best shooting strategies and areas of improvement. Unlock advanced features and control your SG devices remotely. Create custom stages on the Web with an easy-to-use interface and advanced animations. Experience them in 1:1 scale with AR preview, allowing you to make real-time adjustments before building them in real life. Export in PDF. Train solo with Quick Stage or host a competition in Match Mode. Compete with friends, track results in real-time, and upload videos and scores automatically. View results in the app, on the web, or export to CSV. Securely store all your stats and videos in a cloud-backed calendar, allowing easy access from any device. Keep your SG devices updated with new features and improvements. Сonnect with fellow shooters, share content freely, and enjoy an ad-free, censorship-free experience. Drills includes both a free version and a subscription version with premium features. You can subscribe and pay on the App Store, using your Apple ID. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renew may be turned off after purchase by going to the 'Manage Subscription' page in settings. The subscription will renew at the same cost. Terms of Use: https://timer.shooters.global/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://timer.shooters.global/privacy-policy/

About

LaserHIT

This app enhances dry-fire laser training for shooters of all levels. It offers realistic ballistics simulation, precise shot measurement, and high-speed hit detection. Practice with handguns or rifles at extended ranges, with results displayed in various units.

Highlights
  • Realistic DOPE-based ballistics simulation
  • Extended long-range practice (up to 1 mile)
  • Results in real units (inch, cm, MOA, MIL)
  • Sub 0.1 MOA instrumental precision
  • High-speed hit registration (600 RPM)
  • Screen mirroring for real-time viewing
  • Offline functionality
Features
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BRING YOUR RANGE PRACTICE HOME. Use your own handgun or rifle for laser-based dry firing. Work with the sights, scope, ballistic data, and shooting setup you already know. LaserHIT turns your available indoor space into a dry-fire range with realistic sounds and a customizable Virtual Spotter. See or hear results specific to the Drill you choose. YOUR SHOT. IN REAL NUMBERS. See where every hit lands immediately in inches, centimeters, MOA, or MIL. Measure groups in inches, centimeters, TMOA, SMOA, MIL, or MRAD. Match the units to your optic and the way you already work at the range. Split and elapsed time are measured to 0.1 second. KNOW HOW SHARP YOU CAN BE. Want to see a 0.052-inch difference on your target at 100 yards? Want to know you can place three shots at 5 yards in under one second? And not just once. Do it consistently. Repeat it. Know what you and your firearm can deliver. SCORE BY THE RULES YOU PRACTICE. In competition, a hit is not simply a hit. Where it lands, decimal values, X-counts, penalties, and time can determine the result. LaserHIT applies the scoring method appropriate to the selected Drill at the moment of impact. Results can include decimal or whole-number scoring, X-counts, Zone scores, Hit Factor, Final Time with penalties, and other competition-specific results. Prefer placement instead of score? See or hear each hit as a correction or location. With multiple targets and recreated distances, each result stays connected to the target and distance actually hit. THE ROOM STAYS. DISTANCE CHANGES. The LaserHIT App can recreate distances from 1 yard to 1 mile, depending on your firearm, optic, accessories, target, and available indoor distance. The principle is geometry: a proportionally scaled target recreates the angular dimensions of a full-size target at another distance. A 25-yard practice does not require 25 yards of room. A 500-yard target does not require a 500-yard range. With the appropriate setup, even 1 mile can be recreated indoors. YOUR POSITION COMES FIRST. Prone. Sitting. Kneeling. Supported. Standing. Four Positional Targets™ are matched to different rifle heights. Establish your position first, then place the appropriate target at your natural line of aim instead of changing your body to fit a fixed indoor target. No wind. No bullet drop. Work with your rifle, scope, position, support, sight picture, and trigger. BRING YOUR BALLISTIC DATA INSIDE. Import custom ballistic data from supported sources, including Hornady® and GeoBallistics®, or connect a compatible Kestrel® 5700 Series device. Select your ballistic profile in Kestrel and connect it to the LaserHIT App. During the Stage, LaserHIT generates a random crosswind up to 10 mph. Kestrel updates the DOPE for the current wind, providing the firing solution to dial or hold. CONFIRM THE RANGE. THEN FIRE. A selected distance does not always mean your recreated setup is exactly at that distance. Before ballistic practice begins, LaserHIT verifies the recreated distance actually present. For example, if your 500-yard setup verifies at 487 yards, ballistic calculations use 487 yards. Drop and time of flight are calculated for the confirmed range, because every yard can matter to the firing solution. YOUR SPOTTER. ON YOUR WRIST. With supported Drills, Apple Watch displays wind direction and speed, hit location, score, and available Stage information while your iPhone or iPad remains at the target. YOUR PRACTICE STAYS YOURS. Core practice works offline. No LaserHIT account is required. Firearm profiles, ballistic data, and practice records stay locally on your device. Some Drills and advanced features require LaserHIT Pro Access or specific LaserHIT equipment.

Screenshots

Drills4 screens
LaserHIT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: LaserHIT at 4.3 against Drills's 2.9. LaserHIT also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 40%) and device support (4 vs 2). Drills's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, 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. Drills sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and LaserHIT sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LaserHIT holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 119 and 267 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Drills's written reviews are positive against 60% of LaserHIT's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drills ships an update weekly, LaserHIT monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Drills versus LaserHIT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrillsLaserHIT
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (119 ratings)4.3 (267 ratings) — better
Positive reviews39.7% of reviews59.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings119267 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size491 MB58 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperShooters.Global llcLaserHIT LLC

Customer experience

Drills

All ratings119 ratings
Positive42.0%
Neutral10.1%
Negative47.9%
Written reviews121 reviews
Positive39.7%
Neutral10.7%
Negative49.6%

LaserHIT

All ratings263 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral2.7%
Negative12.9%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive59.7%
Neutral9.0%
Negative31.3%

Bugs and requests

Drills

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

LaserHIT

Reported bugs

45 issues
  • Cannot minimize or close the program
  • Update ruined the app
  • Settings distance from gun site doesn't make sense
  • App no longer allows use of own target
  • App gets hung up trying to find reload mark
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  • Latest update ruined the app
  • New 'Target confirmation' is junk
  • App always gets stuck on 'phone is moving'
  • Latest update ruined accuracy
  • Android version is running ahead of iOS version
  • Top Score feature records 0 points for every shot
  • Camera randomly zooms in and out
  • Loses targets or randomly registers hits
  • App hangs up or closes from time to time on iPhone
  • Takes too long to set up a session
  • Too many redundant things to select
  • Purchased module doesn't work
  • App doesn't work with iPad
  • Purchased on Android but can't use on iPad
  • Not a true iPad app
  • Charged wrong price for in-app purchase
  • Double counts rounds due to lighting
  • App crashes randomly
  • Mechanism to 'save' session score cards is laughable
  • Setup for each 'mode' is tedious and error-prone
  • Shipping incorrect target sizes
  • App is slow
  • Safety check boxes are too small
  • Legal disclaimer every time app is opened
  • Tutorial videos are silent films
  • Targets aren't the right proportions
  • App won't work on iPhone 8 or 8 Plus
  • Cannot get past calibration
  • Printed free target doesn't align
  • Doesn't work on iPad
  • Purchased module only works with specific targets
  • Red spots are problematic
  • App does not register fast consecutive shots
  • Won't let me buy in app purchases
  • No sound
  • Camera noise like taking a screenshot, but doesn't save
  • Doesn't show LaserHIT accessing photos
  • Screenshot button is too small
  • Reload area is too sensitive
  • App hangs up or closes from time to time

Requested features

45 requests
  • More features included with base purchase
  • Ability to minimize or close the program
  • Save history instead of screenshots
  • Android version to match iOS
  • Ability to use own targets
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  • Fix settings distance issue
  • Fix app getting hung up on reload mark
  • Roll back to previous version
  • Fix target confirmation
  • Fix 'phone is moving' bug
  • Fix accuracy after update
  • Allow use of own targets
  • Fix iPad compatibility
  • Save stats within the app
  • See shooting improvement over time
  • Dry fire log
  • Add shoot numbering option
  • Changeable sound effects
  • New modules/challenges
  • Better target proportions
  • Add dialogue to tutorial videos
  • Option to save after every round
  • Make Quick Draw work with USPS targets
  • Optional steel gong sounds
  • Allow multiple targeting regions with different sounds
  • Official SR target with automatic scoring
  • Fix app crashing
  • Improve UI/UX
  • Improve score card saving mechanism
  • Simplify setup for modes
  • Add more free training modes
  • Improve tutorial videos
  • Fix iPad app compatibility
  • Make purchased modules work with standard targets
  • Improve lighting sensitivity
  • Fix fast consecutive shot registration
  • Allow in-app purchases
  • Provide contact information for support
  • Add sound effects
  • Fix screenshot saving
  • Make screenshot button larger
  • Add option to save screenshots after each round
  • Add official SR target
  • Add steel gong sounds
  • Allow multiple targeting regions

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Drills

Subscriptions2
  • SG Pro 1 Month7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • SG Pro 1 Year7 Days trial$39.991 Year
6 purchases

LaserHIT

One-time6
  • FREE TARGET PRACTICEFree
  • BLACK STEEL PRACTICEFree
  • 1 Day Pro Access$0.99
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  • TOP SCORE PRACTICE$9.99
  • QUICK HIT PRACTICE$9.99
  • 30 Days Pro Access$19.99

Questions

Is Drills free?
Drills is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LaserHIT free?
LaserHIT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drills or LaserHIT?
LaserHIT is rated higher. Drills averages 2.9 out of 5 from 119 ratings, while LaserHIT averages 4.3 from 267 ratings.
Do Drills or LaserHIT have ads?
Neither Drills nor LaserHIT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drills or LaserHIT?
Drills ships an update weekly, and LaserHIT monthly. Most recently, Drills was updated on November 9, 2026 and LaserHIT on November 2, 2026.

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