Comparison

Drills vs ShootSmart

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

Head to head
About

Drills

Enhance your shooting skills with this advanced platform that integrates with smart devices to record and analyze your performance. Design custom drills, monitor progress with detailed stats, and compete with others. Store your training data and connect with a community of shooters.

Highlights
  • Integrates with shoot timers and electronic levels
  • Records drills with real-time performance data overlay
  • Customizable dry fire and live fire drill design
  • Progress monitoring with stats and score analysis
  • Remote device control via smartphone or smartwatch
  • AR preview for custom stage creation
  • Solo and competition modes
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

ShootSmart

Features
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ShootSmart is your range companion for scoring, timing, and improving your shooting — whether you’re training for competition or just chasing tighter groups. SCORE YOUR DRILLS THE SMART WAY Track hits by zone for IPSC/USPSA, bullseye, and simple targets, with automatic hit-factor, gross score, and run-time calculations. Log every string and drill so your progress is always in front of you. TIME YOUR SHOTS (PRO) The built-in shot timer uses your phone’s microphone to detect and time each shot — first-shot time, splits, and complete strings — with fixed or random start delays and par times, just like a dedicated range timer. SCORE FROM A PHOTO (PRO) Snap a picture of your target and ShootSmart helps place your hits, tallies the score by zone, and analyzes your group. Then it gives you plain-language coaching on what your grouping says about your fundamentals — and how to tighten it up — with guidance for both right- and left-handed shooters. BALLISTICS CALCULATOR (PRO) Calculate your zeroes, holdovers, DOPEs with a built in ballistic calculator. REVIEW AND IMPROVE Your History keeps every session, string, and score, with detail views and trends so you can see how you’re improving shot to shot and month to month. MANAGE YOUR DRILLS AND GEAR Build and save your own drills and systems (calibers and setups) and pull them up instantly at the range. FREE TO USE ShootSmart is free with ads. Upgrade to Pro for the shot timer, photo-based scoring and coaching, and an ad-free experience. ShootSmart is a training and scoring aid — always follow safe firearm handling and all applicable laws and range rules. Make every shot count. Download ShootSmart and start shooting smarter. Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ShootSmart Terms: https://schraedertechnologies.github.io/shootsmart-legal/terms.html ShootSmart Privacy: https://schraedertechnologies.github.io/shootsmart-legal/privacy.html

Screenshots

Drills4 screens
ShootSmart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Drills at every 2 weeks against ShootSmart's every 3 months. ShootSmart's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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 ShootSmart sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drills ships an update every 2 weeks, ShootSmart every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Drills versus ShootSmart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrillsShootSmart
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (115 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews39.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings115 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size430 MB112 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperShooters.Global llcSchraeder Technologies

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
3 purchases

ShootSmart

Subscriptions3
  • ShootSmart Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • ShootSmart Pro 3 Month$7.993 Months
  • ShootSmart Pro Annual$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Drills free?
Drills is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShootSmart free?
ShootSmart is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Drills or ShootSmart have ads?
Neither Drills nor ShootSmart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drills or ShootSmart?
Drills ships an update every 2 weeks, and ShootSmart every 3 months. Most recently, Drills was updated on October 24, 2026 and ShootSmart on October 13, 2026.

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