LaserHIT vs Range Training
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Range Training
This app is a streamlined shooting log and performance tracker for serious shooters. It helps you score runs quickly, understand your performance instantly with automatic Hit Factor calculation, and capture detailed shot timer data. Visualize your progress to identify areas for improvement.
- Score runs in seconds
- Automatic Hit Factor calculation
- Sync shot timer with single tap
- Visualize progress and trends
- Log performance for competitive drills
- Efficient workflow for planning and review
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Your time at the range is valuable and ammo is EXPENSIVE. You're there to hone a skill—to shoot, score, and improve. Every shot needs to count. The last thing you need is technology that gets in the way. Range Training is the streamlined shooting log and performance tracker designed for serious shooters. Stop fumbling with clunky apps and get a range log that fits directly into your workflow. Score Runs in Seconds: Spend less time on your phone and more time on the trigger. Our streamlined interface makes logging runs for your whole squad fast. Know Your Performance Instantly: No more mental math. Get your Hit Factor calculated automatically so you always know where you stand. Perfect for USPSA, IDPA, tactical training standards, and other competitive shooting drills. Capture the Full Story: Sync your shot timer with a single tap. Instantly capture the entire shot string—every split, first shot, and total time—data you'd never log manually. It's the complete picture of your performance on every single run. Find Your Breakthroughs: Don't just collect data—use it. Visualize your progress to spot trends in your Hit Factor, identify your fastest first shots, and track your raw time to see exactly where you need to improve. Competitive shooters go to the range on a mission. It's more like a planned workout than a random plinking session. We built an efficient workflow—plan, shoot, get seamless scores, and review—that keeps you focused on the trigger, not the app. Whether you're a competitive shooting athlete pushing for your next USPSA classification, a tactical professional logging performance, or a Steel Challenge shooter chasing tenths, Range Training delivers the critical data you need to improve.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Range Training at 5.0 against LaserHIT's 4.3. Range Training also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%). LaserHIT's advantage is ratings volume (262 vs 8) and device support (4 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. LaserHIT sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Range Training sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Range Training holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LaserHIT has 262 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of LaserHIT's written reviews are positive against 100% of Range Training's.
LaserHIT ships an update every 5 weeks, Range Training every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LaserHIT | Range Training |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (262 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 262 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | LaserHIT LLC | Chris Whitling |
Customer experience
LaserHIT
Range Training
Bugs and 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
Range Training
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LaserHIT
- 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
Range Training
- Range Training Unlimited$12.991 Year
Questions
Is LaserHIT free?
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