Comparison

Shotlog vs RingTrace

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

Head to head
About

Shotlog

This app serves as a digital logbook for shooting enthusiasts to track scores, analyze performance, and manage firearms. It offers real-time score calculation, detailed statistics, and a custom timer for training.

Highlights
  • Real-time score calculation
  • Statistics and analytics
  • Rank progression tracking
  • Custom interval timer
  • Firearms and maintenance log
  • Flexible scoring options
  • Secure cloud sync
Features
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A shooting logbook that keeps score while you shoot. Enter each series as you go, in whole points or tenths, and the total is right before you pack up. Shotlog is for the club shooter with a paper log or a spreadsheet full of numbers and no easy way to tell whether this winter is going better than the last. Air pistol, air rifle, smallbore, service rifle. KEEPING SCORE Add a series and tap in the shots. The running total moves as you go, so the arithmetic is done before you leave the range. If you score in tenths, the decimal keypad takes 10.9 in two taps. SEE WHETHER YOU ARE IMPROVING Every session gets its own breakdown: score per series, where your shots are landing, totals. Then look across months of them. Filter by discipline, by tag or by date, so you can put a season of competition results side by side, or read a month of practice on its own. This is the part a paper log cannot do, and it is the reason most people keep logging. TARGETSNAP Take a photo of the target, paper or screen, and mark where each shot went. You decide what's a ten. Shotlog reads the score from where you put the marks, then measures the group: mean radius, extreme spread, and how far off centre the group sits on the target face. The ring overlay lines itself up with the photo, so you are not dragging it into position by hand. TargetSnap saves the photo with the session, and you can share the scorecard. DISCIPLINES Choose your event and the session sets itself up with the right target face and the right scoring, from the ISSF programme to the national ones for Norway, Germany and the USA. Shotlog remembers the discipline you shot last and opens the next session on it. YOUR FIREARMS Keep every firearm in one place, each with its own maintenance log, so you know what was last serviced and when. Link a firearm to a session and it remembers which discipline you shoot with it, so the air rifle and the air pistol each open on their own settings. PAR TIMER An interval timer built for shooting sports, with presets or intervals you set yourself. One less app on the bench. EVERYTHING KEPT Your log is stored in the cloud, so changing phones does not cost you a season. Tag sessions, add notes, mark a session as practice or competition, and export the lot to CSV whenever you want it somewhere else. Light and dark themes. RANKS Logged shots add up to a rank that climbs as you go, which is a fair reason to write up the ordinary Tuesday practice you would otherwise let slide. Shotlog is free to use, and Shotlog Pro unlocks the full set. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

RingTrace

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Document your hits, equipment, and training progress in one place. RingTrace is a digital training log for sport shooting. Record your training sessions, enter scores and hit positions, and keep track of your development over time. Features: • Record training sessions with distance, target type, firearm, caliber, and optic • Enter and correct scores and hit positions manually • Manage firearms and optics • Training history with filters and sorting • Statistics for tracking personal progress • Compare two training sessions directly • Share results as PDF • Create and restore local backups • German and English • Light and dark appearance All training data and target photos are stored locally on your iPhone. RingTrace is intended solely for documenting lawful sport shooting training. The app does not sell firearms or ammunition and does not facilitate such purchases.

Screenshots

Shotlog4 screens
RingTrace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RingTrace at none against Shotlog's 3. Shotlog's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Shotlog sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. RingTrace asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shotlog ships an update every 9 days, RingTrace every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Shotlog versus RingTrace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShotlogRingTrace
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChrister NordboMarkus Rittmann

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Shotlog

Subscriptions3
  • Shotlog Pro - 1 Month7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Shotlog Pro - 3 Months7 Days trial$9.993 Months
  • Shotlog Pro - 12 Months7 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

RingTrace

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shotlog free?
Shotlog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RingTrace free?
RingTrace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shotlog or RingTrace have ads?
RingTrace shows ads; Shotlog does not.
Which is updated more often, Shotlog or RingTrace?
Shotlog ships an update every 9 days, and RingTrace every 6 weeks. Most recently, Shotlog was updated on October 24, 2026 and RingTrace on October 26, 2026.

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