Mantis Laser Academy vs Round Count Maint
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mantis Laser Academy
This app provides a smart dry-fire laser training system using your smartphone's camera to detect hits, score shots, and time your performance. Enhance your marksmanship and speed with various drills, including competitive dueling modes, all from the convenience of your home.
- Automatic hit detection
- Automatic scoring
- Shot timing
- Marksmanship drills
- Speed drills
- Dueling drills
- Save training history
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TRAIN SMARTER: Mantis Laser Academy is a dry-fire laser training system, built around smart targets that support automatic hit detection, scoring, and shot time in the Laser Academy app from data provided by the camera on your smartphone. TRAIN AT HOME: Mantis Laser Academy enables you to set up a dry fire laser range that is powerful, safe, convenient, and very inexpensive. Laser Academy drills are built to enhance your shooting performance, in both marksmanship and speed. Test your skills against your friends using dueling drills that allow you to shoot side by side. KEY FEATURES: - Automatic target detection - Automatic shot detection - Automatic scoring - Marksmanship, speed, and reaction time drills - Shooter-to-shooter dueling drills - Save to history GETTING STARTED: Once you have your gear, you are ready to train. Before getting started check the training area and all firearms for safety. Ensure any firearms are unloaded and remove live ammunition from the training area. - Place the smart targets in the desired location. Avoid areas where glare from lights and windows may the affect detection of shots on the targets. - Place your smartphone on the tripod and point the rear camera at the target(s) you have placed. - If you are using a laser cartridge, load the laser cartridge into the chamber of your firearm. - Launch the Mantis Laser Academy app on your phone, select a drill, and proceed to train. DRILLS and SMART TARGETS: The Mantis Laser Academy app has a variety of drills focused on different aspects of shooting. Some drills require specific smart targets. Other drills work with any smart target. Several drills support multiple targets and allow local competition between shooters. Smart targets are automatically detected and scored by Mantis Laser Academy. Using smart targets provides the most enjoyable and valuable training experience. The Control Target allows you to Start, Stop, Clear, and Close in the app by shooting specific regions on the Control Target. Mantis Laser Academy has a selection of free drills and a selection of drills that can be purchased or unlocked. You can purchase a single drill or Full Access in the app. Our mission is to help every shooter improve their accuracy and confidence. Mantis Laser Academy is the latest innovation in our next-level shooting systems designed to help you achieve a higher level of proficiency. Train smarter, train better, train with Mantis.
Round Count Maint
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Round Count keeps an accurate round count for every firearm you own — and for the parts inside them that wear out. Competitive shooters and high-volume enthusiasts know the problem: recoil springs, firing pins, and extractors all have a service life, but nobody remembers how many rounds ago they were replaced. Round Count does the remembering for you. LOG EVERY SESSION Record live fire and dry fire in seconds. Your logs build a complete round-count history for each firearm, with notes for loads, matches, or anything else worth remembering. TRACK PART WEAR Add the parts you care about — recoil spring, firing pin, extractor, magazine springs — and set a replacement interval for each. Every logged round counts against the parts in that firearm. Parts can count dry-fire rounds too, perfect for firing pins and strikers. GET WARNED BEFORE FAILURE Set a warning threshold and Round Count flags parts as they approach their interval, then marks them past due. A status badge on each firearm shows you at a glance when something needs attention. FULL REPLACEMENT HISTORY When you replace a part, the count resets and the replacement is recorded — date, round count, and notes — so you always know a part's true service history. YOUR WHOLE COLLECTION Pistols, rifles, and shotguns, each with a photo, notes, and its own parts list. A built-in catalog of common part names makes setup fast. BACKED UP, NEVER LOST Back up your entire database to Dropbox and restore it on a new device in seconds. Round Count is free for one firearm with up to three tracked parts — plenty to see how it fits your routine. A single one-time purchase unlocks unlimited firearms and parts. No subscriptions, no accounts, no ads. Your data stays on your device. If you maintain what you shoot, Round Count makes sure you never guess again.
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Verdict
Mantis Laser Academy and Round Count Maint are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Mantis Laser Academy sells 15 one-off in-app purchases and Round Count Maint sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Mantis Laser Academy | Round Count Maint |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (4.1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 68.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 284 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Mantis Tech LLC | On-Core Software LLC |
Bugs and requests
Mantis Laser Academy
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes during Pistol Marksmanship course
- Inability to add firearms and view history
- Calibration tool obstructs view of crosshairs
- Tripod instability causes false readings
- Sound not working unless headphones are connected
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to customize drills and courses
- Integrate with Mantis X app for more comprehensive training
- Implement daily shot count tracking
- Allow manual entry of firearm settings
- Add more training modes and game-like features
Round Count Maint
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mantis Laser Academy
- Open Shooting - Multi-target$4.99
- Duel - Five Shot$4.99
- Shot From Guard/Low Ready$4.99
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- Bullseye - 10 Shot$4.99
- Compressed Surprise Break$4.99
- Holster Draw - Par Timed$4.99
- Holster Draw$4.99
- Multiple Shots and Targets$4.99
- Close Contact from Holster$4.99
- Hunt$4.99
- Duel - Hunt$4.99
- Emergency Reload$4.99
- 01 Darts$4.99
- Duel - High Score$4.99
- Lifetime Membership$49.99
Round Count Maint
- Unlimited Firearms & Parts$4.99
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