Hit Factor Calculator vs Recoil Shot Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hit Factor Calculator
Calculate your potential shooting competition scores with "What If" scenarios for misses, no-shoots, and penalties. Explore different scoring possibilities to visualize your "Dream Score" and optimize performance.
- Calculate Hit Factor with "What If" scenarios
- Simulate scores without misses
- Simulate scores without no-shoots
- Simulate scores without procedural penalties
- Explore "Dream Score" possibilities
- Free to use
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Hit Factor Calculator for IPSC and USPSA, offering the "What If..." feature which quickly calculates your possible Hit Factor without misses, without no-shoots and without procedural penalties and the "Dream Score" feature allowing you to play with different values free-style to see what your possible Hit Factor could be.
Recoil Shot Timer
This app uses your Apple Watch to time shooting drills and tracks your performance on your phone. It accurately times shots even in noisy environments or with suppressed firearms, providing detailed analytics on your performance.
- Apple Watch drill timing
- Phone-based performance tracking
- AI-powered recoil detection
- Accurate timing in noisy conditions
- Detailed shot statistics
- Weapon type performance breakdown
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Time drills with your Apple Watch and track performance on your phone. Our recoil-driven, AI-powered app succeeds where traditional acoustic timers fail, giving you the ability to confidently time shots next to other shooters, in the rain, and with suppressed firearms. Track every shot. See every split. Your data is yours, forever. Easily view shot times from your watch as you're training. Dive deeper post-practice and view shot stats on your phone including number of rounds fired, fastest draw, and fastest split for any given day or period. You can also view stats by weapon type (pistol or rifle). Recoil Shot Timer was developed in partnership with the Office of Naval Research as part of the Joint Marksmanship Assessment Package for the Marine Corps. Trained with over 20,000 shots from hundreds of Marines and civilians, Recoil has become a fully functional shot timer with remarkable accuracy. Works best on centerfire rifles and pistols.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hit Factor Calculator at 5.0 against Recoil Shot Timer's 4.3. Hit Factor Calculator also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Recoil Shot Timer's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (25 vs 4). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Recoil Shot Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Hit Factor Calculator asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hit Factor Calculator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Recoil Shot Timer has 25 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Hit Factor Calculator's written reviews are positive against 75% of Recoil Shot Timer's.
Hit Factor Calculator ships an update every 2 months, Recoil Shot Timer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hit Factor Calculator | Recoil Shot Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.3 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Melmac Network | NIftyBytes |
Customer experience
Hit Factor Calculator
Recoil Shot Timer
In-app purchases
Hit Factor Calculator
No in-app purchases
Recoil Shot Timer
- Monthly14 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Yearly14 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Recoil Pro - One Time Purchase$39.99
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