DryFireOnline vs Virtual
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DryFireOnline
Enhance your competitive shooting skills with this training tool. It simulates realistic targets and provides instant feedback on shot placement, time, and score when used with the companion website and a laser training cartridge. Create custom drills for personalized practice.
- Realistic static and moving target silhouettes
- Custom drill creation
- Instant shot placement feedback
- Score and time tracking
- Red laser training cartridge support
- Companion website integration
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Dry Fire Online is a training tool that helps you become a better competitive IPSC / IDPA / USPSA / GSSF / Steel Challenge shooter. It supports your dry fire training sessions by displaying realistically scaled static and moving target silhouettes and you can even create your own drills. This app can be used together with the DryFireOnline.com website to get instant feedback about your shot placement, time and score. The app connects to the website and using the device camera it can detect the red dot of common laser training cartridges. Your hits are displayed in the browser. IMPORTANT: - Requires a red laser training cartridge. Infrared cartridges are not supported. - Requires an additional notebook or tablet with a browser that can display the dryfireonline.com website. - Projector is recommended. EULA and Privacy Policy: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ https://dryfireonline.com/index.php?wf_mode=wf_mode_value_navigate_manual#terms_of_use
Virtual
Transform your phone into a portable shooting range with this app. Practice marksmanship using professional lessons and AI coaching, all without ammunition. Engage in multiplayer duels and mini-games with leaderboards.
- Portable shooting range simulation
- Professional shooting lessons
- AI coaching and analytics
- Customizable target range
- 1v1 multiplayer duels
- Mini-games with leaderboards
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NOTE: This app will only work with a Virtual-Shot phone mount. Go to www.virtual-shot.com to get your mount. Virtual-Shot turns your phone into a portable shooting range when attached to any real rifle/pistol, Airsoft or training replica. Now you can learn and practice shooting in the comfort of your own home without ammunition. Built by a team of military veterans from backgrounds in Infantry and Special Forces, the app includes: - Professional shooting lessons: learn the techniques the military has refined over hundreds of years to train soldiers to shoot - Professional shooting analytics: Access advanced shooting analytics tools an AI coaching - Customizable range: Where you control target distance, wind speed and direction and even have the ability to practice shooting at moving targets. - 1v1 Multiplayer - Duel Tree level - Mini Games with leader boards so you can finally decide if you are a better shot than you buddies while shooting Zombies, hunting deer, neutralizing insurgents and shooting bottles and steel targets at the range. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://virtual-shot.com/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DryFireOnline at 4.6 against Virtual's 4.1. DryFireOnline also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 50%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. DryFireOnline sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Virtual sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
DryFireOnline holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of DryFireOnline's written reviews are positive against 50% of Virtual's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DryFireOnline | Virtual |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (27 ratings) — better | 4.1 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | 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 | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 987 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Gabor Szigeti | Simulation Training Group |
Customer experience
DryFireOnline
Virtual
In-app purchases
DryFireOnline
- Beginner Subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Advanced Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Expert Subscription7 Days trial$6.991 Month
Virtual
- Monthly subscriptions$9.991 Month
- Annual subscriptions$99.991 Year
