Shot Timer vs Dry Fire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shot Timer
Enhance your shooting practice with a customizable timer and personalized coaching tips. Track your progress by attaching photos to drill history and set specific goals for each session.
- Multiple drill types
- Personalized coaching tips
- Attach photos to drill history
- Adjustable timer settings
- Set par time goals
- Microphone sensitivity adjustment
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- Choose from several drill types - Get personal coaching tips from our chat feature - Attach photos of your results to your drill history - Adjust start delay, countdown timer, microphone sensitivity, par time goals, number of shots to take and much more. Leave a review with any drills or features you would like to see added!
Dry Fire
This app functions as a shot timer for firearms practice, offering various drill types like single shot, multi shot, and par time. It includes customizable start delays, optional countdowns, and adjustable sensitivity levels for effective training.
- Single shot drills
- Multi shot drills
- Par time drills
- Split time drills
- Start delays
- Optional countdown
- Adjustable sensitivity
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- Single shot drills - Multi shot drills - Par time drills - Split time drills - Start delays - Optional countdown - Sensitivity levels and much more. Leave a review with any drills or features you would like to see added!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shot Timer at 4.1 against Dry Fire's 2.3. Shot Timer also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (452 vs 33). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Shot Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Dry Fire sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shot Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shot Timer has 452 ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Shot Timer's written reviews are positive against 14% of Dry Fire's.
Shot Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, Dry Fire every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shot Timer | Dry Fire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (452 ratings) — better | 2.3 (33 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.0% of reviews — better | 13.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 452 — better | 33 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Yaakob | Daniel Yaakob |
Customer experience
Shot Timer
Dry Fire
Bugs and requests
Shot Timer
Reported bugs
3 issues- Registers unholstering as a shot
- Randomly registers shots even in silent environments
- Countdown timer doesn't work as expected
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for Bluetooth hearing protection
- Allow timing of multiple shots and strings
- Add more customizable drill options
- Improve accuracy and consistency of shot detection
Dry Fire
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shot Timer
- Premium$6.99
Dry Fire
- ShotTimer Premium$6.99
