Shot Timer vs Countdown Stopwatch
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!
Countdown Stopwatch
This utility app provides a customizable stopwatch with a countdown start feature. Users can adjust the countdown duration and the starting phrase. It also keeps a history of recent timing sessions.
- Adjustable countdown start duration
- Customizable start phrase
- Recent history list
- Stopwatch functionality
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The countdown start can be adjusted to the desired length and the start phrase can be changed. View recent times in the recent history list.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Shot Timer at Free against Countdown Stopwatch's $1.99. Shot Timer also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (452 vs 2). Countdown Stopwatch's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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
Shot Timer is free to download; Countdown Stopwatch costs $1.99 up front. Shot Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Countdown Stopwatch asks for nothing beyond the download.
Countdown Stopwatch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shot Timer has 452 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Shot Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, Countdown Stopwatch every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shot Timer | Countdown Stopwatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (452 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 452 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Yaakob | Kristofer Shamloo |
Customer experience
Shot Timer
Countdown Stopwatch
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
Countdown Stopwatch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shot Timer
- Premium$6.99
Countdown Stopwatch
No in-app purchases
Questions
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