Shot Timer vs Element Ballistics
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!
Element Ballistics
This app offers precise firing solutions with a user-friendly interface. Create custom rifle profiles, select from a vast bullet database, and calibrate ballistics for accuracy. It also provides weather reports and integrates with smart devices.
- Create ballistic profiles for rifles
- Extensive bullet database with drag profiles
- Calibrate ballistics (BC, Muzzle Velocity)
- View ballistic data graphs and tables
- Predicted point of impact in reticle view
- Obtain local weather reports
- Connect with smart devices
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Element Ballistics provides accurate and reliable firing solutions through a friendly user interface. -Create ballistic profiles for different rifles. -Choose bullets from an extensive database featuring Doppler-verified drag profiles. -Calibrate BC, Muzzle Velocity and more using the “true” feature, and choose from a variety of drag functions (G1, G7, GA, RA4) -View graphs and tables with ballistic data, and export/import profiles. -View predicted point of impact in a reticle view (FFP and SFP). -Obtain weather reports for your location. -Connect with smart devices like the Element HYPR-7 and Element Rangefinders to synchronise profiles & preferences.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shot Timer at 4.1 against Element Ballistics's 3.6. Shot Timer also leads on ratings volume (452 vs 32) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Element Ballistics's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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. Shot Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Element Ballistics asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shot Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shot Timer has 452 ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 22% of Shot Timer's written reviews are positive against 25% of Element Ballistics's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Shot Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, Element Ballistics every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shot Timer | Element Ballistics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (452 ratings) — better | 3.6 (32 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.0% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 452 — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Yaakob | Element Optics |
Customer experience
Shot Timer
Element Ballistics
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
Element Ballistics
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shot Timer
- Premium$6.99
Element Ballistics
No in-app purchases
