Comparison

Shot Timer vs Athlon Ballistics

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

Shot Timer

Gun Drills

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 4.1457 ratingsView app →

Athlon Ballistics

Chronograph & Thermal Scopes

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 4.632 ratingsView app →

About

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.

Highlights

Multiple drill types
Personalized coaching tips
Attach photos to drill history
Adjustable timer settings
Set par time goals
Microphone sensitivity adjustment

Features

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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!

About

Athlon Ballistics

This app provides advanced ballistic solutions and integrates with thermal devices to upload ballistic data. It allows users to manage rifle and bullet profiles, customize reticles, and create holdovers directly on compatible thermal scopes and clip-ons.

Highlights

Advanced ballistic solutions
G1/G7 factory cartridge library
Upload data to thermal scopes
Thermal control interface
Set rifle and bullet profiles
Create BDC holdovers

Features

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Athlon Ballistics is the companion app for Athlon Optics shooters. Use it with your Athlon chronograph, with supported Athlon thermal scopes and clip-ons, or on its own as a ballistic calculator. CHRONOGRAPH • Connects to your Athlon chronograph over Bluetooth, automatically when it is near. • Live screen: see the velocity of every shot as you fire, with average, extreme spread (ES), standard deviation (SD), maximum, minimum and energy. • Name each session, add notes, and link it to a rifle and a bullet. • Compare and merge sessions. • Sessions sync to your account and come back on a new phone. • Export sessions to a spreadsheet and share them. • Update the chronograph firmware from the app. BALLISTIC CALCULATOR • Firing solutions with G1 and G7 drag models. • A library of factory cartridges and bullets. Add your own bullet with its BC, weight and length. • Rifle and bullet profiles with sight height, twist rate and zero distance. • Live local weather for the solution, or enter the conditions yourself. • Ballistic charts with your own ranges and steps. Export them to a spreadsheet. ATHLON RETICLES • See your hold on the real Athlon reticle for your scope. ATHLON THERMAL SCOPES • Quick Connect: pick your supported Athlon thermal scope or clip-on, including the new Athlon DCM, and the app joins its Wi-Fi network for you. • Live view from the scope. On supported scopes, take photos and videos that save to the scope's card, then save them to your phone from the scope's album. • Send rifle and bullet profiles to the scope's ballistic calculator. On DCM scopes, holdover marks come from your profiles. • Change reticle type and color, and set BDC holdovers on supported scopes. YOUR DATA • Sign in with email, Google or Apple. Profiles and sessions stay with your account. • Imperial and metric units. English, German, French, Spanish and Italian. • Delete your account from the app at any time. HELP Open Help in the app, or send us feedback from the app. You can also email contact@athlonoptics.com.

Screenshots

Shot Timer4 screens

Athlon Ballistics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Athlon Ballistics at 4.6 against Shot Timer's 4.1. Athlon Ballistics also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Shot Timer's advantage is ratings volume (457 vs 32) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Shot Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Athlon Ballistics asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Athlon Ballistics holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shot Timer has 457 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 16% of Athlon Ballistics's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shot Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, Athlon Ballistics monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level

Shot Timer versus Athlon Ballistics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Shot Timer	Athlon Ballistics
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.1 (457 ratings)	4.6 (32 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	22.0% of reviews — better	16.3% of reviews
Number of ratings	457 — better	32
Update frequency	Every 2 weeks — better	Monthly
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	Yes	No — better
Monetization	Free with in-app purchases	Free — better
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	11.0 — better	15.6
Further details — not scored
Size	21 MB	162 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Daniel Yaakob	Sportsgear Outdoor Products LLC

Customer experience

Shot Timer

All ratings452 ratings

Positive75.4%

Neutral5.1%

Negative19.5%

Written reviews82 reviews

Positive22.0%

Neutral14.6%

Negative63.4%

Athlon Ballistics

Written reviews92 reviews

Positive16.3%

Neutral4.3%

Negative79.3%

User reviews

Shot Timer

From 457 App Store ratings

What we love

👍 Shot pick up
👍 Good app for dry fire practice
👍 Decent basic training tool

Room to improve

🐛 Doesn't register shots in dry fire or live fire
🐛 Unreliable, inconsistent shot detection
🔇 Low sound volume, can't be adjusted
🔇 Volume automatically turns down during use
🔒 Limited functionality even in premium version

Athlon Ballistics

From 32 App Store ratings

What we love

👍 Chronograph hardware works well
👍 Some users find the app user-friendly
👍 Good customer support mentioned
👍 Affordable product compared to competitors

Room to improve

🐛 Syncing issues are prevalent
🐛 App crashes frequently
🐛 Account creation problems
🐛 Data export is unreliable
🐛 Poor user interface/experience

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

Athlon Ballistics

Reported bugs

33 issues

App will not sync sessions
Exported data has incorrect/reverted session names and variables
App will not open on iPhone
App crashes when using specific reticles
Cannot enter elevation or DA

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App won't stay connected to chronograph
Firmware update freezes
Chronograph not recognized as a hard drive on Windows
App freezes during firmware updates
Chronograph locks up when syncing
Bluetooth connection fails
QR code scan opens wrong app store
Login button is grayed out
Cannot create an account
Password complexity rules are restrictive
Keyboard covers input fields
Data disappears after updates
App crashes when loading scope reticles
Unable to add rifle or bullet profiles
App freezes at 50% or 76% during device update
Syncing locks up the chronograph
App doesn't sync majority of range sessions
Notes section is hidden by keyboard
App shows CSS on screen during signup/login
App not working on specific iPhone models
App locks up
Cannot update chronograph software
App doesn't allow creating a standalone login
App doesn't allow custom naming for bullet profiles
App doesn't sync all sessions
Chronograph freezes when connected to app
App doesn't allow manual entry of projectile data
App doesn't allow editing projectile data

Requested features

18 requests

Add more ammo/bullet profiles (Barnes, etc.)
Expand projectile data beyond G1 (e.g., G7)
Allow manual entry of projectile data
Improve user interface for reloaders
Add support for air rifles/air guns, bows, crossbows

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More reticle options
Ability to view sessions without being connected
Bulk export of shot strings
Longer names for guns/ammo
Add elevation function
Add pistol data support
Option for peep or other iron sights
More intuitive and ergonomic navigation
Add support for non-Athlon scopes
Improve data management and organization
Dedicated app for chronograph data download/storage
Allow custom naming for bullet profiles across platforms
Take pictures of groups with data

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Shot Timer

One-time1

Premium$6.99

None

Athlon Ballistics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shot Timer free?

Shot Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is Athlon Ballistics free?

Athlon Ballistics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Which has better reviews, Shot Timer or Athlon Ballistics?

Athlon Ballistics is rated higher. Shot Timer averages 4.1 out of 5 from 457 ratings, while Athlon Ballistics averages 4.6 from 32 ratings.

Do Shot Timer or Athlon Ballistics have ads?

Neither Shot Timer nor Athlon Ballistics shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Shot Timer or Athlon Ballistics?

Shot Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, and Athlon Ballistics monthly. Most recently, Shot Timer was updated on October 22, 2026 and Athlon Ballistics on October 25, 2026.