Comparison

CE PT Link vs Alpha Charlie

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

Head to head
About

CE PT Link

This mobile application connects to the Competition Electronics ProTimerBT shot timer. It allows users to interact with their shot timer device for sports-related timing needs.

Highlights
  • Connects to ProTimerBT shot timer
  • Device interaction
  • Sports timing functionality
  • Mobile companion app
Features
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This app is designed to be used with the Competition Electronics ProTimerBT shot timer (model CEI-4720).

About

Alpha Charlie

Analyze your performance in competitive shooting matches like USPSA and IDPA. Get detailed breakdowns of each stage, compare your scores to other shooters, and track your progress over time. Understand where you're losing points and how to improve your accuracy and speed.

Highlights
  • Match result analysis
  • Stage breakdown and comparison
  • Head-to-head shooter comparison
  • Performance trend tracking
  • Offline data storage
  • Optional iCloud Sync
Features
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Alpha Charlie is THE performance analytics app for USPSA, IDPA, PCSL, GPA and IPSC competitive shooters. Stop guessing where you're losing — start knowing. Capture your match results directly from the match results page and get instant, deep analysis of your performance. Alpha Charlie breaks down every stage, compares you to the field, and shows you exactly what's costing you places. MATCH ANALYTICS See your overall and division rank, match percentage, hit factor, and points down at a glance. Track how you're improving across every match you've shot. STAGE BREAKDOWN Review every stage in detail — your time, points, hit breakdown, and rank on each stage. Swipe through stage cards and spot where you gained or lost ground. HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON Compare yourself directly to any shooter in the field. See how your time, points, alphas, charlies, deltas, and misses stack up against any competitor. MATCH ANALYSIS Get smart insights that tell you whether speed or accuracy is costing you more places. See how many positions you'd gain with a 10% faster time, a clean run, or better hit quality. Find your best and worst stages relative to your average. TREND TRACKING Charts track your rank, match percentage, and hit factor over time so you can see your improvement arc across your full match history. YOUR DATA, YOUR DEVICE All match data is stored privately on your device. Nothing is sent to any server. Enable optional iCloud Sync to keep your data in sync across your iPhone and iPad. Supports USPSA, IDPA, GPA, PCSL and IPSC Matches Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

CE PT Link3 screens
Alpha Charlie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Alpha Charlie at 88% against CE PT Link's 40%. Alpha Charlie also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). CE PT Link's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Alpha Charlie sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. CE PT Link asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Alpha Charlie holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alpha Charlie has 31 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of CE PT Link's written reviews are positive against 88% of Alpha Charlie's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CE PT Link ships an update every 6 weeks, Alpha Charlie weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
CE PT Link versus Alpha Charlie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCE PT LinkAlpha Charlie
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (6 ratings)4.7 (31 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings631 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB7 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCompetition ElectronicsRICHARD DAVID SILBER

Customer experience

CE PT Link

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

Alpha Charlie

All ratings31 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

None

CE PT Link

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Alpha Charlie

Subscriptions2
  • Alpha Charlie Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Alpha Charlie Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

Is CE PT Link free?
CE PT Link is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Alpha Charlie free?
Alpha Charlie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CE PT Link or Alpha Charlie?
Alpha Charlie is rated higher. CE PT Link averages 3.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Alpha Charlie averages 4.7 from 31 ratings.
Do CE PT Link or Alpha Charlie have ads?
Neither CE PT Link nor Alpha Charlie shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CE PT Link or Alpha Charlie?
CE PT Link ships an update every 6 weeks, and Alpha Charlie weekly. Most recently, CE PT Link was updated on November 3, 2026 and Alpha Charlie on November 5, 2026.

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