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
This utility app helps airsoft players improve their shooting accuracy and speed. It offers various drill types, including single shot, multi-shot, and par time exercises, with customizable start delays and countdown options.
- 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!
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 in-app purchases: Element Ballistics at none against Shot Timer's 1. Element Ballistics also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks). Shot Timer's advantage is review sentiment (40% vs 25%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for Shot Timer against 3.6 for Element Ballistics. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 32 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of Shot Timer's written reviews are positive against 25% of Element Ballistics's.
Shot Timer ships an update every 5 weeks, Element Ballistics every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shot Timer | Element Ballistics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (15 ratings) — better | 3.6 (32 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 32 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 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
In-app purchases
Shot Timer
- ShotTimer Premium$6.99
Element Ballistics
No in-app purchases
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