Dry Fire vs Element Ballistics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dry Fire
This app functions as a shot timer for firearms practice, offering various drill types like single shot, multi shot, and par time. It includes customizable start delays, optional countdowns, and adjustable sensitivity levels for effective training.
- 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 rating: Element Ballistics at 3.6 against Dry Fire's 2.3. Element Ballistics also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 months). Dry Fire's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Dry Fire sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Element Ballistics asks for nothing beyond the download.
Element Ballistics holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 32 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Dry Fire's written reviews are positive against 25% of Element Ballistics's.
Dry Fire ships an update every 5 months, Element Ballistics every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on August 31, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dry Fire | Element Ballistics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (33 ratings) | 3.6 (32 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.6% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | 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
Dry Fire
Element Ballistics
In-app purchases
Dry Fire
- ShotTimer Premium$6.99
Element Ballistics
No in-app purchases
