Comparison

Dry Fire vs Range Shot

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Single shot drills
  • Multi shot drills
  • Par time drills
  • Split time drills
  • Start delays
  • Optional countdown
  • Adjustable sensitivity
Features
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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!

About

Range Shot

This utility app functions as a basic shot timer for shooting ranges. It allows for adjustable decibel peak limits and displays interval and split times. Future updates are planned, including a companion watch app.

Highlights
  • Adjustable decibel peak limits
  • Interval time display
  • Split time display
  • Basic shot timer functionality
  • Companion watch app planned
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Basic range Shot-timer app with adjustable decibel peak limits. The app will show you interval and split times as of now but more to come. Watch app coming soon!

Screenshots

Dry Fire3 screens
Range Shot3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dry Fire at Free against Range Shot's $0.99. Dry Fire also leads on ratings volume (33 vs 2) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 13 months). Range Shot's advantage is rating (3.5 vs 2.3) and review sentiment (50% vs 14%). On 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

Dry Fire is free to download; Range Shot costs $0.99 up front. Dry Fire sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Range Shot asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Range Shot holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dry Fire has 33 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Dry Fire's written reviews are positive against 50% of Range Shot's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dry Fire ships an update every 5 months, Range Shot every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Dry Fire versus Range Shot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDry FireRange Shot
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating2.3 (33 ratings)3.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.6% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings33 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel YaakobTemontre Brumfield

Customer experience

Dry Fire

All ratings33 ratings
Positive30.3%
Neutral3.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive13.6%
Neutral4.5%
Negative81.8%

Range Shot

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dry Fire

One-time1
  • ShotTimer Premium$6.99
None

Range Shot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dry Fire free?
Dry Fire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Range Shot free?
Range Shot costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dry Fire or Range Shot?
Range Shot is rated higher. Dry Fire averages 2.3 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while Range Shot averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Dry Fire or Range Shot have ads?
Neither Dry Fire nor Range Shot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dry Fire or Range Shot?
Dry Fire ships an update every 5 months, and Range Shot every 13 months. Most recently, Dry Fire was updated on October 1, 2026 and Range Shot on September 29, 2026.

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