Comparison

Guns Locker vs Pistol Shot Timer

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

Head to head
About

Guns Locker

Manage your firearm collection, including guns, ammunition, and accessories. Track range sessions, maintenance, permits, and spending with detailed reports and automatic reminders.

Highlights
  • Detailed gun inventory
  • Accessory tracking
  • Ammo database and usage tracking
  • Range session logging
  • Gun cleaning reminders
  • CCW permit management
  • Spending reports
Features
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Guns Locker helps you keep track of your Firearms, Ammo, Accessories, Range Sessions, CCW Permits — and more. GUNS LOCKER FEATURES ​​ ** Gun Inventory keeps detailed inventory data about each gun. Includes multiple filtering, sorting and reporting options. Also provides the ability to keep track of sold guns. ​ ** Accessories are tracked for each gun and include purchase info such as where purchased, date purchased, cost, value, and photo options. ** Unattached Accessories for tracking shared gun equipment (tools, safes, range gear). ​ ** Notes provide a place where you can keep various records about events related to your gun, such as cleaning and maintenance records, receipts and general information. ​ ** Photo Gallery lets you keep an unlimited number of photos for each inventory gun. The photo viewer lets you swipe through your photos with ease. You may also share your photos with others (text, email, print, etc). ​ ** Ammo database keeps track of your ammo by caliber and gun type. It automatically tracks ammo usage and costs while providing accurate and up to date quantity-on-hand totals. When used with the Range Sessions feature, the ammo database is automatically updated with the ammo used and rounds spent, thus providing accurate Qty-On-Hand totals. The ammo database can also be used as a stand-alone database without using the Range Sessions feature. ​ ** Range Sessions & the Range Analysis Tool helps you keep track of your range visits, range costs, which guns were used, and what ammunition was used for each gun. You can save and share multiple photos of your targets for each range gun. The Range Analysis Tool digs even deeper to show all ammo used by a specific range gun as well as show all range guns that used specific ammo. ​ ** Gun Cleaning List & Automatic Gun Cleaning Notifications. Each gun has a "Needs Cleaning" flag that gets updated when a gun is added to a range session (you can also manually add a gun to the Gun Cleaning List). The number of guns on the Cleaning List appears on the Dashboard under “Alerts” & Reminders”. You can access the Cleaning List from the Dashboard to mark guns as Cleaned. Automatic cleaning notifications are also sent to your phone and/or watch. ** Conceal Carry Permits allow you to keep all your CCW permit and related information safe and secure in one place. The CCW database includes front and back photos of your permit, date issued and expiration date, and comments. Gun Locker will automatically remind you when the CCW expiration date is approaching using Notifications and appearing on the Dashboard screen. ​ ** War Chest provides a place to store information about non-firearm related items. Keep records for your knives, swords, axes, non-lethal defensive items, tools, etc.. Keeps track of the total count and value for all items. ** Spending Report allows you to see where and how much spending has occurred for any date range by Guns, Ammo, Accessories, Range costs, War Chest. SUBSCRIPTIONS PRICING & TERMS Guns Locker is FREE to Download and Try for 7-Days. If you cancel before the end of the 7-Day Free Trial, nothing will be billed. After the 7-Day Free Trial, you'll automatically be charged each renewal period which will be on a monthly, 6-month, or yearly basis, depending on the subscription terms chosen, unless you cancel at least 24 hours prior to the renewal date. Subscriptions can be managed in your Account Settings after purchase. CUSTOMER SUPPORT Contact us at info@AlpineSoftwareCreations.com if you have any questions, issues, likes and dis-likes. Your feedback is appreciated! TERMS OF USE https://www.alpinesoftwarecreations.com/gun-locker-tos PRIVACY POLICY https://www.alpinesoftwarecreations.com/gun-locker-privacy-policy We take your privacy and security seriously!!! All the data you enter into the app is ONLY stored on your device. We do not collect or store any of the information you add to the app.

About

Pistol Shot Timer

This app helps users practice shooting skills with various drill types, including single and multi-shot scenarios. It offers customizable start delays and optional countdowns to simulate real-world conditions. Users can also adjust sensitivity levels for optimal performance.

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!

Screenshots

Guns Locker4 screens
Pistol Shot Timer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Guns Locker at 100% against Pistol Shot Timer's 50%. Guns Locker also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 13 months). Pistol Shot Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Guns Locker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Pistol Shot Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Guns Locker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Guns Locker's written reviews are positive against 50% of Pistol Shot Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guns Locker ships an update every 2 weeks, Pistol Shot Timer every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Guns Locker versus Pistol Shot Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuns LockerPistol Shot Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better3.5 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings813 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeorge M JonesDaniel Yaakob

Customer experience

Guns Locker

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pistol Shot Timer

All ratings13 ratings
Positive53.8%
Neutral7.7%
Negative38.5%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Guns Locker

Subscriptions3
  • Guns Locker Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Guns Locker Pro7 Days trial$12.996 Months
  • Guns Locker Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
1 purchases

Pistol Shot Timer

One-time1
  • ShotTimer Premium$6.99

Questions

Is Guns Locker free?
Guns Locker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pistol Shot Timer free?
Pistol Shot Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Guns Locker or Pistol Shot Timer?
Guns Locker is rated higher. Guns Locker averages 5.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Pistol Shot Timer averages 3.5 from 13 ratings.
Do Guns Locker or Pistol Shot Timer have ads?
Neither Guns Locker nor Pistol Shot Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Guns Locker or Pistol Shot Timer?
Guns Locker ships an update every 2 weeks, and Pistol Shot Timer every 13 months. Most recently, Guns Locker was updated on October 3, 2026 and Pistol Shot Timer on October 6, 2026.

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