Range Timer AP vs Ace Virtual Shooting
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Range Timer AP
This app helps you measure shot times at the range using your iPhone's microphone. You can set fixed delays, random modes, or par timers to improve your speed. Adjust mic sensitivity to accurately detect shots without interference.
- Measures shot times using iPhone mic
- Configurable delay modes
- Random delay option
- Par timer for speed improvement
- Adjustable mic sensitivity
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Your timer when you go to the range! Let's measure those shot times using your iphone mic! Define the delay or let if in random mode! Want to get faster? Define a par timer! Mic not getting your shots? Or getting too much? Just change the mic sensitivity! ALERT: This software uses your mic just to detect the shot sound. No information is recorded.
Ace Virtual Shooting
Stay connected to your virtual shooting experience even without a VR headset. This companion app allows you to view updates, track your scores, and connect with friends. It's an early alpha version with more features planned.
- View updates
- Check scores
- Connect with friends
- Companion app functionality
- Early alpha access
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Foundational release on the Ace companion app. Connect with Ace even when you can't get in a VR headset. This is an early alpha version of our application with many more features planned going forward. For now use the companion app to see what's new, check your scores, connect with friends, and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Range Timer AP at every 2 days against Ace Virtual Shooting's weekly. Ace Virtual Shooting's advantage is ratings volume (53 vs 7) and review sentiment (62% vs 53%). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ace Virtual Shooting holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ace Virtual Shooting has 53 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Range Timer AP's written reviews are positive against 62% of Ace Virtual Shooting's.
Range Timer AP ships an update every 2 days, Ace Virtual Shooting weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Range Timer AP | Ace Virtual Shooting |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (7 ratings) | 3.9 (53 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.9% of reviews | 61.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 53 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Andre Yara Paiva | AceXR |
Customer experience
Range Timer AP
Ace Virtual Shooting
In-app purchases
Range Timer AP
No in-app purchases
Ace Virtual Shooting
No in-app purchases
Questions
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