Dry Fire Timer vs PractiScore Competitor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dry Fire Timer
This app provides a versatile dry fire training experience with a comprehensive drill library and a precision timer. It offers unique features like standalone Apple Watch operation, pause and resume functionality, and customizable sound alerts for enhanced training sessions.
- Standalone Apple Watch app
- Pause and resume drills
- Customizable sounds and signals
- Drill sharing via export/import
- Training log and progress charts
- 23 built-in competition drills
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The dry fire timer other apps wish they were. Dry Fire Timer is the only dry fire trainer with standalone Apple Watch, pause & resume, fully customizable sounds, and drill sharing — features you won't find anywhere else. 23 built-in competition drills. Progress charts. One-time purchase. APPLE WATCH — STANDALONE Run drills from your wrist without your phone. Browse by category, start with one tap, feel haptic signals — Stand By tap, Go buzz, Par Time pulse. Logs sync back to iPhone automatically. PAUSE & RESUME MID-DRILL Paused on rep 23 of 50? Resume from rep 24. Your session isn't lost because life interrupted. CUSTOMIZABLE SOUNDS 4 presets — Default, Tactical, Soft, Classic — or build your own. Assign a different tone to each of the 5 signals from 8 tone types. Preview before you train. EXPORT & IMPORT DRILLS Share your entire training program. Export drills as JSON, send to your squad via AirDrop or text. They import and run your exact drills with your exact par times. TRAINING LOG & PROGRESS CHARTS Every session logged with time, par times, notes, and target photos. Charts track your improvement over weeks. Export logs as CSV with photos for your coach. DRILL LIBRARY 23 built-in competition drills — Core, Match, and all 8 Steel Challenge stages. Build unlimited custom drills with multiple strings and individual par times per string. PAR SHIFT One tap shifts every par time across all strings by 1/100s. Tiny increments that compound into real speed. Perfect for Steve Anderson's "Refinement and Repetition." PRECISION TIMER Hardware-scheduled beeps — millisecond accuracy. Random or fixed start delay. Visual flash signals work with ear pro. AirPods and Bluetooth speaker support. No subscriptions. No ads. No account. Works offline. On the App Store since 2013.
PractiScore Competitor
Easily view and compare match results from various shooting sports. Analyze competitor performance with detailed breakdowns and offline viewing capabilities. Sync data directly from scoring devices during matches.
- View and compare match results
- Analyze competitor performance
- Offline results viewing
- Sync data from scoring devices
- Detailed performance breakdowns
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The easiest way to view and compare match results, as well as analyze competitor performance at IPSC, USPSA, Steel Challenge, IDPA, ICORE, PRS, ProAm, NRA, ISSF, 3Gun, PCSL and other matches. * Search results posted on https://practiscore.com by match name or competitor name * Download results posted on https://practiscore.com and several other web sites for offline viewing * Sync over WiFi during match from scoring devices running PractiScore apps * View and compare multiple competitors side by side * Dig into every details of the match performance
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dry Fire Timer at 4.2 against PractiScore Competitor's 3.2. Dry Fire Timer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and price ($8.99 vs $9.99). PractiScore Competitor's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (47% vs 31%). 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
Dry Fire Timer costs $8.99 and PractiScore Competitor $9.99 up front. PractiScore Competitor sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Dry Fire Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dry Fire Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PractiScore Competitor has 91 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 31% of Dry Fire Timer's written reviews are positive against 47% of PractiScore Competitor's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Dry Fire Timer ships an update every 2 months, PractiScore Competitor fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dry Fire Timer | PractiScore Competitor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $8.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | 3.2 (91 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 30.8% of reviews | 46.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 91 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #8 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Konstantin Kurilo | Eugene Kuleshov |
Customer experience
Dry Fire Timer
PractiScore Competitor
Bugs and requests
Dry Fire Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
PractiScore Competitor
Reported bugs
32 issues- Cannot sign in/register for matches
- App eats disk space, requires reinstallation
- Search not pulling up matches/competitors
- App unusable after update
- Text size huge, wastes space
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- UI terrible
- App crashes while searching for match
- Downloaded app crashes on startup
- No K zone
- Cannot compare results (+ sign missing)
- Cannot edit scores
- No back button after reviewing stage
- What if edits don't stick
- No red button to add shooters
- Swiping right deletes match
- Results not right, classes removed
- Match name disappears when scrolling
- Cannot tap on graph bars for split times
- Saved matches list order changed
- App crashes when pulling a match
- Data often incorrect or fails to load
- iOS version missing features from Android
- UI/UX bizarre and inconsistent
- Does not sync with practiscore.com
- Website has better UI and works on mobile
- Most matches don't load results
- Does not show final score in list
- Cannot go back after drilling into details
- Does not show stage time
- Does not show A/C/D count
- Menus confusing on iOS
- Keeps shutting down or resetting
Requested features
10 requests- Dark mode
- Filter out class scores
- Tutorial or guide for new users
- Revert to previous UI/bring back key elements
- Add back split time data
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- Add back competitor classifications
- Option to change match list order
- Bring back average percentage lost
- Re-enable absolute max points and toggle setting
- Support dark mode
In-app purchases
Dry Fire Timer
No in-app purchases
PractiScore Competitor
- Pro features monthly subscription$1.991 Month
- Pro features annual subscription$14.991 Year
Questions
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