Comparison

Dry Fire Timer vs Drills

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Drills

Enhance your shooting skills with this advanced platform that integrates with smart devices to record and analyze your performance. Design custom drills, monitor progress with detailed stats, and compete with others. Store your training data and connect with a community of shooters.

Highlights
  • Integrates with shoot timers and electronic levels
  • Records drills with real-time performance data overlay
  • Customizable dry fire and live fire drill design
  • Progress monitoring with stats and score analysis
  • Remote device control via smartphone or smartwatch
  • AR preview for custom stage creation
  • Solo and competition modes
Features
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Drills is an advanced smart platform designed to elevate your shooting skills. Try brand-new Shotisize AI - upload your shooting video filmed with any device and watch Shotisize detect the sound of a start signal and shots in a video, and overlay the shot times on any video you desire. The app seamlessly integrates with shoot timers, electronic levels, and other products from Shooters Global. Connect SG devices to App via Bluetooth and record yourself training with real-time performance data overlaid on your videos. Combine insights from multiple devices, including shot times, stability metrics, leveling, muzzle tracking, and more. Design your own dry fire and live fire drills, tailoring every detail to fit your training goals. Monitor progress of a specific drill. Watch your time, hit factor, and other stats change over time. Learn what really contributes to your score, identify best shooting strategies and areas of improvement. Unlock advanced features and control your SG devices remotely. Create custom stages on the Web with an easy-to-use interface and advanced animations. Experience them in 1:1 scale with AR preview, allowing you to make real-time adjustments before building them in real life. Export in PDF. Train solo with Quick Stage or host a competition in Match Mode. Compete with friends, track results in real-time, and upload videos and scores automatically. View results in the app, on the web, or export to CSV. Securely store all your stats and videos in a cloud-backed calendar, allowing easy access from any device. Keep your SG devices updated with new features and improvements. Сonnect with fellow shooters, share content freely, and enjoy an ad-free, censorship-free experience. Drills includes both a free version and a subscription version with premium features. You can subscribe and pay on the App Store, using your Apple ID. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renew may be turned off after purchase by going to the 'Manage Subscription' page in settings. The subscription will renew at the same cost. Terms of Use: https://timer.shooters.global/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://timer.shooters.global/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Dry Fire Timer4 screens
Drills4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Drills at Free against Dry Fire Timer's $8.99. Drills also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (112 vs 5). Dry Fire Timer's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 2.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Drills is free to download; Dry Fire Timer costs $8.99 up front. Drills sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Dry Fire Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dry Fire Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drills has 112 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 40% of Drills's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dry Fire Timer ships an update every 2 months, Drills fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Dry Fire Timer versus Drills: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDry Fire TimerDrills
Price$8.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better2.8 (112 ratings)
Positive reviews30.8% of reviews39.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5112 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#61 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB433 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperKonstantin KuriloShooters.Global llc

Customer experience

Dry Fire Timer

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive30.8%
Neutral7.7%
Negative61.5%

Drills

All ratings112 ratings
Positive40.2%
Neutral10.7%
Negative49.1%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive39.7%
Neutral11.2%
Negative49.1%

In-app purchases

None

Dry Fire Timer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Drills

Subscriptions2
  • SG Pro 1 Month7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • SG Pro 1 Year7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Dry Fire Timer free?
Dry Fire Timer costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drills free?
Drills is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dry Fire Timer or Drills?
Dry Fire Timer is rated higher. Dry Fire Timer averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Drills averages 2.8 from 112 ratings.
Do Dry Fire Timer or Drills have ads?
Neither Dry Fire Timer nor Drills shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dry Fire Timer or Drills?
Dry Fire Timer ships an update every 2 months, and Drills fortnightly. Most recently, Dry Fire Timer was updated on September 23, 2026 and Drills on September 23, 2026.

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