Safeside Tactical vs ShootOnTime
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Safeside Tactical
This app provides information and services from a federally licensed firearms manufacturer and dealer. It offers a way for users to learn about and engage with products for self-protection. The family-owned business has been operating since 2012.
- Firearms manufacturing information
- Firearms dealership services
- Self-protection resources
- Family-owned business details
- Business history and facility information
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SafeSide Tactical is a federally licensed manufacturer and dealer of firearms. We are a family-owned-and-operated business that is dedicated to giving you a way to properly and safely protect yourself. We have been open since December 2012 and moved to our current larger facility in November 2015.
ShootOnTime
This app provides a simple and efficient par timer for shooting practice, suitable for both dry firing at home and live fire at the range. It focuses on tracking par times to help users improve their performance without collecting any user data.
- Par time tracking
- Dry fire training
- Live fire practice
- Performance enhancement
- Simple interface
- Privacy focused
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ShootOnTime is an entirely free and easy-to-use par timer application. Whether you're dry firing at home or honing your skills at the range, our app is designed to serve you as an efficient tool for increasing your performance. With an emphasis on simplicity and functionality, ShootOnTime eliminates the complexities found in many timer apps, making it an ideal companion for both novice and experienced shooters alike. PRIVACY: We Respect Your Data At ShootOnTime, we hold your privacy in the highest regard. Rest assured, we do not collect or store any data input by users within the app. Your trust is important to us, and we are committed to ensuring a secure user experience. NOTE: Please be aware that ShootOnTime does NOT register or detect the audible firing of firearms. The app focuses solely on par time tracking for your shooting practices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: ShootOnTime at 1.2K against Safeside Tactical's 2. ShootOnTime also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Safeside Tactical's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Safeside Tactical against 4.9 for ShootOnTime. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShootOnTime has 1.2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Safeside Tactical ships an update every 3 weeks, ShootOnTime weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Safeside Tactical | ShootOnTime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.9 (1.2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 90.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 149 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FREEDOM ELECTRONIC MARKETING, LLC | LiberApps |
Customer experience
Safeside Tactical
ShootOnTime
Bugs and requests
Safeside Tactical
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
ShootOnTime
Reported bugs
2 issues- Unable to enter decimal values for par times
- Forced updates at inconvenient times
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to measure split times
- Option to set more than 5 par times
- Ability to adjust tone volume or use custom sounds
- Ability to export/import settings between devices
- Option to count up instead of count down
In-app purchases
Safeside Tactical
No in-app purchases
ShootOnTime
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Safeside Tactical free?
Is ShootOnTime free?
Which has better reviews, Safeside Tactical or ShootOnTime?
Do Safeside Tactical or ShootOnTime have ads?
Which is updated more often, Safeside Tactical or ShootOnTime?
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