JBM Dry Fire vs Max Reaction Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JBM Dry Fire
This app provides voice-guided dry fire drills for sports training. It automates staging and par time calculations for efficient practice sessions. Execute drills with a single button press.
- Voice-guided dry fire drills
- Automatic staging calculations
- Automatic par time calculations
- Single button drill execution
- Customizable drill parameters
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Implements Steve Anderson's dry fire drills with voice prompts and automatic staging and par time calculations. Allows execution of a drill with a single button press. Not affiliated with Steve Anderson.
Max Reaction Timer
This app provides objective data to improve shooting speed and accuracy. It offers drills for dry fire, live fire, and app reaction fire, with a metronome to guide rhythmic movement. Measure your performance against established standards, not just your feelings.
- Dry Fire, Live Fire, and App Reaction Fire (ARF)
- Audible Metronome for rhythmic indexing
- Sub-second draw cadence tracking
- Pre-loaded drill library with 8 core drills
- Transparent PAR time logic
- Performance measurement against standards
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THE PROBLEM: STAGNATION Most shooters hit a plateau and stay there. You put in the reps, but you don't get faster or more accurate. Why? Because you are practicing without accountability. You are guessing at your speed and hoping for results. THE SOLUTION: MEASURABLE REALITY This app removes the guesswork. We provide the Canonical Shooting Standards—hard data points derived from high-performance 'A' Class metrics. We give you the exact logic to measure your performance against reality, not your feelings. PRIMARY FEATURES: DRY FIRE + LIVE FIRE + APP REACTION FIRE (ARF) PACE: THE RHYTHMIC INDEX (USP) Speed is not about rushing; it’s about efficiency. * Audible Metronome: A default 0.30s tick allows you to "index" your movement sub-segments. * The Cadence: Hear the rhythm of a sub-second draw. - Tick 1: Reaction to Grip. - Tick 2: Grip to Support Hand Join. - Tick 3: Extension to Shot. * Result: You stop fumbling and start flowing. ARF (APP REACTION FIRE) Isolate your brain-to-finger connection. * Reality Check: If you can't hit the par here, you can't hit it on the range. CANONICAL DRILL LIBRARY Pre-loaded, locked standards for Dry Fire, Live Fire, and ARF. * 8 Core Drills: Aimed+1, Low Ready+1, Draw+1, Draw+2, Bill Drill, 2x3, Reload, El Prez. * Logic Stack: Every PAR time is built on transparent math (Base Reaction + Mechanical Action + Audible Buffer). * High Performance Defaults: We give you the target. It’s up to you to hit it. NO FLUFF. NO GAMING. This isn't a game. It is a diagnostic engine for shooters who demand improvement. Get some.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Max Reaction Timer at every 2 weeks against JBM Dry Fire's every 4 months. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 JBM Dry Fire against 5.0 for Max Reaction Timer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively.
JBM Dry Fire ships an update every 4 months, Max Reaction Timer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JBM Dry Fire | Max Reaction Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | James Millard | HiveBoard LLC |
Customer experience
JBM Dry Fire
Max Reaction Timer
In-app purchases
JBM Dry Fire
No in-app purchases
Max Reaction Timer
No in-app purchases
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