Range Training vs Shot Timer Drills
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Range Training
This app is a streamlined shooting log and performance tracker for serious shooters. It helps you score runs quickly, understand your performance instantly with automatic Hit Factor calculation, and capture detailed shot timer data. Visualize your progress to identify areas for improvement.
- Score runs in seconds
- Automatic Hit Factor calculation
- Sync shot timer with single tap
- Visualize progress and trends
- Log performance for competitive drills
- Efficient workflow for planning and review
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Your time at the range is valuable and ammo is EXPENSIVE. You're there to hone a skill—to shoot, score, and improve. Every shot needs to count. The last thing you need is technology that gets in the way. Range Training is the streamlined shooting log and performance tracker designed for serious shooters. Stop fumbling with clunky apps and get a range log that fits directly into your workflow. Score Runs in Seconds: Spend less time on your phone and more time on the trigger. Our streamlined interface makes logging runs for your whole squad fast. Know Your Performance Instantly: No more mental math. Get your Hit Factor calculated automatically so you always know where you stand. Perfect for USPSA, IDPA, tactical training standards, and other competitive shooting drills. Capture the Full Story: Sync your shot timer with a single tap. Instantly capture the entire shot string—every split, first shot, and total time—data you'd never log manually. It's the complete picture of your performance on every single run. Find Your Breakthroughs: Don't just collect data—use it. Visualize your progress to spot trends in your Hit Factor, identify your fastest first shots, and track your raw time to see exactly where you need to improve. Competitive shooters go to the range on a mission. It's more like a planned workout than a random plinking session. We built an efficient workflow—plan, shoot, get seamless scores, and review—that keeps you focused on the trigger, not the app. Whether you're a competitive shooting athlete pushing for your next USPSA classification, a tactical professional logging performance, or a Steel Challenge shooter chasing tenths, Range Training delivers the critical data you need to improve.
Shot Timer Drills
This app pairs with a compatible timer to automatically capture shot data, track personal bests, and analyze trends across various shooting drills. It functions as a comprehensive training journal, offering a library of drills and customizable scoring options.
- Bluetooth timer integration
- Automatic shot and split capture
- Drill library with instructions
- Customizable drill creation
- Multiple scoring methods
- Personal best and trend tracking
- Local data storage and export
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Shot Timer Drills turns your shot timer and your phone into a complete training log. Run drills, capture every shot and split, score your hits, and watch your times improve. RUN DRILLS, NOT SPREADSHEETS Tap Shooter Ready, the timer beeps after a random delay, and your shots stream in live. When the string ends, your time and splits are already there, so you just count your hits. Pressing START on the timer itself works the same way. • A built-in library of drills: qualification standards, hit factor benchmarks, rifle and carbine, diagnostics and dry fire • Build your own drills on one simple page: stages, targets, par times, scoring and instructions • Scoring for hit factor, time plus, and points, with per-stage penalties • Range Day trips for running a whole session of drills in order • Squad mode: several shooters, one timer, fair standings SEE YOUR PROGRESS • Personal bests for every stage and every drill • History by drill, by trip, or by day, with trends, splits and consistency • "Where to focus" points at the stages costing you the most • Compare any two runs side by side • Beautiful result cards to share RECORD VIDEO OF YOUR RUNS • Film each stage with your phone. The app syncs the video to your timer's beep automatically • Export a finished video with your times, splits and shot-by-shot HUD burned in • Add your own intro and outro, and a photo of your target that shows with your score at the end • Squad runs export as separate or joint videos with a final standings card • Rerun and record in one tap from Jump Back In • Or add a video from your camera roll and sync it yourself WORKS WITH YOUR TIMER • Competition Electronics ProTimer BT, SG Timer / Timer 2 / GO, Special Pie M1A2+ and Kestrel KST1000 are verified on real hardware • AMG Commander and DAA Edge are supported experimentally, with more testing on the way • No timer? Use the simulated timer, or type your times in YOUR DATA, YOUR WAY • Share a drill by link, and update your copy when a friend improves theirs • Share drills, runs and shooters between devices by AirDrop or Files, with a confirmation step before anything changes • Export and import CSV for spreadsheets • Full backup and restore • Optional iCloud sync across your devices • No account. No ads. Your training stays on your devices. Also includes Apple Watch companion controls. Shot Timer Drills is not affiliated with any timer manufacturer. All product names are trademarks of their respective owners.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shot Timer Drills at none against Range Training's 1. Shot Timer Drills also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Range Training's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Range Training sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per year. Shot Timer Drills asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Range Training against 5.0 for Shot Timer Drills. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Range Training ships an update every 2 months, Shot Timer Drills daily. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Range Training | Shot Timer Drills |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.4 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Chris Whitling | Daniel Kuruvilla |
Customer experience
Range Training
Shot Timer Drills
In-app purchases
Range Training
- Range Training Unlimited$12.991 Year
Shot Timer Drills
No in-app purchases
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