Comparison

DryfireX vs Dry Fire Practice

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

Head to head
About

DryfireX

This app uses your device's microphone to precisely time your firearm draw and trigger click for realistic at-home training. It offers instant statistics, detailed history tracking, and customizable sound calibration for accurate reaction timing.

Highlights
  • Audio-based shot timing
  • Draw and trigger click detection
  • Accurate reaction time measurement
  • Progress tracking and statistics
  • Sound and sensitivity calibration
  • Real-time visual and audio feedback
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DryFire: Precision Timing for Dry Practice DryFire is your personal dry-fire shot timer, built for speed, realism, and total control. Whether you’re a competitive shooter or focused on safe at-home training, DryFire uses your device’s microphone to time your draw and trigger click with precision — no hardware needed. How It Works • Audio-Based Detection: The timer starts after the beep ends — just like real competition shot timers. • Two-Sound System: Capture your draw and trigger click sounds to measure total reaction time. • Accurate Reaction Timing: Your performance is measured to the hundredth of a second. • Calibration Tools: Tune draw and trigger sensitivity for different guns and environments. • Real-Time Feedback: Visual timers, animations, and audio feedback keep you in the zone. Track Your Progress • Instant Stats: See your best and average times after every run. • Detailed History: Review each run with time and date. • Standard Deviation: Track consistency and improve your draw discipline. Fully Customizable • Sound Calibration: Train the app to recognize your gear and dry-fire click. • Sensitivity Sliders: Adapt detection to your unique environment. • Introduction Slides: Learn the system in minutes with an onboarding walkthrough. Safe. Smart. Effective. • Practice without ammo. Anywhere, anytime. • Requires a quiet space and two distinct dryfire sounds (draw + trigger click). • Designed for maximum safety — always confirm your firearm is unloaded. No subscriptions. No ads. Just pure training. Download DryFire and start sharpening your edge.

About

Dry Fire Practice

Develop a consistent dry-fire practice routine for shooting sports. Access guided drills for pistols, rifles, and shotguns, track your progress, and improve technique. Offers optional microphone-based click detection for enhanced training.

Highlights
  • Guided pistol, rifle, and shotgun drills
  • Daily practice habit building with streaks
  • Repetition tracking and technique cues
  • Optional microphone-based click detection
  • Progress tracking for sessions and reps
  • iPhone Duo split-screen functionality
Features
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Build a daily dry-fire practice habit. Follow guided pistol, rifle and shotgun drills, complete deliberate reps, and see your training progress. Dry Fire Practice gives sport shooters a calm, focused place to train at home, at the club or before a match. MAKE PRACTICE A HABIT Start with one guided rep, then choose short five- or ten-rep practices. Rate completed sessions, choose reminder days and follow your daily streak. FOLLOW EACH REP Keep the process steps and coaching cues in view. Practice trigger control, hold stability, natural point of aim, mount and follow-through. MADE FOR IPHONE DUO Open iPhone Duo to keep your current repetition and technique guide side by side. Browse drills beside Today, review a session beside your training log, and see more of your statistics. Close it for a compact practice view. COUNT REPS YOUR WAY Mark reps manually, or unlock optional microphone-based click detection with Dryfire Pro during an active session. Add and edit click profiles, then calibrate detection for your setup. Microphone input is used only during active sessions and calibration, and the app shows when it is listening. SEE YOUR PROGRESS Track sessions, dry reps, practice days and streaks. Free users may see ads outside training. Dryfire Pro removes ads and adds click detection, advanced statistics, achievements, full session history and rep timing. Designed for sport shooting, including ISSF-style pistol practice, rifle drills and shotgun mount practice. Works on iPhone with iOS 17 or later. PRACTICE SAFELY Before training, point in a safe direction, confirm the firearm, airgun or training device is unloaded, remove live ammunition from the area and use a safe practice area. Follow your club, range, competition and local safety rules.

Screenshots

DryfireX3 screens
Dry Fire Practice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dry Fire Practice at 4.0 against DryfireX's 2.6. Dry Fire Practice also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). DryfireX's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Dry Fire Practice sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DryfireX asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dry Fire Practice holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DryfireX has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DryfireX ships an update every 3 months, Dry Fire Practice every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
DryfireX versus Dry Fire Practice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDryfireXDry Fire Practice
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (9 ratings)4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPetter StavelandMorten Teinum

Customer experience

DryfireX

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral42.9%
Negative42.9%

Dry Fire Practice

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

DryfireX

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Dry Fire Practice

One-time1
  • Dryfire Pro$9.99

Questions

Is DryfireX free?
DryfireX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dry Fire Practice free?
Dry Fire Practice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DryfireX or Dry Fire Practice?
Dry Fire Practice is rated higher. DryfireX averages 2.6 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Dry Fire Practice averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do DryfireX or Dry Fire Practice have ads?
Dry Fire Practice shows ads; DryfireX does not.
Which is updated more often, DryfireX or Dry Fire Practice?
DryfireX ships an update every 3 months, and Dry Fire Practice every 5 days. Most recently, DryfireX was updated on October 30, 2026 and Dry Fire Practice on November 7, 2026.

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