DryfireX vs Par Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Par Timer
This app provides a customizable par timer for dry-fire practice, allowing users to set voice commands, delays, par times, and shot cues. It helps build speed and consistency through structured drills, with options for display, sound, and vibration cues. The pro upgrade unlocks advanced features like preset management and run history.
- Customizable voice commands and delays
- Adjustable par times and string progression
- In-string shot cue integration
- Reholster time options
- Display, audio, and vibration cues
- Training activity history and map
- Save, load, and edit drill presets (Pro)
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The most advanced par timer for dry-fire practice — you control the voice commands, delays, par times, shot cues, and progression, and drill against the beep to build speed and consistency from home. Par Timer delivers the timing cues you configure through on-screen display, sound, and vibration, so you can run structured dry-fire drills anywhere. Every part of the sequence is yours to set, from the delay before the start signal to how your par times tighten across sets. Note: this is a par timer, not a shot timer. It plays the timing cues you set and you train against them — it does NOT listen for or detect your shots, in dry-fire or live fire. There is no microphone-based shot detection. Key features: • Turn voice commands on or off — hear "Are you ready? Stand by" before each string, or run beeps only • Set the delay before each string of fire to a fixed time, a random range so you can't anticipate the start, or turn it off • Set the par time for the string and the number of strings in a run • Progressively decrease par time across sets with acceleration — either reaching a target time by the final set, or reducing by a fixed amount each set • Add shot cues within the string to practice splits and specific shot cadence • Add or disable reholster time between strings to set your own pace between reps • Get every cue by display, audio, and vibration — toggle audio and haptic cues independently for quiet or vibration-only practice • Review a full history of every run, with a training activity map showing how consistently you practice over time Pro upgrade (one-time purchase): • Save, load, edit, rename, and delete presets for your drill setups • Reload and repeat any past run straight from your history Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://gunzncoffee.com/partimer/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Par Timer at 5.0 against DryfireX's 3.3. Par Timer also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months). DryfireX's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Par Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DryfireX asks for nothing beyond the download.
Par Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
DryfireX ships an update every 3 months, Par Timer every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DryfireX | Par Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Petter Staveland | David Asatrian |
Customer experience
DryfireX
Par Timer
In-app purchases
DryfireX
No in-app purchases
Par Timer
- Par Timer Pro$9.99
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