Comparison

USPSA App 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

USPSA App

This app serves as a comprehensive resource for members of the United States Practical Shooting Association and Steel Challenge. It allows users to view classifications, track progress, access match results, find clubs, and reference rulebooks. Stay connected to the sport and manage your shooting information easily.

Highlights
  • View and track classifications
  • Search member classification details
  • Access match results
  • Locate clubs and matches
  • Study stages and calculate classifications
  • Reference rulebooks
Features
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The official USPSA App is the all-in-one resource for United States Practical Shooting Association and Steel Challenge members. Whether you’re competing, tracking results, or learning the sport, everything you need is now in a single app. Features include: Classifications: View your current classifications and track progress. Classification Lookup: Search any member’s classification details. Match Results: Access official USPSA and Steel Challenge match results. Find Clubs: Locate clubs near you and explore match opportunities. Classification Diagrams & Calculators: Study stages and calculate classifications with ease. Rules Viewer: Quickly reference the latest USPSA and Steel Challenge rulebooks. Stay connected to the action, improve your performance, and keep all your shooting sports information at your fingertips anytime, anywhere.

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

USPSA App4 screens
Dry Fire Practice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dry Fire Practice at 4.0 against USPSA App's 2.6. Dry Fire Practice also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 months). USPSA App's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. USPSA App 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: USPSA App has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

USPSA App ships an update every 5 months, Dry Fire Practice every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 1 level
USPSA App versus Dry Fire Practice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUSPSA AppDry Fire Practice
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (5 ratings)4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB32 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperU S PRACTICAL SHOOTING ASSOCIATION INCMorten Teinum

Customer experience

USPSA App

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Dry Fire Practice

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

In-app purchases

None

USPSA App

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Dry Fire Practice

One-time1
  • Dryfire Pro$9.99

Questions

Is USPSA App free?
USPSA App 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, USPSA App or Dry Fire Practice?
Dry Fire Practice is rated higher. USPSA App averages 2.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Dry Fire Practice averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do USPSA App or Dry Fire Practice have ads?
Dry Fire Practice shows ads; USPSA App does not.
Which is updated more often, USPSA App or Dry Fire Practice?
USPSA App ships an update every 5 months, and Dry Fire Practice every 5 days. Most recently, USPSA App was updated on November 5, 2026 and Dry Fire Practice on November 7, 2026.

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