Comparison

Dry Fire Pro vs Par Timer

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

Head to head
About

Dry Fire Pro

This app provides a modern training timer for dry-fire practice. It uses on-device machine learning to detect trigger presses and provides detailed feedback on reaction time and consistency. Users can customize drills or use presets for focused training sessions.

Highlights
  • ML Shot Detection
  • Customizable Drill Builder
  • Detailed Drill Stats
  • Drill Presets & Catalog
  • Timing & Splits Tracking
  • Privacy-First Design
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Dry Fire Pro turns your iPhone into a shot timer that actually hears your dry-fire shots — and now an aim trainer that sees your muzzle move. Tap start, hear the beep, draw and press — on-device machine learning detects your trigger click and measures your reaction time, splits, and consistency. Then Aim mode measures the other half: how far your muzzle moves as you break the shot, and why. No extra hardware, no ammo, no range fees. Just training. NEW — AIM MODE • Put a small sticker on your muzzle — or print our free 3D muzzle mount — prop up the phone, and the front camera measures your muzzle movement on every press. • Aim reads the direction your reps drift and names the fault — jerking, anticipating, heeling, too much finger — with the fix and a drill that trains it. • Estimated impact shows where that press would have landed on a target at your distance. • Hands-free: say "go" to start the next rep. Metric or imperial — your choice. TRAINED ON YOUR GUN • My Firearm: a guided setup records a few trigger clicks and trains a personal detection model on your exact firearm — sharper detection, tuned to you, all on-device. BUILD THE HABIT • Training calendar: a dot on HQ for every day you've trained — deeper red, more drills. Swipe through weeks or open the month view. • Training reminders: pick your days and get a nudge that keeps the streak alive. Why Dry Fire Pro? • A par timer that listens: unlike blind beep timers, it knows when you shot — and shows you the numbers. • Speed and accuracy: reaction times and splits from Drills, measured muzzle movement from Aim — both halves of shooting, in one app. • Built for drills: start from polished presets, tailor everything in the Drill Tweaker, or design your own in the Drill Builder. • Clear feedback: minimal UI, monospaced timing, and a dark design with red accents that's easy on the eyes. • Community driven: feature tweaks ship fast based on shooter feedback, so the app keeps improving with every release. Key Features: • ML Shot Detection: low-latency, on-device detection of dry-fire clicks (no cloud). • My Firearm: a personal detection model trained on your own trigger sound. • Aim Mode: camera-measured muzzle movement, named trigger faults, and estimated downrange impact. • Training HQ: streaks, training calendar, weekly volume, reaction-time trends, and your full session history. • Training Reminders: local notifications on the days you choose — nothing leaves your phone. • Drill Builder: create fully custom drills with your own timing, actions, and flow. • Drill Tweaker: random standby (min/max), loop mode, voice commands, beep variants, flashlight signals. • Drill Presets & Catalog: a growing set of presets by difficulty — star your favorites. • Timing & Splits: reaction times, splits, and averages for steady progress. • Privacy-First: no accounts, no trackers; audio and camera never leave your device. WHO IT'S FOR • Concealed carry holders keeping their draw sharp between range visits • USPSA / IDPA competitors working on reaction time and splits • Anyone building trigger control at home — safely, with an unloaded firearm FREE VS PREMIUM • Free, forever: the ML shot timer, starter drills, Aim's movement measurement, HQ stats, streaks, calendar and reminders. • Premium: the full drill library (Speed & Chaos tiers), Aim coaching — the fix for your named fault, the drill that trains it, and the estimated downrange impact — plus unlimited custom drills. • Pay monthly, yearly, or once — lifetime access with a single purchase. Safety first: Dry Fire Pro is intended solely for dry-fire practice. Always verify your firearm is unloaded and follow all firearm safety rules. Terms of use: https://dryfirepro.com/terms-of-use/

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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)
Features
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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/

Screenshots

Dry Fire Pro4 screens
Par Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Par Timer at 5.0 against Dry Fire Pro's 4.2. Par Timer also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). Dry Fire Pro's advantage is ratings volume (33 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 Pro sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Par Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Par Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dry Fire Pro has 33 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dry Fire Pro ships an update every 9 days, Par Timer every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dry Fire Pro versus Par Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDry Fire ProPar Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (33 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings33 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdam GelatkaDavid Asatrian

Customer experience

Dry Fire Pro

All ratings32 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral3.1%
Negative15.6%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Par Timer

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

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Dry Fire Pro

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Pro Tier$12.99
  • Pro Tier$39.99
1 purchases

Par Timer

One-time1
  • Par Timer Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Dry Fire Pro free?
Dry Fire Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Par Timer free?
Par Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dry Fire Pro or Par Timer?
Par Timer is rated higher. Dry Fire Pro averages 4.2 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while Par Timer averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Dry Fire Pro or Par Timer have ads?
Neither Dry Fire Pro nor Par Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dry Fire Pro or Par Timer?
Dry Fire Pro ships an update every 9 days, and Par Timer every 6 days. Most recently, Dry Fire Pro was updated on October 25, 2026 and Par Timer on October 13, 2026.

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