Comparison

Range IQ vs AlphaShot

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

Head to head
About

Range IQ

Instantly score your shooting targets with AI-powered analysis. This app detects shot holes, calculates scores based on official rules, and tracks your progress over time with detailed performance statistics. All processing is done on-device for complete privacy.

Highlights
  • AI shot hole detection
  • Automatic scoring (ISSF rules)
  • On-device processing (no internet needed)
  • Session history and shot review
  • Performance statistics and dispersion views
  • Privacy-focused design
Features
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Range IQ turns a simple photo of your target into accurate scoring in seconds. Take a picture (or import one) and on-device AI automatically detects shot holes, identifies 10 m targets (rifle or pistol) and calculates your score using official ISSF rules — with optional decimal scoring up to 10.9. Everything runs 100% on your iPhone: no account, no internet required, and no data uploaded to any server. It’s built for the range and for match day, even when you’re offline — with privacy by design. Go beyond a one-off score: keep a clean session history, review every shot with its exact position, and follow your progress over time with performance stats (average, consistency, best shots/sessions) plus dispersion views (scatter/heatmap). Free: 3 analyses per day. Range IQ Pro: unlimited analyses (monthly or yearly subscription). Link to the EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Scan. Score. Improve.

About

AlphaShot

Features
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More enjoyment at the range. More good sessions to remember. AlphaShot brings sports shooting, archery and clay shooting into a logbook that makes you look forward to going again. On iPhone and iPad, keep your results, celebrate small wins and see how your shooting develops. FROM A PHOTO TO USEFUL INSIGHTS Photograph or import your target. On compatible models, target recognition and calibration, followed by shot-hole detection, are automatic. Check the suggestions, adjust them if needed, then explore scores, shot groups and measurements supported by the target model. Photo analysis runs on your device. Manual calibration and entry remain available; you can also place shots on a virtual target or enter scores with the keypad. PROGRESS YOU CAN SEE Choose from 45 catalogue target models for rifle, pistol, archery and other disciplines. Find series by shooter, firearm, discipline and distance. Track scores, groups, centring and personal records. Charts, shot overlays, heatmaps and radar profiles help you understand comparable data. Discover trophies as your recorded shots, regular practice and best groups add up. CLAY SHOOTING BELONGS HERE TOO Trap, skeet, universal trench, Compak sporting or sporting clays: keep rounds, results and statistics together. Manage several shooters, prepare courses and stations, organise competitions and follow the standings. YOUR EQUIPMENT, YOUR OWN COMPARISONS Keep firearms, equipment and configurations at hand. See the number of shots recorded with each firearm, their breakdown and its last use, including recorded shooting outside series. Compare ammunition groups by firearm and distance when the series and participating shooters provide a consistent basis for comparison. KEEP AN EYE ON STOCK AND COSTS Enter ammunition purchases and prices to estimate the cost of your shooting. Recorded use linked to the relevant ammunition and firearm automatically updates estimated stock. Review purchases, use by firearm, costs and manual withdrawals in their histories. Missing prices and mixed currencies are identified; reusable arrows are not deducted like cartridges. SAVE THE MOMENTS WORTH SHARING Your series are brought together into sessions you can rename, merge or split. Add memory photos, captions, a location, notes and each shooter's impressions. Share results as Post or Story cards with targets, shots or density, and export sessions and analysis to PDF. Record offline and view iCloud sync activity in Settings. Available in 17 languages. AlphaShot keeps your shooting story together, ready for the next session.

Screenshots

Range IQ4 screens
AlphaShot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AlphaShot at none against Range IQ's 2. Range IQ's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Range IQ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. AlphaShot asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Range IQ ships an update weekly, AlphaShot every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Range IQ versus AlphaShot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRange IQAlphaShot
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB245 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTibalt DinaucourtGuillaume Grivelet

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Range IQ

Subscriptions2
  • Range IQ Pro$2.991 Month
  • Range IQ Pro – Annual$24.991 Year
None

AlphaShot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Range IQ free?
Range IQ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AlphaShot free?
AlphaShot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Range IQ or AlphaShot have ads?
Neither Range IQ nor AlphaShot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Range IQ or AlphaShot?
Range IQ ships an update weekly, and AlphaShot every 5 days. Most recently, Range IQ was updated on October 31, 2026 and AlphaShot on November 5, 2026.

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