Shooting Coach vs Dry Fire Practice
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shooting Coach
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Train smarter at home and at the range. Run dry-fire drills with a built-in par timer, then photograph your target for an accuracy score and personalized coaching. One app for the practice and the proof. DRY FIRE TIMER - INCLUDED FREE Four drills with sane defaults, all editable per string: - Free Par - set your own par, repeat for as many strings as you want - Draw to First Shot - benchmark ladder from 1.5s down to 1.1s - Bill Drill - 6 shots, flat 3.0s par, USPSA M-class standard - Mozambique - 2 body + 1 head transition, flat 2.0s par Random Get Ready delay before GO. Beeps work over Bluetooth earphones and play even on silent. No credits, no subscription. TARGET ANALYSIS - PHOTO IN, COACHING OUT Shoot at the range, take a photo of your paper target, and Shooting Coach tells you exactly what happened, why it happened, and how to fix it. WHAT YOU GET FROM EVERY ANALYSIS - Accuracy score (0-100) with skill rating — track shooting improvement over time - Shot group breakdown — spread size, cluster position, and pattern analysis - Root cause diagnosis — why your shots landed where they did (recoil anticipation, trigger jerk, grip issues, sight alignment, and more) - 3 actionable shooting drills tailored to your target — apply them at your next range session WORKS WITH ANY TARGET Bullseye, USPSA/IPSC, IDPA, B-27, silhouette, FBI Q, and more. Your shooting target type is auto-detected and scored accordingly. Works with any paper target at any distance. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Every range session is saved to your device. See your accuracy score trend over time, compare shot groups across sessions, and review past analyses anytime — even offline. SIMPLE PRICING - PAY ONLY FOR WHAT YOU USE Your first analysis is free. After that, buy small credit packs whenever you need them: - 1 credit - $1.29 - 5 credits - $4.99 - 10 credits - $8.99 - 20 credits - $14.99 Credits never expire. No subscriptions. No recurring charges. Unlike other shooting apps, there's no monthly fee — just buy credits when you're ready to analyze. PRIVACY FIRST - Target photos are analyzed in real time and never stored on our servers - Sign in with Apple supported - Delete your account and all data at any time BUILT FOR THE RANGE Clean, distraction-free interface designed for the range. Full dark mode. Whether you're a new shooter learning pistol fundamentals or an experienced handgun marksman fine-tuning your accuracy, Shooting Coach gives you the timer for dry-fire reps and the feedback you need at the range - like having a coach with you all week.
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Shooting Coach at none against Dry Fire Practice's shown. Dry Fire Practice's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Shooting Coach sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Dry Fire Practice sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shooting Coach ships an update monthly, Dry Fire Practice every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shooting Coach | Dry Fire Practice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TADAS PUKAS | Morten Teinum |
In-app purchases
Shooting Coach
- 1 Analysis Credit$1.29
- 5 Analysis Credits$4.99
- 10 Analysis Credits$8.99
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- 20 Analysis Credits$14.99
Dry Fire Practice
- Dryfire Pro$9.99
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