Comparison

Alpha Charlie vs PractAlert

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

Head to head
About

Alpha Charlie

Analyze your performance in competitive shooting matches like USPSA and IDPA. Get detailed breakdowns of each stage, compare your scores to other shooters, and track your progress over time. Understand where you're losing points and how to improve your accuracy and speed.

Highlights
  • Match result analysis
  • Stage breakdown and comparison
  • Head-to-head shooter comparison
  • Performance trend tracking
  • Offline data storage
  • Optional iCloud Sync
Features
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Alpha Charlie is THE performance analytics app for USPSA, IDPA, PCSL, GPA and IPSC competitive shooters. Stop guessing where you're losing — start knowing. Capture your match results directly from the match results page and get instant, deep analysis of your performance. Alpha Charlie breaks down every stage, compares you to the field, and shows you exactly what's costing you places. MATCH ANALYTICS See your overall and division rank, match percentage, hit factor, and points down at a glance. Track how you're improving across every match you've shot. STAGE BREAKDOWN Review every stage in detail — your time, points, hit breakdown, and rank on each stage. Swipe through stage cards and spot where you gained or lost ground. HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON Compare yourself directly to any shooter in the field. See how your time, points, alphas, charlies, deltas, and misses stack up against any competitor. MATCH ANALYSIS Get smart insights that tell you whether speed or accuracy is costing you more places. See how many positions you'd gain with a 10% faster time, a clean run, or better hit quality. Find your best and worst stages relative to your average. TREND TRACKING Charts track your rank, match percentage, and hit factor over time so you can see your improvement arc across your full match history. YOUR DATA, YOUR DEVICE All match data is stored privately on your device. Nothing is sent to any server. Enable optional iCloud Sync to keep your data in sync across your iPhone and iPad. Supports USPSA, IDPA, GPA, PCSL and IPSC Matches Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PractAlert

Features
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Match alerts built for practical shooters. PractAlert is the fastest way to find practical shooting matches and competitions near you so you can grab a slot the moment registration opens. We aggregate USPSA, IDPA, Steel Challenge, 3-Gun, Multigun, PCC, Service Rifle, Match Pistol, Garand, Springfield, Vintage Military, and everything else in between into one searchable list. • Radar — every match within whatever radius you set, sorted by Recently Added or Starting Soon. Filter by discipline, by clubs you follow, or by "near me." • Map — same dataset, plotted with clustered pins. Pinch to zoom into a city; tap a cluster to see every match at the same range. • Watchlist — bookmark matches and get local reminders 24 hours, 2 hours, and 30 minutes before registration opens, plus a louder alarm at the open moment. Stays in sync across your devices when you sign in. • Clubs — search clubs, sort by distance, and follow the ones that matter. The instant a new match gets posted at a club you follow, you get a push notification. • Alerts — a 30-day rolling log of every reminder and push the app has sent you. Accidentally swipe a notification away or miss it in a busy stretch? Open the Alerts tab to find it again and tap straight back to the match or club. CROSS-DEVICE SYNC (OPTIONAL) Sign in with Apple or Google and your watchlist + club follows travel with you. Sign out and the app keeps a local-only watchlist on the device — no account required. WHAT IT COSTS Free, with a small banner ad above the match list. No subscriptions, no paywalls, no upsells. The ad slot keeps the lights on while we work on adding new sources and features. PractAlert is an independent third-party app. Not affiliated with other shooting sites.

Screenshots

Alpha Charlie4 screens
PractAlert4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PractAlert at none against Alpha Charlie's 2. 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. Alpha Charlie sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. PractAlert asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alpha Charlie ships an update weekly, PractAlert every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Alpha Charlie versus PractAlert: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlpha CharliePractAlert
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (29 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings29 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB73 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRICHARD DAVID SILBERPLARIX INC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Alpha Charlie

Subscriptions2
  • Alpha Charlie Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Alpha Charlie Yearly$49.991 Year
None

PractAlert

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alpha Charlie free?
Alpha Charlie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PractAlert free?
PractAlert is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Alpha Charlie or PractAlert have ads?
Neither Alpha Charlie nor PractAlert shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alpha Charlie or PractAlert?
Alpha Charlie ships an update weekly, and PractAlert every 10 days. Most recently, Alpha Charlie was updated on September 20, 2026 and PractAlert on September 30, 2026.

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