Comparison

CQS Performance vs Beepline

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

Head to head
About

CQS Performance

Features
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CQS Performance digitizes your Close Quarter Survival training. Replace your paper logbook with a powerful app that tracks every drill, round, and personal best across all your weapons. CQS Performance is a subscription-based app. A free 14-day trial is included with full access; after the trial, an active CQS Pro subscription is required to use the app's features. Subscription details: • CQS Pro Monthly — auto-renewing subscription • Length: 1 month • Price: $7.99 USD/month (or local equivalent) - Country dependant. • 14-day free trial for first-time subscribers • Subscription auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Payment is charged to your Apple ID account • Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.cqsperformance.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.cqsperformance.com/privacy Features: Log drills for Baseline, Dynamic & Defensive courses Track personal bests and Survival Index score Manage your armory — weapons, setups & ammo inventory Detailed analytics with performance charts 7-tier ranking system from Novice to Master Capability radar across 6 skill axes Par timer with random delay and split times Apex Selfie — overlay your stats on range photos Works fully offline — syncs when connected

About

Beepline

Features
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Beepline turns your iPhone into a shot timer for the range and for dry-fire practice at home. Start a string, wait for the random-delay beep, and Beepline listens through the microphone and records every shot to the millisecond. Built for sport shooters, IPSC and USPSA competitors, airsoft practice and anyone drilling a draw at home. TIMED TO THE MILLISECOND Beepline takes t = 0 from the start beep it hears through your own microphone, not from the moment it told the speaker to play. That removes the output delay from the measurement, so your first-shot time is the real one, whether the beep comes from the phone speaker or from earbuds. WHAT YOU GET • Random start delay so you can't anticipate the beep • First shot, last shot, split times and total shot count • Par time with a second beep, and a clear marker when you run over • Big, high-contrast display that reads at arm's length, in portrait or landscape • Built-in drills: Bill Drill, 1R1 and FAST • Every string saved to a history you can scroll back through • Sensitivity presets for outdoor and indoor ranges • Back up all your data to your own iCloud Drive, and restore it on a new phone PRIVACY BY DESIGN There is no account and no sign-up. Beepline has no analytics of what you shoot and no crash reporting, and it never records or uploads audio — the microphone stream is analysed for shot onsets as it arrives and then discarded. Your strings, drills and settings stay on your iPhone until you choose to back them up to your own iCloud Drive folder. The free version shows one small banner ad on the home screen between strings, in Settings and in History, never while a string is being timed; Pro removes it. BEEPLINE PRO — one purchase, no subscription • Unlimited history instead of the last 5 strings • Custom drills you build yourself, plus the El Presidente preset • Custom random-delay range • Shot-cadence charts and session notes • CSV export of any session or your whole history • Manual sensitivity for awkward ranges • Four beep voices with adjustable pitch and length • Separate profiles, so two shooters can share one phone and keep their runs apart — and share a profile between phones • Open backups: plain JSON and CSV instead of an app-only bundle Pro is a one-time purchase. No subscription, no recurring charge, and it restores on your other devices with Restore Purchases. A NOTE ON ACCURACY Beepline is a practice tool. Phone microphones clip and compress loud impulses differently from a dedicated timer, so treat it as a training aid rather than a match-official device. Indoors, at a busy range, or with a suppressed firearm, run the calibration screen first and pick the sensitivity that suits. Beepline does not sell, advertise or link to firearms, ammunition or any other regulated goods. It is a timer.

Screenshots

CQS Performance4 screens
Beepline4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: CQS Performance at none against Beepline's shown. Beepline's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CQS Performance sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Beepline sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CQS Performance ships an update every 2 weeks, Beepline daily. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
CQS Performance versus Beepline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCQS PerformanceBeepline
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB45 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCQS PerformanceCode. Like. Clockwork.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

CQS Performance

Subscriptions2
  • CQS Pro Monthly14 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • CQS Pro Annual14 Days trial$79.991 Year
1 purchases

Beepline

One-time1
  • Beepline Pro$5.99

Questions

Is CQS Performance free?
CQS Performance is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beepline free?
Beepline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CQS Performance or Beepline have ads?
Beepline shows ads; CQS Performance does not.
Which is updated more often, CQS Performance or Beepline?
CQS Performance ships an update every 2 weeks, and Beepline daily. Most recently, CQS Performance was updated on October 19, 2026 and Beepline on October 26, 2026.

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