Dry Fire Practice vs IPSC Shot Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
IPSC Shot Timer
This app transforms your iPhone into a precise shot timer for practical pistol training. It accurately records split times and offers customizable par-time drills, eliminating the need for dedicated hardware. Designed for competitive shooters, it focuses on delivering essential data without ads or tracking.
- Microphone-based shot detection
- Split times for every shot
- Customizable par-time buzzer
- Adjustable sensitivity
- Screen stays awake during runs
- No ads or tracking
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IPSC Shot Timer turns your iPhone into a precision shot timer for practical pistol training. Whether you're drilling for IPSC, USPSA, or 3-Gun, get accurate split times and par-time training without buying dedicated hardware. KEY FEATURES • Microphone-based shot detection — counts every shot using your phone's mic • Split times for every shot in a string • Customizable par-time buzzer with configurable random delay • Adjustable sensitivity for indoor and outdoor ranges • Loud, distinctive start beep • Screen stays awake during stage runs • No ads, no tracking, no account required DESIGNED FOR PRACTICAL SHOOTERS Built by a competitive practical shooter for serious training. Whether you're warming up before a match, drilling transitions in your garage, or working par times during dryfire, IPSC Shot Timer gets out of your way and reports the data that matters. PRIVACY FIRST Your microphone audio is processed in real time on your device. Nothing is recorded, stored, or transmitted. The app collects no data and contains no ads or analytics.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: IPSC Shot Timer at 4.9 against Dry Fire Practice's 4.0. IPSC Shot Timer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price and update cadence 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. Dry Fire Practice sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. IPSC Shot Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
IPSC Shot Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IPSC Shot Timer has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Dry Fire Practice ships an update every 5 days, IPSC Shot Timer every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dry Fire Practice | IPSC Shot Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.9 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 6 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +12 |
| Developer | Morten Teinum | EX Corporation Oy |
Customer experience
Dry Fire Practice
IPSC Shot Timer
In-app purchases
Dry Fire Practice
- Dryfire Pro$9.99
IPSC Shot Timer
No in-app purchases
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