Comparison

Shot Timer Drills vs Simple Shot Timer

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

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About

Shot Timer Drills

This app transforms your phone into a comprehensive training log for shooting sports. It allows you to run various drills, record every shot and split time, score your performance, and track improvements over time. You can also film and sync video of your runs with shot data burned in.

Highlights
  • Built-in drill library
  • Custom drill creation
  • Multiple scoring methods
  • Video recording and syncing
  • Progress tracking and analysis
  • Squad mode for multiple shooters
  • CSV export for data analysis
Features
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Shot Timer Drills turns your shot timer and your phone into a complete training log. Run drills, capture every shot and split, score your hits, and watch your times improve. RUN DRILLS, NOT SPREADSHEETS Tap Shooter Ready, the timer beeps after a random delay, and your shots stream in live. When the string ends, your time and splits are already there, so you just count your hits. Pressing START on the timer itself works the same way. • A built-in library of drills: qualification standards, hit factor benchmarks, rifle and carbine, diagnostics and dry fire • Build your own drills on one simple page: stages, targets, par times, scoring and instructions • Scoring for hit factor, time plus, and points, with per-stage penalties • Range Day trips for running a whole session of drills in order • Squad mode: several shooters, one timer, fair standings SEE YOUR PROGRESS • Personal bests for every stage and every drill • History by drill, by trip, or by day, with trends, splits and consistency • "Where to focus" points at the stages costing you the most • Compare any two runs side by side • Beautiful result cards to share RECORD VIDEO OF YOUR RUNS • Film each stage with your phone. The app syncs the video to your timer's beep automatically • Export a finished video with your times, splits and shot-by-shot HUD burned in • Add your own intro and outro, your own song, and a photo of your target that shows with your score at the end • Or export only the string: just your shooting with the shot times • Squad runs export as separate or joint videos with a final standings card • Rerun and record in one tap from Jump Back In • Or add a video from your camera roll and sync it yourself WORKS WITH YOUR TIMER • Competition Electronics ProTimer BT, SG Timer / Timer 2 / GO, Special Pie M1A2+ and Kestrel KST1000 are verified on real hardware • AMG Commander and DAA Edge are supported experimentally, with more testing on the way • No timer? Use the simulated timer, or type your times in YOUR DATA, YOUR WAY • Share a drill by link, and update your copy when a friend improves theirs • Share drills, runs and shooters between devices by AirDrop or Files, with a confirmation step before anything changes • Export and import CSV for spreadsheets • Full backup and restore • Optional iCloud sync across your devices • No account. No ads. Your training stays on your devices. Also includes Apple Watch companion controls. Shot Timer Drills is not affiliated with any timer manufacturer. All product names are trademarks of their respective owners.

About

Simple Shot Timer

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Simple Shot Timer is a clean, no-nonsense shot timer for dry-fire and live-fire practice. Made for practical shooters who want fast feedback, accurate splits and a full history of their drills, without ads, tracking or accounts. DRILL MODES • Standard: open string. Beep, shoot, tap STOP. Splits and total time on screen. • Par: set a par time and the number of cycles. Each cycle has its own start and end beep, with an optional rest interval between cycles. • Stage: a long single-window timer up to 200 seconds for stage walk-throughs and scenario practice. START DELAY Instant, fixed, or random within a min/max range. SAVED DRILLS Save the drills you run often (mode, start delay, par and stage timing) under a name, and load any one with a tap. SHOT DETECTION • Listens through your iPhone's microphone and picks out each shot as it happens. • The start and par beeps never count as a shot, a shot fired during the beep still does, and an echo filter keeps one shot from counting twice. • The clock starts when the mic hears the beep, so speaker lag never ends up in your times. • Auto-configure: fire a few shots and the app suggests a sensitivity and frequency band for that gun and range. • A mic test screen with a live level meter lets you dial in sensitivity before going hot. • Add shots by hand at any time, after the string or in review. VIDEO • Choose a video of a string. The app finds the beep and every shot, and you check and fix them on the sound's waveform. • Saved like any other string. Only the times are kept, never the video, and nothing is uploaded. • Export the video with the clock, your splits and the totals on it, then save or share it. HISTORY & REVIEW • Every string is saved automatically (rolling cap from 50 to 5000, default 500). • Review each string with split times, first shot, fastest, slowest and average. • Editable label, notes and penalty per string. CSV EXPORT Export a single string or your whole history as CSV through the share sheet: mail it to yourself, save it to Files or open it in a spreadsheet. KEEPS RUNNING Lock the screen or switch apps mid-string: the timer keeps detecting shots and playing par beeps. PRIVACY FIRST • 100% on-device. No accounts, no cloud, no analytics, no ads, no tracking. • The microphone is used live, in memory, only while the app is listening (a string, the mic test or auto-configure). No audio is recorded or sent anywhere. • Delete all your data and settings from Settings at any time. • Open source (GPL-3.0): the full code is on GitHub at github.com/Mr-Jami/simple-shot-timer, so you can check every claim above. QUALITY OF LIFE • Screen flash on the beep for loud ranges and heavy ear protection, plus optional haptics. • A notice warns you if the volume is muted while a string runs. • Keeps the screen awake during a string. • Monochrome theme with System, Light, Dark and High-contrast options. LANGUAGES English, Finnish, French, German, Polish, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. Built for the range, the dojo and the basement dry-fire setup. Free, lean, no upsells.

Screenshots

Shot Timer Drills4 screens
Simple Shot Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Simple Shot Timer at 15.0 against Shot Timer Drills's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shot Timer Drills ships an update daily, Simple Shot Timer every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Shot Timer Drills versus Simple Shot Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShot Timer DrillsSimple Shot Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB23 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDaniel KuruvillaTareq Jami

In-app purchases

None

Shot Timer Drills

No in-app purchases

None

Simple Shot Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shot Timer Drills free?
Shot Timer Drills is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Shot Timer free?
Simple Shot Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shot Timer Drills or Simple Shot Timer have ads?
Neither Shot Timer Drills nor Simple Shot Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shot Timer Drills or Simple Shot Timer?
Shot Timer Drills ships an update daily, and Simple Shot Timer every 2 days. Most recently, Shot Timer Drills was updated on November 6, 2026 and Simple Shot Timer on November 6, 2026.

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