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Top-Rated Mobile Apps for Shooting Sports and Casual Marksmen
Whether you're a seasoned marksman or just getting started at the range, your smartphone can be a powerful tool to sharpen your shooting skills. From ballistics calculators that factor in wind and elevation to shot timers and dry-fire training aids, today’s mobile apps offer precision, convenience and real-time feedback right in your pocket. Even finding a nearby range is easier than ever thanks to tools like the NSSF’s Where to Shoot app and online range finder—helping you turn any location into an opportunity to train smarter."
Ballistics Apps
The Kestrel LiNK Ballistics App serves as a powerful companion to Kestrel Ballistics Meters. It empowers users to remotely manage gun profiles while accessing both Applied Ballistics and Hornady bullet libraries. It also enables single-target remote viewing (via a vane mount on a tripod), target card creation/export and firmware updates for Kestrel devices. These capabilities speed up pre‑shoot prep and offer shooters environmental and trajectory data.
Hornady Ballistics leverages its 4DOF (Four Degrees of Freedom) ballistic calculator, which uses Doppler-Radar–measured drag coefficients for accurate trajectories. Its standout features include a bullet and powder library, favorites for quick load-outs, group‑analysis tools and integration with weather meters like Kestrel or WeatherFlow via Bluetooth. A key advantage is that it works offline—useful for shooting in remote locations.
GeoBallistics is a mobile application designed for precision shooters and hunters alike. It features a 3‑Degree‑of‑Freedom ballistics calculator that accounts for variables such as wind, temperature, elevation and the Earth’s rotation to produce accurate bullet trajectories. The app includes mapping tools that allow users to place markers on satellite imagery, measure distances and create range cards. It can also integrate with compatible devices like Kestrel or WeatherFlow to retrieve live weather conditions.
BallisticX is a mobile application created for precision shooters to measure shot groups and assist with rifle zeroing. It allows users to capture a photo of their target, mark points of aim and impact and calculate group size using either MOA/MIL or inches/centimeters. The app supports any type of target, including steel, and features an Adjustment To Zero (ATZ) tool that helps shooters fine‑tune their optics with fewer rounds. Users can also label, crop and export their results for record‑keeping or sharing.
Wind Apps
The Windy app provides a live, interactive weather map with data from multiple global forecast models. It can be very useful for visualizing wind directions, as well as temperature, precipitation, cloud cover, air quality and ocean conditions combined with high‑resolution satellite imagery.
Windfinder is a global wind and weather forecasting app aimed at outdoor sports enthusiasts. It provides detailed forecasts, including wind speed, direction, gusts, air and water temperature, cloud cover, precipitation, air pressure and more. The app also offers animated wind maps, real‑time data from more than 20,000 weather stations and webcam feeds where available.
Match Management Apps
PractiScore Competitor is a paid mobile app designed for shooters who want to review and analyze match results in detail. It supports a wide range of disciplines, including USPSA, IPSC, 3‑Gun, Steel Challenge, IDPA, ICORE, PRS, ProAm and NRA matches. Users can search for and download results posted to PractiScore and other supported sites, or sync directly over Wi‑Fi from scoring devices during a match. The app allows side‑by‑side comparison of multiple competitors, detailed stage performance breakdowns and access to classification history for sports like USPSA, Steel Challenge, IDPA and ICORE.
Impact Scoring is a mobile application built for precision rifle sports such as PRS, NRL and other long‑range competitions. It delivers accurate, real‑time scoring that can be viewed live by competitors, range officers and spectators. Matches can be created and managed entirely from a phone or tablet, with automatic syncing across devices and live updates when connected via LAN, Wi‑Fi, or cellular service. The app also supports match registration, CSV uploads from other platforms and provides clear stage layouts with target orders and movement cues for smoother match flow.
Training Apps
ShootOnTime: Par Timer
ShootOnTime: Par Timer is a free mobile application designed for both dry‑fire practice at home and live‑fire training at the range. It focuses on simplicity, offering an easy‑to‑use interface for setting and running par times from 0 to 99.99 seconds. The app provides a loud, clear start beep that can be heard through hearing protection, and displays large, easy‑to‑read numbers for quick reference during drills. It does not detect or register the sound of gunfire, instead functioning purely as a par time tracker to help shooters structure and measure their training sessions.
Recoil Shot Timer
Recoil Shot Timer is a mobile and Apple Watch application developed in partnership with the Office of Naval Research as part of the Joint Marksmanship Assessment Package that measures shooting speed using recoil detection rather than sound. This allows it to function accurately in environments where traditional acoustic timers fail, such as indoor ranges, alongside other shooters, in the rain or when using suppressed firearms. The app records each shot, split times and total rounds fired and can display statistics by weapon type. It works best on centerfire rifles and pistols, with the watch worn on the shooting hand for optimal detection.
Product Companion Apps
The Labradar App is a mobile companion for the Labradar Doppler radar chronograph, allowing users to control the device remotely via Bluetooth from a smartphone or tablet. It enables arming and disarming, adjusting settings and viewing detailed shot statistics such as velocity, energy, power factor, extreme spread and standard deviation. Data can be displayed in both list and graph formats, including velocity versus distance. Users can store, manage or delete shot series directly from the app, making it easier to organize and review shooting sessions without handling the unit during use.
The Lyman Borecam App is the mobile control and viewing platform for the Lyman Borecam Pro and Borecam 2.0 wireless borescopes. It connects via the borescope’s built‑in Wi‑Fi signal to stream high‑resolution images and video directly to a smartphone or tablet without the need for cables or external monitors. Through the app, users can inspect firearm barrels for wear, throat erosion, tool marks and copper or lead fouling, using adjustable lighting for optimal clarity. It supports both photo capture and video recording, with stored files easily retrievable for later review or sharing.
Garmin ShotView is a free mobile app designed to work with the Garmin Xero C1 Pro chronograph, giving shooters a way to record, organize and review projectile data wirelessly. After a shooting session, the app syncs with the chronograph to display detailed shot metrics such as velocity, deviation, extreme spread, kinetic energy and more. Users can separate recordings into sessions, add notes, mark clean or cold bore shots and exclude outliers from calculations. Data can be viewed in list or graph form, filtered by weapon type and exported in CSV or Excel format for further analysis.
Autotrickler
The AutoTrickler App is a free mobile companion for the AutoTrickler V4 powder dispensing system, allowing users to connect via Bluetooth to set target weights, adjust tuning parameters and manage multiple powder profiles. The app displays real‑time flow rate measurements, helping reloaders quickly identify and maintain the optimal 0.20 grains‑per‑second rate for most powders. It also includes built‑in help screens explaining each setting, making it easier to fine‑tune performance for different propellants.
Applied Ballistics Quantum is a mobile platform that combines a highly accurate ballistics solver with advanced profile management tools for long‑range shooting. The app includes the full Applied Ballistics bullet and Doppler‑based drag model library, Custom Drag Factor calibration for fine‑tuning to specific rifles, and Weapon Employment Zone (WEZ) analysis to calculate hit probabilities under real‑world conditions. Users can also build customizable range and multi‑target tables, access an online reticle library and share range cards by email.
The Sig Sauer BDX app is the mobile control center for the Ballistic Data Xchange system, which links BDX‑enabled rangefinders and riflescopes via Bluetooth. Through the app, users can create and store custom ballistic profiles by entering ammunition details, muzzle velocity and environmental conditions. These profiles are then synced to a KILO BDX rangefinder, which calculates the correct holdover and sends it to a paired SIERRA BDX riflescope. The scope’s illuminated reticle displays the exact aiming point, allowing for fast, accurate shots out to 800 yards. The app uses the Applied Ballistics Ultralite engine for trajectory modeling and supports both preset ballistic groups and fully custom setups.
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