Simple Shot Timer

[u/MrJami_]

NOTE: this is open source and non profit. just for the community

Hey there,

recently I started with the dry firing at home and I wanted to use a timer as well. I do have a PACT Club Timer III, but in my apartment it is pretty loud and not really neighbour friendly. So naturally I went on the play store to just download a timer. Sounds like something that should be there, right?

Well yes but also no. I found a few apps, they are either buggy or full with ads, which was annoying.

So I did what any normal person would do. I created my own timer, that is 100% free and ad-free and will stay that way. And it is open source btw. and no data is collected etc. The app is pretty simple and it should offer all the features of a PACT Club Timer III.

The timer works well, at least at home. But since I can't really go to the range till wednesday, I can't really test whether it registers shots properly.

Thats why I am hoping that some of you could test it out on the range and give me some feedback. I would really appreciate it. Or else I might go crazy because the app is finished and I just need confirmation that it would work on the range too.

I wrote a quick guide on GitHub on how to enroll for the testing app (android only)

If this app works properly, this would be very helpful for many shooters out there who don't really want to pay $100+ for a timer.

If you guys have any feedback, ideas or anything, please let me know either here on reddit or open a github issue or text me on discord (@nnclovin)

Here are a few pictures of the app, for those interested (its basically the playstore pictures):

[u/MrJami_]

Great! Excited to hear from you

[u/PlayFront36 → u/MrJami_]

Shot a couple hundred rounds with this app today. Overall supremely impressed at what it does for $0.

The good - its free, it was able to pick up every single shot despite being windy (more on this later), lots of customizable options (though I mostly left it alone), flips when you flip screen, tracks splits, clear review screen with ALL times between shots (better than Pact in my range bag). Really good work!

The meh - When I use my phone as a shot timer I cant take video or pictures at the same time. I almost wonder if it could be a widget? Have it run in the background and still be able to use other apps.

The bad - I think even with adjustable sensitivity and even default being super low we were picking up other things during strings of fire. Crunchy gravel, wind, even talking. When reviewing most strings almost everyone had "extra" "shots". I did not play with this enough but wonder if itd be better or worse without wind. Will keep using it and try to determine. Another point is that because of this sensitivity it keeps going and if you dont manually hit STOP or mentally record your finished time it kind of invalidates the course of fire.

Definitely recommend folks downloading it and giving it a try. OP seems the type to take feedback and improve. Thanks for the free download!

[u/MrJami_ → u/PlayFront36]

Amazing feedback!! I really appreciate it and I am glad you liked it.

A widget should be definetly be possible and let it run in the background. I will note it down and work on it asap.

See this is why I needed your help. While developing I am mainly just thinking of my own range environment and basically the ideal situation (indoor range and mostly alone or in small groups). So let me get to each mentioned point:

- Unfortunately I am not an audio expert but I am trying to get more into it and figure out what capabilities a smartphone-microphone offers. Initially I just implemented the sensitivity feature. Its plain and simple, but obviously not enough, especially in your case. I would be interested to know what percentage have you used or maybe what is the lowest percentage that could still register fire shots. I need to learn more about frequencies and how to filter them properly and next time when I am at the range I need to check the frequencies of different gun shots and whether I am able to catch a certain range.

- I think the second issue is more or less related to the first one. If that gets fixed or gets more reliable, I think this issue would become more obsolete.

Again thank you very much for the detailed feedback! I am happy to offer something good for the community for free and without ads...etc. Its not always about money