PractAlert

Plarix

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About this app

Match alerts built for practical shooters.

PractAlert is the fastest way to find practical shooting matches and competitions near you so you can grab a slot the moment registration opens. We aggregate USPSA, IDPA, Steel Challenge, 3-Gun, Multigun, PCC, Service Rifle, Match Pistol, Garand, Springfield, Vintage Military, and everything else in between into one searchable list.

• Radar — every match within whatever radius you set. Filter by discipline, by clubs you follow, or by "near me." Sort by Recently Added or Starting Soon.

• Map — same dataset, plotted with clustered pins.

• Watchlist — bookmark matches and get local reminders 24h, 2h, and 30m before registration opens, plus a louder alarm at the open moment.

• Clubs — search clubs, sort by distance, and follow the ones that matter. The instant a new match gets posted at a club you follow, you get a push notification.

• Alerts — a 30-day rolling log of every reminder and push the app has sent you. Miss a notification because your phone was busy? Open the Alerts tab to find it again and tap straight back to the match or club.

CROSS-DEVICE SYNC (OPTIONAL)

Sign in with Google and your watchlist + club follows travel with you. Sign out and the app keeps a local-only watchlist on the device — no account required.

WHAT IT COSTS

Free, with a small banner ad above the match list. No subscriptions, no paywalls, no upsells.

PractAlert is an independent third-party app. Not affiliated with other shooting sites.

What’s new

v2.0.1 — Reliability fixes. The app now boots even on flaky networks (no more "Loading..." stuck on weak signal), startup is faster after the first launch, and match list refreshes are smaller so the app uses less mobile data in the background.