Great app
I’ve been using the app as an individual for a couple years now, which has been great. More recently using the premium version to run my club’s sporting clays league with much success. Transitioned away from paper sheets that were unreadable and at times wet & soggy. Requested an export change from the developer who was extremely responsive and helpful in making the suggested change. Thanks
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Brilliant and simple!
A must have for live scoring.
I don’t like the new update
I do not like the update that does not keep you squad in place. I have to re-select and move posts, yardages every round.
HotClays Premium
Latest update 6/2026 made the app look fancier but stripped all useful features making it useless.
This mistake will cost the developer a lot of money.
Also looks like they raised the price for a less effective app.
This mistake will cost the developer a lot of money.
Also looks like they raised the price for a less effective app.
Changes
Lot of nice changes being made to the app, just having difficulty in figuring out how to use them properly. Seems like you can choose multiple throwers now, but cannot change the names from A,B,C, etc and have it save properly. Also sharing info has become more cumbersome along with editing of courses. May just be my learning curve; happy to see changes, would be Evan happier if I knew how to use them
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Response from developer
Thank you for your review. We’ve restored the ability to create courses as you go. Regarding your other feedback, we’d value your input on making these new features more intuitive. Please email us at support@hotclays.com so we can discuss your use case and gather more feedback.
Liked the old version better
I’ve used Hot Clays since 2021, was super happy with the free version for keeping score while shooting with my buddies. Since they changed the layout I’ve been very disappointed with the inability to change the course on the go. Wish I could get the old one back.
Response from developer
We’ve restored the ability to create courses and add stations as you go in version 2026.16. Please email us at support@hotclays.com with any additional feedback and we’d be happy to provide hands-on support.
Disappointed
The new update has remove many of the desired features of the previous version. The new update has rendered this app incredibly less useful. As a paid subscriber, I am very disappointed.
Destroyed easy adding stations
Horrible update has destroyed any way to add stations as you go.
Bad Updates
The recent updates have broken a lot of the previous functionality of the app. Lots of broken statistics. Loss of previously saved guns and ammo. No ability to filter things through saved guns/ammo or yardages.
I’m actually upset that I had JUST renewed my paid premium membership just to have lost a lot of previously saved data. I would NOT purchase the paid subscription for this at all!!
I plan on emailing the developer with a list of issues with the app, but I do not plan ever receiving a response.
I’m actually upset that I had JUST renewed my paid premium membership just to have lost a lot of previously saved data. I would NOT purchase the paid subscription for this at all!!
I plan on emailing the developer with a list of issues with the app, but I do not plan ever receiving a response.
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Response from developer
We have restored all statistics features in version 2026.16 including filtering on guns, ammo, and handicap distance. We’d be eager to hear your feedback in more detail at support@hotclays.com.
Please go back to the old version
Writing this for version 2026.14
I loved this app before the update and was recommending to anyone I shot with.
But now they’ve gone and messed with a good thing.
Firstly, you now have to register which is annoying and makes me fear that ads/ mandatory subscription is coming.
Second, it seems that you can’t start a new sheet without internet connection. This is app is for clay shooting; an activity that takes place in remote areas often with poor phone signal so if I can’t connect to 4/5G then it won’t let me start a new card.
Thirdly, it used to be such that you would keep the discipline scores separate which I liked but now my skeet, sporting and sport trap scores all sit together making it more difficult to compare what I had done before.
Fourth, it seems to be really difficult to set up the courses. I used to have a couple of default courses for the different grounds I went to and then I could just start another using the template next time I went. But because the stands move around (e.g. one week stand 4 might be a 4 pair on report and the next it might be a 5 pair sim) it was very easy to adjust - just go in to the edit button, click on the stand and remove or add a pair. Now it seems as though it’s locked them in so you can’t change it without creating an entire new course set up (or if you can change it easily, it’s not easy to see how).
Please just undo all these changes and go back to how it was a month ago. If not, I’m going to have to try and look for something else which would be a shame because I really enjoyed this app before these changes.
I loved this app before the update and was recommending to anyone I shot with.
But now they’ve gone and messed with a good thing.
Firstly, you now have to register which is annoying and makes me fear that ads/ mandatory subscription is coming.
Second, it seems that you can’t start a new sheet without internet connection. This is app is for clay shooting; an activity that takes place in remote areas often with poor phone signal so if I can’t connect to 4/5G then it won’t let me start a new card.
Thirdly, it used to be such that you would keep the discipline scores separate which I liked but now my skeet, sporting and sport trap scores all sit together making it more difficult to compare what I had done before.
Fourth, it seems to be really difficult to set up the courses. I used to have a couple of default courses for the different grounds I went to and then I could just start another using the template next time I went. But because the stands move around (e.g. one week stand 4 might be a 4 pair on report and the next it might be a 5 pair sim) it was very easy to adjust - just go in to the edit button, click on the stand and remove or add a pair. Now it seems as though it’s locked them in so you can’t change it without creating an entire new course set up (or if you can change it easily, it’s not easy to see how).
Please just undo all these changes and go back to how it was a month ago. If not, I’m going to have to try and look for something else which would be a shame because I really enjoyed this app before these changes.
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Beta for sure, in time will work.
Waiting for a search function, course identification, individual team scores, individual shooter scores for each course, etc………….
New login lost all my data
A recent new version forced me to log in and set a new password, and then lost 3 years of my son’s trap, skeet, and sporting clays scores. This app worked well, but losing all that data is unforgivable.
5 years worth of data gone!
What happened with this update. My son is a senior and suddenly the only data that shows up is from 2021. 5 years of keeping stats are gone!
Fantastic Support
I generally do not write reviews for anything but I felt I needed to. We have been using the premium version of HotClays for several years now and it has worked ok. When I seen they had an update I was excited to see what it was all about, boy has it changed! It took a little work but I worked back and forth with Eddie the last couple days and I can say I’m genuinely excited to start league and use this app this year. Fantastic support, looking forward to making this updated app work for our club. Thank you!
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Ease of use
Simple to operate and score with.
Good with 1 bug
Works well but for some reason when you share the scorecard thru email is doesn’t add the 5th shooter in, just blank spaces all across
Feedback for improvement
Love the app on the phone!!
However, when trying to score using Apple Watch, the scoring is very laggy.
There is a significant delay between tapping the watch and the app actually registering the score.
Also, for disciplines like DTL, there isn’t a 2nd shot button on the watch.
I genuinely love this app. I hope that the app on the watch can be optimised soon!
However, when trying to score using Apple Watch, the scoring is very laggy.
There is a significant delay between tapping the watch and the app actually registering the score.
Also, for disciplines like DTL, there isn’t a 2nd shot button on the watch.
I genuinely love this app. I hope that the app on the watch can be optimised soon!
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✌️
Great app
Great
Great app. Only thing I would change is make it so can sort American trap by distance so I can know my 16 yard singles avg vs my 25 yard handicap singles.
Best I have found
This app is simple and works great. Especially useful with an Apple Watch. I really like it for when I go out shooting alone. Easy to keep score and save results.
