Sandan Grading Plus vs Simple Karate Scoreboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sandan Grading Plus
This app provides a comprehensive breakdown of 3rd Dan karate techniques, including stationary targets, Kumite sets, and all required 3rd Dan kata. It also features detailed bunkai (application analysis) for each kata and includes three advanced kata.
- 3rd Dan techniques breakdown
- Stationary targets
- Kihon Ippon Kumite sets
- Jiyu Ippon Kumite sets
- All 3rd Dan kata
- Advanced kata included
- Detailed kata bunkai
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3RD DAN APP For the first time a 3rd dan app with all techniques broken down. Stationary targets, Kihon Ippon Kumite set 1 – 7 and Jiyu Ippon Kumite sets 1 – 5. All 3rd dan kata’s : Bassai Sho, Chinte, Gankaku, Hangetsu, Meikyo, Sochin, Tekki Nidan an Tekki Sandan. Also included three advanced kata’s Gojushiho Dai, Gojushiho Sho, and Unsu. All kata’s have detailed bunkai to accompany them.
Simple Karate Scoreboard
This app provides a simple and intuitive scoreboard for karate matches. It features customizable themes, player name input, point and penalty tracking, a timer, and a "Senshu" indicator for the first point. Easily reset scores and fouls from the settings menu.
- Customizable themes (Theme 1 & Theme 2)
- Player name input
- Add/subtract points
- Penalty tracking (C1/C2)
- Adjustable timer (2 or 3 minutes)
- Senshu indicator
- Reset scores and fouls
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A scoreboard app for karate. It is easy to use and has simple operations. It also has a SENSHU indicator(the indicator that gets first point) and you can set the timer. ● Basic functions 1 . Theme You can choose from two themes, "Theme 1" and "Theme 2", on the setting screen. Theme 1 has a "+" button for the scoring method, while Theme 2 has "Ippon", "Waza-ari", and "Yaku" buttons. 2. Player name Tap "Player1" or "Player2" on the screen to enter the player's name. 3. Adding and subtracting points You can add or subtract points by tapping the button next to the score. You can also add points by tapping the score. 4. Penalties (C1/C2) Tap a number to increase the number of penalties by one. If you press the number by mistake and want to decrease the number of penalties by one, press and hold the number to decrease it. 5. Timer Tap the time to start the timer. If you want to stop it, tap it again. You can set the timer time to either "2 minutes" or "3 minutes" in the settings screen. 6. Take first(SENSHU) When one of the players gets a point first, a yellow circle will be displayed on the score of that player. If you want to cancel the preemptive score due to a foul, tap the yellow circle. 7. Reset Tap the gear icon at the bottom center of the screen to display the menu, where you can reset the score, timer and foul count. ● Privacy Policy https://apps.seeds-digital.com/privacy-policy/ ● Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Simple Karate Scoreboard at 83% against Sandan Grading Plus's 0%. Simple Karate Scoreboard also leads on price (Free vs $10.99) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 18 months). Sandan Grading Plus's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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
Simple Karate Scoreboard is free to download; Sandan Grading Plus costs $10.99 up front. Simple Karate Scoreboard sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Sandan Grading Plus asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sandan Grading Plus ships an update every 18 months, Simple Karate Scoreboard every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sandan Grading Plus | Simple Karate Scoreboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $10.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gursharan Sahota | NAOYA ONO |
Customer experience
Sandan Grading Plus
Simple Karate Scoreboard
In-app purchases
Sandan Grading Plus
No in-app purchases
Simple Karate Scoreboard
- Premium Plan$0.991 Month
- Support Developer$0.99
- Remove ads$24.99
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