Comparison

IPSC BlackOut vs SimpleScoring IPSC

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

IPSC BlackOut

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BlackOut is a scoring application. It loads IPSC match data from MakeReady match management system and allows to enter scoresheets with iPhone or iPad. Results are calculated by MakeReady, but data can be easily exported to WinMSS. You should make a new match on www.makeready.info, add stages, get match PIN code and you're ready to go. App helps to avoid input errors and fully eliminate paper scoresheets. Data sending in real-time. Stats avoid dumb work for paper-to-computer manual input and can be more concentrated on validity checking and other stats work aspects. App can work in offline mode, when internet is present only in stats office wifi spot, for example. For an extra data protection all signed by competitors scoresheets are stored in local media gallery as screenshots.

About

SimpleScoring IPSC

Easily score shooting stages and save results for practice or informal matches. Analyze performance with hit factors and score percentages, and share your sessions across multiple devices. It also functions as a standalone calculator for IPSC/USPSA hit factors.

Highlights
  • Score shooting stages
  • Save results
  • Analyze performance
  • What-if scenarios
  • Share sessions
  • Multi-device support
  • Hit factor calculator
Features
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Score stages and save the results during practice or impromptu matches with your friends. Designed to be as simple to use as possible on the range; just add a few friends and some stages and you are ready to score and review the results. Analysis of results that provides what-if scenarios with hit factors and score percentage. Share your session and use multiple devices. Can be used as a standalone IPSC/USPSA hit factor calculator. Free. No ads.

Screenshots

IPSC BlackOut1 screens
SimpleScoring IPSC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SimpleScoring IPSC at every 9 days against IPSC BlackOut's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IPSC BlackOut ships an update monthly, SimpleScoring IPSC every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and July 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
IPSC BlackOut versus SimpleScoring IPSC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIPSC BlackOutSimpleScoring IPSC
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOleg NikitinTomas Kaellsen

In-app purchases

None

IPSC BlackOut

No in-app purchases

None

SimpleScoring IPSC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IPSC BlackOut free?
IPSC BlackOut is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SimpleScoring IPSC free?
SimpleScoring IPSC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do IPSC BlackOut or SimpleScoring IPSC have ads?
Neither IPSC BlackOut nor SimpleScoring IPSC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IPSC BlackOut or SimpleScoring IPSC?
IPSC BlackOut ships an update monthly, and SimpleScoring IPSC every 9 days. Most recently, IPSC BlackOut was updated on September 9, 2026 and SimpleScoring IPSC on July 19, 2026.

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