IPSC BlackOut vs SimpleScoring IPSC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
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.
- Score shooting stages
- Save results
- Analyze performance
- What-if scenarios
- Share sessions
- Multi-device support
- Hit factor calculator
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | IPSC BlackOut | SimpleScoring IPSC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 85.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oleg Nikitin | Tomas Kaellsen |
In-app purchases
IPSC BlackOut
No in-app purchases
SimpleScoring IPSC
No in-app purchases
Questions
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