Clay Hunt START vs Sporting Clays
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clay Hunt START
Experience the thrill of shotgun shooting with this simulator. Practice trap, skeet, and sporting clays, or go pigeon hunting. Enjoy realistic gameplay and unique touch controls for an immersive experience.
- Tutorial mode
- Olympic Skeet and Trap
- Sporting Clays simulation
- Pigeon Hunting
- Customizable shotgun parts
- Realistic physics simulation
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Bust clays in trap, skeet and sporting clays & go hunt pigeons! Get the complete Clay Hunt PRO - #1 shotgun shooting simulator in the App Store or get started with Clay Hunt START for free! Unique touch controls and authentic gameplay makes it easy for you to enjoy the thrill of shotgun shooting when not in the range. Clay Hunt START takes you to hunt birds and blast clays in varying disciplines. Features: • Get started with the tutorial! • Olympic Skeet and Trap. • Sporting Clays - It’s like golf with a shotgun! • Pigeon Hunting • Choose your rib, barrel length, chokes etc. to match your preference. • Unique first person shooting experience. • Realistic simulation of shot string physics and leads. Get more game modes and online monthly cups when you upgrade to Clay Hunt PRO!
Sporting Clays
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Sporting Clays allows one shot on 'Pull', followed by a second shot after you fire the first. Aim the shotgun at the clay birds to hit as many out of 100 as possible. The scenery changes with each station change after every six shots. There are no ads and no in-app purchases. No data is collected or stored by the developer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Clay Hunt START at Free against Sporting Clays's $0.99. Sporting Clays's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On in-app purchases, 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
Clay Hunt START is free to download; Sporting Clays costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Clay Hunt START ships an update every 2 months, Sporting Clays every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clay Hunt START | Sporting Clays |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (185 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 67.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 185 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 202 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shotgun Gaming Oy | Richard Bennette |
Bugs and requests
Clay Hunt START
Reported bugs
15 issues- Ads before score
- Finger controls can be tricky
- Targets too fast
- No allowance for pattern break
- Aiming is awkward
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- Leading is inaccurate
- In-game purchases not recognized
- Login issues with Facebook
- Weapon disappears during play
- Shot report inaccurate
- Finger controls uncomfortable
- Game not compatible with controller
- Minor bugs mentioned
- Targets too fast on smaller screens
- No allowance for pattern to break clay
Requested features
20 requests- Add doubles in skeet
- Add more shotguns and chokes
- Add load-out customization (e.g., specific gun models, wood grades)
- Add more sporting clays maps
- Add American trap
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- Add option to shoot doubles
- Add more variety (guns, courses)
- Add multiplayer/competition against others
- Add a single trap house with 5 stations
- Add semi-automatic shotguns
- Add horizontal aiming
- Add a sight (cat eye)
- Add quail hunting
- Add duck hunting with dog retrieval
- Add harder modes for trap (faster clays, smaller clays)
- Add option to control aiming origin (e.g., bottom right)
- Add motion aim controls
- Add Russian language support
- Add ability to break clay into small pieces
- Add ability to play with a controller
Sporting Clays
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Clay Hunt START
No in-app purchases
Sporting Clays
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Clay Hunt START free?
Is Sporting Clays free?
Do Clay Hunt START or Sporting Clays have ads?
Which is updated more often, Clay Hunt START or Sporting Clays?
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