Comparison

Calibur vs FencingPool

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

Head to head
About

Calibur

This app transforms your smartphone or tablet into a wireless fencing scoreboard for épée, foil, and sabre. It connects to a small pocket box device, allowing you to set up and fence in seconds. Enjoy wireless scoring for practice or competition.

Highlights
  • Wireless scoring for épée, foil, and sabre
  • Connects to pocket box device
  • Use phone or tablet as scoreboard
  • Quick setup in 30 seconds
  • Supports iPhone and iPad
Features
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Wireless fencing scoreboard app of all three disciplines. Set up in 30 seconds. Plug in and fence. Why Calibur? - The app is suitable for épée, foil and sabre fencing - All you need is our tiny device (pocket box), which creates wireless connection between the weapon and the phone - You can use your phone or tablet as a wireless scoring machine How to use? - Download our app to your smartphone or tablet - Connect your pocket boxes to the app - Plug in your body wire - En garde ! Prêts ? Allez ! Don’t have your pocket box yet? Get yours now and unlock fencing anywhere, anytime: https://calibur.ai/shop User manual: calibur.ai/manuals/

About

FencingPool

This app streamlines fencing tournament management by directly importing pool data from a popular website. It highlights your upcoming bouts, allows direct score recording, and provides a clear grid display of your results for easy comparison.

Highlights
  • Direct pool data import
  • Highlights upcoming bouts
  • Direct score recording
  • Grid display of bout scores
  • QR code scanning for pool data
  • Left/right-handed fencer tracking
Features
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FencingPool lets you track who you're fencing next, when you are up in a pool, and whether you're left or right. Rather than finding your pool on www.fencingtimelive.com, taking a screenshot of the details list (and possibly marking it up with scores), FencingPool directly imports the pool data, highlights your bouts, and lets you record scores directly. Every time you enter a score after a bout, your next bout is highlighted. At the end of the pool, a handy grid display shows your scores for easy comparison with the referee's pool sheet. The best way to add a new pool is to go to fencingtimelive.com, find your pool, click on the "Details" tab and scroll to the very bottom. Click on "Open in FencingPool" to have the details of your pool loaded into the app. Alternately, you can use your phone's camera to scan the QR code at the bottom of the referee's score sheet once you arrive at the strip.

Screenshots

Calibur4 screens
FencingPool4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Calibur at 4.0 against FencingPool's 3.8. Calibur also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Calibur holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calibur ships an update every 3 weeks, FencingPool fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 20, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Calibur versus FencingPool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaliburFencingPool
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better3.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTechCruiser Korlatolt Felelossegu TarsasagDavid Baraff

Customer experience

Calibur

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

FencingPool

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Calibur

No in-app purchases

None

FencingPool

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calibur free?
Calibur is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FencingPool free?
FencingPool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Calibur or FencingPool?
Calibur is rated higher. Calibur averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while FencingPool averages 3.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Calibur or FencingPool have ads?
Neither Calibur nor FencingPool shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calibur or FencingPool?
Calibur ships an update every 3 weeks, and FencingPool fortnightly. Most recently, Calibur was updated on June 20, 2026 and FencingPool on June 1, 2026.

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