Comparison

SimpleScoring IPSC vs Blast Buddy

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

Head to head
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.

About

Blast Buddy

This app acts as a shot timer and training companion for competitive shooters and airsoft players. It allows users to time drills, film runs, and analyze performance data. Features include a par timer, video analysis with overlays, multi-angle editing, stage building, and AI coaching.

Highlights
  • Free shot timer with unlimited shots
  • Par timer for hands-free training
  • Video analysis with timer overlays
  • Multi-angle video editing
  • Stage builder with 3D and AR
  • AI personal coach for drill recommendations
  • Performance analytics and competition scoring
Features
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Train smarter. Shoot faster. Win more. Blast Buddy is the shot timer and training companion for competitive shooters and airsoft players. Time your drills with nothing but your iPhone, film your runs, and turn every session into data you can improve on. Built for IPSC, USPSA and IDPA practice, at the range or in dry fire. FREE SHOT TIMER, NO SHOT LIMIT Your device's microphone detects every shot in real time, no extra hardware needed. Fixed or random start delay, splits to the hundredth and unlimited shots, free. Tune detection for firearms, airsoft or dry fire with a live sensitivity test, and choose from five timer skins. NEW: PAR TIMER Set a par time and train hands-free. A start beep, then a lower beep when the window closes. Run a single rep, a set number of reps or a loop, then check your best and average times. VIDEO ANALYSIS WITH PRO OVERLAYS Import a video of your run and Blast Buddy finds the start signal and every shot from the audio. Fix any marker in the waveform editor, then export with the timer, splits and shot list burned into the video. 18 overlay styles, ready to share. MULTI-ANGLE EDITOR Film the same run from two cameras. Blast Buddy syncs them by sound and cuts them together: side by side, stacked, picture-in-picture or auto-cut highlights. Projects are saved, so you can reopen them and keep editing. STAGE BUILDER WITH 3D & AR Design stages with paper targets, steel plates, walls, barrels and fault lines. Walk the course in 3D or augmented reality, export the briefing as PDF, or let the AI generate a stage for you. AI PERSONAL COACH Blast Buddy analyzes your draw-to-first-shot speed, split consistency, accuracy tradeoffs and fatigue patterns, then recommends specific drills for your weak points. PERFORMANCE ANALYTICS Track split times, cadence, consistency and hit factors across sessions. See your week at a glance on the Home screen and spot trends over time. COMPETITION SCORING Score alpha, charlie and delta hits, track hit factor and power factor, and pair a scored session with its video. APPLE WATCH, LIVE ACTIVITIES AND SYNC Run the timer from your wrist and capture heart rate. Keep your timer on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. Sessions, stages and settings sync across iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Works with your SpecialPie shot timer or just your device's microphone. Blast Buddy Pro unlocks watermark-free and multi-angle exports, saved sessions, advanced training modes, AI coaching and more. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SimpleScoring IPSC4 screens
Blast Buddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SimpleScoring IPSC at none against Blast Buddy's 2. SimpleScoring IPSC also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). Blast Buddy's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. Blast Buddy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. SimpleScoring IPSC asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SimpleScoring IPSC against 5.0 for Blast Buddy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SimpleScoring IPSC has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SimpleScoring IPSC ships an update every 9 days, Blast Buddy every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SimpleScoring IPSC versus Blast Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpleScoring IPSCBlast Buddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB34 MB
Age rating4++17
DeveloperTomas KaellsenENDCODE SRL

Customer experience

SimpleScoring IPSC

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Blast Buddy

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SimpleScoring IPSC

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Blast Buddy

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is SimpleScoring IPSC free?
SimpleScoring IPSC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blast Buddy free?
Blast Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SimpleScoring IPSC or Blast Buddy?
SimpleScoring IPSC and Blast Buddy are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 8 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do SimpleScoring IPSC or Blast Buddy have ads?
Neither SimpleScoring IPSC nor Blast Buddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SimpleScoring IPSC or Blast Buddy?
SimpleScoring IPSC ships an update every 9 days, and Blast Buddy every 2 weeks. Most recently, SimpleScoring IPSC was updated on November 3, 2026 and Blast Buddy on November 3, 2026.

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