Comparison

Official IBU App vs FloStyle

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

Head to head
About

Official IBU App

Stay updated with all IBU biathlon competitions in real-time. Follow your favorite athletes, view results, standings, and detailed profiles. Never miss a moment of the action with this essential app for biathlon enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Real-time competition updates
  • Results and standings
  • Competition calendar and schedule
  • Favorite athlete personalization
  • In-depth athlete profiles
  • Notifications and newsletters
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Get live updates from every single IBU competition, follow your favourite athletes and teams, browse competition statistics and athletes’ profiles in this must-have for biathlon fans! Never miss a shot again with the official app of the International Biathlon Union. Everything you need for the full biathlon experience: - Real-time updates of every competition - Results & Standings of all competition series - Calendar & competition schedule - Option to personalize your experience and follow your favourite biathletes - In-depth athletes profiles including statistics, performance data, bios & more - Notifications and Newsletters

About

FloStyle

Features
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FloStyle is a judging app for freestyle kayaking, built around how a scribe really works at the water's edge. With a powerful 3D trick animation view, you can also quickly see what tricks should look like. Score a ride • Every Paddle Worldwide 2026 hole and wave trick, with Clean, Super Clean, Air, Huge and Link • Surface and Squirt Paddle Worldwide scoring built in, with custom rule sets available if required • Big, clear tiles made for a tablet in the rain, and a phone layout for your pocket • A run timer with a warning beep, and tricks after the hooter flagged as late • A check in role, for ensuring boats and kit meet the requirements Run a competition • Athletes, classes, sessions and heats, all drawn to the Paddle Worldwide format • Create a competition from the app or a spreadsheet, making large competition setup a breeze • One device can run the whole day, or host a panel of judges over a phone hotspot or any WiFi • Judges join by scanning a code, in the app or in any browser, with nothing to install • The chief judge sees every sheet, compares judges, overrules with a reason and locks the score • Live results, a big screen for the venue and overlays for a stream • PDF and CSV results, with full backups available. Practise and have fun • Standalone sessions for training, with results you can export • Fun moves and jam sessions for club nights • A move library with the definition and value of every trick Yours, not ours • No account, no sign-up, no subscription • Works with no internet at all • Nothing leaves your devices unless you choose to publish results to paddlefreestyle.com, and paddlers can be listed by bib number only Made by paddlers, for judges, scribes, coaches and clubs. Happy paddling!

Screenshots

Official IBU App4 screens
FloStyle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FloStyle at every 2 days against Official IBU App's every 6 weeks. 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

Official IBU App ships an update every 6 weeks, FloStyle every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Official IBU App versus FloStyle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOfficial IBU AppFloStyle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInternational Biathlon Union (IBU)Lava Logic

In-app purchases

None

Official IBU App

No in-app purchases

None

FloStyle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Official IBU App free?
Official IBU App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FloStyle free?
FloStyle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Official IBU App or FloStyle have ads?
Neither Official IBU App nor FloStyle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Official IBU App or FloStyle?
Official IBU App ships an update every 6 weeks, and FloStyle every 2 days. Most recently, Official IBU App was updated on November 7, 2026 and FloStyle on October 29, 2026.

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