Comparison

Clays Buddy Score Tracker vs NSSA NSCA

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

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About

Clays Buddy Score Tracker

Track scores for various clay shooting disciplines like trap, skeet, and sporting clays. Analyze performance with detailed analytics, manage competitions, and save custom course layouts. Features include per-shot tracking and visual trajectory analysis.

Highlights
  • Score trap, skeet, and sporting clays
  • Supports 32 clay shooting disciplines
  • Advanced performance analytics
  • Competition browsing and tracking
  • Save and reuse custom course layouts
  • Visual trajectory analysis
  • Club and range locator
Features
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Score trap, skeet, sporting clays, and 32 clay shooting disciplines. ClaysBuddy is the score-tracking app for clay pigeon and clay target shooters — from weekend rounds to serious competition. Score Smarter. Shoot Better—no ads, on any plan. SCORE ANY DISCIPLINE ClaysBuddy supports the full range of clay target sports, including: American Trap (Singles, Doubles, Handicap) American & English Skeet (Singles and Doubles) Down The Line (Single Barrel, Single Rise, Double Rise, Handicap) Olympic Trap and Olympic Skeet Compak and Five Stand (singles, doubles, custom layouts) Sporting Clays, English Sporting, FITASC Sporting, Sportrap, Super Sporting (up to 25 fully customizable stations) Automatic Ball Trap, Double Trap, FITASC Universal Trap, FITASC Trap1, Wobble Trap Helice, Fitav Skeet, Hunting Round, Hunting Skeet, Simulated Field With flexible station layouts, per-shot tracking, and detailed scoring rules, ClaysBuddy scores any format you shoot. ADVANCED SCORING AND SHOOTER MANAGEMENT Multi-shooter squad scoring. Quick Score Entry for fast logging. Mark All Hit for clean stations. PERFORMANCE ANALYTICS (GOLD) See your whole game in the Stats tab: progress trends, score distributions, year-over-year comparisons, and breakdowns by location, shotgun, and ammunition. The shot-placement heatmap shows where your misses go — behind, below, left — by target type, distance, speed, and height. Streak tracking shows your longest runs, and the targets-to-work-on list names the presentations costing you the most birds. Your scores also sync to your dashboard on claysbuddy.com. Gold starts with a free trial. OFFICIAL COMPETITIONS Browse and search official competitions from our database. View disciplines, dates, and venue details. Add competitions to your calendar and track your preparation with built-in checklists — see progress badges at a glance. Filter by Upcoming or Past. Attach your score to an event and, with Gold, see every posted score there, ranked. PERSONAL COMPETITION TRACKING Track participations across multiple events, log your scores, and manage your competition schedule with checklists and progress tracking. COURSE SAVE & REUSE Save any course you shoot — stations, targets, and photos — then reload it for your next visit. Photos upload to the cloud so your course library works across devices. PRACTICES Organize your training into practices and log your scores as you shoot (Gold). PRECISION TARGET CONFIGURATION Define every element of a sporting target: thrower (A–H), shape, angle, stand elevation, direction, flight path, height, distance, and velocity. Perfect for Sporting Clays, FITASC, English Sporting, and more. VISUAL TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS Capture station photos and draw target flight paths directly on the image. ClaysBuddy analyzes trajectories to determine direction, height, distance, and velocity. CLUB AND RANGE LOCATOR Search by name, city, or GPS. View contact info and directions. Save favorites for quick access. SHOOTER COMMUNITY Follow other shooters and the grounds you shoot at, and their rounds fill your feed — along with the competitions coming up near you. Yours are public by default — a Public switch keeps one to yourself. Share posts from the range and comment on others' updates. WHY SHOOTERS CHOOSE CLAYSBUDDY - No ads, on any plan - 32 scoring disciplines - Multi-shooter squad scoring - Quick Score Entry and Mark All Hit - Shot-placement heatmap and deep performance stats (Gold) - Competition results with every posted score, fully ranked (Gold) - Browse official competitions with venue directions - Competition checklists with progress badges - Save and reuse courses with photos - Detailed target customization - Trajectory drawing with flight path analysis - Built-in club and range locator - Feed: rounds from shooters and grounds you follow, plus upcoming shoots - Dark mode for any lighting Terms of Use: https://claysbuddy.com/terms

About

NSSA NSCA

Access your membership details, find local clubs and events, and explore official rulebooks and resources. Stay connected with the NSSA and NSCA community.

Highlights
  • View membership card and history
  • Find clubs and events
  • Access rule book
  • Explore recognition points
  • View certified instructors
Features
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• View your NSSA/NSCA membership card, classification, and history. • Find NSSA/NSCA clubs, events, and results. • Explore the NSSA and NSCA rule book, recognition points races, certified instructors, membership benefits, and more.

Screenshots

Clays Buddy Score Tracker4 screens
NSSA NSCA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Clays Buddy Score Tracker at 50% against NSSA NSCA's 0%. Clays Buddy Score Tracker also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.6) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). NSSA NSCA's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Clays Buddy Score Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. NSSA NSCA asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Clays Buddy Score Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NSSA NSCA has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Clays Buddy Score Tracker's written reviews are positive against 0% of NSSA NSCA's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clays Buddy Score Tracker ships an update every 2 weeks, NSSA NSCA every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Clays Buddy Score Tracker versus NSSA NSCA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClays Buddy Score TrackerNSSA NSCA
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better2.6 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB31 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperSemnal LLCNational Skeet Shooting Association

Customer experience

Clays Buddy Score Tracker

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

NSSA NSCA

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Clays Buddy Score Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan$9.991 Month
  • Annual Plan (save 58%)3 Days trial$49.991 Year
None

NSSA NSCA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clays Buddy Score Tracker free?
Clays Buddy Score Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NSSA NSCA free?
NSSA NSCA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Clays Buddy Score Tracker or NSSA NSCA?
Clays Buddy Score Tracker is rated higher. Clays Buddy Score Tracker averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while NSSA NSCA averages 2.6 from 5 ratings.
Do Clays Buddy Score Tracker or NSSA NSCA have ads?
Neither Clays Buddy Score Tracker nor NSSA NSCA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clays Buddy Score Tracker or NSSA NSCA?
Clays Buddy Score Tracker ships an update every 2 weeks, and NSSA NSCA every 5 weeks. Most recently, Clays Buddy Score Tracker was updated on November 3, 2026 and NSSA NSCA on November 4, 2026.

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