Comparison

iArcheryScores vs ArrowNotes

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

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About

iArcheryScores

Easily record your archery scores with intuitive drag-and-drop functionality. Generate detailed scorecards with target visuals and share results via email or social media. Supports various target types and custom round settings.

Highlights
  • Drag-and-drop arrow placement
  • Visual scorecard with target face
  • Support for multiple archery target types
  • Customizable rounds and distances
  • Arrow statistics and quiver management
  • Email, Twitter, and Facebook sharing
  • Sight settings per distance and round
Features
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iArcheryScores keeps track of your archery scores. It is designed with special attention to easy and exact usage. You enter a score just by dragging your arrow onto the target. Afterwards you automatically get a scorecard including the target-face showing all your arrows. You can send these results to any computer via e-mail, Twitter and Facebook. In contrast to other archery apps the arrow gets an an arrowhead when touched. That allows for a very exact placement, because your finger doesn´t obscure the target. iArcheryScore supports FITA recurve, compound,field, IFFA indoor, Beursault and stylized 3D faces. You can reach me via: archery@gaebler-goes.de Details: You create a new session, by entering a name, date and optionally a comment. You select a predefined session-type that automatically creates the rounds or you select a custom session and create the rounds by yourself. When using arrow-numbers you are able to access you quiver, add arrows to it and your results will automatically include arrow-statistics. After selecting a round, you see the empty target-face for the first end. You enter your results by dragging your arrows onto the right spot. When touching an arrow, it transforms into an arrow with an arrowhead. That allows for a very exact placement. Additionally you see the current score beside your arrow while moving it. (You can use a "magnifying glass" for a even more exact placement of your arrows, especially when using the full FITA-target.) After entering the first end you switch to the next one by using the swipe-gesture or by pressing the next/previous-button. After finishing one round, you are able to sign/lock it.That makes it impossible to accidentally change the round and will show the resulting score, when beginning the next round. You are able to look at your scorecard all the time. After finishing your round, you can send it via e-mail. The e-mail contains your scorecard and the face including all arrow-hits. - Open-Ended rounds: You are able to shoot "open-ended" rounds. Select "1+" ends when creating a new round. iArcheryScores creates one end and you are able to add new ends just by pressing the button to goto the next round. The button show a additional +-Symbol to clarify this possibility. - Custom distances: you can enter and select custom distances (m, yd, ft). - Sight settings: you can now sight settings per distance and per round. When creating a new round, the sight setting is taken from the corresponding distance. The distance setting is not affected by changes of the round setting. Auto-Shoot: Some archers experienced a slight movement of the arrow, after they released it. It seems, that they are not taking off their finger directly, but unintentionally let their finger slide before taking it off. These archers can use "auto-shoot". You can turn it on, by pressing the grayed-arrow-button near the zoom-button. There you can also set the delay for it to work. When "auto-shoot" is enabled and you place the arrow at the target without moving your finger, the arrow is shot automatically, without you lifting your finger. The delay-time tells how long you have to keep you finger down without moving it. For additionally screenshots please visit my website. If you are missing your language, please do contact me. Translations: - German translation by Heiko Goes - Spanish Translation by Mr. Stefan Böther - Korean Translation by Mr. Hyung Tak Kim - Dutch Translation by Mr. Herrn Eric Wijdeman - Russisan Translation by Mrs. Natalia Valeeva - Italian Translation by Mr. Marco Pedrazzi - French Translation by Mr. Pascal Colmaire - Polish translation by Mr. Marcin Golygowski - Chinese translation by Ting-Ni Chen

About

ArrowNotes

Features
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ArrowNotes grew out of practice – out of the wish for an app that lets you record arrows without detours, without distraction and without rigid rules. In training or in competition: a few seconds after the end should be enough to note the result and get back to shooting. That is what ArrowNotes focuses on. The app deliberately avoids clutter, yet gives you a solid basis for analysis, evaluation and structure. Many features are already there, others are added step by step – with the goal of making ArrowNotes a powerful but still clear companion for archers. The free version of ArrowNotes is fully usable and contains all the essential features for recording and analysing training and competition – no subscription, no running costs. Available in English, German, French and Spanish. Rounds & ends - Create rounds with different templates, target faces and diameters - Record arrows on the target face (with markers), on the keypad or from a photo - Add matches within a round, for example to record a competition - Automatic scores, averages and hit rates - Record freely without limits: no fixed number of ends per round. Ideal for training, when you do not know in advance how much you will shoot. - Save, edit or delete ends - Correct rounds that were set up incorrectly: change distance, fix section, move ends - Filter by type (training/competition), place (indoor/outdoor) and period - Target faces supported so far: WA/FITA 10 ring, WA/FITA 5 ring, WA/FITA 6 ring, WA/FITA 3-spot, WA Field, WA Field 3-spot, IFAA indoor and 5-spot Competition and match play - Olympic set system (2/1/0 set points) and cumulative compound scoring - Individual, team and mixed team – six WA formats - Set point score, list of sets and winner at a glance, shoot-off included Personal bests & awards - Personal bests per round type and bow type (competition) and per distance and target face (training) – with date, previous best and a link to the round - 39 awards in eight categories: outdoor and indoor target pins based on the World Archery thresholds, stars for WA 1440, milestones for arrows and rounds, special hits and consistency - Progress for open awards, celebration when you earn one - Everything is derived from your rounds – practice and competition count alike Statistics - Trends on the overview: Ø points / arrow, Ø points / end, gold rate, X rate and arrows / month – the last 3 months compared with the 3 before, separated into indoor and outdoor, with a 12-month history - Score shares in percent - Score distribution as arrows per ring - Average score per end - Number of arrows (recorded, manual and total) - Filter by period (week, month, year, custom), type (training/competition) and place (indoor/outdoor) - Open round statistics with a swipe - Hit pattern analysis per round with offset and average spread Equipment & setups - Manage bows, limbs, sights, arrows and accessories - Store several setups per bow - Store sight settings per bow/sight combination and distance - Bow types supported so far: recurve, barebow, compound and longbow Arrow counter - Record arrows manually and outside of rounds - Daily totals are stored per day - History with daily totals that can be deleted when no longer needed Timer - Freely configurable timers with times for preparation, shooting and warning - Haptic and/or acoustic signals Apple Watch integration - Use the Apple Watch as a remote control - See the last round with all its ends - Record a new end on the keypad - Delete and edit existing ends - Set up and start the timer - See the statistics of the round - Arrow counter for recording arrows manually Sync & backup - Local storage with optional iCloud sync - Export and import your data as a file Settings - Adjust language, appearance, distances and templates - Choose target face, keypad or photo as the default input - Light, dark or system mode

Screenshots

iArcheryScores4 screens
ArrowNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ArrowNotes at Free against iArcheryScores's $6.99. ArrowNotes also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). iArcheryScores's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.2). On 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

ArrowNotes is free to download; iArcheryScores costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iArcheryScores ships an update every 3 months, ArrowNotes monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iArcheryScores versus ArrowNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriArcheryScoresArrowNotes
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHeiko GoesMAX TILMANN SCHRODER

In-app purchases

None

iArcheryScores

No in-app purchases

None

ArrowNotes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iArcheryScores free?
iArcheryScores costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ArrowNotes free?
ArrowNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iArcheryScores or ArrowNotes have ads?
Neither iArcheryScores nor ArrowNotes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iArcheryScores or ArrowNotes?
iArcheryScores ships an update every 3 months, and ArrowNotes monthly. Most recently, iArcheryScores was updated on November 1, 2026 and ArrowNotes on October 30, 2026.

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