Comparison

ArrowNautics vs Rise

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

Head to head
About

ArrowNautics

Simplify archery scoring with this intuitive app. Track multiple archers, customize scorecards, and generate professional scoresheets for any event. Capture memorable moments with integrated photo features and share results easily.

Highlights
  • Supports multiple archers with pictures
  • 120+ event templates
  • Custom event and template creation
  • Customizable scorecards
  • Event leaderboard and ranking
  • Email and print scoresheets
  • Integrated photo capture
Features
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ArrowNautics is so easy and intuitive to use, it will make scoring fun. (If that’s even possible!) Be the one who scores in less than half the time and gets it right the first time without the math stress, so you can focus on what’s important – shooting! Best of all, ArrowNautics lets you keep score for as many archers as you want. Whether it’s a tournament, league night, or even a 3D field event, let ArrowNautics keep score and watch the leaderboard to see who’s leading. You’ll be the envy of your fellow archers. You’ll be scoring in 3 easy steps: 1. Create an event from an existing template or create your own custom event. 2. Add archers to the event and arrange them in shooting order. 3. Shoot, Score and Enjoy! … and that’s not all. ArrowNautics’ scorecards are so visual, they’ll give you a whole new perspective on your shooting. They’re customizable too! … and when you shoot an amazing end, tap the camera button and ArrowNautics will add a special touch to capture that special moment. … and when the event is over, email and print the scoresheets. You can even print blank scoresheets for hand scoring. Now you can have professional scoresheets at every event! You’ll never score the same old way again. All this for less than a dozen nocks! What are you waiting for? Download ArrowNautics now and experience archery like never before! Features: • It works just like you’re used to! • Supports multiple archers with pictures. • 120+ templates for World Archery, NFAA, IFAA, 3D, NASP, NFAS, GNAS, Archery Australia, Field Archery and more. • Create your own custom events and templates, defining multiple distances, target faces and formats. As many as you want! • Practice template for unlimited ends. • Customizable scorecards. • Up to 12 arrows per ends. • Supports many different target faces and scoring formats, including inside-out scoring. • Supports many different tiebreaker rules. • Event leaderboard • Rank on event, distance or both. • Email scoresheets. (Highly customizable) • Print scoresheets. (Highly customizable) • Email/Print blank scoresheets for hand scoring. • Sight Markings for each archer. • Take pictures right from the scorecard as you’re scoring it. • and more…

About

Rise

This app helps archers track their progress with detailed scoring, advanced statistics, and goal setting. Connect with a community of archers, join groups, and compete on leaderboards. It supports various scoring systems and offers tools for form analysis and practice.

Highlights
  • Text and target face score recording
  • Support for multiple scoring systems (USAA, NFAA, 3D)
  • Advanced statistics and charts
  • Goal setting and tracking
  • Connect with other archers and join groups
  • Customizable rounds and loadouts
  • Form analysis tools
Features
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The cleanest and most intuitive archery tracking app on the App Store, and the only place to track your development and connect with other archers. Rise is an archery scoring app designed to help you to track your archery development with advanced charts and statistics. Whether you’re shooting at your local range for fun or gearing up for international competitions, Rise makes it easy to save your sessions, set goals, and get instant statistics each time you practice. FEATURES • NEW! Tournament Simulations: Simulate hundreds of real USA Archery, World Archery, and Korea Archery Association tournaments, including National Team qualifiers, World Cups, Indoor World Series events, National Championships, collegiate competitions, and the Olympic Games. Shoot qualification and elimination rounds, compete against real historical results, and see how you rank against real competitors • Text and target face score recording options • Target faces for USA Archery, World Archery, NFAA, 3D (ASA/IBO/OPA), and Imperial scoring • Practice, scoring, arrow counter, and Olympic Round modes • Create an account and access your archery data from any supported device • Profile customization with name, division, and profile photo • Connect with other archers and share your recent sessions • Join and create groups for archery ranges, teams, JOAD clubs, and more • Join a group to compete in monthly leaderboards with other group members • Preloaded with USAA indoor and outdoor rounds — or create your own custom rounds! • Autosave feature that lets you pick up where you left off • Number your arrows and see how different arrows group • Advanced statistics for every saved scoring and practice session • Group scoring rounds together when they’re part of a tournament or to view group statistics • Add notes or tags to each session to track form changes, shooting conditions, injuries, etc. • Filter by distance, loadout, date, and tags • Create multiple loadouts for your different setups or bows, apply them to history items, and view loadout-specific statistics • Track your set up tuning details for each loadout, including brace height, nock height, poundage, arrow spine, sight settings, and more • Save and track your goals • Delayed camera feed for viewing your form as you shoot • Built in Countdown timer to help practice shot timing • Simulate a competition environment by scoring against Rise Bot, whose scores are based off your own recent performance • Support for metric and imperial distances • Support for light and dark modes • Export a saved scoring round as a CSV or PDF • Export your entire shooting history as a CSV Rise is constantly growing, and new updates are always in the works! If you have any questions or want to suggest a feature, please email us at support@risearchery.com, or follow the Facebook page, Rise - Archery Scoring.

Screenshots

ArrowNautics4 screens
Rise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Rise at Free against ArrowNautics's $9.99. Rise also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 17 months) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). ArrowNautics's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and review sentiment (92% vs 76%). On ratings volume 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

Rise is free to download; ArrowNautics costs $9.99 up front. Rise sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. ArrowNautics asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rise holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 63 and 155 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 92% of ArrowNautics's written reviews are positive against 76% of Rise's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ArrowNautics ships an update every 17 months, Rise every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
ArrowNautics versus Rise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArrowNauticsRise
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (63 ratings)4.8 (155 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.8% of reviews — better75.7% of reviews
Number of ratings63155 — better
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB104 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEran DoitchCampbell Affleck

Customer experience

ArrowNautics

All ratings63 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral1.6%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews195 reviews
Positive91.8%
Neutral5.6%
Negative2.6%

Rise

All ratings155 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral1.9%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive75.7%
Neutral2.7%
Negative21.6%

Bugs and requests

ArrowNautics

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes when trying to email scores
  • Scoring screen not resizing properly on some phones

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to track personal bests and season averages
  • Implement iCloud/Dropbox sync to access scores across devices
  • Include more target types and event formats (e.g. ABA, NFAS)
  • Add option to plot arrow positions on the target face
  • Develop an iPad-native version with split-screen scoring

Rise

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ArrowNautics

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Rise

Subscriptions4
  • Rise Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Rise Coach Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Rise Pro Yearly$49.991 Year
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  • Rise Coach Yearly$149.991 Year
One-time1
  • Rise Pro Lifetime$199.99

Questions

Is ArrowNautics free?
ArrowNautics costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rise free?
Rise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ArrowNautics or Rise?
Rise is rated higher. ArrowNautics averages 4.6 out of 5 from 63 ratings, while Rise averages 4.8 from 155 ratings.
Do ArrowNautics or Rise have ads?
Neither ArrowNautics nor Rise shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ArrowNautics or Rise?
ArrowNautics ships an update every 17 months, and Rise every 4 weeks. Most recently, ArrowNautics was updated on October 26, 2026 and Rise on October 26, 2026.

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