Comparison

ShotokanKata vs Simple Karate Scoreboard

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

Head to head
About

ShotokanKata

Master martial arts sequences with detailed illustrations and adjustable animation speeds. Track your progress, zoom into details, and practice in various modes to perfect your kata forms. Supports multiple languages.

Highlights
  • Detailed kata illustrations
  • Adjustable animation speeds
  • Zoomable graphics
  • Progress tracking to-do list
  • Portrait and landscape modes
  • Multiple background options
Features
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*** We are constantly improving our App. Thus we are thankful for every hint. *** Discover our App ShotokanKata! Have you already experienced this situation? You study a kata form, than let it slide and soon you forget the sequence. So it happens often, that the student forgets the next step in the middle of the kata form. „If I only had the chance to look the sequence up real quick, then I would master it pretty soon again.“ Even prospects and beginners can easily follow the kata sequences because of many illustrations. This App is supposed to be nothing else, than the required support and even more: • Which kata did I study last ? The list with the kata forms is build as a to-do-list. Depending on your progress, you can hook a kata off to change its order for a better overview. •The portrait mode allows you to recognize and study important details, since illustrations are bigger. • Illustrations can be zoomed in. • Two final techniques are always bound with three movements inbetween. Thus you can exactly follow how to get from one technique to another. • 3 different animation speeds and free scrolling allow you to adjust the app to the individual learning progress. • Landscape mode offers you a view of multiple graphics at one time to be able to better follow the sequences. • Eight freely eligible backgrounds put you in the right training mood. • Always available legend allows you to look up the symbols really fast. This App contains 3 Shôtôkan-Kata inc. 3 Enbusens: Taikyoku shodan Heian shodan Heian nidan The upgrade to "ShotokanPro" contains additional 24 Shôtôkan-Kata: Heian sandan Heian yondan Heian godan Tekki shodan Tekki nidan Tekki sandan Bassai dai Bassai shô Kankû dai Kankû shô Empi Hangetsu Jion Jitte Ji’in Chinte Gankaku Nijû shi ho Sôchin Wankan Meikyô Gojû shi ho dai Gojû shi ho shô Unsu Enbusens: Contain all Enbusens for each Kata We wish you a lot of fun at practicing and hope that we could support you a little bit ! Available in german, english, french, italian and spanish.

About

Simple Karate Scoreboard

This app provides a simple and intuitive scoreboard for karate matches. It features customizable themes, player name input, point and penalty tracking, a timer, and a "Senshu" indicator for the first point. Easily reset scores and fouls from the settings menu.

Highlights
  • Customizable themes (Theme 1 & Theme 2)
  • Player name input
  • Add/subtract points
  • Penalty tracking (C1/C2)
  • Adjustable timer (2 or 3 minutes)
  • Senshu indicator
  • Reset scores and fouls
Features
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A scoreboard app for karate. It is easy to use and has simple operations. It also has a SENSHU indicator(the indicator that gets first point) and you can set the timer. ● Basic functions 1 . Theme You can choose from two themes, "Theme 1" and "Theme 2", on the setting screen. Theme 1 has a "+" button for the scoring method, while Theme 2 has "Ippon", "Waza-ari", and "Yaku" buttons. 2. Player name Tap "Player1" or "Player2" on the screen to enter the player's name. 3. Adding and subtracting points You can add or subtract points by tapping the button next to the score. You can also add points by tapping the score. 4. Penalties (C1/C2) Tap a number to increase the number of penalties by one. If you press the number by mistake and want to decrease the number of penalties by one, press and hold the number to decrease it. 5. Timer Tap the time to start the timer. If you want to stop it, tap it again. You can set the timer time to either "2 minutes" or "3 minutes" in the settings screen. 6. Take first(SENSHU) When one of the players gets a point first, a yellow circle will be displayed on the score of that player. If you want to cancel the preemptive score due to a foul, tap the yellow circle. 7. Reset Tap the gear icon at the bottom center of the screen to display the menu, where you can reset the score, timer and foul count. ● Privacy Policy https://apps.seeds-digital.com/privacy-policy/ ● Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ShotokanKata4 screens
Simple Karate Scoreboard2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ShotokanKata at none against Simple Karate Scoreboard's shown. ShotokanKata also leads on ratings volume (46 vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Simple Karate Scoreboard's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. ShotokanKata sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Simple Karate Scoreboard sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simple Karate Scoreboard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShotokanKata has 46 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of ShotokanKata's written reviews are positive against 83% of Simple Karate Scoreboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShotokanKata ships an update every 3 months, Simple Karate Scoreboard every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ShotokanKata versus Simple Karate Scoreboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShotokanKataSimple Karate Scoreboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (46 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.5% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings46 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpectra-VerlagNAOYA ONO

Customer experience

ShotokanKata

All ratings46 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive81.5%
Neutral1.9%
Negative16.7%

Simple Karate Scoreboard

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

ShotokanKata

One-time10
  • Sochin$1.99
  • Heian godan$1.99
  • Heian sandan$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Heian yondan$1.99
  • Tekki shodan$1.99
  • Tekki nidan$1.99
  • Bassai dai$1.99
  • Kanku dai$1.99
  • Empi$1.99
  • All kata unlocked$19.99
3 purchases

Simple Karate Scoreboard

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Plan$0.991 Month
One-time2
  • Support Developer$0.99
  • Remove ads$24.99

Questions

Is ShotokanKata free?
ShotokanKata is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Karate Scoreboard free?
Simple Karate Scoreboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ShotokanKata or Simple Karate Scoreboard?
Simple Karate Scoreboard is rated higher. ShotokanKata averages 4.8 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while Simple Karate Scoreboard averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do ShotokanKata or Simple Karate Scoreboard have ads?
Simple Karate Scoreboard shows ads; ShotokanKata does not.
Which is updated more often, ShotokanKata or Simple Karate Scoreboard?
ShotokanKata ships an update every 3 months, and Simple Karate Scoreboard every 2 months. Most recently, ShotokanKata was updated on November 10, 2026 and Simple Karate Scoreboard on November 3, 2026.

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