Comparison

Score Darts Scorekeeper vs Dartful

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

Head to head
About

Score Darts Scorekeeper

This darts scoring app helps you track games of X01, Cricket, and Around the Clock. It offers voice scoring, AI opponents for practice, and detailed player statistics. Improve your game with suggested checkouts and match history analysis.

Highlights
  • Score X01, Cricket, Around the Clock
  • Voice scoring and commentary
  • AI opponents (DartBot, SmartBot)
  • Suggested checkouts
  • Detailed player statistics and graphs
  • Unlimited undo/redo
  • Player profiles with photos
Features
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Score darts faster with your voice. Play against friends, challenge SmartBot at your own level, and improve your game with detailed statistics and training modes. No subscription. Play selected modes for free, then unlock Pro with a one-time purchase. VOICE SCORING Say your total score — “Score 180” — or call out each dart individually, such as “Hit 20”, “Hit treble 18”, “Hit double 5”. Score Darts does the scoring while you concentrate on your game. Voice scoring is currently available for X01. SMARTBOT SmartBot adapts to your recent form to give you a competitive match. Or practise against DartBot, with 10 fixed ability levels to choose from. PLAY YOUR WAY • X01, Cricket and Around the Clock • Play with friends or computer opponents • Enter your total score or each dart individually • Switch scoring modes during an X01 match • Suggested checkouts shown on screen • Sets and legs options • Unlimited undo and redo TRACK YOUR PROGRESS • Detailed player statistics • Graphs showing your progress over time • Complete match histories and statistics • Unlimited player profiles with photos • Share match results, statistics and graphs MATCH COMMENTARY Built-in commentary calls player names and scores as you play, bringing some extra atmosphere to your matches. Whether you’re playing with friends, practising your doubles or trying to raise your average, Score Darts gives you everything you need to score, practise and track your progress. LET’S PLAY DARTS!

About

Dartful

Features
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Dartful — Make a night of it 20 darts modes for a real dartboard, built for pub nights, games rooms and any night someone says “let’s just play something.” Play the classics, ridiculous party games and co-op challenges, or turn the whole night into a championship with Dartful Party. Dartful handles the scoring, calls the action and keeps the history — so eventually there’s proof of who actually keeps beating who. DARTFUL PARTY Turn 3, 5 or 7 different games into one championship for 2–8 players. • Pick the games yourself or let Dartful build the lineup • Championship points and live standings between games • Final-round scenarios show exactly what everyone needs to win • Six end-of-night awards • Shareable result card • Titles, podiums, points and win streaks saved to your Party history • The defending champion keeps the crown until somebody takes it CLASSIC DARTS 501 / 301 / 701, Cricket, Killer, Shanghai, Around the Clock, Halve It, Baseball, Golf and Bob’s 27 — the classics scored properly, with custom rules and stats handled automatically. PARTY GAMES Boomshot, Cat Derby, Adam’s Equation, Longshot, Turf War, Leapfrog, Checkout Horse and Clockwork Killer — original games built around a normal dartboard and people actually being in the same room. CO-OP Burn Rate, Combo Lock and Tower — work together against the board instead of finding another reason to argue with each other. STATS, HISTORY & RIVALRIES Create saved player profiles and Dartful builds the record over time. • Match history • Games played and wins • Per-mode stats • Best checkouts • Head-to-head records • Win rates and streaks • Dartful Party titles and podiums • All-time Party leaderboard • Defending champion Your group’s darts history doesn’t disappear when the game ends. MORE DARTFUL • 2–8 players on one shared screen • Works with any standard dartboard — no camera or electronic board required • Full voice announcer with hundreds of unique lines • Every mode explains its own rules • Saved players and match history • No ads, ever PLAY FREE Play up to 3 games a day for free, with all 20 modes available. Unlock unlimited play and Dartful Party for $9.99/year. Grab your darts. Dartful will keep the records. Apple's EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Score Darts Scorekeeper4 screens
Dartful4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Dartful at daily against Score Darts Scorekeeper's fortnightly. Score Darts Scorekeeper's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). 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. Score Darts Scorekeeper sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Dartful sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Score Darts Scorekeeper ships an update fortnightly, Dartful daily. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Score Darts Scorekeeper versus Dartful: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScore Darts ScorekeeperDartful
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStuart CooperLeigh Fitzgerald

Bugs and requests

Score Darts Scorekeeper

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inconsistent scoring in Cricket mode
  • Dartbot performance issues at lower levels

Requested features

6 requests
  • More game modes (e.g. Shanghai, Around the Clock)
  • Ability to play with more than 4 players
  • Option to customize AI difficulty
  • Voice control for scoring
  • Handicap/team play options
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  • Ability to share/sync player profiles across devices

Dartful

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Score Darts Scorekeeper

One-time2
  • Score Darts Pro Upgrade$3.99
  • Score Darts Pro$7.99
1 purchases

Dartful

Subscriptions1
  • Dartful Yearly$5.991 Year

Questions

Is Score Darts Scorekeeper free?
Score Darts Scorekeeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dartful free?
Dartful is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Score Darts Scorekeeper or Dartful have ads?
Neither Score Darts Scorekeeper nor Dartful shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Score Darts Scorekeeper or Dartful?
Score Darts Scorekeeper ships an update fortnightly, and Dartful daily. Most recently, Score Darts Scorekeeper was updated on October 29, 2026 and Dartful on October 29, 2026.

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