Comparison

Simply Disc vs ChainsUp

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

Head to head
About

Simply Disc

This app helps casual disc golfers track their scores and analyze their game. It allows for unlimited scorecards, custom courses, and visual throw mapping. Unlock historical stats with a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Unlimited scorecards
  • Custom course creation
  • Visual throw mapping
  • Historical stats analysis
  • Offline functionality
  • Dark mode support
Features
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Simply Disc is a disc golf app made for casual players. Designed for ease of use, so you can focus on your game. Highlights • Create unlimited scorecards • Add and customize your courses • Keep track of score as you play • Mark your throws visually on the map • View previous throws on demand • Sort rounds by date, course and score • Share rounds with friends • Historical stats (w/ one-time purchase) - Best round, total throws, score distribution, birdie % and more! Bonuses • Dark mode support • No internet or GPS required • Automatic iCloud backup • Integrated tutorial • Common gesture support • Game-like design and animations • Dynamic app icon shortcuts • Import existing rounds from other apps (experimental) Built using SwiftUI and SwiftData. Shoutout to Derian, Alex, and Emily for all of their feedback and support. I hope you enjoy Simply Disc!

About

ChainsUp

Features
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A wet paper scorecard makes you do the math between holes. ChainsUp knows every hole's par, so par, birdie, and bogey are each exactly one tap, for you and everyone on the card, with running totals against par computed live while you walk. Build your courses once: name, holes, and a tap-to-cycle par editor (start from all par 3, the disc golf standard). Every round you play there stacks up into course history: your record round, your average against par, and every scorecard, kept. Scorecards snapshot the layout they were played on, so old rounds stay honest even if the course changes. WHAT YOU GET - A one-hole-at-a-time scoring pad: the big key writes par, minus writes a birdie, plus writes a bogey, and the pad glides to the next hole when everyone is in - Group rounds: up to six players on one phone, each with their own running score, and quick re-add chips for your regular crew - A full scorecard for every round: hole-by-hole colors, per-player totals, and score against par - Personal course records with a trophy on the round that holds them - Season stats in Swift charts: your score-vs-par trend and your birdie, par, and bogey mix - A disc bag inventory: every disc with type, plastic, weight, and honest flight notes, including a shelf for discs resting out of the bag - A free share card for any round: a bright PNG for the group chat - A season report PDF and a round history CSV with hole-by-hole detail (Lifetime) PRIVATE AND IN SYNC No account of ours and no tracking. Your rounds live on your device and in your private iCloud, synced across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. A Delete All My Data control erases everything, everywhere it syncs, whenever you want. FREE VS LIFETIME Free covers your first 5 rounds and 3 courses with the full pad, group scoring, stats, records, and the bag. The Lifetime unlock is a one-time $12.99 USD purchase (no subscription, ever) that removes both limits, so your records and trends build across the whole season, and adds the season report PDF and CSV export. Run it back. The chains are waiting.

Screenshots

Simply Disc4 screens
ChainsUp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Simply Disc at 17.0 against ChainsUp's 26.0. 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. Simply Disc sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ChainsUp sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Simply Disc versus ChainsUp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimply DiscChainsUp
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKyle JohnsonInnovaLabWorks

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simply Disc

One-time1
  • Unlock Stats$2.99
1 purchases

ChainsUp

One-time1
  • ChainsUp Lifetime$12.99

Questions

Is Simply Disc free?
Simply Disc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ChainsUp free?
ChainsUp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simply Disc or ChainsUp have ads?
Neither Simply Disc nor ChainsUp shows ads.

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