Comparison

FencingPool vs Piste IQ

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

Head to head
About

FencingPool

This app streamlines fencing tournament management by directly importing pool data from a popular website. It highlights your upcoming bouts, allows direct score recording, and provides a clear grid display of your results for easy comparison.

Highlights
  • Direct pool data import
  • Highlights upcoming bouts
  • Direct score recording
  • Grid display of bout scores
  • QR code scanning for pool data
  • Left/right-handed fencer tracking
Features
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FencingPool lets you track who you're fencing next, when you are up in a pool, and whether you're left or right. Rather than finding your pool on www.fencingtimelive.com, taking a screenshot of the details list (and possibly marking it up with scores), FencingPool directly imports the pool data, highlights your bouts, and lets you record scores directly. Every time you enter a score after a bout, your next bout is highlighted. At the end of the pool, a handy grid display shows your scores for easy comparison with the referee's pool sheet. The best way to add a new pool is to go to fencingtimelive.com, find your pool, click on the "Details" tab and scroll to the very bottom. Click on "Open in FencingPool" to have the details of your pool loaded into the app. Alternately, you can use your phone's camera to scan the QR code at the bottom of the referee's score sheet once you arrive at the strip.

About

Piste IQ

This app helps fencers scout opponents and analyze their own performance. Create detailed reports, track bout history, and share insights with teammates and coaches to gain a strategic advantage.

Highlights
  • Create in-depth opponent scouting reports
  • Track win/loss and score history
  • Record tournament pool scores
  • Add video clips to reports (Pro)
  • Create 'self' profile for strategy comparison
  • Share reports and databases with teams
  • Post-tournament reflections
Features
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Raise your Piste IQ. Win the bout with information. Scout the fencers you face, log every bout, and turn what you notice into a plan for next time. Free to download. BUILD YOUR OWN CARD You decide what a scouting report tracks. Pick the fields you actually use, drag them into the order you think in, and add your own: a line of text, multi-line notes, a 1 to 9 rating, a two-sided slider you label yourself, tappable choices, or a date. Set it up when you start, change it any time in Settings. SCOUTING REPORTS (Pro) - Build an in-depth report on every opponent you face - Rate traits and tendencies: habits, favorite actions, patterns - Attach video clips to any report - Share reports with teammates and coaches - See your win/loss record and score history against each one TOURNAMENTS (Pro) - Scan the paper pool sheet. Take a picture and Piste IQ reads the names and scores, matches each fencer to your cards, and creates a card for anyone new - See the bout order under every pool, with names. Tick bouts off as they happen and know when you're up next - Log direct elimination bouts, touch by touch if you like, period by period - Start typing an event name and pick it from fencingevents.org: date, location, and category fill in for you - Take notes on an opponent before and after each bout - Find what actually works for you with post-tournament reflections STATS & LEADERBOARD (Pro) - Your all-time record at a glance: victories, defeats, indicator, touches scored and received, and fencers scouted, built from every bout you've logged - Leaderboards by victories, indicator, touches, or fencers scouted, for this month, this season, or all time - Compete with your friends, or opt in to the public board and see where you stand across Piste IQ UNDERSTAND YOUR OWN FENCING - Create your own fencer profile - Compare yourself against any opponent, side by side, and build a strategy from the gaps - Set season goals with deadlines and break them into a step-by-step plan (Pro) SOCIAL - Add friends by username to share information quickly - Share a single scouting report or an entire database FOR COACHES (Pro) - Student profiles with lesson tracking and strip-coaching notes - Share what you see with the rest of your coaching staff MAKE IT YOUR OWN - Switch on PisteDex, an optional retro-handheld theme, any time in Settings PISTE IQ PRO $4.99/month, $29.99/year, or $129.99 lifetime. One purchase unlocks the full toolkit: scouting reports, tournaments with pool-sheet scanning, stats and leaderboards, student profiles with lesson tracking, and season goals. Anything you have already recorded stays yours to read, free, always. Bought Piste IQ when it was a paid app? You have lifetime Pro. Every feature, free forever. Just sign in. Available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Polish, and Korean. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.notion.so/Piste-IQ-Privacy-Policy-34c1d297df6c8008be4edc817e9f6d08

Screenshots

FencingPool4 screens
Piste IQ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Piste IQ at 5.0 against FencingPool's 3.8. FencingPool's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

Both are free to download. Piste IQ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. FencingPool asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Piste IQ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FencingPool ships an update fortnightly, Piste IQ every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FencingPool versus Piste IQ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFencingPoolPiste IQ
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB21 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDavid BaraffLUKE ALEXANDER FENWICK

Customer experience

FencingPool

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Piste IQ

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

FencingPool

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Piste IQ

Subscriptions2
  • Piste IQ Pro7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Piste IQ Pro (Annual)1 Month trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Piste IQ Pro (Lifetime)$99.99

Questions

Is FencingPool free?
FencingPool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Piste IQ free?
Piste IQ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FencingPool or Piste IQ?
Piste IQ is rated higher. FencingPool averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Piste IQ averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do FencingPool or Piste IQ have ads?
Neither FencingPool nor Piste IQ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FencingPool or Piste IQ?
FencingPool ships an update fortnightly, and Piste IQ every 8 days. Most recently, FencingPool was updated on October 3, 2026 and Piste IQ on October 15, 2026.

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