Comparison

Bowscore vs Arrow

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

Head to head
About

Bowscore

Easily score archery tournaments with this app. Archers can self-score, parents can view live results online, and directors can track event progress in real-time. It simplifies tournament management for archery clubs.

Highlights
  • Self-scoring for archers
  • Live score viewing for parents
  • Real-time event progress tracking
  • Secure data storage
  • Support for multiple archery organizations
  • Intuitive scoring interface
Features
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The easiest way to score archery tournaments. Archers can score themselves, parents can view scores live on our website, and tournament directors can track event progress in real-time. Event creation and registration are available through bowscore.com. Scoring is intuitive and all data is secure. Scores are saved on your device and automatically uploaded to our servers so you'll never lose a scorecard. Only archers and admin with the scoring code have access to enter scores. All score edits are visible to tournament managers so cheating is easy to spot. Bowscore is committed to helping archery clubs by simplifying tournament scoring and management. We currently support the following sports: ASA, IBO, LAS Classic, NFAA, Olympic S3DA, The Shoot-Out Series, and USA Archery. We are dedicated to providing excellent customer support and frequent app updates. Please reach out to us if you have new feature requests!

About

Arrow

Features
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Shoot. Score. Keep it forever. Arrow scores your archery practice with your iPhone and keeps every session, so you can see how you improve instead of guessing. SCORE WITHOUT A PENCIL Point your iPhone at the target and Arrow calls the round. You can also score from a photo in your library, or place each arrow yourself. Every round keeps a picture of the target face. SEE WHERE EACH ARROW LANDED A round is more than a number. Arrow draws your arrows on the target face, so you see your group, your high shots and your bad end. WATCH YOURSELF IMPROVE Improve shows your average, your group, your best ends and every session you have shot, over any window you choose. KEEP IT FOR LIFE Your account holds every session, every score and every photo. A new iPhone gets all of it back. A paper scorecard does not. FIND WHERE TO SHOOT Arrow lists archery events near you, with the date and the place. KEEP YOUR GEAR IN ONE PLACE Your bow, your arrows and the rest, with photos and the numbers you forget. PRICING Arrow Pro opens scoring, your full history and your gear. The first week is free. Monthly $12.99. Yearly $99.99. The App Store shows the price for your country. SET UP An iPhone with iOS 26 or later. Stand where your iPhone sees the whole target face, in daylight or under good light. Arrow is a training aid. It does not replace official competition scoring. Terms of Use: https://spectrecreation.com/arrow/terms Privacy Policy: https://spectrecreation.com/arrow/privacy

Screenshots

Bowscore3 screens
Arrow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Arrow at every 5 days against Bowscore's fortnightly. Bowscore's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bowscore ships an update fortnightly, Arrow every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Bowscore versus Arrow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBowscoreArrow
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNIftyBytesArsham Mehrani

In-app purchases

None

Bowscore

No in-app purchases

None

Arrow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bowscore free?
Bowscore is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Arrow free?
Arrow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bowscore or Arrow have ads?
Neither Bowscore nor Arrow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bowscore or Arrow?
Bowscore ships an update fortnightly, and Arrow every 5 days. Most recently, Bowscore was updated on September 27, 2026 and Arrow on October 14, 2026.

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