Comparison

Chalking vs DartsCoach

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Chalking

Practice and improve your darts scoring mental arithmetic. This app simulates rounds of darts, presenting you with scores to calculate and subtract from a game total. Play against the clock or at your own pace to boost accuracy and speed.

Highlights
  • Simulates darts scoring rounds
  • Develops mental arithmetic
  • Improves accuracy
  • Increases scoring speed
  • Timed or untimed practice modes
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Develop your Darts Scoring mental arithmetic, improve your accuracy, increase your speed using the Chalking App. Based on scoring characteristics of the game of darts, the app simulates successive rounds of darts. Each round you will see three numbers; alongside each number will be either Single, Double, or Treble, representing the scores of three darts. The round score is the total of the three darts, remembering to multiply by two for Doubles and three for Trebles. You subtract the round-score from the game-score, and the cycle repeats. You may play the game against the clock, or practice with no time pressure.

About

DartsCoach

Features
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Darts Coach is the ultimate darts companion โ€” whether you're playing solo, competing with friends, or teaching your kids maths through darts. Download free and try 501 and our Highest/Lowest kids maths game. Unlock everything for just ยฃ0.99 โ€” no ads, no subscriptions, ever. PLAY YOUR WAY Choose from over 20 game modes including all the classics: 501, 301, Cricket, Around the Clock, Shanghai, Killer, Bob's 27, and many more. Play solo, pass the phone for hot-seat games, or connect with a friend over local WiFi for real-time multiplayer. FRIENDS PLAY โ€” LOCAL MULTIPLAYER Connect two devices instantly over local WiFi or Bluetooth. No accounts, no internet required. Each player scores on their own phone while both see the full game state in real-time. It's the way darts should be played โ€” together, at the board. KIDS MATHS GAMES Turn your dartboard into a classroom. Five multiplayer maths games that make learning fun: Target Number, Times Tables Challenge, Mental Maths Race, Countdown Numbers, and Highest/Lowest. Kids throw real darts and solve maths problems using their scores. Perfect for families and schools. SMART SCORING Quick-entry number pad with long-press for doubles and trebles. Automatic checkout suggestions for X01 games. Voice announcements for scores. Undo support. Everything you need to keep the game flowing. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Detailed statistics, heat maps showing where your darts land, and trend graphs tracking your improvement over time. See your averages, checkout percentages, and more. ALL YOUR FAVOURITE GAMES - X01: 301, 501, 701, 1001 โ€” single leg or best-of sets and legs - Cricket (standard and cut-throat) - Gotcha - Around the Clock - Shanghai - Killer - Bob's 27 - Halve It - Baseball - Castle - Nine Lives - DARTS (Horse) - Bermuda Triangle - Scram - Knockout - Target Tennis - First to 10 - Plus 5 kids maths games FREE FEATURES - 501 (single leg, solo and hot-seat) - Highest/Lowest maths game - Basic stats FULL GAME UNLOCK โ€” ยฃ0.99 - All 21 game modes - Friends Play local multiplayer - All 5 maths games - Heat maps and trend graphs - All match formats No ads. No subscriptions. No data collected. Just darts.

Screenshots

Chalking3 screens
DartsCoach4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chalking at none against DartsCoach's 1. Chalking also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.2). DartsCoach's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 11 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. DartsCoach sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Chalking asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chalking ships an update every 11 months, DartsCoach every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
Chalking versus DartsCoach: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChalkingDartsCoach
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS17.6 โ€” better26.2
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlan PayneKEVIN YOUNG

In-app purchases

None

Chalking

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DartsCoach

One-time1
  • Full Game Unlock$0.99

Questions

Is Chalking free?
Chalking is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DartsCoach free?
DartsCoach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chalking or DartsCoach have ads?
Neither Chalking nor DartsCoach shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chalking or DartsCoach?
Chalking ships an update every 11 months, and DartsCoach every 3 days. Most recently, Chalking was updated on June 1, 2026 and DartsCoach on September 21, 2026.

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