Comparison

Skadi's Edge vs Arrow Optimizer

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

Head to head
About

Skadi's Edge

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Master your sport with Skadi’s Edge - the complete archery scoring and performance tracking app. Whether you’re training alone, competing with friends, or part of a team, Skadi’s Edge gives you the tools to measure progress, hit your goals, and sharpen your skills. Features you will love: World Archery Scoring – Record scores quickly and accurately. Team Support – Join your teammates on a team, support each other. Coach-Set Goals – Work toward targets set by your coach or team leader. Why Skadi’s Edge? We’ve built this app for archers by archers. No fluff, no distractions, just the data and community you need to improve. Get started today - your best shot is yet to come. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Arrow Optimizer

Features
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Arrow Optimizer turns your practice into data. Log every end, and the app tells you which arrows are actually costing you points, how your sight really moves, and where your equipment needs tuning — no spreadsheets, no guesswork. ARROW OPTIMIZATION Record each arrow's impact by tapping a target photo or entering shots digitally. Every session tracks real vs. predicted score, group size (σx/σy), and World Archery line-cutter scoring that accounts for your exact shaft diameter. Pro tools go further: Quiver Dispersion Tuning shows which named arrows are shooting loose, Arrow Ballistics Data breaks down each shaft's own bias, and the Combination Analyzer tests every possible subset of your quiver to find your tightest, highest-scoring group. CROSS-SESSION POOLING A single session rarely has enough arrows per shaft to trust the numbers. Pool the same named arrow's shots across every session you've logged for a far larger sample, or run an A/B comparison to see whether a new rest or shaft change actually helped — or was just noise. SIGHT CALIBRATION Find your sight's real mm-per-click ratio by shooting a base group, dialing in a known adjustment, and shooting an adjusted group. Every calibration — and every regular practice end where you log a click change — sharpens one shared, ever-improving ratio per distance. A built-in virtual target shows the suggested correction visually. SIGHT MARKS & PREDICTION Save your elevation and windage settings at each distance you shoot, then let the predictor interpolate a starting sight mark for any distance you haven't logged yet. PLUNGER TUNING Sweep plunger tension in steps around your base setting, log a group at each one, and see which tension gives the tightest, best-centered result. EQUIPMENT SETS Save named bow/arrow configurations — arrow type, limb, riser, bow weight, plunger, brace height, tiller, arrow diameter, sight hardware — and tag every session, sight mark, and calibration with the exact rig you shot. Switch between an indoor and outdoor setup, or two different bows, without losing track of which sight settings belong to which. PROGRESS Watch your practice volume, group tightness, and round scores trend over time, across every distance you shoot. YOUR DATA, YOUR CONTROL Back up every session, calibration, target photo, and equipment set to iCloud Drive or your device, and restore it anytime. Available in English, German, Ukrainian, Spanish, Korean, Turkish, Portuguese, Russian, and French. Free to log sessions, calibrate your sight, and track sight marks. Unlock Pro for the full optimization engine: Quiver Dispersion Tuning, Arrow Ballistics Data, the Combination Analyzer, and cross-session A/B comparison — the tools that find the fraction of a millimeter separating placings at competitive levels. Download Arrow Optimizer and start shooting your best arrows today.

Screenshots

Skadi's Edge3 screens
Arrow Optimizer4 screens

Verdict

The call

Skadi's Edge and Arrow Optimizer are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Skadi's Edge versus Arrow Optimizer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkadi's EdgeArrow Optimizer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNorman van der PloegSergei Volzhanin

In-app purchases

None

Skadi's Edge

No in-app purchases

None

Arrow Optimizer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Skadi's Edge free?
Skadi's Edge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Arrow Optimizer free?
Arrow Optimizer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Skadi's Edge or Arrow Optimizer have ads?
Neither Skadi's Edge nor Arrow Optimizer shows ads.

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