Comparison

Archery Journal vs Archery Apprentice

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

Head to head
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Archery Journal

Features
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Train and compete with confidence. Project X is the archery scoring app that turns every session into clear progress: fast input, World Archery target faces, and statistics that help you improve without slowing you down. Stop fighting the score sheet. Grid or marker input means fewer taps, fewer mistakes, and instant totals, so you can stay focused on your shot cycle instead of paperwork. Built around real competition formats. Standard WA outdoor and indoor faces include 122 cm, 80 cm (including 6-ring), 60 cm and 40 cm layouts, with single, vertical, and triangular indoor arrangements where applicable, plus recurve and compound configurations. See improvement, not just numbers. Track totals, arrow counts, averages per arrow, X count, tens, and session-by-session breakdowns so you can compare good days with tough days and adjust training with evidence—not memory. Your range, your rules. Use multiple distance configurations and build custom target faces with your own scoring rules. That flexibility helps clubs, coaches, and archers who mix formats or train setups that are not on a standard printed face. Polished for daily use. A clean layout, smooth flow, and swipe-friendly edits make it easy to use between ends on iPhone and comfortable to review on iPad when you want a bigger picture of your season. During practice, you want feedback that keeps pace with the line. Real-time totals and averages help you notice drift early—before bad habits settle in—while still keeping the range flow moving. Coaches and teammates also benefit from cleaner records. When everyone uses the same simple scoring rhythm, post-session reviews become faster, mistakes are easier to spot, and progress conversations start from shared numbers instead of guesswork. Whether you are preparing for qualification, sharpening indoor league performance, or logging outdoor practice, a consistent scoring habit compounds. Small improvements in process—clean data, fewer missed ends, faster review—often show up as steadier results on the line. Archers tell us the biggest win is consistency: when logging is easy, they log more often, and that data becomes the edge in qualification and finals prep. Whether you shoot weekly or daily, a reliable journal beats scattered notes every time. How it works 1. Pick your format — choose the WA face, layout, and bow type that match your round. 2. Score each end — use grid or marker mode; validation helps catch slips before they become bad data. 3. Review and adjust — swipe to edit, compare sessions, and watch averages and X/10 trends climb. If you have ever finished a day of shooting with a photo of a paper sheet, a half-erased table, and a nagging feeling that one end does not add up, you already know why a dedicated archery scorebook matters. Project X is built to remove that friction so your history stays complete, searchable, and ready when you need it. Download Project X and make every arrow count. Perfect for outdoor and indoor training, club nights, and competition prep.

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Archery Apprentice

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Track your archery scores, manage equipment, and compete in tournaments with Archery Apprentice. Perfect for archers of all levels. Features: • Score tracking with detailed statistics • Equipment management for bows and setups • Tournament creation and participation • Round history and progress tracking

Screenshots

Archery Journal4 screens
Archery Apprentice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Archery Journal at Free against Archery Apprentice's $0.99. Archery Journal also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (18.5 vs 26.1). Archery Apprentice's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On 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

Archery Journal is free to download; Archery Apprentice costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Archery Journal ships an update every 8 days, Archery Apprentice every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Archery Journal versus Archery Apprentice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArchery JournalArchery Apprentice
PriceFree — better$0.99
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.5 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInnocells LimitedChristopher Pishaki

In-app purchases

None

Archery Journal

No in-app purchases

None

Archery Apprentice

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Archery Journal free?
Archery Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Archery Apprentice free?
Archery Apprentice costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Archery Journal or Archery Apprentice have ads?
Archery Journal shows ads; Archery Apprentice does not.
Which is updated more often, Archery Journal or Archery Apprentice?
Archery Journal ships an update every 8 days, and Archery Apprentice every 3 weeks. Most recently, Archery Journal was updated on September 15, 2026 and Archery Apprentice on September 10, 2026.

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