Comparison

Chains vs DiscIt

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

Head to head
About

Chains

This app helps disc golf players improve their putting skills through detailed tracking, structured drills, and engaging games. Log practice sessions, analyze statistics by distance, and create custom routines to make every putt count. It offers Apple Watch support for convenient logging.

Highlights
  • Log putts from any distance
  • Structured practice drills
  • Putting games for engagement
  • Custom practice session creation
  • Apple Watch logging
  • Detailed make percentage statistics
  • Progress tracking over time
Features
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Chains is the putting practice app for disc golfers who want to know if they're actually getting better. Log every putt, see your make percentage at every distance, and watch it improve over time. Practice in your backyard or at the course, from your iPhone or straight from your Apple Watch. PRACTICE YOUR WAY • Free Practice – log putts from any distance with one tap per make or miss • Four built-in drills – Ladder, Peak Finder, Lock-In and Progression give every session structure and pick up where you left off • JYLY – a scored putting game of 20 rounds from 5 to 10 metres. The more you make, the further back you go. Chase your best score, see your pace against it round by round and share your scorecard • Apple Watch – leave your phone in your bag, log putts or play JYLY from your wrist and set the distance with the Digital Crown SEE WHAT'S REALLY IMPROVING • Make percentage at every distance, from tap-ins to beyond Circle 2 • Trends over time for any distance – find out if your 30-footers are really dropping more often • Compare each drill with your last one, distance by distance • Filter by Circle 1, Circle 2 or a specific distance • Current and best make streaks • A full history of every session and putt SIMPLE BY DESIGN • Feet, meters or yards • Syncs between iPhone and Apple Watch with iCloud • No account or sign-up needed MADE BY A DISC GOLFER Chains is built by a solo developer and huge disc golf nerd who got tired of not knowing whether practice was paying off. Your feedback shapes every update – get in touch from the Settings screen. Start building a putting stroke you can trust.

About

DiscIt

This app helps disc golf players track their disc collection, log rounds and practice sessions, and analyze performance. It offers detailed stats and insights to improve your game.

Highlights
  • Disc collection cataloging with photos and flight numbers
  • Hole-by-hole round scoring and notes
  • Putting practice tracking with distance logging
  • Throwing practice with GPS distance and shot shape
  • Performance statistics and analytics
  • CSV export of disc collection
Features
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DiscIt is the all-in-one disc golf companion, built for players who take their game seriously, whether you're chasing ratings or just having fun on the weekends. YOUR DISC COLLECTION, ORGANIZED Catalog your entire bag with photos, flight numbers, weight, condition, and notes. Organize discs into multiple bags, apply color-coded labels, and browse the built-in PDGA disc database to add new molds in seconds. Move or copy discs between bags with a long press, reorder your bags, and export your full collection to CSV anytime. ROUNDS, LOGGED LIVE Start a round and log it hole-by-hole as you play: shot type, disc, and a quick rating for how each throw actually went. Courses and layouts remember your pars and hole names, and you can rename, merge, or clean up your course list anytime without losing round history. Finish to a full scorecard with color-coded holes and a per-disc breakdown of how each throw graded out. PRACTICE SESSIONS Log putting sessions with make/miss tracking at multiple distances. Record throwing sessions with GPS-measured distances and disc ratings. See which discs you reach for most, how far each one flies, and how your distance trends over time. STATS & DISC PERFORMANCE Built-in statistics surface your scoring trends across rounds, putting accuracy, and throwing distance. Discs with enough logged throws get a performance score per shot type - putt, approach, and drive - showing how each one is actually performing against your own average, so you always know which discs earn their spot in the bag. BACK UP TO ICLOUD Back up your entire collection - discs, rounds, bags, and practice history - to iCloud, and restore it anytime. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Chains4 screens
DiscIt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chains at none against DiscIt's 2. Chains also leads on ratings volume (20 vs 1) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 weeks). DiscIt's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. DiscIt sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Chains asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DiscIt holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chains has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chains ships an update every 9 days, DiscIt every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Chains versus DiscIt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChainsDiscIt
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (20 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings20 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGruffydd JohnstonJames Roberts

Customer experience

Chains

All ratings20 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

DiscIt

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Chains

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

DiscIt

Subscriptions2
  • DiscIt Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • DiscIt Pro Yearly$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Chains free?
Chains is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DiscIt free?
DiscIt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chains or DiscIt?
DiscIt is rated higher. Chains averages 4.8 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while DiscIt averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Chains or DiscIt have ads?
Neither Chains nor DiscIt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chains or DiscIt?
Chains ships an update every 9 days, and DiscIt every 4 weeks. Most recently, Chains was updated on October 21, 2026 and DiscIt on October 18, 2026.

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