Comparison

Big Fish Darts vs Darts Score Master

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

Head to head
About

Big Fish Darts

Organize and host local darts tournaments, leagues, and casual games. Track scores, manage participants, and broadcast live match results. Discover nearby events or play various darts games on a shared device.

Highlights
  • Host tournaments and leagues
  • Manage participants and fees
  • Broadcast live scores
  • Discover local events
  • Play multiple darts games
  • Track player statistics
  • Kiosk mode for social play
Features
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Your next match. Your next rivalry. Your next great darts night. Find a local tournament, run an event from start to finish, or get your mates together for a game. Big Fish Darts League brings the competition, scoring, and big-screen atmosphere. HOST THE NIGHT. ENJOY THE DARTS. From the first player joining to the last double landing: - Create your event and set the venue, time, and match rules. - Choose knockout, round robin, round robin with a plate, Royal Rumble, or league table formats. - Run singles or pairs. - Share your event link and branded tournament banner. - Manage entries, entry fees, guests, and check-in. - Organise boards and markers. - Keep fixtures, groups, brackets, scores, and rankings together. A whole tournament to run. One place to keep it organised. YOUR PLAYERS. YOUR SCORES. YOUR BIG SCREEN. Bring Big Fish Broadcast to your venue TV. - Follow live match scores and player averages. - See event statistics and leaderboards. - Keep up with the results ticker. - Give everyone a reason to watch the next leg. Make your local darts night feel like the main event. FIND SOMEWHERE TO THROW Ready for a new challenge? - Discover nearby tournaments and leagues. - See where and when events take place and how many spaces are available. - Filter leagues by distance and day. - Join a competition and follow your schedule. SEVEN GAMES. PLENTY OF BRAGGING RIGHTS. Kiosk mode turns a shared device into Big Fish Social. - Add up to eight players, including guests. - Choose singles or doubles. - Play X01, Killer, Around the World, Halve It, Cricket, Royal Rumble, and Chase. - Follow on-screen targets, turn prompts, and game rules. - Battle for the top spot on the session leaderboard. Perfect for the just one more game crowd. CHASE YOUR NEXT PERSONAL BEST Go beyond who won and see how you played. - Track three-dart and first-nine averages. - Count your 100s, 140s, and 180s. - Explore checkout percentage and highest finishes. - Follow average progression and finishing score breakdowns. - See successful doubles and estimated misses on a visual dartboard. - Filter your stats to explore your results. When scoring a match, keep remaining scores, legs, averages, and darts thrown in view, with checkout suggestions and an undo option when you need it. TURN A GOOD NIGHT INTO A WEEKLY FAVOURITE - Run leagues and tournament series. - Follow points, leg difference, and averages. - Watch the race for qualification places. - Explore league, regional, and national rankings. Catch up with Big Fish news and darts updates, or enjoy arcade-style practice between competitions. Bring your darts. Bring your mates. Bring your next darts night to life with Big Fish Darts League.

About

Darts Score Master

Features
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Darts Master 2.0 is a complete rebuild. New AI Coach, hands-free voice scoring, six game modes, and full tournament, league, and team play. Drop your phone on the oche, call your darts, and the AI Coach keeps the score, suggests finishes, and points out the doubles you keep missing. Whether you're chasing a 100+ average or learning to count down from 501, this is the darts scoring app that makes every visit count. VOICE SCORING + AI COACH Call "sixty", "ton forty", "bullseye", or "treble nineteen" — Darts Master keeps up. The AI Coach gives finish suggestions for any score from 170 down, tracks your three-dart average and checkout percentage, and pinpoints the weak doubles holding you back. GAMES • X01 — 501, 301, 701, and custom variants • Cricket — Standard, Cut-Throat, Tactics, No-Score • Killer, Halve It, Around the Clock, High Score • Solo, head-to-head, or CPU at every level COMPETE • Tournaments, leagues, teams (doubles, fours, club formats) • Friend Challenges via shareable links • Weekly community drills with global leaderboards PRO Free to play. 7-day free Pro trial — no credit card required. Pro unlocks the AI Coach across all games, full match history, advanced stats, every tournament/league/team mode, unlimited custom drills, and removes ads. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Darts Pro Monthly — £3.99/month Darts Pro Annual — £29.99/year (saves 35%+) Darts Pro Lifetime — £39.99 one-time Subscriptions auto-renew at the price above unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in

Screenshots

Big Fish Darts4 screens
Darts Score Master4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Big Fish Darts at none against Darts Score Master's shown. On price, update cadence, 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. Big Fish Darts sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Darts Score Master sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Big Fish Darts ships an update every 10 days, Darts Score Master weekly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Big Fish Darts versus Darts Score Master: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBig Fish DartsDarts Score Master
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGregory TaylorVaitly Limited

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Big Fish Darts

Subscriptions2
  • Play Pass (Monthly)1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • Play Pass (Yearly)1 Month trial$11.991 Year
One-time2
  • League Player Entry (Player)$9.00
  • League Purchase (Manager)$69.00
1 purchases

Darts Score Master

One-time1
  • Darts Pro — Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Big Fish Darts free?
Big Fish Darts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Darts Score Master free?
Darts Score Master is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Big Fish Darts or Darts Score Master have ads?
Darts Score Master shows ads; Big Fish Darts does not.
Which is updated more often, Big Fish Darts or Darts Score Master?
Big Fish Darts ships an update every 10 days, and Darts Score Master weekly. Most recently, Big Fish Darts was updated on November 5, 2026 and Darts Score Master on November 5, 2026.

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