Archery Apprentice vs BowPress
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
BowPress
This app helps archers optimize their equipment by logging every adjustment and arrow shot. It provides data-driven insights into how changes affect performance, replacing guesswork with a detailed history of configurations and results.
- Configuration tracking
- Session logging with target UI
- Mid-session change handling
- Data-driven analytics
- Detailed bow parameters tracked
- Detailed arrow parameters tracked
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Tune smarter. Shoot better. BowPress is for competitive and recreational archers who want data behind every adjustment they make to their bow — not just feel. THE PROBLEM Bow tuning involves dozens of interdependent variables: draw length, peep height, limb turns, cable twist, rest position, nocking height, and more. Most archers track changes through memory alone. When something stops working, it's nearly impossible to know what changed, when, or why. BowPress replaces guesswork with a logged history of every configuration state and every arrow you shoot under it. WHAT IT DOES Configuration tracking Every time you change something on your bow or arrow setup, BowPress snapshots the full configuration. Nothing is overwritten — the complete history is preserved so you can always see exactly what your bow looked like when a group of arrows was shot. Session logging When you shoot, you log arrows against the active configuration. A simple drag-to-place target UI captures where each arrow landed. You can write notes during a session — observations about hold feel, back tension, release — that travel alongside the objective data. Mid-session changes Changing something mid-session doesn't break the flow. BowPress handles the bookkeeping quietly in the background, keeping your arrows correctly attributed to the configuration they were shot under. Analytics After enough sessions, BowPress surfaces patterns: which configurations produced your tightest groups, how specific changes have affected your point of impact over time, and what your shooting data suggests you try next. The more you log, the more specific the insights. BOW PARAMETERS TRACKED Draw length, let-off %, peep height, D-loop length, top/bottom cable twists, main string twists, top and bottom limb turns, rest position (vertical, horizontal, depth), sight distance, grip angle, nocking height. ARROW PARAMETERS TRACKED Length, point weight, fletching type, length and offset, nock type, total arrow weight. Sign in with Apple, Google, or email. Optional subscription unlocks advanced analytics and unlimited session history. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS BowPress Pro — Monthly ($4.99/month) and BowPress Pro — Annual ($49.99/year). Each includes a 1-month free trial for new subscribers. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage from Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions on your device. Terms of Use: https://andrewnguyenn.github.io/bowpress-web/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://andrewnguyenn.github.io/bowpress-web/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: BowPress at Free against Archery Apprentice's $0.99. BowPress also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.1). Archery Apprentice's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On 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
BowPress is free to download; Archery Apprentice costs $0.99 up front. BowPress sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Archery Apprentice asks for nothing beyond the download.
Archery Apprentice ships an update every 3 weeks, BowPress every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and August 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Archery Apprentice | BowPress |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christopher Pishaki | Andrew Nguyen |
In-app purchases
Archery Apprentice
No in-app purchases
BowPress
- BowPress Pro — Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
- BowPress Pro — Annual1 Month trial$49.991 Year





