Comparison

FencingLab vs Piste IQ

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

Head to head
About

FencingLab

This app uses AI to analyze fencing videos, breaking down technique, tracking progress, and offering personalized training. It supports Foil, Épée, and Sabre, and can manage multiple fencer profiles. Choose between cloud-based or local AI analysis for detailed feedback.

Highlights
  • AI-powered video analysis
  • Technique identification
  • Progress tracking charts
  • Personalized training recommendations
  • Tactical matchup analysis
  • Supports Foil, Épée, Sabre
  • Multiple fencer profiles
Features
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FencingLab — AI Fencing Coach Transform your fencing with AI-powered video analysis. Record or upload your bouts, and FencingLab breaks down your technique, tracks your progress over time, and delivers personalized training recommendations. What FencingLab does: • Analyzes fencing videos using advanced AI to identify actions, timing, and technique • Tracks improvement across sessions with progress charts and skill scores • Provides tactical matchup analysis against specific opponents • Supports Foil, Épée, and Sabre • Works for athletes and coaches managing multiple fencer profiles AI Analysis Options: • Gemini AI — cloud-based analysis for detailed, high-quality feedback • Local AI — on-server processing with no third-party data sharing Subscription: FencingLab offers auto-renewable subscriptions that unlock Gemini AI analysis. A 7-day free trial with 5 complimentary credits is included at sign-up. Subscriptions are billed through your Apple ID. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in App Store Settings. Privacy: When Gemini AI is selected, your video is sent to Google's servers for analysis. Local AI keeps all processing on our servers with no third-party sharing. Your privacy choices are always in your control in the app settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Piste IQ

This app helps fencers scout opponents and analyze their own performance. Create detailed reports, track bout history, and share insights with teammates and coaches to gain a strategic advantage.

Highlights
  • Create in-depth opponent scouting reports
  • Track win/loss and score history
  • Record tournament pool scores
  • Add video clips to reports (Pro)
  • Create 'self' profile for strategy comparison
  • Share reports and databases with teams
  • Post-tournament reflections
Features
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Raise your Piste IQ. Win the bout with information. Scout the fencers you face, log every bout, and turn what you notice into a plan for next time. Free to download. BUILD YOUR OWN CARD You decide what a scouting report tracks. Pick the fields you actually use, drag them into the order you think in, and add your own: a line of text, multi-line notes, a 1 to 9 rating, a two-sided slider you label yourself, tappable choices, or a date. Set it up when you start, change it any time in Settings. SCOUTING REPORTS (Pro) - Build an in-depth report on every opponent you face - Rate traits and tendencies: habits, favorite actions, patterns - Attach video clips to any report - Share reports with teammates and coaches - See your win/loss record and score history against each one TOURNAMENTS (Pro) - Scan the paper pool sheet. Take a picture and Piste IQ reads the names and scores, matches each fencer to your cards, and creates a card for anyone new - See the bout order under every pool, with names. Tick bouts off as they happen and know when you're up next - Log direct elimination bouts, touch by touch if you like, period by period - Start typing an event name and pick it from fencingevents.org: date, location, and category fill in for you - Take notes on an opponent before and after each bout - Find what actually works for you with post-tournament reflections STATS & LEADERBOARD (Pro) - Your all-time record at a glance: victories, defeats, indicator, touches scored and received, and fencers scouted, built from every bout you've logged - Leaderboards by victories, indicator, touches, or fencers scouted, for this month, this season, or all time - Compete with your friends, or opt in to the public board and see where you stand across Piste IQ UNDERSTAND YOUR OWN FENCING - Create your own fencer profile - Compare yourself against any opponent, side by side, and build a strategy from the gaps - Set season goals with deadlines and break them into a step-by-step plan (Pro) SOCIAL - Add friends by username to share information quickly - Share a single scouting report or an entire database FOR COACHES (Pro) - Student profiles with lesson tracking and strip-coaching notes - Share what you see with the rest of your coaching staff MAKE IT YOUR OWN - Switch on PisteDex, an optional retro-handheld theme, any time in Settings PISTE IQ PRO $4.99/month, $29.99/year, or $129.99 lifetime. One purchase unlocks the full toolkit: scouting reports, tournaments with pool-sheet scanning, stats and leaderboards, student profiles with lesson tracking, and season goals. Anything you have already recorded stays yours to read, free, always. Bought Piste IQ when it was a paid app? You have lifetime Pro. Every feature, free forever. Just sign in. Available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Polish, and Korean. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.notion.so/Piste-IQ-Privacy-Policy-34c1d297df6c8008be4edc817e9f6d08

Screenshots

FencingLab4 screens
Piste IQ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Piste IQ at Free against FencingLab's $0.99. FencingLab's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Piste IQ is free to download; FencingLab costs $0.99 up front. FencingLab sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Piste IQ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for FencingLab against 5.0 for Piste IQ. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FencingLab ships an update fortnightly, Piste IQ every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
FencingLab versus Piste IQ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFencingLabPiste IQ
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB21 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLangtian DuLUKE ALEXANDER FENWICK

Customer experience

FencingLab

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Piste IQ

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

FencingLab

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
  • FencingLab Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year
One-time4
  • AI Analysis Credit$0.99
  • 5 AI credits$4.99
  • 10 AI credits$9.99
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  • 20 AI credits$19.99
3 purchases

Piste IQ

Subscriptions2
  • Piste IQ Pro7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Piste IQ Pro (Annual)1 Month trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Piste IQ Pro (Lifetime)$99.99

Questions

Is FencingLab free?
FencingLab costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Piste IQ free?
Piste IQ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FencingLab or Piste IQ?
FencingLab and Piste IQ are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do FencingLab or Piste IQ have ads?
Neither FencingLab nor Piste IQ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FencingLab or Piste IQ?
FencingLab ships an update fortnightly, and Piste IQ every 8 days. Most recently, FencingLab was updated on October 21, 2026 and Piste IQ on October 15, 2026.

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