Comparison

Tungsten Darts vs Sticks

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Tungsten Darts

This app is a comprehensive scoring tool for darts games, offering various game modes, AI opponents, and multiplayer options. It features detailed statistics, achievements, and social features for a complete darts experience.

Highlights
  • Multiple darts game modes (X01, Cricket, etc.)
  • AI opponents with adjustable difficulty
  • Local and online multiplayer for up to 8 players
  • Tactile, interactive, and voice score input
  • Detailed player statistics and game history
  • Achievements and rewards system
  • Social features with friends and leaderboards
Features
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Tungsten Darts keeps score for you: the board, the averages and the statistics fill in while you play. Alone, together on one phone, or online. AUTO-SCORING WITH VISION Prop your phone up in front of the board: its camera reads your darts and fills in the score. Free, no limit. A four-page tutorial walks you through it, and a misread dart is fixed with one tap. The Vision Kit, three cameras around the board, sees every dart, even one hidden behind another. It is an accessory sold separately; the rest of the app and Vision work without it. TEN GAME MODES โ€ข X01, from 101 to 701, optional double out, with checkout assistant โ€ข Cricket, and its Super Cricket option on all 21 targets โ€ข Shanghai, one number per round, and the combo that wins on the spot โ€ข Around the Clock, the numbers in order โ€ข Killer, your own number and your lives โ€ข Survivor, defend your numbers and take the others' โ€ข Bob's 27, the doubles in order, from D1 to the bull โ€ข Sudden Death, the lowest score of the round loses a life โ€ข Bullseye, the distance to the centre decides (with Vision) โ€ข Hunter, climb from zero to the target and send the others back to zero Every mode explains its rules in the app, and you can play in teams. UP TO EIGHT PLAYERS Eight players on one phone, or opponents at a distance. Online, everyone sees the others' darts the moment they are thrown, and everyone follows the same score. Quick game against the first player available, public games open to all, or a private room with a four-letter code. Voice chat for up to four during the game, a spectator mode to follow a match live, and the game resumes if someone drops out. SIX AI LEVELS From beginner to professional, plus an AI that matches your level. To practise alone, or to fill a table. YOUR STATISTICS Average, first nine, checkout percentage, best finishes, winning streaks, full history turn by turn. Everything is calculated during the game. FRIENDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS A friend code to find your partners, invitations to play, leaderboards among friends and 129 achievements to unlock, from your first game to the ones nobody gets. FREE AND AD-FREE Every mode, the statistics, online play, voice chat and Vision are free. No ads, no subscription. If you like the app, a tip jar in the settings lets you buy us a coffee. Seventeen languages. Local play also works offline. Designed in France, support by email.

About

Sticks

Features
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Sticks is the online platform for real darts. Point your phone at the board, throw, and let it watch. An on-device algorithm tracks every dart in real time, calculates the score, and shows it to you and your opponent. No tapping on a screen, no manual scoring, no shortcuts. Just real darts โ€” your phone is the referee. YOUR PHONE IS THE REFEREE The camera continuously watches the board. The moment a dart lands, an algorithm detects exactly where it hit and assigns the correct score. If something looks off โ€” a moved board, a dart appearing out of nowhere โ€” the round is voided as a foul. The result: an automatic, impartial referee both players can trust. REAL DARTS, REAL COMPETITION Match online against players from anywhere in the world. Both phones see the same scores in real time. The referee enforces the rules on both sides, so every win is earned. No mobile-screen gimmicks โ€” you're playing real darts, your phone is just keeping score and connecting you. 100% FREE โ€” AND STAYING THAT WAY No subscriptions and no paywalls. You only need your phone and a dartboard. Sticks is free forever โ€” competing online, climbing the global leaderboard, tracking your stats, all included. GAME MODES - Online ranked โ€” match with players worldwide, compete for your rank - Friendly games โ€” invite a specific friend for a casual match - Solo โ€” practice on your own with live scoring and stats - Local 1v1 โ€” two players, one phone, one board LEADERBOARD AND RANKS Climb through six tiers โ€” Rookie, Amateur, Contender, Pro, Elite, Champion โ€” based on your average score per round. The global leaderboard shows the top 100 players in the world. Your rank shows up on your own stats page and on the pre-game vs screen before every match, so opponents always know who they're up against. YOUR STATS Every dart you throw is tracked. See your win/loss record, average score per round, and a detailed heatmap of where your darts have landed on the board over time. The collectible-throws system records every unique three-dart combination you've ever hit โ€” chase the rare ones. CORRECTIONS WHEN YOU NEED THEM If the referee misreads a throw, you can correct it after the round from a small set of nearby scoring options. The system gets it right most of the time, but when it doesn't, you stay in control. A WARNING ON CORRECTIONS Corrections exist to fix real mistakes โ€” not to inflate your score. Every correction is logged on our servers. If our system detects a pattern of corrections that consistently favor the player making them โ€” corrections only when it benefits the score, not when the call is genuinely wrong โ€” that account is flagged. Repeated abuse leads to a permanent ban. Sticks is built on fair play. The referee is fair, the players have to be too. WHO IT'S FOR Anyone with a real dartboard. Casual pub players, weekly league regulars, families, friends, serious darts fans. The setup is your phone, propped or held facing the board. That's it. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open the app, sign in 2. Point your phone at the dartboard from a comfortable distance 3. Tap Play โ€” solo, local, or online 4. Throw darts. Your phone does everything else. NO TAPPING. NO CHEATING. JUST DARTS. Privacy: Sticks processes camera frames entirely on your device. No camera footage is transmitted or stored, unless you explicitly opt in to share footage to help us improve detection in a future update. Only the resulting dart scores are sent to our servers, for multiplayer and stats. See our privacy policy at the link below for full details.

Screenshots

Tungsten Darts4 screens
Sticks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tungsten Darts at every 3 days against Sticks's fortnightly. Tungsten Darts also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tungsten Darts ships an update every 3 days, Sticks fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
Tungsten Darts versus Sticks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTungsten DartsSticks
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 days โ€” betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better16.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size94 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKenny DorionDavid Mirkovic

In-app purchases

None

Tungsten Darts

No in-app purchases

None

Sticks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tungsten Darts free?
Tungsten Darts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sticks free?
Sticks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tungsten Darts or Sticks have ads?
Neither Tungsten Darts nor Sticks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tungsten Darts or Sticks?
Tungsten Darts ships an update every 3 days, and Sticks fortnightly. Most recently, Tungsten Darts was updated on October 28, 2026 and Sticks on October 24, 2026.

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