STX Archery Scoring vs TargetAce
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
STX Archery Scoring
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Score every arrow. Track every round. Improve every session. STX Archery is a local-first scoring app for North American and European archers. The download may show as Free in the store; one one-time in-app purchase unlocks the full app. No subscription. No account. Tap arrows on 3D animal targets or precision ring faces and score instantly. Built-in formats include IBO 3D, ASA 3D, S3DA 3D, S3DA Indoor 5-Spot, NASP Bullseye, NFAA 300/Field/Hunter/Animal/900, Vegas 300, World Archery 3D/Indoor/Indoor Combined/720/1440/Match, IFAA, Clout, Portsmouth, Bray, Stafford, Worcester, and Archery GB York/Hereford/Bristol/Western/National/Warwick rounds. Quick Shoot, Course Library, Equipment Notebook, GPS and weather tracking, statistics, and CSV, PDF, JSON, and share-card export are included. Your scoring data stays on your device and works offline.
TargetAce
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TargetAce is an archery companion for archers of every level and their clubs. Score every arrow, see your handicap and classification after every round, and compete with your club, all in one app that works offline. SCORE EVERY ROUND Tap the arrows on the target, with a magnifier for line cutters, or use the keypad. Every Archery GB and World Archery round is there: imperial, metric, Worcester, indoor and outdoor, plus field rounds on the field face (pick the target your group starts on) and clout. Sighters, a reminder of your sight mark when you walk up a distance, the right face at every distance, a shooting timer, and ends you can edit afterwards. TARGET CAPTAIN Score a whole target of archers on one phone, then share signed PDF scoresheets. Export everything to CSV. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Your Archery GB 2026 handicap and classification after every round, including field classifications, or your World Archery award and ten national award schemes. Personal bests per bow style, season progress, badges, group analysis, and a short "what stood out" after each round. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Widgets show your last round, your best and your arrows this week. On iPhone, the round you're shooting is on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. YOUR CLUB, ON TARGETACE LIVE Join your club with a code or find one nearby. Challenge ladders, knockouts and leagues played as live matches, teams, target-score competitions, club records, club news, and live head-to-head against club-mates. EVENTS Clubs run open events with entries, target lists and scoring by target captains, with live results on targetace.app. GAMES The Classic campaign, The Archer's Path, from easy village matches to the legends, with a story scene for every opponent; endless practice; and practice matches against characters. Night of the Hollow is a spooky story campaign of 100 stages, sold separately, with the first 3 stages free. EQUIPMENT Your bows, with sight marks for every distance, brace height and tiller. TARGETACE PRO An optional subscription: sync across your phones with an automatic cloud backup, a short written summary of every round, and camera scoring from a photo of your target. The summaries and camera scoring are experimental. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Scoring works offline without an account. Online features stay off until you choose to connect. No adverts. In English, Nederlands, Deutsch, Français, Italiano and Español. TargetAce Pro is a monthly or yearly subscription, paid through your Apple Account. It renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://targetace.app/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TargetAce at none against STX Archery Scoring's 1. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. STX Archery Scoring sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TargetAce asks for nothing beyond the download.
STX Archery Scoring ships an update every 11 days, TargetAce every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | STX Archery Scoring | TargetAce |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 126 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SPIRIT LOGIC LLC | Gordon Hall |
In-app purchases
STX Archery Scoring
- STX Archery Premium$14.99
TargetAce
No in-app purchases
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