Comparison

Piaffo vs Darts Scoreboard Pro

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

Head to head
About

Piaffo

Features
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Dressage training, test practice and AI video feedback in one place. Piaffo helps you turn practice into purposeful progress. Learn movements, prepare for tests, review short riding videos, and keep your horse riding organized with a training journal. AI VIDEO ANALYSIS — SEE WHAT TO IMPROVE Upload a 3–30 second riding clip and select the movement or arena figure. Get practical feedback on what went well, what could improve, and what to focus on next. When the footage allows it, Piaffo may also provide an educational movement score and explain the criteria behind it. TURN FEEDBACK INTO A TRAINING PLAN Go beyond generic tips. AI feedback can include specific exercises and next steps for future rides. Piaffo also recommends where to begin based on your level, goals, and training challenges. MASTER DRESSAGE MOVEMENTS Understand the how and why behind dressage movements, arena figures, the training scale, rider position, and riding aids. Explore step-by-step guides, common mistakes, judges' perspectives, and videos and animations you can revisit before your next lesson. PREPARE FOR YOUR NEXT SHOW Study available dressage tests movement by movement. Learn what judges look for, which movements carry more weight, and where riders commonly lose points. PRACTICE WITH VOICE COACH Hear test instructions one step at a time. Replay or advance when you're ready using playback controls or supported voice commands while the app is open. Voice Coach calls the test; it does not evaluate your ride in real time. TRACK YOUR JOURNEY Create profiles for multiple horses, record ride notes, organize activities, set goals, save competition results, and reflect on your progress over time. LEARN AT THE BARN Save favorite topics and download supported lessons and materials for offline access. From everyday schooling to your next show, Piaffo helps you make each training session more intentional. Some features require Piaffo Premium. AI Video Analysis uses credits; Premium includes monthly credits, with additional credit packs available. Feedback and scores are educational estimates, not official judging or a substitute for qualified in-person instruction. Terms of Use: https://piaffo.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://piaffo.com/privacy

About

Darts Scoreboard Pro

This app accurately tracks scores for darts games like 501 and Cricket, providing checkout suggestions and detailed statistics. It offers a realistic chalkboard interface with large, readable numbers and an optional computer opponent for solo practice.

Highlights
  • Score tracking for 501, Cricket, and more
  • Automatic checkout route calculation
  • Computer opponent with adjustable difficulty
  • Detailed player statistics and heatmap
  • Realistic chalkboard interface
  • Support for up to eight players
  • Four practice games
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You're at the oche with 141 left, working out in your head which three darts will do it. I know that feeling. That's why I built this app: it keeps score while you play and chalks up the route to the checkout as soon as there is one. Free, and always will be: X01 and Cricket, every input mode, the caller, the checkout routes and the sets format. With Pro: the computer opponent, four practice games, statistics with a heatmap, and Tonight's Report, your evening as an image to share. Your first five games come with everything. Pro is a one-time purchase, and then it's yours to keep. Anyone who had the app before Pro existed keeps everything, without paying. If you've had Pro on a subscription, you keep it for good, and there's nothing you need to do. And it looks like the chalkboard in your bar, because that's what it is. Chalk on slate, big numbers, nothing shiny, nothing flashing. No dashboard, no camera that can't see a thing in bar lighting. Just what you need at the board, at a size you can read from the line. You enter the scores however you like: the whole visit at once, one dart at a time, or by tapping the board itself. If you mistype, you'll notice straight away — three darts can't make 179, so the app won't take it. And if you go bust, it says so before the next dart flies. The caller reads out the scores the way you hear them on TV. It calls the winning set too. The display is big enough to read from the oche. You can play 301, 501 and 701 with the usual rules for starting and finishing. Cricket for two players or more, counted dart by dart. Up to eight players on one board. And when nobody's around, the computer plays you, at five levels. After the leg you see how you really played: how many doubles went in, which double you keep getting stuck on, your three-dart average and how often you checked out. There's a picture of the board too, showing where your darts landed. Where the app doesn't know something, it writes nothing. No tidy zeros that mean nothing. For practice there are four games: Bob's 27, Around the Clock, Shanghai and Checkout 121. On the iPad everything runs in landscape. Scoreboard and keypad sit side by side, the route to the checkout is readable from six feet away, and the board is large. The iPad usually hangs next to the dartboard anyway. There are no ads, no account and no sign-up. The app collects no data — everything stays on your device. I built it for my own Tuesday nights. No agency, no app builder. If something's missing, tell me, and I'll put it in. Alexander Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Piaffo4 screens
Darts Scoreboard Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

Piaffo and Darts Scoreboard Pro are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Piaffo sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and Darts Scoreboard Pro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Piaffo ships an update fortnightly, Darts Scoreboard Pro every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Piaffo versus Darts Scoreboard Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiaffoDarts Scoreboard Pro
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size167 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClarity App Systems s. r. o.Alexander Skowronek

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Piaffo

Subscriptions2
  • Piaffo Premium (Monthly)$14.991 Month
  • Piaffo Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$109.001 Year
One-time3
  • 50 AI Credits$2.99
  • 150 AI Credits$6.99
  • 400 AI Credits$14.99
2 purchases

Darts Scoreboard Pro

Subscriptions1
  • Darts Scoreboard Pro – 1 year$0.991 Year
One-time1
  • Darts Scoreboard Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Piaffo free?
Piaffo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Darts Scoreboard Pro free?
Darts Scoreboard Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Piaffo or Darts Scoreboard Pro have ads?
Neither Piaffo nor Darts Scoreboard Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Piaffo or Darts Scoreboard Pro?
Piaffo ships an update fortnightly, and Darts Scoreboard Pro every 10 days. Most recently, Piaffo was updated on November 11, 2026 and Darts Scoreboard Pro on October 31, 2026.

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