TargetAce vs GoldFokus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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/
GoldFokus
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GoldFokus is your go-to app for archery training and competition – from your first arrow to the championship. RECORD SHOTS ON A DIGITAL TARGET Tap every shot directly onto the target. GoldFokus calculates points, average per arrow, and projects your final score – live during the round. AI ARROW DETECTION Snap a photo of your target and let the AI automatically detect and record your hits. It accurately distinguishes your arrows from others. YOUR PERSONAL AI COACH Get a quick tip after every end. At the end of the round, your AI coach analyzes your grouping and performance, providing specific drills and equipment advice. COMPETITIONS & FORMATS Supports free rounds, indoor, training, and international World Archery formats (70m Qualification, Match Recurve set system, Match Compound cumulative). KEEP TRACK OF EVERYTHING - Sight mark calculator for any distance - Consistency and grouping analysis - Live weather at the range - PDF export of your scores - History, personal bests & trends Whether you shoot Recurve, Compound, Barebow, Longbow, or Traditional – GoldFokus keeps your training measurable and makes your progress visible.
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Verdict
TargetAce and GoldFokus 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
Both are free to download. TargetAce sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and GoldFokus sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TargetAce | GoldFokus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gordon Hall | Michael Linnerer |
In-app purchases
TargetAce
- TargetAce Pro (monthly)$2.991 Month
- TargetAce Pro (yearly)$19.991 Year
- Night of the Hollow$4.99
GoldFokus
- Expert$22.99
- Coach Mode$89.99









