Comparison

TargetAce vs Archery Scoring

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

Head to head
About

TargetAce

Features
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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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Archery Scoring

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Plot, score and improve - Arrow Plot is designed to get you scoring as quickly as possible. Pick a round, tap or plot each arrow, and let the app handle the scores, group analysis, handicaps and classifications. BUILT FOR SPEED ON THE LINE • Fast round selection with favourites • Score by tapping arrow values, or plot exactly where each arrow landed • Plot with a quick tap, or hold and drag for more accuracy • Zoom in with a pinch or tapping the button for more accurate plotting — multi-spot faces auto zoom to each spot in your chosen shooting order • Location and weather added automatically SCORE ROUNDS • World Archery, Archery GB indoor and outdoor rounds + IFAA indoor round • Single, triple and 5-spot faces, viewable combined or as separate spots • Free practice — choose your distance and face, shoot up to 12 arrows per end, finish when you're ready • Summary score entry for rounds you didn't score live • Quick arrow count logging for unscored practice UNDERSTAND YOUR SHOOTING • Group centres for every end and the whole round • Group analysis — compare group size and spread across multiple ends • Compare groups between sessions at the same distance • Tag numbered arrows to spot that one rogue arrow, or pick your best set for competition • Performance Index out of 100 to compare sessions across rounds, distances and face sizes • Archery GB handicaps and classifications calculated automatically • Statistics for arrow volume, Performance Index, handicap and training over time • Sight calibration (experimental) — learn how far each sight click moves your group, then get suggested adjustments to bring it to the centre BOW TRAINING • Timed hold-and-rest strength sessions with fully customisable holds, rests, sets and bow weight • Large, colour-coded countdown with audio cues • Every session logged to your history and charts OUR ARCHERY HISTORY • Dashboard with your activity calendar, last session and 30-day arrow volume • Full history with search by round, venue, competition, date or equipment • Practice and competition personal bests • All your session notes in one place, with on-device Apple Intelligence summaries on supported iPhones • Track your bows and arrow sets SHARE YOUR SCORES • Signable scoresheets you can share straight from the summary • Social share cards for stories and posts, including transparent overlays for your photos and videos • Fun emoji scorecard to share by message • Export to CSV, plus full backup and restore SIMPLE PRICING • 7-day free trial, then a single one-off purchase • No subscription, no account, no login • Your data stays on your device and is never shared

Screenshots

TargetAce4 screens
Archery Scoring4 screens

Verdict

The call

TargetAce and Archery Scoring 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. TargetAce sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Archery Scoring sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TargetAce ships an update every 5 days, Archery Scoring every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
TargetAce versus Archery Scoring: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTargetAceArchery Scoring
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGordon HallMatthew Gray

In-app purchases

3 purchases

TargetAce

Subscriptions2
  • TargetAce Pro (monthly)$2.991 Month
  • TargetAce Pro (yearly)$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Night of the Hollow$4.99
1 purchases

Archery Scoring

One-time1
  • Arrow Plot$4.99

Questions

Is TargetAce free?
TargetAce is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Archery Scoring free?
Archery Scoring is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TargetAce or Archery Scoring have ads?
Neither TargetAce nor Archery Scoring shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TargetAce or Archery Scoring?
TargetAce ships an update every 5 days, and Archery Scoring every 4 days. Most recently, TargetAce was updated on October 31, 2026 and Archery Scoring on October 29, 2026.

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