# BowPress vs ArrowForge

The clearest difference is update cadence: BowPress at every 2 days against ArrowForge's fortnightly. BowPress also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1). ArrowForge's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. BowPress sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and ArrowForge sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BowPress against 5.0 for ArrowForge. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BowPress has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

BowPress ships an update every 2 days, ArrowForge fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 30, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | BowPress | ArrowForge |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [5.0 (5 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bowpress/id6762573347/reviews) | [5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/arrowforge/id6779733228/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **5** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 2 days** | Fortnightly |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Size | 19 MB | 49 MB |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | **15.1** |
| Devices | iPhone | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Andrew Nguyen](https://appshunter.io/developer/1894722776) | [Frontier Forge LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/6779733230) |

## What reviewers say

### BowPress

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bowpress/id6762573347)

This app helps archers optimize their equipment by logging every adjustment and arrow shot. It provides data-driven insights into how changes affect performance, replacing guesswork with a detailed history of configurations and results.

**Highlights:** Configuration tracking, Session logging with target UI, Mid-session change handling, Data-driven analytics, Detailed bow parameters tracked, Detailed arrow parameters tracked

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| BowPress Pro — Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| BowPress Pro — Annual | $49.99 | per year |


### ArrowForge

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/arrowforge/id6779733228)

This app provides ballistics calculations and setup recommendations for archery. It helps users understand their bow and arrow setup's performance, including spine, FOC, speed, and lethal range, with explanations for each metric. Experiment with modifications before purchasing new parts.

**Highlights:** Dynamic spine check, FOC, GPP, GPI, and speed estimates, Kinetic energy and momentum calculations, Drag-aware field-ballistics solver, Sight pin and holdover planning, AI bow and arrow spec lookup, AI arrow recommender

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ArrowForge Pro | $6.99 | per month |
| ArrowForge Pro | $39.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is BowPress free?

BowPress is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is ArrowForge free?

ArrowForge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, BowPress or ArrowForge?

BowPress and ArrowForge are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1 ratings respectively.

### Do BowPress or ArrowForge have ads?

Neither BowPress nor ArrowForge shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, BowPress or ArrowForge?

BowPress ships an update every 2 days, and ArrowForge fortnightly. Most recently, BowPress was updated on September 30, 2026 and ArrowForge on September 30, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*