BowPress vs XarcheryXscore
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BowPress
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.
- Configuration tracking
- Session logging with target UI
- Mid-session change handling
- Data-driven analytics
- Detailed bow parameters tracked
- Detailed arrow parameters tracked
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Tune smarter. Shoot better. BowPress is for competitive and recreational archers who want data behind every adjustment they make to their bow — not just feel. THE PROBLEM Bow tuning involves dozens of interdependent variables: draw length, peep height, limb turns, cable twist, rest position, nocking height, and more. Most archers track changes through memory alone. When something stops working, it's nearly impossible to know what changed, when, or why. BowPress replaces guesswork with a logged history of every configuration state and every arrow you shoot under it. WHAT IT DOES Configuration tracking Every time you change something on your bow or arrow setup, BowPress snapshots the full configuration. Nothing is overwritten — the complete history is preserved so you can always see exactly what your bow looked like when a group of arrows was shot. Session logging When you shoot, you log arrows against the active configuration. A simple drag-to-place target UI captures where each arrow landed. You can write notes during a session — observations about hold feel, back tension, release — that travel alongside the objective data. Mid-session changes Changing something mid-session doesn't break the flow. BowPress handles the bookkeeping quietly in the background, keeping your arrows correctly attributed to the configuration they were shot under. Analytics After enough sessions, BowPress surfaces patterns: which configurations produced your tightest groups, how specific changes have affected your point of impact over time, and what your shooting data suggests you try next. The more you log, the more specific the insights. BOW PARAMETERS TRACKED Draw length, let-off %, peep height, D-loop length, top/bottom cable twists, main string twists, top and bottom limb turns, rest position (vertical, horizontal, depth), sight distance, grip angle, nocking height. ARROW PARAMETERS TRACKED Length, point weight, fletching type, length and offset, nock type, total arrow weight. Sign in with Apple, Google, or email. Optional subscription unlocks advanced analytics and unlimited session history. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS BowPress Pro — Monthly ($4.99/month) and BowPress Pro — Annual ($49.99/year). Each includes a 1-month free trial for new subscribers. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage from Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions on your device. Terms of Use: https://andrewnguyenn.github.io/bowpress-web/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://andrewnguyenn.github.io/bowpress-web/privacy.html
XarcheryXscore
Easily score your archery rounds, tracking every arrow, end, and total. Review your progress over time and enjoy a clean, simple design. This app works entirely offline, requiring no account and featuring no advertisements.
- Fast arrow scoring
- Automatic end and round totals
- Solo and group round scoring
- Progress tracking
- Offline functionality
- Clean, simple design
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XarcheryXscore is a fast, clean scoring app for target archery — built for practice sessions, league nights, and shooting with friends. SCORE YOUR WAY • Colour-coded keypad: tap 10 through 1 or M, matched to the ring colours • Target face mode: tap exactly where your arrow landed • Zoom one ring at a time with + / −, or pinch and drag • Full face, triple-spot and 6-ring compound faces all scored correctly REAL ROUND SETUPS • Distances from 18 to 90 metres • The right face size for every distance — 40 cm, 80 cm, 122 cm • Suggested ends and arrows per distance, or build a custom round SHOOT TOGETHER • Group scoring for up to 4 archers on one device, pass-the-phone • Online squads: share a six-character code and everyone sees the same live scoreboard on their own phone • Leaderboard and full scorecards when the round is done TRACK YOUR PROGRESS • Every round kept with end-by-end scorecards • Round-by-round average chart so you can see the trend • Score distribution showing which rings you actually hit • Optional arrow tracker to find the one shaft that scores low WIND • Optional local wind speed and direction, with a compass arrow showing which way it blows relative to you COMPETITIONS • A browsable list of upcoming events, refreshed automatically PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no sign-up, no password • No ads, no analytics, no tracking • Scores stay on your device, and in your own iCloud if you turn sync on • We run no server, so there is nowhere for your data to go Whether you are working toward your first 300 or keeping score in the back garden, XarcheryXscore keeps the arithmetic out of the way so you can think about the next arrow.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: XarcheryXscore at none against BowPress's 2. XarcheryXscore also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). BowPress's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. BowPress sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. XarcheryXscore asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BowPress against 5.0 for XarcheryXscore. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively.
BowPress ships an update every 3 days, XarcheryXscore weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | BowPress | XarcheryXscore |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Nguyen | CHRISTOPHER HEUNGGYUN LEE |
Customer experience
BowPress
XarcheryXscore
In-app purchases
BowPress
- BowPress Pro — Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
- BowPress Pro — Annual1 Month trial$49.991 Year
XarcheryXscore
No in-app purchases
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