Comparison

Clay Scores vs Clay Duster

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

Head to head
About

Clay Scores

Track your clay shooting performance with detailed scoring for Skeet, Trap, and Sporting Clays. Analyze your hits, misses, and personal bests, and compete with friends through a live activity feed and leaderboards. Unlock advanced analytics and full history with a Pro subscription.

Highlights
  • Live session scoring for Skeet, Trap, Sporting Clays
  • Per-station hit/miss breakdowns
  • Personal best tracking
  • Round history log
  • Friend activity feed and leaderboards
  • Gun and club management
  • Advanced analytics with Pro subscription
Features
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3 clay shooting disciplines: Skeet (25 targets, 8 stations), Trap (25 targets, 5 stations), Sporting Clays (configurable, default 50 targets/10 stations) Live session scoring: Tap to record hits/misses per target with haptic feedback, station-by-station progression Doubles support: Skeet doubles (stations 1, 2, 6, 7) with separate first/second barrel tracking Per-station breakdowns: Hit rate by station shown on results Course customization: Sporting Clays lets you configure 3–20 stations with 1–12 targets each Results & Analytics Post-round results screen: Overall score, per-station breakdown, SVG hit/miss field visualization Share results: Generate a shareable image of your scorecard (via view-shot + sharing) Personal bests: PB tracking per discipline with date and location Discipline stats: Hit %, total rounds, and recent PB from the home screen History Round history log: All past rounds with date, discipline, score, and gun used Filter & search: Filter by discipline, scroll through past sessions 30-day free tier: Free users see last 30 days; Pro unlocks full lifetime history Friends & Social Add friends: Share a unique friend code, accept requests Live activity feed: See friends' recent rounds and scores in real time Leaderboard-style comparison: Compare scores and trends with friends Friend profiles: View friends' stats, disciplines, and recent activity Profile & Settings User profile: Name, avatar (photo upload), bio Gun management: Add/edit multiple guns with name, gauge/caliber, choke settings Favorites: Mark preferred guns for quick selection Club locations: Save shooting clubs/locations with GPS or manual entry Pro subscription status: View plan, renewal date, manage subscription (Clay Scores Pro) Pro unlocks: Advanced analytics (trend charts, station breakdowns, PB progression, gun/caliber comparisons) + full lifetime history Cloud Sync Auto-sync: Changes to profile, rounds, and friends sync automatically

About

Clay Duster

Analyze sporting clays competition data with performance charts and competitor rankings. Track accuracy, compare against the field, and break down statistics by gauge and event type. Evaluate shooting clubs by their average scores and compare multiple clubs side-by-side.

Highlights
  • Performance charts
  • Competitor lookup
  • Accuracy tracking (broke/shot %)
  • Field ranking comparison
  • Breakdown by gauge and event type
  • Club head-to-head comparison
Features
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Clay Duster brings together clay shooting results, performance charts, NSCA recognition standings, and club comparisons. Look up an NSCA shooter by name or member number. Follow accuracy and percent of the field beaten over time: slide across a chart to see each event's score and open its official NSCA results. Choose a date range and explore results by gauge, event type, and club. Check current class, beginning-year class, and punches toward the next class. See published standings for supported NSCA programs, including All-American races, All-State, All-Region, National Class Ranking, and Championship Tour. Zero-point and not-listed results are shown separately. Tap a linked standing to open its NSCA source page. Compare clubs side by side using average accuracy by class, gauge, and event type from official NSCA registered-event results. Public profile lookups also cover NSSA skeet, ATA trap, and SCTP athletes. Shooter analytics and club stats are free. An optional account saves your organization member numbers for quick access to your profiles. The Shot Lead Calculator shows target flight in an overhead map and a 3D shooter's view. Free Lite mode includes a fixed sporting presentation, realistic air effects, and playback. An optional Premium subscription unlocks custom presentations, presets, pairs, launch controls, and ammunition settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Clay Scores4 screens
Clay Duster4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Clay Duster at free against Clay Scores's freemium. Clay Duster also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Clay Scores sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Clay Duster sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clay Scores ships an update weekly, Clay Duster every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Clay Scores versus Clay Duster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClay ScoresClay Duster
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB103 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperWILLIAM IVAN SANCHEZ VELAZQUEZTimothy Sabo

Customer experience

Clay Scores

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Clay Duster

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Clay Scores

Subscriptions2
  • Clay Scores Pro$3.991 Month
  • Clay Scores Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Clay Duster

Subscriptions1
  • Clay Duster Premium Monthly$2.001 Month

Questions

Is Clay Scores free?
Clay Scores is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clay Duster free?
Clay Duster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Clay Scores or Clay Duster?
Clay Scores and Clay Duster are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Clay Scores or Clay Duster have ads?
Neither Clay Scores nor Clay Duster shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clay Scores or Clay Duster?
Clay Scores ships an update weekly, and Clay Duster every 5 days. Most recently, Clay Scores was updated on October 7, 2026 and Clay Duster on October 24, 2026.

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