Comparison

Shooter vs Target Scan ISSF

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

Head to head
About

Shooter

Features
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Shooter scores your paper target from a photo. Photograph the card, check the shots the app found, and save the series to your shooting log — air pistol, air rifle, smallbore, pistol and rifle, at 10 m, 25 m, 50 m and beyond. SCORE A TARGET FROM A PHOTO • 170 targets from 43 federations, including ISSF, NRA, CMP, NSRA, DSB, FFTir, SPSF and KNSA • Cards marked “Works offline” are scored on the phone itself, with no internet • Other cards are scored with AI over the internet, or you place the shots yourself • Whole-ring or decimal scoring with the card’s own gauge rules and your calibre • A strip or card with several bulls is scored bull by bull, in order • Every hole the app found is shown on the photo: move, add or delete shots before you save SCOPE MODE • Photograph through the spotting scope after each shot; the app proposes the one new hole • The phone reads each score aloud, so your eyes stay on the sights • Fire the camera with the on-screen shutter, a tap or a Bluetooth camera remote LOG A SESSION BY HAND • No photo? Type each shot on a ring keypad. It counts in your totals and trends YOUR SHOOTING LOG AND STATISTICS • Every session, scanned or typed, in one history you can filter by year, discipline and gun • Heat map of where your shots land, for the whole session and for each series • Form curve, score trend, quick stats and a training calendar for each discipline • Group size, mean radius and the centre of the group on every scanned target • Training patterns: where the shots outside your group tend to go • Analysis notes under each result, recurring faults per discipline and a PDF analysis report GUNS, RANGE DAYS AND CLUB • A record for each gun: sight click values, default ammunition and licence details • Range days per gun: set how many days you need before a date, see how many are left, get a reminder • Your federation’s badges, with your progress toward each tier • Club check-in by QR code on the club’s own phone, with a register it can search and export • Export your sessions as PDF or CSV, or share a score as an image YOUR DATA STAYS ON YOUR PHONE • No account, no sign-up • Sessions are stored on your phone; back them up to iCloud Drive or Google Drive when you choose • Import your history from TargetScan • Available in 20 languages FREE AND PRO • Your first 10 scans are free. Typing sessions by hand and every statistic are always free • Shooter Pro removes the 10-scan limit Scores are training records, not official match results. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://getshooter.app/privacy

About

Target Scan ISSF

Features
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Target Scan ISSF turns your phone into a precision target scoring tool. Photograph your paper target, and the app detects bullet holes, maps them to scoring rings, and calculates your total — all in seconds. CAPTURE & SCORE • Take a photo or pick from gallery • AI-powered automatic hole detection • Drag markers to refine shot positions • Adjustable sensitivity for different target conditions ISSF DISCIPLINES • Built-in presets: 10 m Air Rifle, 10 m Air Pistol, 50 m Rifle, 25 m Pistol Precision • Create custom disciplines with your own ring layouts and scoring • Automatic target registration adapts to perspective and distortion SCORING OVERLAY • Green scoring rings mapped to your target photo • Drag-to-refine registration handles for perfect alignment • Toggle ring visibility on and off HISTORY & ANALYTICS (Pro) • Save every session with annotated thumbnails • Browse session history with date, discipline, and score • Trend charts and statistics across sessions • Filter by discipline and date range FREE VERSION • Capture and score unlimited sessions • Banner and interstitial ads PRO UPGRADE ($1.99 one-time) • Remove all ads permanently • Unlock History, Analytics, and Disciplines management • Support independent development Built for competitive and recreational shooters who want fast, accurate scoring without manual counting. Works with any single-bull ISSF-style paper target.

Screenshots

Shooter4 screens
Target Scan ISSF4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Shooter at none against Target Scan ISSF's shown. Shooter also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). Target Scan ISSF's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price and in-app purchases 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. Shooter sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Target Scan ISSF sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shooter ships an update daily, Target Scan ISSF every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Shooter versus Target Scan ISSF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShooterTarget Scan ISSF
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB40 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperPeter DanulfJade

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Shooter

Subscriptions2
  • Shooter Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Shooter Pro Yearly14 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time3
  • 10 AI Scoring Credits$1.99
  • 25 AI Scoring Credits$3.99
  • 100 AI Scoring Credits$9.99
1 purchases

Target Scan ISSF

One-time1
  • Go Pro!$1.99

Questions

Is Shooter free?
Shooter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Target Scan ISSF free?
Target Scan ISSF is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shooter or Target Scan ISSF have ads?
Target Scan ISSF shows ads; Shooter does not.
Which is updated more often, Shooter or Target Scan ISSF?
Shooter ships an update daily, and Target Scan ISSF every 2 weeks. Most recently, Shooter was updated on November 5, 2026 and Target Scan ISSF on October 25, 2026.

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