Steel Scoring vs CE PT Link
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Steel Scoring
This app streamlines the entire process of managing steel shooting competitions, from registration and squadding to real-time scoring and instant result generation. It integrates with electronic timers and offers manual entry options for a quick and efficient experience.
- Event registration and squadding
- Real-time scoring
- Instant HTML result generation
- ProTimer BT integration
- Manual time entry
- Custom division and stage setup
- Dropbox backup
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Steel Scoring was developed to bring Static and Knockdown Steel scoring to the Apple iPad. Steel Scoring can handle the whole event from start to finish. Registration, squadding, scoring and results. Final results are generated in an HTML format that can be uploaded to our SteelScoring.com website or your clubs website following the event. We’ve made it easy to use and streamlined for quick scoring. No need to wait for results. You can generate the final results, at the end of the match, right on the iPad. Steel Scoring features include: • Free — Thanks to our sponsors! • Synchronization with our SteelScoring.com website, which provides online registration for matches. • Quick and easy entry of new Persons. • A person can be signed up for one or more divisions. • Easy Squadding. • Setup custom Divisions and Stage names for non-official Steel Challenge events. • Completion Electronics ProTimer BT integration. Times can be pulled directly from the ProTimer BT in to the Steel Scoring app. No typing necessary. Note: Bluetooth LE is required. An iPad 3 or newer is required to communicate with the ProTimer BT Bluetooth timer. • Times can be quickly entered manually via a Big button keypad. • Good contrast even in bright sunlight. • iPad’s can be synchronized with Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. • Backup to Dropbox. Steel Scoring website (http://steelscoring.com). Clubs can setup events and post results. Users can register for the events and pre-squad themselves. Sync with the Steel Scoring iPad app before the event to pull the information. Clubs please email us for details.
CE PT Link
This mobile application connects to the Competition Electronics ProTimerBT shot timer. It allows users to interact with their shot timer device for sports-related timing needs.
- Connects to ProTimerBT shot timer
- Device interaction
- Sports timing functionality
- Mobile companion app
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This app is designed to be used with the Competition Electronics ProTimerBT shot timer (model CEI-4720).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Steel Scoring at 5.0 against CE PT Link's 3.2. Steel Scoring also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 40%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Steel Scoring holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Steel Scoring's written reviews are positive against 40% of CE PT Link's.
Steel Scoring ships an update every 2 months, CE PT Link every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Steel Scoring | CE PT Link |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 3.2 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | On-Core Software LLC | Competition Electronics |
Customer experience
Steel Scoring
CE PT Link
In-app purchases
Steel Scoring
No in-app purchases
CE PT Link
No in-app purchases
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