Spond vs ArcherySuccess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spond
This app streamlines sports team and club organization. It simplifies scheduling, payment collection, and communication for coaches, admins, parents, and players. Save time on administrative tasks and focus more on the sport.
- Schedule training, matches, and events
- Automatic RSVP tracking
- Secure payment collection
- Group communication tools
- Manage multiple teams and roles
- Sync with personal calendar
- Player of the match voting
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Organize your team, sports club or group. Save time. Focus on what matters. The free app trusted by millions of coaches, club admins, parents and players worldwide. Spond is the app that makes sports happen. Whether you're running a sports club or organizing activities with your friends, Spond keeps everyone in sync. Stop chasing RSVPs, outdated contact info or late payments. What you can do: • Schedule training, matches and events • Set up recurring events for the whole season at once • Sync everything with your personal calendar • See who's coming with automatic RSVP tracking • Collect membership fees and event payments securely • Send reminders and keep track of who has paid • Manage multiple teams with sub-groups and set member roles • Import members from Excel or add via link, email or SMS • Export attendance lists and data to Excel • Set up your starting line-ups for matches • Keep track of match goals and vote player of the match • Communicate via group chats, posts and polls • Store photos and documents in custom folders and file structures • Manage children's accounts safely as a guardian with full visibility of communication with coaches Built for coaches, club admins, parents and players. Spond saves a coach an average of 2 hours per week on admin tasks. That's more time on the field, less time in spreadsheets and group message chats. Works for all sports and activities. Any group that needs to get organized will find their home in Spond. Download Spond and make sports happen.
ArcherySuccess
Track your archery scores, plot arrow positions, and maintain a detailed journal of your training. This app helps you monitor progress, analyze performance, and manage gear setups. It's designed for archers of all levels to improve their skills and save time with coaches.
- Archery scorekeeper
- Arrow scoring and plotting
- Archer skill rating and handicap calculation
- Arrow tagging and group analysis
- Customizable round types
- Training progress tracking
- Weekly progress reports
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Plot your scores! ArcherySuccess is an archery scoring app with archery journal. Keep all your archery scores, arrow plots, notes and gear setups at your fingertips. Calculates your archer skill level and handicaps per round. Used by Beginner to Elite level archers in 60 countries! Track your training progress! Use as an archery diary for training activities and report arrow numbers, journal items and scores to your coach. ArcherySuccess does ALL THIS and MORE! Tailored to track the training progress of an individual archer ArcherySuccess will save you and your coach time. Time you can use to shoot arrows! What do you get? •An archery scorekeeper •Quick and easy arrow scoring and plotting (incl. precision plotting) •Your archer skill rating and handicap number (old and new tables) auto calculated for select rounds •Arrow tagging and arrow group analysis •Over 600 built in round types or create own custom rounds from built in •Set an arrow count goal then track and report your arrow volumes •Personal best scores by bow type, gear setup and competition level •Add detailed notes to rounds, gear setups and make journal notes •Capture training information on the go •Compile, display or email weekly progress reports with one tap •Coaches get uniform reports from all archers, easy to copy for further analysis. •Export data to Excel or CSV. ...and more! If you are passionate about archery, this is the archery app for you! Have a feature request or an app issue? Email support@archerysuccess.com More on https://archerysuccess.com CURRENT BUILT IN ARCHERY ROUNDS • USA Archery Rounds • World Archery (Target, Indoor, Field,3D), incl. VI and Barebow • Archery GB (Imperial, Metric, Indoor) - Worcester, VI Burntwood • UK: 252 Personal Archery Challenge & UK Frostbite (3 & 6 arrow ends) • NASP Indoor, 3D • DBSV Rounds – 144, half 144, Short Metric, 900, 720, Indoor, Field • Bodnik Bowhunter & Shrew Bow Challenge • NFAS • NFAA/IFAA Vegas,1, 3, and 5 Spot International, Lake of the Woods, Field (Pro & Expert), Hunter (Pro) Indoor, Flint Bowman 600, 800, 810, 900, Classic 600 Animal Marked 3D • Archery Australia • IBO 3D • ASA 3D • IAA 3D • 3DAAA 3D • Beiter Hit-Miss • Lancaster Qualification/Match • Archery NZ Target/Indoor •Clout: AA, AGB, BLBS, WA •FITA •WTAU:Puta, Zhamby Or Build your own rounds based on built in rounds FIVE MAIN FEATURES 1. Progress Tab • Automatically compile a weekly progress report; send via email • Personal Best scorecard • Progress graphs, which shows arrow averages by setup, and by round shot • Graph and table of arrow count vs weekly arrow count target by gear setup 2. Journal Tab • A searchable list of notes and all rounds shot • Add arrow count, and use as arrow counter • Add notes; examples: Gear, Nutrition, Rest and Recuperation, Strength and Conditioning, SPT, etc • View and email archery rounds scored and distance plots • Record summary information for a round not scored in app 3. Score Tab • Select and score archery rounds, using a flexible scorecard • Create custom rounds based on existing in app rounds • Score via color coded keypad • Using Round Notes, select gear setup used for the round, change date and time of round, rename the round and add notes about the round • Favorite setup assigned to the round by default • Round scores updated in real-time throughout the app • Round Search and Filter feature, make finding a round easy • Switch to Plot scoring at any time 4. Plot Tab • Quick plotting: Simply tap the zoom-able target face to plot and score • Precision plotting: Touch and hold, then move cross hairs and lift finger to plot and score • Quick navigation: Center, zoom out, or switch to a target number • Arrow group indicator • Quick undo button • Add notes and select gear setup used for the round 5. Gear Tab • Track gear setups: a bow, arrow set and sight settings • Set favorite setup Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Spond at Free against ArcherySuccess's $14.99. Spond also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and ratings volume (3.6K vs 291). ArcherySuccess's advantage is review sentiment (86% vs 61%) and device support (3 vs 1). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and chart position 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
Spond is free to download; ArcherySuccess costs $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Spond holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spond has 3.6K ratings behind it against 291, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of Spond's written reviews are positive against 86% of ArcherySuccess's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Spond ships an update weekly, ArcherySuccess every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.
| Parameter | Spond | ArcherySuccess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $14.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (3.6K ratings) — better | 4.7 (291 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.9% of reviews | 86.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.6K — better | 291 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #89 — better | #116 |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 205 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SPOND AS | AllTen Software Limited |
Customer experience
Spond
ArcherySuccess
User reviews
Spond
From 3.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use and manage
- 🚀 Effective for organizing teams and events
- 💡 Useful features like polls, availability requests, and payments
- 🤝 Helps improve team communication and coordination
Room to improve
- 🐛 Notification issues (spam, delayed, unable to turn off)
- 🔍 Lack of search functionality
- 📅 Calendar sync problems
- 🤔 Confusing sign-up and setup process
- 💰 Expensive payment processing fees
ArcherySuccess
From 291 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for tracking scores
- 👍 Improves archery journey
- 👍 Recommended by coaches
- 👍 Knowledgeable developers
- 👍 Detailed explanations
Room to improve
- 🤔 UI takes time to get used to
- 🤔 Plotting feature glitches
- 🤔 Syncing data is an issue
- 🤔 UI feels amateurish
- 🤔 Some items not intuitive
Bugs and requests
Spond
Reported bugs
5 issues- Events randomly disappearing
- Inability to create new events in some groups
- Calendar sync issues when crossing time zones
- Verification code not being received
- Crashes when opening messages
Requested features
5 requests- Add goal scorer and stats tracking features
- Improve recurring event creation and management
- Implement a more granular notification control system
- Develop an iPad-specific app
- Add a car pool feature to connect players in the same area
ArcherySuccess
Reported bugs
6 issues- Plotting feature frequently doesn't allow plotting
- Poor connection when trying to upload/sync data with AIS AMS
- Constantly getting errors, timeout, and bad gateway issues when syncing
- Bug for sharing data over devices
- Bug for analyzing group size with dimensions
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- Backup remains an issue (only full iPhone backup)
Requested features
23 requests- Add auto-adjusting table
- Add multi-language support
- Add option to add more archers in individual tables
- Add Apple Watch integration
- Add extender length for stabilization
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- Add option to change date of a round
- Add 'Open End Schusszettel' (unlimited ends)
- Add 'Open End Passe' (unlimited arrows per end)
- Add faster/direct way to create Bow/Arrow Setup
- Add ability to share data over devices (iPhone/iPad)
- Add analysis of group size with dimensions
- Add comparison of ends over time
- Add scoring system for multiple shooters
- Add option to sync access across common devices
- Add tutorial or help option for buttons/functions
- Add ability to sync data between iPad and iPhone
- Add Spanish language support
- Add PDF scorecard functionality with witness signature
- Add auto score with photo per end
- Add more scoring options (e.g., IAA 14-ring scoring)
- Add user-created score sheets or easier custom sheet creation
- Add multiple user interface
- Add more analytics similar to AZU
In-app purchases
Spond
No in-app purchases
ArcherySuccess
No in-app purchases









