DartCounter vs Updraft
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DartCounter
Track your darts scores with this comprehensive scoring app. Play various game modes, including x01 and Cricket, against friends or the computer. Features voice announcements and saves all your game history.
- Score tracking for x01, Cricket, and more
- Play against friends online
- Challenge computer dartbot
- Voice announcements by MasterCaller Ray Martin
- Save game history
- Multiple player support
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Target DartCounter is the world’s biggest darts scorer app for keeping track of all your scores. Play x01 games, Cricket, Around the Clock and several other training games. Play online against your friends or challenge the computer dartbot. In the x01 games you will hear the voice of MasterCaller Ray Martin who will announce your name and all your scores. Register or log in and all your games will be saved. Play with multiple players with a DartCounter account and the whole game will be saved in both accounts. IN-APP PURCHASES The app offers one in-app purchases; "Ultimate Yearly" and "Ultimate Monthly". These are annual and monthly auto renewable subscription which gives you access to more features and statistics to improve your darts skills. When you own this subscription you will get the newest gameplays earlier than the users without the subscription. Also, we will keep adding more Ultimate features in the future updates to make the usage easier, more detailed and even more fun! GENERAL PAYMENT INFORMATION • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase PRICING The Ultimate Yearly subscription costs $39.99 USD each year, the Ultimate Monthly subscription costs $5.99 USD each year. This will be automatically converted to your own currency by iTunes. For more information about the annual payment or how to cancel auto renewing, read "Payment & Cancellation". PAYMENT & CANCELLATION The payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. 24 hours before the end of each subscription period (one year) you'll automatically be charged the same amount as you've paid for the initial purchase. After renewing, your subscription will be valid for another year. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes/App Store account settings; you must do so at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period to avoid being billed for the next cycle. -------------------------------------------------- AGREEMENT https://dartcounter.net/terms-of-service PRIVACY POLICY https://dartcounter.net/privacy-policy
Updraft
This app automatically records glider flights, providing detailed post-flight analysis of altitude, speed, and flight paths. It offers coaching features for thermalling and instructor debriefs, with optional upgrades for advanced instruments and forecasts.
- Automatic flight recording
- Post-flight analysis
- Thermal coaching
- Instructor debrief transcription
- Flight path replay
- Soaring forecasts
- Home screen widgets
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You can fly a glider solo at 14 — years before you can drive. Updraft is the logbook and coach for everyone learning to. Put your phone on the coaming and press Record. Updraft finds your launch and your landing by itself, so there is nothing to remember while you fly. When you land, you get the whole flight back: how high you got, what every climb was worth, how your circuit compared to the last one you flew. No vario to buy. No wiring. No signal needed — every airfield is already on your phone. FREE, AND STAYS FREE • Unlimited recording. Never capped, never blocked, never on a trial timer • Height, ground speed and climb rate while you fly • Your flight path, and a summary the moment you land • The IGC flight file for anything you fly — yours to keep and to share • Your three most recent flights in the logbook • Today's soaring conditions at your home field, on a Home Screen widget UPDRAFT PRO • The full instrument panel — turn coordinator, thermal assistant, glide ratio, G meter and more • Your whole logbook, with totals and currency, plus IGC import and manual entries • Replay your track over real terrain at 1×, 8× or 60× • Instructor debrief: record what your instructor says and get it back as a went-well / work-on list. It is transcribed on your phone and never uploaded • Thermalling coach: the bank you held and what centring was worth in each climb • The three-day soaring forecast, and outlook and logbook widgets UPDRAFT MAX • Everything in Pro, plus the advisory live in-flight layer and an airspace check after you land — a review of what happened, never a clearance Subscriptions are optional. They renew automatically unless cancelled in your Apple Account subscription settings. You can change plans or cancel in Updraft under Customize > Account and plan. WHAT IT WILL NOT DO Updraft uses the sensors in your phone. It shows ground speed, not airspeed. It is not a certified instrument and must never be used to fly the aircraft. Look outside and follow your instructor. Built for club juniors, cadets, university gliding clubs and anyone learning to fly. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ethanpaschkes.github.io/updraft-app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: DartCounter at 2K against Updraft's 1. Updraft's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. DartCounter sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Updraft sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Updraft holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DartCounter has 2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DartCounter | Updraft |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 212 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DartCounter | DAVID,HOWARD PASCHKES |
Customer experience
DartCounter
Updraft
In-app purchases
DartCounter
- Ultimate Monthly$3.991 Month
- DartCounter PRO$4.491 Year
- Ultimate Monthly$4.991 Month
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- Ultimate Monthly$5.991 Month
- Ultimate Yearly$29.991 Year
- Ultimate Yearly$34.991 Year
- Ultimate Yearly$39.991 Year
Updraft
- Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Max Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Updraft Pro$29.991 Year
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- Max Yearly$69.991 Year









