Quiver is an archery score-tracking and coaching app for iOS that supports over 300 round formats and equipment management.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
It removes the financial and connectivity friction inherent in traditional paper scorecards and subscription-based digital alternatives.
For Archers of all levels, from beginners to competitive shooters, who require detailed performance tracking and equipment management.
What does it look like?
Key features
Database of over 300 round formats including ArcheryGB, World Archery, IFAA, and NFAA standards.
Calculates sight settings and predicts unmeasured distances using interpolation for recurve, compound, and barebow setups.
Syncs heart rate, HRV, and activity data from Apple Watch to correlate physical state with shooting performance.
How much does it cost?
The app operates on a free-to-use model with no subscriptions, ads, or account requirements, focusing on user acquisition and community growth.
Velocity
Maintenance developmentUX improvementsperformanceShow more...
With only one release in the observed window and a last update 17 days ago, the app operates at a maintenance cadence. Development is currently focused on UX improvements and stability, specifically refining scorecard interactions and ensuring shooting session progress is saved reliably. There is no evidence of a shift toward live operations or high-frequency feature delivery. The current pace suggests a focus on long-term stability rather than rapid iteration.
Who built it?
User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
Not enough recent reviews to extract reliable themes yet.
Read the full review analysisCompetition
Competitive landscape for Quiver: Archery Score & Coach
How's the Sports market?
Quiver operates as a free, utility-focused tool in the sports category, differentiating itself through a zero-cost model that challenges the subscription-heavy norms of archery tracking.
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Key takeaways for Quiver: Archery Score & Coach
Where is it heading?
The archery tracking market is consolidating around tools that offer both scoring and social-community features. Quiver is well-positioned as a free utility, but it must transition toward community-driven retention to avoid being displaced by rivals that offer integrated club-management workflows.
- The latest release (v1.10.2) focuses on session persistence and scorecard usability, showing active maintenance of the core shooting loop.
- The app remains in a maintenance-level cadence, which is appropriate for a new utility-first tool while it builds its initial user base.
The SWOT
- Fully offline functionality removes connectivity dependencies
- Zero-cost model lowers barrier to entry for beginners
- Club-level leaderboard integration could drive organic acquisition
- Localized round formats for international markets could expand reach
Next best moves
Ship club-level leaderboard features because it drives organic acquisition through existing archery associations → increase user base
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The absence of a subscription model is a retention risk…
Read the full takeSince the last report: Quiver has transitioned from a purely utility-focused tool to one actively planning social-loop integration to combat churn. The developer now explicitly positions the app's free-access model as a direct challenge to subscription-gated competitors.
Bottom line
Quiver's free-access model effectively lowers the barrier to entry, but the lack of a social loop leaves the app vulnerable to feature-parity moves from established competitors.
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Does Quiver work without an internet connection?
What archery disciplines are supported?
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Sources
- [1] App Store, source
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