TenZone was created by a working archery coach for a very simple reason: archers shoot lots of arrows each week, and only rarely can answer the important question “Am I getting better?”
It’s built to serve two people at once. For athletes, it makes progress visible and turns practice into something you can see and be proud of. For coaches, it’s a clear window into how an archer is really doing, their trends, their consistency, and how they felt when they shot their best.
Who created it
I’m an NTS Level 3, USA Archery certified coach. It’s a tool I want my own archers using, not a random side project. One of them recently won a national championship in barebow, and I couldn’t be prouder of her. I created TenZone because I looked at a lot of archery apps but none of them did what I actually wanted for my athletes.
I’ll also be straight with you: I’m using AI to help build this. A coach who knows the sport is making every decision about what this app should be, but having assistants write the code for me means everyone gets something better, quicker, in less time. It is not ‘vibe’ coded. It’s built deliberately, adhering to M3 and industry standards.
Built with young athletes in mind
Being a SafeSport trained coach is a big deal for me, and I took that seriously when making this. It has no accounts, no chat features, no social media feeds, no ability to share information, and no ability to contact anyone, ever. Period. Everything you type, everything you log about your own practice is on your own device, and stays there.
For a parent, that means there is nothing running behind the scenes to worry about because there’s nothing the app can do behind the scenes. The archery data you log, your scores, your setups, your emotional state, everything, is yours. It stays on your device and is never transmitted. You don’t even need a cellular or Wi-Fi connection to use it, ever.
The one exception, and I want to be upfront about it: when you hit a problem and choose to send a report, that report (a screenshot, your note, and basic device info) comes to me so I can fix what’s broken and only then because you chose to. This optional report feature will be stripped when the app goes public. It’s also distributed through the Google Play Store for Android, which will of course have it’s own analytics, but your training data is not in any way at risk.
Why I need you
A closed beta is where a good app becomes a great one, and I’m being completely honest when I say that the reason for that is because you’re the only people who can really find problems. For example, you can proofread your own email ten times and never see the typo a friend spots in two seconds. Testing an app is exactly like that. I’m too close to it to see what’s confusing. You aren’t.
So if you shoot, or you coach, I want to know what works, what’s in your way, and what’s missing. I need you to tell me what I need to change. Testing is super easy, too – when you find something that’s not working, just shake to report, and you can circle what’s wrong on screen, type notes if you want, and send it to me when you’re done.
What testing actually asks of you
- Adults only, for now. This first closed beta is open to testers 18 and older. I’ll welcome younger archers in a later phase, once I remove the ability to send trouble reports to protect them properly.
- Use it as you would in your normal practice for a couple of weeks, and report issues as you find them.
- Tell me when something’s confusing or broken. Shaking to report only takes a couple seconds.
- Android only for now. Should work on any Android 8 and up device.
- Since it is a beta, there may be some rough edges or things that don’t work as intended. You’re helping to make this into a great product, not just a decent one.
Will it cost anything?
I haven’t decided yet. It might stay free, or there might be a paid version down the road to keep it going. Here’s what I can promise: I will never surprise you. You’ll always know before anything changes — and the people who helped build this by testing it will be taken care of when that day comes. Getting in early won’t cost you; it’ll count in your favor.
Help name it
“TenZone” is a name my friend came up with, but the app has outgrown the “score tens” it used to do, and I think it’s time for something new. I want to let my testers help decide on a name, so sign up and you can help contribute to that, too!