Our Story & Philosophy

Sunshine Darts isn’t just an app; it’s a project born out of a real need on the dartboard.

Our Story

It all started at Sunshine Pizzeria in Antigua Guatemala. As a local dart team, we spent more time wrestling with over-complicated scoring apps or searching for a piece of chalk than actually throwing darts. The apps we found were either full of intrusive ads, required unnecessary accounts, or were just too slow to use during a heated match.

We decided to build our own. We wanted something that reflected the spirit of our games: fast, focused, and friendly. What started as a simple tool for our team grew into a polished utility that we wanted to share with the global dart community.

Our Philosophy

1. Intended Audience

This app was designed for our dart team, which has no league, competes with no other teams and follows are own rules of play. We play No-Score Cricket, 501 and a game we call Killer with local rules.

This app is not indended for professional, serious dart players or people playing in leagues with specific rules.

2. Can Anyone Use the App

Absolutely, one of the motiviations was to stop using apps that collect user information. I believe in paying for good value, but if I pay for an app I want it to not collect my information. All data stored in preferences and settings is maintained 100% local. The only connections this app makes to external parties is the ability to share games between local users in a peer-to-peer fashion and using an external display that is Google Cast capable.

3. Usable Out of the Box

We have a mix of players and age groups with varying degrees of comfort with technology and devices of varying ages and capability.

So we created the most basic functions up front that should be intuitive. As people explore the app they may find more advanced features that enable further ease of use. More complex features should not get in the way of playing the game, but make it easier to set up and configure play the way you want to play.

4. Community Driven

We build this app for our local use. If enough people use it and the features seem reasonable we may add features that users outside of Sunshine Pizzeria want. This is an app primarily for our local group of players.