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3 Darts Checkout Calculators, Compared
Manesh Jayawardhana
CIO & Co-founder
You are on 118 with three darts in hand and the rest of the pub waiting. There is a route out. Under mild pressure, the arithmetic that finds it evaporates.
Choosing something to help is annoying because the good answers are buried in apps. Most darts tools are full match scorers — sign in, set up players, track legs — when the thing you actually wanted was a lookup: give me a number, get me the route. And the printed checkout charts that do exactly that are a wall of small type that assumes you already know which line to read.
How to judge a darts checkout calculator
Does it end on a double? A finish that does not close on a double is not a finish. Any tool that offers one has misunderstood the game.
Does it give alternatives? The textbook route often is not the one your throwing suits. Two or three options is more useful than one perfect one.
Does it flag bogey numbers? 169, 168, 166, 165, 163, 162 and 159 cannot be checked out in three darts. Knowing that stops you hunting.
Is it a lookup or a scorer? Both are legitimate. Only one of them is quick between throws.
The comparison
| Tool | Best for | Free tier | Watch out |
|---|---|---|---|
| MiniWebtool Dart Checkout Calculator | A route shown on an animated board, with alternatives | Free online tool | The animation is more than you need if you just want the numbers |
| Darts501 Checkout Chart | The full traditional chart in one place | Free reference page | A chart to read rather than a calculator to query |
| Dartore | Keeping the whole match score with checkout tips built in | Free, states no sign-up needed | A scorer first; the checkout advice comes with the rest of the app |
Facts checked August 2026; plans can change.
MiniWebtool Dart Checkout Calculator
MiniWebtool’s version is the most feature-complete lookup. Type your remaining score and it returns the recommended combination with the exact darts to throw, shows the route on an animated dartboard, lists alternative finishes, highlights the double you would be left on, and flags the bogey numbers that cannot be closed in three.
That last pair of features is what separates it from a plain chart. The animation is a nice teaching aid and slightly more than the moment needs when you are checking 118 between visits to the oche.
Darts501 Checkout Chart
Darts501 is the reference the darts community has used for years: the combination finishes laid out as a chart, free to read, no account. If you want to print something and pin it near the board, this is what you print.
It is a chart, which means it is a scanning exercise. Under pressure, finding your row on a dense table is exactly the failure mode a calculator exists to remove.
Dartore
Dartore keeps score for 301, 501, 701 and Cricket with checkout tips as you go, and states that no sign-up is needed. For a real match, this is the right shape of tool — the score updates as you throw, so the checkout advice is always about your actual current number.
If you are practising alone and want to drill finishes, running a full scorer to answer a single arithmetic question is more setup than the drill deserves.
Darts Checkout Calculator
Ours is deliberately the lookup and nothing else. Enter your remaining score in 501 or a similar game, and it returns possible checkout combinations to finish the leg. No match state, no players, no login — one number in, the routes out. It runs entirely in your browser.
Two honest limitations. It does not keep score, so during a real leg you are updating the number yourself between visits, which Dartore would do for you. And it gives you combinations rather than coaching: it will not know that you are more reliable on double 16 than double 20, which is exactly the kind of personal knowledge that decides which route you should actually take.
Which one to pick
- If you want the route drawn on a board plus bogey-number warnings, use MiniWebtool.
- If you want something printable to hang by the board, use the Darts501 chart.
- If you are playing a real match and want the score kept too, use Dartore.
- If you want the fastest possible score-in, routes-out lookup, use ours.
How to do it with Darts Checkout Calculator
- Open the Darts Checkout Calculator.
- Enter your remaining score.
- Pick the combination that leaves you on a double you trust, not the one with the fewest darts. More game tools are in the tools directory.
You might also need
- Bowling Score Calculator — the other pub scoring system nobody remembers the rules for.
- Tennis Match Scorer — if your club night runs more than one sport.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a free darts checkout calculator that doesn’t need an account?
Yes. Dartore states no sign-up is needed, MiniWebtool and Darts501 are free to use, and ours needs no account because the site has no signup at all.
What is the highest possible checkout?
170, thrown as treble 20, treble 20, bullseye. Scores above that cannot be finished in three darts, and several scores below it cannot either — the bogey numbers.
Why does the recommended finish sometimes leave an awkward double?
Because most calculators optimise for the fewest darts, not for your personal accuracy. Players routinely take a longer route to land on a double they hit more often. The Professional Darts Corporation’s rules confirm the only hard requirement: the leg ends on a double.
Final thought
Pick the finish that ends on the double you trust. The shortest route only wins if you can actually throw it.