The Best Axe Throwing Venue Software in 2026, by Category
July 19, 2026 · 7 min read · by the Remote Timers team
There is no single "axe throwing software." Venues that run smoothly stack three layers: booking and waivers to fill the calendar, lane timers to keep sessions honest on the floor, and — for venues chasing a premium experience — interactive targets. Here are the tools worth knowing in each layer in 2026, and how to decide what your venue actually needs.
Transparency: we make Remote Timers, the lane-timer system in this list. We've kept every description factual and category-scoped — the booking and target tools below solve problems we deliberately don't.
Booking, waivers & scheduling
This layer fills lanes before anyone walks in: online reservations, group events, digital waivers, deposits, and payments.
1. AllBooked
A booking platform that markets directly to axe throwing venues, covering online reservations, group bookings, and payment collection. A reasonable first look if you want axe-specific onboarding rather than a general tool.
2. Checkfront
A general activity- and experience-booking platform used across adventure businesses, including axe throwing. Strong choice if your venue offers multiple activities and you want one booking system across all of them.
3. Axe Booker
Purpose-built booking software for axe throwing, from scheduling through waivers. The pitch is focus: features framed around lanes and throwing sessions rather than generic "resources."
4. Wakesys
Venue-management software from the activity-park world with an axe throwing module — bookings, self-service check-in, and point-of-sale in one system. Fits multi-activity parks better than single-purpose axe houses.
Lane timers & session displays
5. Remote Timers (that's us)
Remote Timers turns any TV, tablet, or monitor with a web browser into a synced lane timer, all controlled from one front-desk dashboard: one-click session presets, add-time extensions, resets between groups, per-lane QR codes, and your branding on every screen. It also includes an interactive axe-throwing game mode with player scoring for league nights. No hardware to install; $14.99/month including 5 lanes, with a 30-day free trial. It deliberately does not do bookings or waivers — it runs the floor, and pairs with any platform above.
Interactive & projected targets
The entertainment-hardware layer: projected games on the target turn a lane into an arcade. These are hardware investments rather than subscriptions, priced by installation.
6. Hyper-Axe
Projection systems that overlay interactive games onto real axe targets — a differentiator for venues selling premium sessions and corporate events.
7. Axe Arcade (by RKD)
Another projected-games system for axe lanes, with a library of game modes designed to keep casual groups engaged beyond standard target throwing.
How to choose your stack
- Opening a new venue: booking + waivers first (revenue), lane timers second (operations), interactive targets later (premium upsell).
- Staff walking lane to lane with stopwatches: that's the lane-timer gap — fix it before adding anything else.
- Multi-activity park: favor general platforms (Checkfront, Wakesys) over axe-specific ones so one system covers every activity.
FAQ
What software does an axe throwing venue actually need?
Three layers cover most venues: a booking platform with digital waivers to fill the calendar, a lane timer system so sessions start and end on time on every lane, and optionally interactive or projected targets for premium entertainment. They're complementary — most venues run one tool from each layer rather than one tool that does everything.
Do booking platforms include lane timers?
Generally no. Booking software manages reservations, payments, and waivers before guests arrive; what happens on the lane — visible countdowns, extensions, resets between groups — is a separate operational layer, which is what dedicated lane-timer software covers.
Can I run lane timers without buying hardware?
Yes. Browser-based systems like Remote Timers turn any TV or tablet with a web browser into a synced lane timer, so venues use screens they already own instead of installing dedicated timer hardware.