# Spark Journal — Bowling Performance Toolkit

> Bowling Performance Toolkit (iPhone/iPad app by James Allen Kirker.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spark-journal/id6751783790 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [James Allen Kirker](https://appshunter.io/developer/1818658566)
- Category: Sports, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 18.6 · 82 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2025-11-05
- Data updated: 2026-05-17
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spark-journal/id6751783790/reviews.md

## What is Spark Journal?

Spark Journal Mobile is a compact performance toolkit designed to help bowlers make better decisions using real data from their own gameplay.

By tracking your games, equipment, lane conditions, oil patterns, and personal notes, Spark Journal turns your iPhone into a small reasoning engine—helping you recognize trends, understand adjustments, and improve consistency over time.

Spark Journal includes the option to preload over 30 of the most popular 2025 oil patterns during setup. Beyond that, the app contains no built-in coaching content or videos—just the software tools needed to capture and analyze your bowling performance.

Use your iPhone for fast, in-the-moment data collection during league or competition.
Use your Mac for a full desktop workspace where you can review trends, compare sessions, and analyze long-term decision making.
Use your iPad for the best of both worlds, with flexible mobility and a larger visual layout for deeper reflection.

As you log more games, Spark Journal builds a personalized record of your decisions, your ball motion notes, and your lane interpretations—helping you refine your process for future competition.

What You Get
Free download with demo mode and optional trial
Full access to all published features with a subscription
One subscription works on both iPhone and iPad
Sync data securely between iPhone/iPad and Mac

Backup and restore your data anytime
Frequent updates and ongoing improvements
Future upgrades aligned with the long-term Spark Journal vision
A subscription is required to unlock full access.
Demo mode is available so you can explore Spark Journal before subscribing.

Privacy and Data
Your bowling data is stored locally on your device by default.
You control when and how your information is synced. If you choose to connect with Spark Journal Desktop, your data transfers directly and securely between your devices.

Spark Journal Mobile is built for bowlers who want to think deeper about their game—using data, observation, and reasoning to make smarter adjustments on the lanes.

Privacy Policy: https://spark-journal.com/privacy
Terms of Service (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly | $7.00 | per month |
| Annual | $79.00 | per year |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2026.3.8 (80) — 2026-03-23

Added better on-boarding to teach users how SJ works.

### 2026.3.6 (78) — 2026-03-19

I ported the coaching module down from iPads to Phones, so now all IOS devices can test the first coaching module. This coaching module is a prototype for how I expect the coaching system to work.

### 2026.2.5 (72) — 2026-02-24

The Bowling Centers section has been completed now for iPhone and iPad. The database has been altered to support future coreML modules, and new logic now stores a special token like data sequences in Frames entity, to help future coreML modules calculate faster with more precision.

### 2026.2.1 (67) — 2026-02-11

This version contains a rethink in how stats are calculated, where there is no need to calculate stats every time the HomeView is loaded. Stats are now calculated once, and will not change unless another game is recorded. It also contains the first AI model experiment for image detection of the scoring screen photo in PlayGameView. It's also been battle tested now with 5500+ games loaded, and teh code logic adjusted to handle large payloads. Plus no one can import data from My Lane Play.

### 2025.12.3 (55) — 2025-12-16

Stock market type of trending data versus just showing the past history on the homepage. Added Favorites to Bowling Notes.

## More apps by James Allen Kirker

- [Spark Journal 2026](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spark-journal-2026/id6762402230)

All apps by James Allen Kirker: https://appshunter.io/developer/1818658566

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