Comparison

Umpire Indicator Pro vs Bowling XP

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Umpire Indicator Pro

This app helps baseball and softball umpires track game statistics like balls, strikes, outs, innings, and score. It offers smart modes for automatic advancement and a reverse function to correct mistakes.

Highlights
  • Smart mode for automatic outs and innings
  • Clear count button after hits
  • Reverse mode for correcting mistakes
  • Warning vibrations for invalid presses
  • Track balls, strikes, outs, innings, score
  • Customizable background images
Features
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Umpire Indicator Pro is the ultimate companion for any baseball or softball umpire. It offers all the features of a traditional indicator (clicker) with much more. SMART MODE: Enabling smart mode will automatically advance outs after 3 strikes and innings after 3 outs. Also clears the count after a strikeout, walk or inning change. ADDITIONAL FEATURES INCLUDE: MULTIPLE BACKGROUND IMAGES Customize the look and feel of your indicator with customizable background images CLEAR COUNT BUTTON After a hit, automatically clear balls and strikes with a single button REVERSE MODE If a mistake is made, reverse mode allows you to go backwards 1 instead of cycling through the wheel WARNING VIBRATIONS Indicator will vibrate to indicate invalid button presses KEEP TRACK OF: Balls Strikes Outs Inning Score

About

Bowling XP

Track bowling scores, compete with friends in various game modes, and manage tournaments. Gamified features like leveling up and achievements help improve your game and track progress over time.

Highlights
  • Score tracking (Frame, Pin, Final Score)
  • Multiplayer challenges (6 game types)
  • Tournament creation and management
  • Leaderboards and friend comparisons
  • XP and achievement system
  • Deep statistical analysis
  • Calendar and streak tracking
Features
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Bowling XP is the bowling companion that turns every game into progress. Track your scores, dig into your stats, level up with XP and achievements, and compete with friends, whether you bowl casually or in leagues and tournaments. SCORE TRACKING Log a game in seconds with Frame Tracker, Pin Tracker or Quick Score. Mark league, practice or tournament games, and add your lane, oil pattern and notes. Track the ball you threw on every shot, not just every game. Splits are detected automatically, your game autosaves as you go, and you can edit any past game. YOUR ARSENAL Add balls from a catalog of 2,600+ bowling balls with official photos, or add your own. Every ball gets its own stats page, and you can compare up to 3 balls side by side to see which one really scores best for you. DEEP STATISTICS • Tap any stat to see its chart, its trend and the games behind it • Strike, spare and single-pin spare conversion • Split tracking and leave-by-leave spare analysis • Frame-by-frame performance and 10th frame breakdown • Filter by game type, league, tournament and time period • Stats pages for every ball and league • Export your games to CSV anytime LEAGUES & HANDICAP Set up your leagues and Bowling XP works out your handicap every week. Not sure of your league's formula? Enter your average and handicap from your league sheet and we'll find it. Get an automatic series recap after your last game of the night. TOURNAMENTS Track scratch, handicap or bracket tournaments, with qualifying rounds and head-to-head matches kept separate. Log opponents and scores, see win/loss records and qualifying averages at a glance. MULTIPLAYER CHALLENGES Challenge up to 16 friends across 6 types: High Score, Strike Count, Open Frames, Score Total, Target Score and Bowling Poker, where every strike deals you a playing card and the best 5-card hand wins (up to 8 players). Set game limits or date ranges, follow live scores from your home screen, and celebrate the win on the podium. FRIENDS & PROFILES Add friends with a simple friend code, see their games, series and milestones in your Social feed, and add a profile photo. Every bowler's profile shows their average, favorite balls and stats, and you can browse their friends list to add friends of friends. Compare stats side by side and see where you rank on the Global Ladder. LEVEL UP Every strike and spare earns XP. Climb the levels, unlock 50+ achievements from your first turkey to 10,000 career strikes, complete fresh weekly quests and keep your weekly streak alive. SHARE YOUR GAME Share your series with clean, branded share cards made for Instagram Stories and social media. BUILT FOR iPHONE Smooth, native design with dark mode. Works fully offline and syncs automatically across your devices when you're back online. You choose exactly what friends and other bowlers can see with detailed privacy controls. KEY FEATURES • 3 scoring methods with per-shot ball tracking • 2,600+ ball catalog and side-by-side ball comparison • Charts and trends for every stat • Automatic league handicap • Tournaments with qualifying and head-to-head play • Challenges for up to 16 bowlers, including Bowling Poker • Social feed, profiles, friends lists and profile photos • Global Ladder rankings • XP, levels, 50+ achievements and weekly quests • Full offline support with automatic cloud sync Download Bowling XP and start leveling up your game!

Screenshots

Umpire Indicator Pro4 screens
Bowling XP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bowling XP at Free against Umpire Indicator Pro's $0.99. Bowling XP also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.5) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 39 months). Umpire Indicator Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Bowling XP is free to download; Umpire Indicator Pro costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bowling XP holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bowling XP has 32 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Umpire Indicator Pro's written reviews are positive against 75% of Bowling XP's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Umpire Indicator Pro ships an update every 39 months, Bowling XP every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Umpire Indicator Pro versus Bowling XP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUmpire Indicator ProBowling XP
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (2 ratings)4.8 (32 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings232 — better
Update frequencyEvery 39 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDrew WalkerMatt Nadolny

Customer experience

Umpire Indicator Pro

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Bowling XP

All ratings32 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Umpire Indicator Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Bowling XP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Umpire Indicator Pro free?
Umpire Indicator Pro costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bowling XP free?
Bowling XP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Umpire Indicator Pro or Bowling XP?
Bowling XP is rated higher. Umpire Indicator Pro averages 3.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Bowling XP averages 4.8 from 32 ratings.
Do Umpire Indicator Pro or Bowling XP have ads?
Neither Umpire Indicator Pro nor Bowling XP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Umpire Indicator Pro or Bowling XP?
Umpire Indicator Pro ships an update every 39 months, and Bowling XP every 4 days. Most recently, Umpire Indicator Pro was updated on November 2, 2026 and Bowling XP on October 30, 2026.

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