Best Bowling vs Bowling Ark
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Best Bowling
Track your bowling scores and analyze your performance with detailed statistics and graphs. Easily input scores during games, manage multiple bowlers, and review your progress over time. Save and share your score sheets.
- Detailed score input for each frame
- Performance trend and distribution graphs
- Pin state and remaining pattern statistics
- Event list with search and filtering
- Multiple bowler management
- Save and share score sheets
- Input history for quick entry
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Various statistics! Easy input while bowling. Analyze it at any time! [Data Type] - Date-time for event - Event name (Practice, League, etc.) - Place - Notes - Handicap - Tag (for grouping and marking) - The score and state of the pins for each frame - Bowling ball, spare ball - Position and Spot [Statistics] - Performance Trend Graph - Performance Distribution Graph - Percentage for each pins' down states, statistics of remaining pin patterns - Performance Summary (Total games, High Game, 200up, Split Convert etc...) [Features] - Event list sorted by date - Search and filtering - Input history (No need to type every time.) - Save and share score sheet image - Multiple Bowler Management - iCloud supported - Supports new score calculation method "current frame scoring" [Point to be noted] - If your data is stored in iCloud, you can continue using the data from the LT version as is. If your data is stored on the device, please copy the data using the Files app. - Emoticons cannot be used
Bowling Ark
Track bowling scores, manage your personal bowling balls, and analyze your performance with detailed statistics. Measure your throws using video analysis and store all your bowling data in the cloud.
- Score and memo recording
- Personal ball management
- Throw speed and spin measurement
- Cloud synchronization
- Performance analysis graphs
- Ball bag organization
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「Bowling Ark(ボウリングアーク)」は、スコアの記録、マイボールの管理、成績の分析、投球の計測をまとめて行えるボウリングアプリです。 【スコアとメモを記録】 スコアやフレームごとの投球を記録し、その日のコンディションや気づきをメモに残せます。グラフ・推移・数値で成績を振り返れます。 【マイアーセナルとボールバッグ】 ボールカタログからマイボールを登録。写真、スペック、メモ、メンテナンス履歴などをまとめて管理できます。大会や練習で使うボールはバッグにまとめ、構成を確認できます。 【投球を測るツール】 投球動画から平均球速を計測し、写真・動画を使って回転軸・チルトを測定できます。計測結果は履歴に保存し、選択したボールに紐付けて振り返れます。計測値は撮影条件や指定位置によって変わる参考値です。 【クラウド同期とCSV】 無料のアカウント登録で、対応するボール・スコア等のデータをクラウドに保存・同期できます。ボール情報、メジャーシート、スコア、投球・残りピン情報はCSVで書き出せます。 【Pro機能を期間限定で無料開放中】 通常はPro対象となる以下の機能を、現在は期間限定で無料開放しています。2.3では購入操作は表示されず、申し込みなしで利用できます。 ・ボール登録数が無制限 ・期間・イベント・場所の条件を組み合わせた比較分析 ・同じ条件で複数ボールの実績を比較 ・メジャーシートPDF出力 無料公開期間の終了や将来の有料プランについては、内容と開始時期を事前にお知らせします。無料公開期間中に登録したスコアやボールなどのデータは引き続き確認できます。 すでにサブスクリプションを契約中の場合は、App Storeのサブスクリプション設定で更新状況を確認・変更できます。購入の復元は、購入時と同じApple Accountで行えます。 利用規約・プライバシーポリシー: https://cyan-globe-420.notion.site/2c2f66c9a4ac800cac6adf3f4e77f22d Apple標準使用許諾契約(EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Bowling Ark at Free against Best Bowling's $4.99. Bowling Ark also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). Best Bowling's advantage is review sentiment (64% vs 29%) and chart position (#182 vs unranked). 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
Bowling Ark is free to download; Best Bowling costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Best Bowling ships an update every 4 months, Bowling Ark fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Best Bowling | Bowling Ark |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (147 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 64.4% of reviews — better | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 147 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #182 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tatsuhiko Koyama | JO TOKUSHIGE |
Customer experience
Best Bowling
Bowling Ark
Bugs and requests
Best Bowling
Reported bugs
35 issues- Syncing issues (iPhone/iPad)
- Score calculation errors
- Ball management screen image disappearing/names changing
- Score input screen not adding points correctly
- App freezes on sync screen
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- Data disappears
- Scores not reflecting after bowling
- Database errors/inconsistencies
- App crashes frequently
- iCloud sync errors
- App freezes after loading
- Scores not adding up correctly in 10th frame
- Cannot enter 10th frame bonus shots
- App not recognizing spares on 10th frame bonus shot
- Cannot delete bowlers
- Cannot delete events/threads
- App not working after iOS updates
- Purchased version asking to pay again
- Cannot add new balls (plus button disabled)
- Database doesn't exist error
- App freezes on 'synching' screen
- Date display sort order not working
- Data not visible after iOS 15.4 update
- Multi-bowler events showing only one score
- Score calculation errors after many games
- Cannot input 3rd throw in 10th frame
- Current score calculation mode cannot be switched
- Screen turns black and requires reinstallation
- Cannot search for anything
- Cannot migrate free version data
- Cannot input games, pin graphics missing
- Database does not exist or is inconsistent
- Cannot enter 10th frame pins
- 10th frame pin display missing for strike on first ball
- Inaccurate pin fall probability calculation
Requested features
27 requests- Add pin numbers to score input screen
- Display fallen pins on 2nd throw
- Show in-game high score
- Automatic series count for more than 3 games
- Apple Watch score input
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- Landscape mode for iPad
- Add cover rate and split make rate to analysis
- Allow date range selection for statistics
- Guidance on migrating data from LT to paid version
- Option to turn off EMA feature
- Add no-tap scoring support
- Option to record hitting/missing marks and direction
- Dark mode
- Max possible score display
- Cumulative running average
- Graphing of cover rate
- Display number of games per ball
- Prevent phone from sleeping
- Regular X for strikes
- Add split entry for 10th frame
- Support for more than 12 games per event
- Option to fix label OFF for frame score display
- Add tournament tab
- Track average scores on certain lanes/houses
- Stats per ball
- No-tap strike scoring
- Max score in game display
Bowling Ark
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Best Bowling
No in-app purchases
Bowling Ark
No in-app purchases








