Comparison

Best Bowling vs Bowlin

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Currently charting
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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

About

Bowlin

This AI-powered sports app analyzes bowling performance using your smartphone camera. It provides insights into posture, ball trajectory, speed, and balance, with features for tracking progress and strategizing lane play. Advanced features and cloud sync are available via subscription.

Highlights
  • AI-powered shot analysis
  • Posture, trajectory, speed, and balance metrics
  • Offline and real-time analysis
  • Performance history tracking
  • Lane pattern visualization
  • Cloud synchronization (PRO)
Features
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Bowlin is an AI-powered bowling analysis app that uses your smartphone camera to analyze bowling shots. It analyzes posture, ball trajectory, RPM, ball speed, and release balance using on-device AI, while supporting both offline video analysis and real-time continuous shot monitoring. Analysis results are stored in your history, allowing you to track performance changes and recurring patterns across multiple shots. With lane pattern visualization and comparison tools, you can manage your line strategy more effectively. Some advanced reports, cloud synchronization, and export features are available with a PRO subscription. Because analysis is processed directly on your device, you can manage your data more securely while continuously improving your bowling performance. [Bowlin Pro] • Unlimited lane pattern registrations • Detailed AI reports • Automatic cloud backup • Cross-device synchronization We offer a monthly subscription for ₩3,300/month for the first 3 months, then ₩4,400/month thereafter, as well as an annual subscription for ₩42,000/year. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Renewal charges will be applied within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in: Settings > App Store > Apple ID > View Apple ID > Subscriptions Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://bowl-in.com/app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Best Bowling4 screens
Bowlin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bowlin at Free against Best Bowling's $4.99. Bowlin also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 months). Best Bowling's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (147 vs 8). On review sentiment, ads 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

Bowlin is free to download; Best Bowling costs $4.99 up front. Bowlin sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Best Bowling asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bowlin holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Best Bowling has 147 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of Best Bowling's written reviews are positive against 63% of Bowlin's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Best Bowling ships an update every 4 months, Bowlin every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Best Bowling versus Bowlin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBest BowlingBowlin
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (147 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.4% of reviews — better62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings147 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
Best chart rank#47 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB153 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTatsuhiko Koyamachangmin suk

Customer experience

Best Bowling

All ratings140 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral3.6%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews90 reviews
Positive64.4%
Neutral8.9%
Negative26.7%

Bowlin

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative31.3%

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

Bowlin

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Best Bowling

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Bowlin

Subscriptions2
  • Bowlin Pro1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Bowlin Pro$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Best Bowling free?
Best Bowling costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bowlin free?
Bowlin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Best Bowling or Bowlin?
Bowlin is rated higher. Best Bowling averages 4.5 out of 5 from 147 ratings, while Bowlin averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Best Bowling or Bowlin have ads?
Neither Best Bowling nor Bowlin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Best Bowling or Bowlin?
Best Bowling ships an update every 4 months, and Bowlin every 2 days. Most recently, Best Bowling was updated on November 13, 2026 and Bowlin on November 13, 2026.

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