Comparison

Best Bowling vs FormCoach

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
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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

FormCoach

Features
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■ Your camera becomes an AI coach FormCoach analyzes your sports posture in real time using your phone camera and shows you exactly what to fix. All analysis runs on-device — fast and private. ■ 16 sports supported Golf, tennis, badminton, table tennis, pickleball, baseball, basketball, soccer, running, swimming, bowling, billiards, CrossFit, pilates, yoga, hiking — with per-sport phases and common-mistake tips. ■ How it works 1) Pick a sport → 2) Record your motion → 3) AI analyzes posture & angles → 4) Review and save your correction points. ■ Better together Team feed, chat, schedules, live streaming, match results, and digital scoresheets — run your club or lesson team in one place. ■ Privacy first Posture analysis is 100% on-device; your video never leaves your phone. Start fixing your form today with FormCoach.

Screenshots

Best Bowling4 screens
FormCoach4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FormCoach at Free against Best Bowling's $4.99. FormCoach also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

FormCoach is free to download; Best Bowling costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Best Bowling ships an update every 4 months, FormCoach every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Best Bowling versus FormCoach: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBest BowlingFormCoach
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (147 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings147 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB128 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTatsuhiko KoyamaMIKS&T, INC

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

FormCoach

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Best Bowling

No in-app purchases

None

FormCoach

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Best Bowling free?
Best Bowling costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FormCoach free?
FormCoach is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Best Bowling or FormCoach have ads?
Neither Best Bowling nor FormCoach shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Best Bowling or FormCoach?
Best Bowling ships an update every 4 months, and FormCoach every 4 days. Most recently, Best Bowling was updated on November 11, 2026 and FormCoach on November 10, 2026.

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