Comparison

Your Bowling Coach vs StrikeMaster

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

Head to head
About

Your Bowling Coach

Features
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Schedule bowling lessons, buy gift cards, get tips, see upcoming events & pro shop specials, contact us, get directions

About

StrikeMaster

Track your bowling games, analyze performance, and connect with a global community. Features include AI scoreboard scanning, frame-by-frame scoring, and detailed analytics to help you improve your game.

Highlights
  • AI Scoreboard Scanning
  • Frame-by-frame scoring
  • Pin-tracking
  • Ball arsenal management
  • League progress tracking
  • Offline mode
  • Community features
Features
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StrikeMaster is the bowling app for scoring your games, bowling with friends on one phone, and running your whole league. Free tracking, no game limit, no ads. BOWL TOGETHER (NEW) • Score up to 8 players on one device • Each player tracks their own balls and stats RUN A LEAGUE (NEW) • Create a league with USBC-style rules • Invite bowlers with a join code. Members join free • Schedules, lanes, weekly standings, points and handicaps • Members enter their own scores • Playoffs, roll-offs, dues and prize fund TRACK YOUR LEAGUE • Private leagues for your own season, or public for everyone • Team entry: Singles, Doubles, Trios and Teams • Match recaps, leaders, honors and charts • Share the standings AI • Connect StrikeMaster to ChatGPT or Claude • Ask anything about your games, stats, balls and leagues • Get reports and comparisons from your own data SCORE YOUR WAY • Frame by frame, pin by pin, or totals only • AI scoreboard scan from a photo • 9, 8 and 7-pin no-tap • Works offline, syncs when you're back online STATS • Average, strikes, spares, splits and pin leaves • Trends, handicap, lane and oil pattern BALLS • Large ball database, plus your own custom balls • Track the ball used on every roll • Ball bags and ball comparisons COMMUNITY • Friends, groups and chat • Leaderboards and 80,000+ bowling alleys StrikeMaster is free. Pro is an optional auto-renewing subscription. Privacy: https://www.strikemaster.io/privacy Terms: https://www.strikemaster.io/terms

Screenshots

Your Bowling Coach4 screens
StrikeMaster4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Your Bowling Coach at none against StrikeMaster's 5. Your Bowling Coach also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). StrikeMaster's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 30 months). On price 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

Both are free to download. StrikeMaster sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Your Bowling Coach asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Your Bowling Coach ships an update every 30 months, StrikeMaster every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Your Bowling Coach versus StrikeMaster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYour Bowling CoachStrikeMaster
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (67 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—90.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—67 — better
Update frequencyEvery 30 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB166 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMichelle MullenAndrew Hill

In-app purchases

None

Your Bowling Coach

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

StrikeMaster

Subscriptions2
  • Pro-Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro-Yearly1 Year trial$24.991 Year
One-time3
  • 20 AI Scans$2.99
  • 50 AI Scans$4.99
  • PinPal Migration Add-on$5.99

Questions

Is Your Bowling Coach free?
Your Bowling Coach is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StrikeMaster free?
StrikeMaster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Your Bowling Coach or StrikeMaster have ads?
Your Bowling Coach shows ads; StrikeMaster does not.
Which is updated more often, Your Bowling Coach or StrikeMaster?
Your Bowling Coach ships an update every 30 months, and StrikeMaster every 8 days. Most recently, Your Bowling Coach was updated on October 26, 2026 and StrikeMaster on October 23, 2026.

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