Bowlometer vs Ends
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bowlometer
This app helps bowlers quickly and accurately measure the distance between bowls and the jack. It uses advanced visual recognition and an embedded bubble level to provide real-time rankings. Manual adjustments and a zoom mode ensure precise measurements for up to six bowls.
- Automatic photo capture with bubble level
- Touch-to-measure Jack and Bowl
- Real-time ranking display
- Manual adjustment and zoom mode
- Simultaneous comparison of up to 6 bowls
- Multilingual support (French, English, Spanish)
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*** This is a free version of the PREMIUM paid one *** (WARNING : for PETANQUE game, use our dedicated app BOOBLE). This bowls comparator app allows you to quickly and accurately determine the distance between Bowls and the Jack during a game. Suitable for Lawn/Indoor/Short Mat and Carpet Bowls. Its interface is extremely simple and intuitive. 1. The embedded bubble level will automatically take the photo. 2. The user only has to touch the Jack and then the Bowl (Wood) on the screen and the application will automatically – through advanced visual recognition technology, locate them and provide an accurate measured distance. 3. The order of ranking appears in real time. 4. If necessary, manual adjustments are possible. A zoom mode allows the user to validate the distance accurately. The Bowls ranking will then automatically and dynamically adjust on screen. 5. This App allows the distance of up to 6 Bowls to be simultaneously compared, determined and viewed on screen. Available in French, English and Spanish.
Ends
Track your Lawn Bowls game progress directly on your Apple Watch. This standalone app features an easy-to-understand main screen, a simple scoring mechanism for new ends, and an overview of all played ends. Complications offer quick game state glances and app shortcuts.
- Standalone Apple Watch functionality
- Easy-to-understand game state screen
- Simple end scoring mechanism
- Overview of all played ends
- Customizable watch complications
- Quick app shortcut via complications
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Ends is a standalone Apple Watch application that allows you to track the progress of your Lawn Bowls game. * With an easy to understand main screen showing the current state of your game. * A simple mechanism to add the scores for a new end * An overview of all the ends that have been played. The application comes with a number of Complications that can be used to provide a quick glance to see the current state of the game. Depending on which complication you use, will determine the amount of information you see. The Complications also provide an easy shortcut back into the application. ----- There is no in app prompting for providing a review and star rating, but if you find the application useful, I would be grateful if you could do this.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Ends at none against Bowlometer's shown. Ends also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 12 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bowlometer ships an update every 12 months, Ends every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bowlometer | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MATOLE | Haskins.io ltd |
Customer experience
Bowlometer
Ends
In-app purchases
Bowlometer
No in-app purchases
Ends
No in-app purchases
