Comparison

BCAPL Scoring App vs Billiard Shot Studio

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

Head to head
About

BCAPL Scoring App

This app streamlines league match scoring for billiards players, eliminating the need for paper score sheets. It instantly submits results to a league management system and calculates scores, reducing errors and saving time. Supports various game types and match formats.

Highlights
  • Instant match submission
  • Automatic score calculation
  • Supports 8-ball, 9-ball, 10-ball
  • Scores singles and doubles
  • Edit previously scored games
  • Player ratings from FargoRate
  • Offline match scoring
Features
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This is the official BCAPL Scoring App of the BCAPL league and allows members to score league matches and instantly submit them to FargoRate's League Management System. No paper, no printing, and no math on league night! Benefits • Easy to use • Saves time • Eliminates printing score sheets • Calculate scores • Results post immediately • Low lighting no longer a problem • Reduces errors Features: • Scores 8-ball, 9-ball and 10-ball • Can score singles or doubles matches • Easily edit previously scored games • Shows whose turn to break • Ability to handoff match for scoring • Player ratings pull directly from FargoRate • Ability to award BR, TR, WZ and WF How to Use: Login with your FargoRate account. If you have the FargoRate Player app, you can use that email and password to login in to this app or use the Register button to create an account. Then, select your match and follow the prompts. Tips & Tricks For Easy Use: • Matches can be started when you are online and then continued offline. • Matches are saved on your device and can be resubmitted if necessary. • Handicaps for each round are visible at the bottom of each round. • The current status of the match is visible at the top of each round. • When scoring a game, tap the scoring box for the winning player. Tap the button(s) to indicate they won then tap the losing player's scoring box and set their score.

About

Billiard Shot Studio

Design, simulate, and analyze pool and billiard shots with a powerful engine. Refine your aim, speed, and tip position to discover new strategies and test your skills in various game modes. Save and organize your favorite shots for practice and improvement.

Highlights
  • Pool and billiard shot simulation
  • Interactive shot design tools
  • Shot library for organization
  • Find a Shot cue ball positioning aid
  • Target Game skill challenges
  • Real-time aim, speed, and tip adjustment
Features
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Design a shot. See how it plays. Take it to the table. Billiard Shot Studio helps players and coaches explore shot ideas, understand cue ball movement, and build a personal practice library. Set up the balls, adjust the stroke, and watch the simulation show how each change affects the shot. EXPLORE MORE TABLES Set up shots on 7-, 8-, and 9-foot pool tables, Heyball, 10- and 12-foot snooker tables, or a pocketless carom table. Choose cloth colors to make the workspace your own. SEE EVERY DETAIL • Play, pause, scrub, and step through shots frame by frame. • Change playback speed from 2× down to 1/32× to see exactly how the balls react. • Turn on the Spin Indicator to see the cue ball's sidespin, follow, and draw as it travels. • Add Playback Effects: motion trails and flashes at the cue strike, ball contacts, cushion hits, and pocket drops. • Choose a cue ball style (Classic, Measle, Two-tone, or Two caps) and watch it roll. • Follow ball paths, see where balls make contact, and continue from where the balls stop. DIAL IN THE SHOT • Position balls precisely and zoom in up to 4×. • Fine-tune aim, speed, spin, cue elevation, and cue ball deflection. • Try ideas freely with undo and redo. • Drag the Aim, Cue tip, and cue stick popups out of the way to keep your shot visible. • Use portrait or landscape on iPad, resize windows, or fold and unfold iPhone Duo without losing your work. PLAN YOUR NEXT SHOT Tap a pocket to line up a direct pot, show a Shape Zone to plan position, or turn on Pocket Aim Lock to keep the pot on target as you adjust the shot. All free. Find Positioning Shot searches for a shot that pockets the selected ball and sends the cue ball toward your chosen destination. Then drag the destination target to explore nearby positions. Your first successful Find Positioning Shot each day is free; more require Premium. SAVE AND SHARE • Share a shot with a link or QR code. Anyone with Billiard Shot Studio can open it and load the exact setup, no account needed. Creating links requires sign-in. • Export shot images and videos. Videos can include the Spin Indicator and Playback Effects. • Save shots to your Shot Library with Premium, then organize them with collections, favorites, notes, search, sorting, and filters. The Library requires sign-in. FREE AND PREMIUM Core editing, simulation, playback, image and video export, Shot Links, Shape Zones, Pocket Aim Lock, and the first two object balls are free. Premium adds more object balls, saving new shots, creating collections, copying saved shots, random shots and layouts, break setups, watermark removal, and more than one successful Find Positioning Shot per day. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

BCAPL Scoring App4 screens
Billiard Shot Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Billiard Shot Studio at 100% against BCAPL Scoring App's 15%. Billiard Shot Studio also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.2). BCAPL Scoring App's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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

Both are free to download. Billiard Shot Studio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. BCAPL Scoring App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Billiard Shot Studio holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 36 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of BCAPL Scoring App's written reviews are positive against 100% of Billiard Shot Studio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BCAPL Scoring App ships an update every 5 days, Billiard Shot Studio every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
BCAPL Scoring App versus Billiard Shot Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBCAPL Scoring AppBilliard Shot Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (22 ratings)4.7 (36 ratings) — better
Positive reviews15.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2236 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFargoRate LLCRazor Pool

Customer experience

BCAPL Scoring App

All ratings21 ratings
Positive28.6%
Neutral9.5%
Negative61.9%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive15.4%
Neutral30.8%
Negative53.8%

Billiard Shot Studio

All ratings36 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.8%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BCAPL Scoring App

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Billiard Shot Studio

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly14 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Premium Annual14 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is BCAPL Scoring App free?
BCAPL Scoring App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Billiard Shot Studio free?
Billiard Shot Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BCAPL Scoring App or Billiard Shot Studio?
Billiard Shot Studio is rated higher. BCAPL Scoring App averages 2.2 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Billiard Shot Studio averages 4.7 from 36 ratings.
Do BCAPL Scoring App or Billiard Shot Studio have ads?
Neither BCAPL Scoring App nor Billiard Shot Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BCAPL Scoring App or Billiard Shot Studio?
BCAPL Scoring App ships an update every 5 days, and Billiard Shot Studio every 3 weeks. Most recently, BCAPL Scoring App was updated on October 24, 2026 and Billiard Shot Studio on October 24, 2026.

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