Bowling Side Action vs BowlerHub

Bowling Side Action runs your tournament side pots — brackets, eliminators, high game, mystery doubles, mystery pots, and card games — so you can stop juggling paper and start the next squad on time. DESIGNED FOR iPHONE DUO AND iPAD On the iPhone Duo, fold the phone and the cover display becomes a live viewer for your event; unfold it for the full director app. On iPad you get the complete app on the big screen. Your events also follow you to any web browser at director.bowlingsideaction.com. BOWLERS: FOLLOW LIVE ON ANY iPHONE On every other iPhone the app is the live viewer. Type the five-character code from the director's poster (or scan the QR) and follow brackets, standings, and payouts between shots. No account needed. BUILT FOR TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS Set up an event in minutes: 3 to 6 games, any mix of side pots, handicap or scratch, each with its own entry fee and payouts. BRACKETS • 8-bowler and 16-bowler single-elimination brackets • Run them forward (games 1-2-3) or reverse (3-2-1), starting on any game • Smart generation fills brackets while avoiding repeat matchups • Matchups advance automatically as scores come in — no locking, no re-entry • The bracket summary shows every bowler how many brackets they're alive in and exactly who they're facing ELIMINATOR • Pick the start game and length, with a cut after every game • A suggested cut line keeps the top half — tap it to set the cut • The cash line shows exactly who's in the money on the final game HIGH GAME, SERIES, AND SWEEPER POTS • "Highest of selected games", "high game every game", or a series total — run as many pots as you want • Drop-the-lowest-game series, with the dropped game shown right in the standings • Handicap and scratch pots side by side MYSTERY DOUBLES AND MYSTERY POTS • Secretly paired doubles revealed when the event starts • Mystery score pots with the drawn number shown live — add hand-entered scores and they compete with the field CARD GAME POTS • One game or many, priced per game or for all of them • Collections and the estimated pool tracked as bowlers sign up; verify the payout when you pay it PAYOUTS THAT DO THE MATH • Payout ladders fill in automatically from your entries — about 1 in 8 cash, and last place never loses money • Every bowler's winnings itemized by pot, with bracket win-loss records • Check bowlers off as you pay and watch the amount due fall to zero LIVE FOR YOUR BOWLERS Brackets, standings, and payouts stream to the app on bowlers' iPhones and to the free web viewer — scan a QR code and follow along between shots. Print the QR poster, sign-up sheets, and score sheets right from the app. NO SIGN-UP REQUIRED Run full events without creating an account. Sign in with Apple or Google only if you want your events to follow you to another device or the web. Free for events up to 16 bowlers. BSA Pro unlocks unlimited bowlers and pots, or an Event Pass unlocks a single big event. Enter scores once. Everything else is automatic. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

BowlerHub provides league and tournament bowlers with the ability to host and view brackets online. Gone are the days of crowding around a bracket printout posted on a wall to see if you made it to the next round. With BowlerHub, you can look up your bracket at your leisure using your smart phone. Interactive bracket view allows for easy viewing on a small screen. Users can highlight bowlers to easily find their brackets and advancement. Both scratch and handicap brackets are supported. An account is not required to view league or tournament brackets. An account is only required to create and update brackets.