Comparison

Bowling Side Action vs WeBowl

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

Head to head
About

Bowling Side Action

This app streamlines bowling tournament management by handling side pots, brackets, and payouts automatically. It allows directors to set up events quickly and bowlers to follow live results on their phones.

Highlights
  • Automated side pot management
  • Bracket and eliminator creation
  • Live results for bowlers
  • Customizable game formats
  • Automatic payout calculations
  • Printable QR codes and sign-up sheets
Features
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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/

About

WeBowl

Easily track bowling scores, detailed statistics, and performance analytics. Log every aspect of your game, from balls and lanes to spare conversions, and compare your progress with friends. Offers comprehensive data filtering and cloud backup for your bowling history.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive bowling tracking
  • In-depth statistics and charts
  • Spare analysis with conversion rates
  • Social features for friends and comparison
  • Advanced filtering capabilities
  • Cloud backup and data export
Features
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WeBowl: Bowling Score Keeper makes it easy to track bowling scores and stats! Simply input data from your bowling events into WeBowl with whatever information that you would like to track. You can track balls, lanes, lines, leagues, oil, etc., or you can keep things simple and just track your shots. Viewing your data is easy and very flexible, you can filter charts and statistics to show exactly what you are looking for. Want to know how you've been bowling in a specific league, within a specific duration of time, with a certain ball? WeBowl is the bowling score keeper/Bowling coaching app for you! Only regular 10-pin and no-tap (8-pin and 9-pin) bowling are currently supported. --- Key Features: --- - Comprehensive bowling tracking (balls, leagues, oil patterns, bowling alleys, saved lines) - In-depth statistics and charts - Game breakdown/Frame breakdown - Average over time - Spare analysis with conversion rates - Compare your conversion percentages against pro data. - Line performance tracking - Social features (friends, profiles, compare stats, activity feed) - Advanced filtering capabilities - Cloud backup and data export - Coaching, groups, and other social functionality --- Advanced Stats & Analytics --- Go beyond basic scoring with powerful analytics tools in WeBowl. Track strike and spare percentages for every situation, analyze spare conversion rates by pin configuration (viewing exactly how you miss spares), and view detailed performance charts over time. See how your spare conversions compare against professional bowler data to identify the top areas for improvement. Monitor your average over time, review game-by-game and frame-by-frame breakdowns, and track first ball averages to measure consistency. Every stat you need to level up your game is at your fingertips. --- Complete Equipment & Conditions Tracking --- Track every detail that affects your performance in WeBowl. Log your bowling balls with brand, weight, color, and material type. You can also save bowling alleys, oil patterns, multiple leagues, lines, and more. If you choose to track your scores with this information, you can then use advanced filtering to answer questions like "How have I performed this year with X ball on Y pattern during Bowling League Z?". Filter and view exactly what you need in order to get data that can help you improve the most. --- Social & Competitive Features --- Bowling is more fun with friends in WeBowl. Add friends to see their recent scores and scorecards in your activity feed. View detailed friend profiles to compare statistics side-by-side. Friendly competition and shared progress can help with motivation and improvement. Whether you're teammates looking to improve together or rivals pushing each other to bowl better, the social features keep you connected and engaged. --- Your Data, Everywhere --- Sign into an account to sync your account across devices. Automatic cloud backup ensures you never lose your bowling history, even when you switch devices or if something happens to your phone. Switch between your phone and tablet seamlessly! --- Perfect For: --- - League Bowlers: Track weekly performance, compare stats across different league nights, and monitor improvement throughout the season. Track multiple leagues independently! - Competitive Bowlers: Analyze technique with frame-by-frame breakdowns, test equipment performance, and identify patterns in your game. - Equipment Testers - Compare how different balls perform on various oil patterns and lane conditions. - Spare Practice/Learners - Master your spare game with detailed conversion analysis and pro comparisons. Helping you find out what needs to be improved to elevate your game. - Social Bowlers - Stay connected with your friends, share achievements, and see how others have been bowling lately! Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Policy: https://webowl.app/privacy

Screenshots

Bowling Side Action4 screens
WeBowl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Bowling Side Action at none against WeBowl's shown. WeBowl's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and ratings volume (50 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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. Bowling Side Action sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and WeBowl sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Bowling Side Action against 4.9 for WeBowl. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WeBowl has 50 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bowling Side Action ships an update monthly, WeBowl weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bowling Side Action versus WeBowl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBowling Side ActionWeBowl
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.9 (50 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings250 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB98 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAlan Genung JrChris Wolf

Customer experience

Bowling Side Action

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

WeBowl

All ratings48 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Bowling Side Action

Subscriptions2
  • BSA Pro Monthly$14.991 Month
  • BSA Pro Annual$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • Single Event Pass$9.99
6 purchases

WeBowl

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Subscription - Pro Version$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription - Pro Version$3.991 Month
  • Pro - Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year
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  • Yearly Subscription - Pro Version$24.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Purchase - Pro Version$53.99
  • Lifetime Purchase - Pro Version$59.99

Questions

Is Bowling Side Action free?
Bowling Side Action is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WeBowl free?
WeBowl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bowling Side Action or WeBowl?
Bowling Side Action is rated higher. Bowling Side Action averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while WeBowl averages 4.9 from 50 ratings.
Do Bowling Side Action or WeBowl have ads?
WeBowl shows ads; Bowling Side Action does not.
Which is updated more often, Bowling Side Action or WeBowl?
Bowling Side Action ships an update monthly, and WeBowl weekly. Most recently, Bowling Side Action was updated on November 3, 2026 and WeBowl on November 9, 2026.

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