Comparison

Pétanque vs Pétanque Manager

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

Head to head
About

Pétanque

This app uses AI to automatically measure distances between boules and the jack in a game of pétanque. It identifies the closest boules and ranks them, with options to manually edit detections for accuracy.

Highlights
  • Automatic distance measurement
  • AI boule and jack detection
  • Boule ranking by proximity
  • Manual detection editing
  • Tap-to-add feature
  • Embedded tutorial
Features
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The Pétanque app allows you to quickly know who is the closest to the jack, and to know the distance between the boules and the jack during a pétanque game. Extremely simple and intuitive to use, just keep your device horizontally over the game and a photo is taken automatically using the embedded bubble level. The IA then detects the jack and the boules, estimates the distances, and the app numbers the boules from the closest to the farthest. And Voilà! You can now see who is the closest and see the balls ranking and their estimated distances from the jack. It's that simple! If the IA makes mistakes during the detection, you can: - edit the jack by changing its position and size if it is incorrectly positioned - edit a boule by changing its position and size if it is incorrectly positioned - chose another jack if the app has detected several potential jacks and hadn't selected the good one - delete a boule or a jack detected by mistake - add a boule or the jack which hadn't been detected by activating the 'tap' mode and by taping on it directly Read the embedded tutorial to know everything about the app. If you have any issue, question or suggestion, just drop us an email at support@seb-appstore.com Check out many other great iPhone and iPad apps at seb-appstore.com You can find the app's terms of use at http://www.seb-appstore.com/PrivacyNotices/PetanqueTermsOfUse.php

About

Pétanque Manager

Features
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Pétanque Manager is the complete pétanque app: organise and run your tournaments, score your games, measure the boules, train, improve and share your results. No spreadsheet, and even without a network. Create and run your tournaments with ease: mêlée, doubles, triples, singles. The app automatically works out the pools, the scores and the live standings. RUN A TOURNAMENT • Pools, knockout, mêlée, one-day tournaments • Draw, court allocation, rounds and consolation brackets • Match sheets, score entry, standings updated after every end; in mêlée, ties broken game by game • Live tracking: players and families follow the results on their phones • Import teams from a CSV file PLAYERS AND TEAMS • Manage players and teams, saved and reusable line-ups • FFPJP licence directory, imported département by département • Player contact book, import from the phone's contacts CLUB DIRECTORY • Every pétanque club in France, available offline: ground, contact, directions • Fill in a tournament's venue in one tap; suggest a correction or a missing club ON THE GROUND • Game scoring end by end, cancelled end, timed game • Boule-to-jack distance measured with the camera • Game timer and end history TRAIN AND IMPROVE • Precision shooting sessions and training modules • Statistics by player, by team and by season • Academy: lessons to improve, chapter by chapter • Coaching: matches, homework and progress tracking for players SHARE • Podium, game, player summary, standings or live tournament as an image in the app's colours: story, square or landscape, with a ready-to-paste caption • Nearby transfer: exchange a tournament, teams or players with a nearby phone over Bluetooth, with a simple code AND ALSO • Calendar of tournaments and events • Poster designer for your events • Club finances and organisation costs • Video library: pétanque videos sorted by event and by year • Equipment classifieds between licensed players Available in a free version (LITE) with the essentials, or in Premium/Pro to unlock every feature without limits. Whether you run a boulodrome, a club or simply love the game, Pétanque Manager supports you at every step, from the ground to the organisation of your events. YOUR DATA STAYS WITH YOU The app works offline. Tournaments, players and scores stay on your device. Only live tracking, classifieds and club directory suggestions send anything, and only when you ask. Share images are created on your phone. Subscriptions Premium and Pro are monthly subscriptions; the options (Measure, Precision, Statistics, Fees, Calendar, Unlimited tournaments) are yearly subscriptions. Payment is charged to your App Store account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically at the same price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; you can manage and cancel it in your App Store account settings. Course chapters, training modules and the AI poster pack are one-time purchases. Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of service: https://petanquemanager.fr/cgu.php?lang=en Privacy policy: https://petanquemanager.fr/confidentialite.php?lang=en

Screenshots

Pétanque4 screens
Pétanque Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pétanque Manager at none against Pétanque's shown. Pétanque Manager also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 21 months) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Pétanque sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year and Pétanque Manager sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pétanque ships an update every 21 months, Pétanque Manager fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Pétanque versus Pétanque Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPétanquePétanque Manager
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size200 MB147 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSebastien BUETWilfrid Perruquetti

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pétanque

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Subscription$3.991 Year
10 purchases

Pétanque Manager

One-time10
  • Shooting T3: Short rafle$4.99
  • Pointing P3: Half-lob basics$4.99
  • Shooting T5: Iron shot$4.99
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  • Pointing P1: Basics$4.99
  • Shooting T2: Long rafle$4.99
  • Pointing P2: Rolling$4.99
  • Shooting T4: Advantage shot$4.99
  • Shooting T7: Precision II$4.99
  • Pointing P5: Half-lob spin$4.99
  • Shooting T6: Precision I$4.99

Questions

Is Pétanque free?
Pétanque is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pétanque Manager free?
Pétanque Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pétanque or Pétanque Manager have ads?
Pétanque shows ads; Pétanque Manager does not.
Which is updated more often, Pétanque or Pétanque Manager?
Pétanque ships an update every 21 months, and Pétanque Manager fortnightly. Most recently, Pétanque was updated on November 3, 2026 and Pétanque Manager on November 5, 2026.

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