BowlTV vs BBs Viewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BowlTV
Stream live bowling events from around the world, from youth to senior competitions. Access exclusive behind-the-scenes content, training videos, and historical footage. Interact with a community of fans and commentators, and enjoy replays on demand.
- Live bowling event streaming
- Behind-the-scenes content
- Historical and training videos
- AirPlay and Chromecast support
- Live chat and polls
- Event replays
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BowlTV app is the video streaming service of the United States Bowling Congress. Enjoy live coverage of the biggest bowling events from across the globe and major events at every level, from youth to senior competition and everything in between. Enjoy bowling whenever you want and wherever you are! With the BowlTV app, you have the ability to: - Stream live bowling events from your phone. - Watch behind-the-scenes content, historical content, training videos, and more. - Cast to a bigger screen via AirPlay and Chromecast. - Interact with fellow fans and commentators in the chat. - Participate in live polls and contests for prizes. - Enjoy replays of all events whenever you want - For more information go to our BOWLTV website.
BBs Viewer
View bowling tournament standings directly on your device. Upload and retrieve reports from the cloud, reducing the need for printed paper. Essential for leagues using specific bracket and sidepot software.
- View bowling standings reports
- Upload reports to the cloud
- Retrieve reports from the cloud
- View reports on local device
- Reduces paper printing
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ONLY install this app if your league / tournament is using Bowling Brackets / Sidepots and the reports are being uploaded to the cloud and you want to be able to view the standing reports from the cloud This is a helper app for Bowling Brackets / Sidepots it allows users of the Bowling Brackets / Sidepots software to upload the Standings reports to the cloud and the user of the BBs Viewer app can retrieve the standings reports and view them on their local device This app should save a lot of paper being printed just to view standings
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BBs Viewer at 3.0 against BowlTV's 1.8. BBs Viewer also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). BowlTV's advantage is ratings volume (65 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BBs Viewer holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BowlTV has 65 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 6, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BowlTV | BBs Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (65 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 2.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 65 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | United States Bowling Congress | Robert Valentino |
Customer experience
BowlTV
BBs Viewer
In-app purchases
BowlTV
No in-app purchases
BBs Viewer
No in-app purchases
