# PinPal vs PinPal Lite

The clearest difference is price: PinPal Lite at Free against PinPal's $8.99. PinPal Lite also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). PinPal's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 3.6) and review sentiment (92% vs 62%). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

PinPal Lite is free to download; PinPal costs $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

PinPal holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PinPal has 5.1K ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of PinPal's written reviews are positive against 62% of PinPal Lite's.

PinPal ships an update every 6 weeks, PinPal Lite every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | PinPal | PinPal Lite |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $8.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[4.9 (5.1K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pinpal/id321817464/reviews)** | [3.6 (26 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pinpal-lite/id321824605/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **5.1K** | 26 |
| Positive reviews | **92.2% of reviews** | 61.7% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | **Every 5 weeks** |
| Monetization | Paid | **Free** |
| Best chart rank | **#6** | — |
| Size | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | **12.0** |
| Devices | iPhone | **iPhone, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Jeff Stuart](https://appshunter.io/developer/321817467) | [Jeff Stuart](https://appshunter.io/developer/321817467) |

## What reviewers say

### PinPal

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pinpal/id321817464)

**Currently charting:** #6 Top Paid · Sports (US App Store)

Track your bowling scores and analyze detailed statistics to improve your game. This app supports leagues, tournaments, and open play, offering insights into your spare pickups and common misses.

**Highlights:** League, tournament, and open bowling score tracking, Detailed statistical analysis, Spare pickup and leave analysis, Multiple score entry methods, Average calculation

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Easy to use
- 📊 Comprehensive stats
- 💯 Reliable and consistent
- 🔍 Helpful for improving game
- 🤩 Awesome app

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Stats not accurate
- 🔄 No cloud backup/sync
- 🤔 Outdated with no updates
- 📱 Not compatible with iPad
- 🔢 Can't add more than 3 games

**Reported bugs**

- Games not generating correctly
- Incorrect strike/spare tracking

**Requested features**

- Add Apple Watch support
- Ability to track lane information
- Option to record ball speed
- Handicap calculation and tracking
- Landscape mode support


### PinPal Lite

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pinpal-lite/id321824605)

Track your bowling scores and analyze detailed statistics to improve your game. This app supports leagues, tournaments, and open play, offering insights into your spare-picking ability and common missed spares. Easily enter scores frame-by-frame or by final score.

**Highlights:** League, tournament, and open bowling score tracking, Detailed statistics and average calculation, Spare picking analysis, Flexible score entry options, Lite version with limited game/league capacity

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is PinPal free?

PinPal costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is PinPal Lite free?

PinPal Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, PinPal or PinPal Lite?

PinPal is rated higher. PinPal averages 4.9 out of 5 from 5.1K ratings, while PinPal Lite averages 3.6 from 26 ratings.

### Do PinPal or PinPal Lite have ads?

Neither PinPal nor PinPal Lite shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, PinPal or PinPal Lite?

PinPal ships an update every 6 weeks, and PinPal Lite every 5 weeks. Most recently, PinPal was updated on October 29, 2026 and PinPal Lite on October 22, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*