Comparison

Best Bowling LT vs BBsScores

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

Head to head
About

Best Bowling LT

Track your bowling scores and analyze your performance with detailed statistics and graphs. Easily input scores frame by frame, manage multiple bowlers, and review your game history. This version offers full functionality for testing before upgrading.

Highlights
  • Detailed score and pin tracking
  • Performance trend and distribution graphs
  • Pin down state statistics
  • Event list with search and filtering
  • Input history for quick entry
  • Save and share score sheets
  • Multiple bowler management
Features
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This LT Edition has the same function as the paid version. You can check the operation before purchasing a paid version. Various statistics! Easy input while bowling. Analyze it at any time! [Data Type] - Date-time for event - Event name (Practice, League, etc.) - Place - Notes - Handicap - Tag (for grouping and marking) - The score and state of the pins for each frame - Bowling ball, spare ball - Position and Spot [Statistics] - Performance Trend Graph - Performance Distribution Graph - Percentage for each pins' down states, statistics of remaining pin patterns - Performance Summary (Total games, High Game, 200up, Split Convert etc...) [Features] - Event list sorted by date - Search and filtering - Input history (No need to type every time.) - Save and share score sheet image - Multiple Bowler Management - iCloud supported - Supports new score calculation method "current frame scoring" [Point to be noted] - If your data is stored in iCloud, you can continue using the data from the LT version as is. If your data is stored on the device, please copy the data using the Files app. - Emoticons cannot be used [Limit of LT Edition] More than 50 events cannot be registered. Ads will be displayed. Please buy Best Bowling!

About

BBsScores

Features
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ONLY install this app if your league / tournament is using Bowling Brackets / Sidepots and the you wish to be a score collector This is a helper app for Bowling Brackets / Sidepots it allows users of the Bowling Brackets / Sidepots software to register individuals to collect scores for the BBs

Screenshots

Best Bowling LT4 screens
BBsScores2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: BBsScores at none against Best Bowling LT's shown. BBsScores also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Best Bowling LT ships an update every 2 months, BBsScores every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Best Bowling LT versus BBsScores: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBest Bowling LTBBsScores
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (167 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings167 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB13 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTatsuhiko KoyamaRobert Valentino

In-app purchases

None

Best Bowling LT

No in-app purchases

None

BBsScores

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Best Bowling LT free?
Best Bowling LT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BBsScores free?
BBsScores is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Best Bowling LT or BBsScores have ads?
Best Bowling LT shows ads; BBsScores does not.
Which is updated more often, Best Bowling LT or BBsScores?
Best Bowling LT ships an update every 2 months, and BBsScores every 4 days. Most recently, Best Bowling LT was updated on November 1, 2026 and BBsScores on November 3, 2026.

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