The Bowling Buddy vs BowlTV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Bowling Buddy
Easily track your bowling scores without complex data entry. This app provides a simple interface to log your game results, calculate averages, and view key statistics. It supports multiple bowlers and leagues, making it perfect for casual and serious bowlers alike.
- Simple score tracking
- Overall average calculation
- Multiple bowler support
- Multiple league support
- Score export via email
- Handicap calculation
- 5 Pin Bowling support
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Hi, I’m The Bowling Buddy, but my friends call me Buddy. A while back a friend of mine was looking for a simple app to save all his bowling scores. He didn't need to track every pin or frame, just his scores. So I decided to help him. I went to work, and created a super simple to use bowling score tracker. - iOS10 support - Overall average for each bowler - Additional statistics in Blast-O-Gram - Improved Autocomplete - Social media integration - Export scores via email attachment - Rearrange Bowlers and Leagues - Up to 12 games per Series - 5 Pin Bowling Support - Calculate Handicaps - Multiple Bowler Support - Multiple Leagues / Score Categories per Bowler. - Perfect for tracking all your scores. - Tracks all your scores with minimal effort. - Instantly updates your average. - Easily edit or delete old scores. My friend seems to like it and I hope you will too. Thanks, Buddy PS. I'm always open to suggestions on how to make this better so please, just let me know.
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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Bowling Buddy at 90% against BowlTV's 3%. The Bowling Buddy also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.8) and chart position (#119 vs unranked). BowlTV's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99). On ratings volume, 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
BowlTV is free to download; The Bowling Buddy costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Bowling Buddy holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 127 and 66 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of The Bowling Buddy's written reviews are positive against 3% of BowlTV's.
The Bowling Buddy ships an update every 3 months, BowlTV every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Bowling Buddy | BowlTV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (127 ratings) — better | 1.8 (66 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better | 2.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 127 — better | 66 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #119 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Beasleyville | United States Bowling Congress |
Customer experience
The Bowling Buddy
BowlTV
Bugs and requests
The Bowling Buddy
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes and won't open
- App doesn't work at all after purchase
- Unstable on iPad
Requested features
46 requests- Tournament option
- Input frames for each game
- Ability to input frames for each game
- Ability to score each game as you bowl
- Notes section for each week
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- Invite others to view scores
- Create a single league and assign bowlers
- Cumulative ranking from a single league page
- Updated version for latest generation phones
- Sync other info to iPad
- Keep track of team scores
- Track which house bowled better
- Track which ball bowled better with
- Track total pins (scratch + handicap)
- Android version
- Group scores for team tracking
- Sign in/backup to an account for multi-device access
- Manual handicap entry for past scores
- Notes area per game/league
- Show scratch and handicap scores
- iPhone X support
- Breakdown average by games
- Graph option to view averages over time
- Track strikes and spares per game
- Add more than 12 games in a series
- Option to put scores in (manual entry)
- Tournament tracking
- Team functionality
- More stats (handicap history, 200+ games, high/low scores, performance by house, ball performance)
- Notes under each individual week
- Simple per game score keeper
- Group/team view for single game scores
- Indicate pre-bowls
- Indicate missed days (average -10%)
- More functions like highest game, highest triple
- Graph showing progress over time
- Ability to add ongoing handicap when starting a league
- Import scores back in case of phone loss
- Export/import data files
- Discern games on different lanes
- Comment on each game
- Synchronization between iPhone and iPad
- Sort and move profiles on main screen
- Enter scores for multiple people on one screen
- Add more games per league (for tournaments)
- Improvements and new features
BowlTV
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Bowling Buddy
No in-app purchases
BowlTV
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is The Bowling Buddy free?
Is BowlTV free?
Which has better reviews, The Bowling Buddy or BowlTV?
Do The Bowling Buddy or BowlTV have ads?
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