LaneTrax vs BowlerHub
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LaneTrax
This app provides professional-level bowling analytics directly on your smartphone. Record every shot, visualize ball trajectory and speed in real-time, and generate detailed performance reports. Analyze trends over time to improve your game, all with just your phone and a tripod.
- Record every shot
- Real-time trajectory visualization
- Generate PDF reports
- Analyze shot-by-shot data
- Lightweight and portable setup
- Track speed and rev rate
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LaneTrax tracks your ball's path and records a video replay of every shot using just your phone and a tripod. See what your ball is doing, watch your shots back, and use that feedback to make more informed adjustments. • Know your numbers See your ball’s path down the lane, including its position at the arrows, breakpoint, and entry. Track ball speed, rev rate, launch angle, and entry angle as you bowl. • Watch every shot back LaneTrax automatically records individual shot replays. Revisit a shot that felt right, take a closer look at a miss, and review the video together with your shot data. • See patterns over time Review individual shots and overall session stats to understand your consistency and track what changes as you practice. • Share your sessions Export PDF reports to review with your coach or keep a record of your progress. Set up your iPhone on a tripod behind the approach, follow the positioning guidance, and bowl. LaneTrax handles the tracking and recording. You can subscribe and pay on the App Store, using your Apple ID. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renew may be turned off after purchase by going to the ‘Manage Subscription’ page in settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. The subscription will renew at the same cost. Terms of Service: https://www.lanetrax.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.lanetrax.app/privacy
BowlerHub
This app allows league and tournament bowlers to host and view interactive brackets online. Easily track your progress and find your bracket on your smartphone without needing an account to view. Supports both scratch and handicap formats.
- Host online brackets
- View interactive brackets
- Track bowler advancement
- Supports scratch and handicap
- Mobile-friendly viewing
- Account not required for viewing
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BowlerHub provides league and tournament bowlers with the ability to host and view brackets online. Gone are the days of crowding around a bracket printout posted on a wall to see if you made it to the next round. With BowlerHub, you can look up your bracket at your leisure using your smart phone. Interactive bracket view allows for easy viewing on a small screen. Users can highlight bowlers to easily find their brackets and advancement. Both scratch and handicap brackets are supported. An account is not required to view league or tournament brackets. An account is only required to create and update brackets.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BowlerHub at 100% against LaneTrax's 65%. BowlerHub also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). LaneTrax's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (560 vs 2). On price 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. LaneTrax sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. BowlerHub asks for nothing beyond the download.
BowlerHub holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LaneTrax has 560 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of LaneTrax's written reviews are positive against 100% of BowlerHub's.
LaneTrax ships an update fortnightly, BowlerHub every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LaneTrax | BowlerHub |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (560 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 560 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 180 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LaneTrax Inc. | ADAM ROBERT SCHIEL |
Customer experience
LaneTrax
BowlerHub
Bugs and requests
LaneTrax
Reported bugs
2 issues- Invalid server response when connecting USBC info
- Difficulty getting the app to work properly
Requested features
3 requests- Team mode to track others' stats
- Ability to remove shots for misreads
- Scoring tracking
BowlerHub
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LaneTrax
- Monthly$9.991 Month
- Monthly1 Month trial2 variants$9.991 Month
- Annually$89.991 Year
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- Annually1 Year trial2 variants$89.991 Year
BowlerHub
No in-app purchases








