Comparison

Bowling Romance vs PinPoint

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

Head to head
About

Bowling Romance

This app connects bowlers with coaches and centers, facilitates league management, and offers advanced scoring and statistics for individual and team play. It includes features for tournament organization and social messaging.

Highlights
  • Find and book bowling coaches
  • Discover and reserve lanes at bowling centers
  • Manage bowling leagues and view standings
  • Baker scoring format for team competition
  • Run tournaments and side pot games
  • Detailed bowler statistics and analysis
  • In-app messaging for bowlers and centers
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Bowling Romance - For the Love of the Game! Bowling Romance is a multi-function bowling app for individuals, coaches, teams, high school/collegiate competition (individual or baker scoring), bowling centers, leagues and open bowling. Coaching - Bowlers can view coaches within a 25 mile radius and request lessons - Coaches can post their credentials, lesson calendar and confirm lesson requests - Venmo redirect, which allow coaches to receive payment from bowlers prior to lesson Bowling Centers - View all centers within a 25 mile radius of zip code - Post numerous promotions and specials ** - Blast notifications and emails to all bowlers within 20 miles ** - Open Bowling - Lane reservation system with deposit capabilities ** Bowling Leagues - List all all leagues that are currently in operation ** - View league standing sheets; including bowler results, and following week’s schedule ** - League payment option ** High School/Collegiate competition: - Applies the Baker Scoring Format for 2, 3 or 5 team bowlers - Construct teams dynamically with substitutions - Track team and individual statistics Side Pots: - Run a three game eliminator with or without handicap - top half advances, automated score entry - Run a tournament bracket for 8, 16, 32 or 64 bowlers - Run a poker game for you and your fellow bowlers - allows for multiple players to use the same card decks from their own devices - Run daily high game and series (handicap or scratch) within bowling center View bowlers within a 100 mile radius of your home zip code Ability for centers, leagues and bowlers to send and receive messages Complete 3 game series score sheet that can be shared with friends, family or fellow bowlers Score keeping and tracking for up to 5 bowlers simultaneously Three point targeting analysis and results Baker Scoring Format for 2, 3 or 5 team bowlers Bowling statistics and results - Strike, spare, open, split and pin conversion rates - Sortable statistics and results by bowler, league, practice session, tournaments and bowling ball - Charts illustrating scoring probability, trends, score dispersion and average pin count per frame - Future bowling average estimations based on “what if” scenarios? - Database backup to Cloud or on device Questions/Comments: Email us at bowlingromanceservice@gmail.com, allow 24-48 hours for response. ** Participating bowling centers only ** Lane reservation deposit and league payment option available thru Venmo

About

PinPoint

Features
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PinPoint helps you track your bowling sessions, log your games from scoreboard photos, and compete with your friends while you follow your progress over time. Use PinPoint to record games your way. Start a live session at the lanes and add each game as you finish, or upload scoreboard photos later to build out past sessions. PinPoint organizes your games into sessions, keeps detailed score breakdowns, and gives you a clearer picture of how you’re actually bowling. It also adds a social layer, so you can connect with friends, compare results, and see how your progress stacks up. With PinPoint, you can: - Log bowling games from scoreboard images - Start a live session and build it game by game - Review frame-by-frame scoring details - Edit games and organize them into sessions - Track key stats like average, strike rate, spare rate, and more - Compare progress across sessions - Add friends and view leaderboard standings - Keep up with how you and your friends are performing over time - Use the built-in chat feature to get insights about your scores and sessions PinPoint is designed for bowlers who want something more useful than a notes app or spreadsheet. Whether you bowl casually with friends or take improvement seriously, PinPoint gives you a clean way to save your games, revisit sessions, track your stats, and enjoy the social side of bowling too. Capture your scores. Track your progress. See how you stack up.

Screenshots

Bowling Romance4 screens
PinPoint4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PinPoint at none against Bowling Romance's shown. Bowling Romance's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Bowling Romance ships an update weekly, PinPoint every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bowling Romance versus PinPoint: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBowling RomancePinPoint
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size176 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVito SassoneAlon Levy

In-app purchases

None

Bowling Romance

No in-app purchases

None

PinPoint

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bowling Romance free?
Bowling Romance is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PinPoint free?
PinPoint is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bowling Romance or PinPoint have ads?
Bowling Romance shows ads; PinPoint does not.
Which is updated more often, Bowling Romance or PinPoint?
Bowling Romance ships an update weekly, and PinPoint every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bowling Romance was updated on October 30, 2026 and PinPoint on October 31, 2026.

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