BowlingBoard vs Pinalytics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BowlingBoard
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Record your bowling score, get an overview of your latest performances and view your personal statistics using different options. Optionally, you can synchronize your scoreboards in iCloud and make them available to all your devices. Terms of Use link: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Pinalytics
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Pinalytics is the bowling stat tracker for bowlers who want to know not just what they scored, but why. Enter games pin by pin with a fast, thumb-friendly interface built for league night. Pinalytics turns your frames into the numbers that matter - and shows you exactly where your average has room to grow. FREE: • Frame-by-frame scoring with pin-level detail • Average, high game, high series, and strike streak • Strike % and clean-game % across your full history • Organize by league, tournament, season, and bowling center • Track your balls and oil patterns • Backup, export, and restore your data anytime PRO - one-time purchase, no subscription: • First-ball average, carry %, makeable-spare, single-pin, and split conversion • Pin-leave breakdown: see which leaves cost you the most pins • Dial It In: tap any stat and see how improving it would change your average • Trends over time, with filtering by league, season, center, ball, and pattern Your data lives on your device - no account, no sign-in, and you can export it whenever you want.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pinalytics at weekly against BowlingBoard's every 2 months. Pinalytics also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.1). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. BowlingBoard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Pinalytics sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
BowlingBoard ships an update every 2 months, Pinalytics weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BowlingBoard | Pinalytics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PCV | Pinalytics |
In-app purchases
BowlingBoard
- Monthly Plan$0.991 Month
- Annual Plan1 Month trial$9.991 Year
Pinalytics
- Pinalytics Pro$9.99









