Bowling XP vs Score
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bowling XP
Track bowling scores, compete with friends in various game modes, and manage tournaments. Gamified features like leveling up and achievements help improve your game and track progress over time.
- Score tracking (Frame, Pin, Final Score)
- Multiplayer challenges (6 game types)
- Tournament creation and management
- Leaderboards and friend comparisons
- XP and achievement system
- Deep statistical analysis
- Calendar and streak tracking
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Bowling XP is the bowling companion that turns every game into progress. Track your scores, dig into your stats, level up with XP and achievements, and compete with friends, whether you bowl casually or in leagues and tournaments. SCORE TRACKING Log a game in seconds with Frame Tracker, Pin Tracker or Quick Score. Mark league, practice or tournament games, and add your lane, oil pattern and notes. Track the ball you threw on every shot, not just every game. Splits are detected automatically, your game autosaves as you go, and you can edit any past game. YOUR ARSENAL Add balls from a catalog of 2,600+ bowling balls with official photos, or add your own. Every ball gets its own stats page, and you can compare up to 3 balls side by side to see which one really scores best for you. DEEP STATISTICS • Tap any stat to see its chart, its trend and the games behind it • Strike, spare and single-pin spare conversion • Split tracking and leave-by-leave spare analysis • Frame-by-frame performance and 10th frame breakdown • Filter by game type, league, tournament and time period • Stats pages for every ball and league • Export your games to CSV anytime LEAGUES & HANDICAP Set up your leagues and Bowling XP works out your handicap every week. Not sure of your league's formula? Enter your average and handicap from your league sheet and we'll find it. Get an automatic series recap after your last game of the night. TOURNAMENTS Track scratch, handicap or bracket tournaments, with qualifying rounds and head-to-head matches kept separate. Log opponents and scores, see win/loss records and qualifying averages at a glance. MULTIPLAYER CHALLENGES Challenge up to 16 friends across 6 types: High Score, Strike Count, Open Frames, Score Total, Target Score and Bowling Poker, where every strike deals you a playing card and the best 5-card hand wins (up to 8 players). Set game limits or date ranges, follow live scores from your home screen, and celebrate the win on the podium. FRIENDS & PROFILES Add friends with a simple friend code, see their games, series and milestones in your Social feed, and add a profile photo. Every bowler's profile shows their average, favorite balls and stats, and you can browse their friends list to add friends of friends. Compare stats side by side and see where you rank on the Global Ladder. LEVEL UP Every strike and spare earns XP. Climb the levels, unlock 50+ achievements from your first turkey to 10,000 career strikes, complete fresh weekly quests and keep your weekly streak alive. SHARE YOUR GAME Share your series with clean, branded share cards made for Instagram Stories and social media. BUILT FOR iPHONE Smooth, native design with dark mode. Works fully offline and syncs automatically across your devices when you're back online. You choose exactly what friends and other bowlers can see with detailed privacy controls. KEY FEATURES • 3 scoring methods with per-shot ball tracking • 2,600+ ball catalog and side-by-side ball comparison • Charts and trends for every stat • Automatic league handicap • Tournaments with qualifying and head-to-head play • Challenges for up to 16 bowlers, including Bowling Poker • Social feed, profiles, friends lists and profile photos • Global Ladder rankings • XP, levels, 50+ achievements and weekly quests • Full offline support with automatic cloud sync Download Bowling XP and start leveling up your game!
Score
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Score is a bowling score tracker for solo play and club use. ■ Personal Records • Manage your bowling scores in your own personal space • Frame-by-frame score entry with automatic strike and spare calculation • View your scorecard at a glance • Track score trends and personal statistics ■ Club Management • Create a club and invite members • Manage member roles (admin, member) • Stay connected with a club feed and event scheduling ■ Game Records • Enter scores quickly and easily • Handicap support • Detailed records per round • Frame-by-frame score entry ■ Rankings & Statistics • Automatic member rankings • Track performance by season and league • View personal statistics ■ Social Login • Sign in with Google, Apple, or Facebook Record every practice session and every club meetup — all with Score.
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Verdict
Bowling XP and Score are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bowling XP ships an update every 4 days, Score every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bowling XP | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (32 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matt Nadolny | Sangsoo Lee |
In-app purchases
Bowling XP
No in-app purchases
Score
No in-app purchases








