Comparison

BowlerHub vs Tenpin Doctors

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Host online brackets
  • View interactive brackets
  • Track bowler advancement
  • Supports scratch and handicap
  • Mobile-friendly viewing
  • Account not required for viewing
Features
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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.

About

Tenpin Doctors

Simulate ball motion, plan layouts, and get AI coaching for bowling. Analyze ball specs, lane conditions, and your own performance to improve your game. Features a vast ball database and training resources.

Highlights
  • Ball motion simulation
  • AI coaching
  • Layout planning
  • Ball database
  • PAP and spec calculators
  • Training drills and library
Features
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Tenpin Doctors is a ball motion simulator, layout planner and AI coach in one app — built for bowlers and pro shop operators who want to know what a ball will do before they drill it or throw it. SEE THE BALL BEFORE YOU THROW IT Roll any ball on a simulated lane with your own numbers: rev rate, axis rotation, tilt, speed, surface and loft. Set your lay-down board and your target at the arrows and watch the line. Change the pattern, change the surface, move your feet — and see what it costs you. ASK THE TENPIN DOCTOR An AI coach that knows your specs, your PAP and the ball you’re holding. Ask for a line to the pocket and he’ll work one out and set the sliders himself. Ask why a ball rolls out, what to change on a burnt-up house shot, or how a layout will react — and get an answer, not a search result. 2,700+ BALLS, KEPT CURRENT Real RG, differential and core data, updated from our server as manufacturers release them. New releases arrive with their specs and a traced 3D core, ready to roll on the simulator with your layout and release. PLAN LAYOUTS THAT MAKE SENSE Dual angle and VLS layouts worked from your own PAP, with the pin, PSA and mass bias placed on a 3D ball you can turn. Save them, compare them, and simulate the result before a single hole is drilled. FIND YOUR PAP AND YOUR SPECS Scan your ball, find your grip centre and measure your positive axis point. Calculators for axis tilt, rev rate, ball speed, span and pitch. TRAINING AND KNOWLEDGE Drills, practice programs and a reference library covering lane play, ball motion and layout theory, with new content added through the season. FOR COACHES AND PRO SHOPS Keep every bowler’s specs, layouts and saved shots in one place, synced to every device you work from. LIVE TRACKING — OPTIONAL ADD-ON Tenpin Doctors Trackers and Duos are separate hardware accessories, sold separately, that track your ball live on the lane — speed, boards and shot-by-shot data straight into the app. The app is fully usable without them; they add live tracking for bowlers who want it. PINPOINT PRO $9.99 per month or $69.99 per year. Unlocks the live ball database, the simulator’s full ball library, current oil patterns, My Specs, the calculators, training, and bowler sync across your devices. Pro includes 5 Tenpin Doctor questions each month. Need more, buy a question pack — bought questions never expire and roll over month to month. Pinpoint PRO is an auto-renewing subscription — $9.99/month or $69.99/year. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.tenpindoctors.com/privacy

Screenshots

BowlerHub4 screens
Tenpin Doctors4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BowlerHub at 5.0 against Tenpin Doctors's 4.4. BowlerHub also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and device support (3 vs 1). Tenpin Doctors's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price and review sentiment 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. Tenpin Doctors sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. BowlerHub asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BowlerHub holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tenpin Doctors has 21 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BowlerHub ships an update every 2 months, Tenpin Doctors every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
BowlerHub versus Tenpin Doctors: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBowlerHubTenpin Doctors
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.4 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings321 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperADAM ROBERT SCHIELFLOYD LENARD RAYMOND

Customer experience

BowlerHub

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tenpin Doctors

All ratings21 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BowlerHub

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Tenpin Doctors

Subscriptions2
  • Pinpoint PRO monthly$9.991 Month
  • PinPoint Pro (yearly 19.99)$69.991 Year
One-time8
  • 750 Play Dollars$0.99
  • 25 Doctor Questions$2.99
  • 2,500 Play Dollars$2.99
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  • Double Experience, 7 Days$2.99
  • 100 Doctor Questions$5.99
  • 200 Doctor Questions$9.99
  • 10,000 Play Dollars$9.99
  • 500 Doctor Questions$19.99

Questions

Is BowlerHub free?
BowlerHub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tenpin Doctors free?
Tenpin Doctors is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BowlerHub or Tenpin Doctors?
BowlerHub is rated higher. BowlerHub averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Tenpin Doctors averages 4.4 from 21 ratings.
Do BowlerHub or Tenpin Doctors have ads?
BowlerHub shows ads; Tenpin Doctors does not.
Which is updated more often, BowlerHub or Tenpin Doctors?
BowlerHub ships an update every 2 months, and Tenpin Doctors every 5 days. Most recently, BowlerHub was updated on October 30, 2026 and Tenpin Doctors on November 6, 2026.

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