Advanced Bowling Tracker vs Bowly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Advanced Bowling Tracker
This app provides detailed frame-by-frame scoring and advanced statistics for bowlers. Track your performance over time, manage your equipment, and share your games with friends through a social feed. Upgrade for unlimited scoring and drill sessions.
- Frame-by-frame scoring
- Detailed performance statistics
- Apple Watch support
- Social feed for friends
- Ball arsenal management
- Live game sharing
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Track your bowling like never before. Advanced Bowling Tracker gives you frame-by-frame scoring, detailed stats, Apple Watch support and a social feed to share your best games with friends. Slice and dice your stats: Filter or compare any two alleys, balls, lanes and more to find your strengths and weaknesses. See your trends: View your average, high game, strike percentage, spare conversion rate, and more. Track your performance over time in practice, leagues and tournaments. Score with precision: Record each ball with from your phone or watch. Track splits, spares, and strikes across games. See your stats as you bowl. Manage your arsenal: Keep track of every ball in your bag with details on weight, layout, and surface. Stay connected: Follow friends and teammates. React and comment on their games. See what they're throwing on your activity feed. Share your games: Post and share your results, or even share a live link so friends can see how you are doing in real time. Go Pro: Free users can record unlimited scores and track every shot for 15 games per month along with 1 free drill per month. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited frame by frame scoring, drill sessions and advanced ball comparison tools. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://advancedbowlingtracker.com/privacy
Bowly
This app tracks your bowling scores frame by frame, providing detailed statistics and real-time coaching insights to help you improve your game. It offers multiple input methods, including offline and live sync with supported centers, with a focus on usability in dim lighting and poor Wi-Fi conditions.
- Pin-by-pin score input
- Quick score mode
- Live sync with ComputerScore centers
- Real-time coaching tips
- Pin leave heatmap
- Session recaps with insights
- Offline functionality
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Your scores deserve more than a forgotten photo of the screen. Bowly tracks every frame, every spare leave, every pin, then shows you exactly where to improve. Whether you're chasing your first 200 game or grinding through league night, this is the companion app that actually makes you a better bowler. TRACK YOUR WAY - Pin-by-pin input: tap the pins left standing, confirm, done. Under 5 seconds per frame. - Quick score mode: just punch in the numbers if you're in a rush. - Live Sync: connect to your lane at supported ComputerScore centres and scores update automatically. No typing. No distractions. COACHING THAT WATCHES YOUR GAME Real-time tips adapt to what's actually happening on the lanes. Left the 10 pin three times? Bowly notices before you do, and tells you what to adjust. Fatigue creeping in during Game 3? You'll know. On a streak? It'll tell you to stay in rhythm and change nothing. STATS THAT ACTUALLY HELP - Average trend over time: see the trajectory, not just tonight's number - Pin leave heatmap: a visual map of exactly which pins you leave most often - Spare conversion by leave type: find out if it's the 10 pin or the 3-6-10 that's costing you - Game-by-game breakdown: spot fatigue patterns across Game 1, 2, and 3 - Strike percentage, clean games, 200+ count, season milestones SESSION RECAPS YOU'LL ACTUALLY READ After every session: your three game scores, series total vs. season average, first ball breakdown, spare conversion rates, and a plain-English insight like "Your 10-pin conversion cost you 12 pins tonight." BUILT FOR THE ALLEY Dark theme. Big buttons. Works offline. Bowling alleys have terrible WiFi and dim lighting: Bowly is designed for exactly that. Haptic feedback on every pin tap, strike, and spare makes scoring feel satisfying, not like data entry. LIVE SYNC WITH COMPUTERSCORE At supported centres, connect to your lane and Bowly pulls your scores live as you bowl. No manual input needed. Just bowl, glance at your phone between frames, and get coached in real time. Currently available at 60+ centres across QLD, NSW, VIC, SA, WA, and TAS. Free to use. Your data stays on your device. No account required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bowly at none against Advanced Bowling Tracker's 2. Bowly also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Advanced Bowling Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 4) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and update cadence 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. Advanced Bowling Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Bowly asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bowly holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Advanced Bowling Tracker's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bowly's.
Advanced Bowling Tracker ships an update fortnightly, Bowly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Advanced Bowling Tracker | Bowly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joseph Miller | Chad Fallotin |
Customer experience
Advanced Bowling Tracker
Bowly
In-app purchases
Advanced Bowling Tracker
- Pro Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$1.991 Month
- Pro Annual Subscription1 Month trial$9.991 Year
Bowly
No in-app purchases
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