Comparison

Advanced Bowling Tracker vs BowlSense

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Frame-by-frame scoring
  • Detailed performance statistics
  • Apple Watch support
  • Social feed for friends
  • Ball arsenal management
  • Live game sharing
Features
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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

About

BowlSense

This app helps bowlers track their scores, analyze their performance, and manage their equipment. It offers features like frame-by-frame scoring, detailed statistics, and a ball catalog. Coordinate with your league and improve your game with advanced analytics.

Highlights
  • Score tracking on phone and Apple Watch
  • Detailed game statistics and analytics
  • Bowling ball catalog and bag management
  • League coordination and team chat
  • Pin leave analytics
  • Ball speed and rev rate measurement
  • Import historical game data
Features
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Track your bowling game with precision. BowlSense is the all-in-one scoring, analytics, and ball management companion for bowlers who want to improve. SCORE ON YOUR PHONE OR APPLE WATCH Tap pins to score games from your phone or directly on your Apple Watch at the lane. Every frame syncs automatically. Review complete game history with frame-by-frame breakdowns. KNOW YOUR STATS Your game. Your gear. Your team. BowlSense is the bowling companion for bowlers who want their scores, equipment, leagues, and practice work in one place. BOWLERDNA FOR YOUR GAME Build a living profile from your scores and sessions. Track your average, high game, consistency, pressure frames, spare work, and progress over time. BowlSense helps turn your history into a clear game map. LEAGUE NIGHT FOR YOUR TEAM Coordinate league night from the same app you use to score. Track team availability, see who is in, and use Team Chat to keep your league group moving together. ARSENAL FOR YOUR EQUIPMENT Keep your bowling balls organized, connect your gear back to your BowlerDNA, and build a smarter picture of what is in your bag and what belongs on your want list. IMPORT YOUR HISTORY Already have games somewhere else? Bring your history forward with import support for PinPal, Bowlr, BowlSheet, and BowlSense JSON. SCORE AT THE LANES Score games from your phone and review recent sessions, frame history, and game-level stats. BowlSense is designed for dark lane-side use: fast, readable, and focused. SPEED CHECK AND COACHING TOOLS Use your phone camera to preview Speed Check workflows and keep practice tools close to the same dashboard as your scores, team, and gear. BowlSense is becoming your bowling command center: the place where your game, your equipment, and your community all connect. PIN LEAVE ANALYTICS BowlSense tracks every pin you leave and categorizes them as single pin spares, multi-pin combinations, and splits. See your conversion rate for every leave pattern. Know exactly which spares to practice. SPEED CHECK Record a throw with your phone camera and measure your ball speed and rev rate. No sensors required. Works at 120fps or 240fps with frame-by-frame analysis. APPLE WATCH MOTION CAPTURE With the optional watch purchase unlock, capture wrist motion data during every throw. Get release confidence scoring, swing tempo analysis, and follow-through metrics. The watch records at 100Hz and syncs results to your phone. BALL CATALOG & BAG MANAGEMENT Browse 50+ bowling balls with full specs: RG, differential, coverstock type, hook potential, length, and backend ratings. Mark balls as "Have It" or "Want It" to manage your bag and wishlist. Find your next ball with Amazon links. IMPORT YOUR HISTORY Already tracking your games? Import your history from PinPal, Bowlr, or BowlSheet. Keep all your data in one place. DESIGNED FOR BOWLERS Dark mode interface built for lane-side use. Clean, fast, and focused on what matters: your game. Privacy Policy: https://www.bowlsense.io/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.bowlsense.io/terms Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Advanced Bowling Tracker4 screens
BowlSense4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Advanced Bowling Tracker at 4.8 against BowlSense's 4.0. Advanced Bowling Tracker also leads on ratings volume (18 vs 2). BowlSense's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Advanced Bowling Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and BowlSense sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Advanced Bowling Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Advanced Bowling Tracker has 18 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of Advanced Bowling Tracker's written reviews are positive against 100% of BowlSense's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Advanced Bowling Tracker ships an update fortnightly, BowlSense weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Advanced Bowling Tracker versus BowlSense: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdvanced Bowling TrackerBowlSense
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (18 ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoseph MillerBarry Moyes

Customer experience

Advanced Bowling Tracker

All ratings17 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

BowlSense

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Advanced Bowling Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • Pro Annual Subscription1 Month trial$9.991 Year
1 purchases

BowlSense

One-time1
  • Apple Watch Scoring$4.99

Questions

Is Advanced Bowling Tracker free?
Advanced Bowling Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BowlSense free?
BowlSense is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Advanced Bowling Tracker or BowlSense?
Advanced Bowling Tracker is rated higher. Advanced Bowling Tracker averages 4.8 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while BowlSense averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Advanced Bowling Tracker or BowlSense have ads?
Advanced Bowling Tracker shows ads; BowlSense does not.
Which is updated more often, Advanced Bowling Tracker or BowlSense?
Advanced Bowling Tracker ships an update fortnightly, and BowlSense weekly. Most recently, Advanced Bowling Tracker was updated on November 5, 2026 and BowlSense on October 31, 2026.

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