Ball Save vs Arr Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ball Save
This app helps pinball enthusiasts track their scores and find nearby machines. It offers offline score logging, personalized game history, and location-based machine discovery. Designed for privacy, all data is stored locally on your device.
- Offline score tracking
- Find nearby pinball machines
- Log scores by machine and location
- View personal bests and history
- Save favorite locations
- Private data storage
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Don't tilt. Track. Ball Save is a personal pinball score tracker that keeps everything on your device. No accounts, no sign-in, no cloud sync. Just you, the flippers, and your high scores. FIND YOUR NEXT GAME Search any city and browse nearby pinball machines powered by Pinball Map. See what's at each location before you walk in. TRACK EVERY BALL Log scores by machine and location. See your history, personal bests, and how you stack up against yourself over time. STAY ORGANIZED Sort by recent activity or score count, save your favorite spots, and browse skill shots and objectives tailored to your level. PRIVATE BY DESIGN All your data lives on your device. Nothing is uploaded, synced, or shared. No extra ball required. - No account required - No ads, no tracking - Dark and light mode - Works offline for score tracking Built by pinball players, for pinball players.
Arr Control
Manage your self-hosted media servers and download clients from a single, modern mobile interface. Monitor downloads, manage libraries, approve requests, and check server status remotely. Supports a wide range of popular services for a unified experience.
- Monitor downloads in real time
- Manage Sonarr and Radarr libraries
- Browse and approve Seerr requests
- View Plex activity
- Monitor Tautulli statistics
- Check server health
- Modern mobile-first interface
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Arr Control – Your Mobile Companion for the *arr Ecosystem Manage your entire media server from a single app. Arr Control brings together your favorite self-hosted services into one fast, modern, and privacy-focused mobile experience. Whether you’re managing downloads, approving requests, monitoring your library, or checking server status, Arr Control makes it easy to stay in control from anywhere. Supported Services • Sonarr • Radarr • Prowlarr • Lidarr • Bazarr • Readarr (coming soon) • qBittorrent • Plex • Tautulli • Seerr / Overseerr Features • Monitor downloads in real time • Manage Sonarr and Radarr libraries • Browse and approve Seerr requests • View Plex activity • Monitor Tautulli statistics • Check server health • Quick access to recent additions • Modern mobile-first interface • Fast and responsive experience Free Forever Arr Control will always have a free version with no feature restrictions. If you’d like to support future development, optional donations are available—but they will never unlock exclusive features or limit the free experience. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ball Save at none against Arr Control's 4. Arr Control's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 2). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Arr Control sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Ball Save asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Ball Save against 4.9 for Arr Control. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively.
Ball Save ships an update every 6 days, Arr Control weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Ball Save | Arr Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.9 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | steven collins | Mehmet POLAT |
Customer experience
Ball Save
Arr Control
In-app purchases
Ball Save
No in-app purchases
Arr Control
- Monthly Supporter$0.991 Month
- Coffee Tip$0.99
- Lunch Tip$2.99
- Generous Tip$9.99
