LaneMate vs Pinalytics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LaneMate
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LaneMate brings bowling scoring, leagues, tournaments, practice recordings, coaching tools and event management together. Track your games, find eligible events and teams, and review your progress. Explore bowling equipment and services in the Pro Shop store. Participating stores manage their own product availability and fulfillment options. Authorized shop owners, coaches, center managers and event managers have dedicated workspaces for their tools. Record or stream a bowling session when you choose, with sharing controls for supported viewing experiences. AI tools provide supporting bowling insights. Apple In-App Purchase is used for digital iOS subscriptions. Stripe is used for real-world bowling events, products and services, not to unlock digital-only iOS functionality. Camera and microphone permissions are optional and used for recording or streaming. Location helps find nearby bowling events. HealthKit supports optional bowling activity and Apple Watch movement context. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Pinalytics
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Pinalytics is the bowling stat tracker for bowlers who want to know not just what they scored, but why. Enter games pin by pin with a fast, thumb-friendly interface built for league night. Pinalytics turns your frames into the numbers that matter - and shows you exactly where your average has room to grow. FREE: • Frame-by-frame scoring with pin-level detail • Average, high game, high series, and strike streak • Strike % and clean-game % across your full history • Organize by league, tournament, season, and bowling center • Track your balls and oil patterns • Backup, export, and restore your data anytime PRO - one-time purchase, no subscription: • First-ball average, carry %, makeable-spare, single-pin, and split conversion • Pin-leave breakdown: see which leaves cost you the most pins • Dial It In: tap any stat and see how improving it would change your average • Trends over time, with filtering by league, season, center, ball, and pattern • More to come! Your data lives on your device - no account, no sign-in, and you can export it whenever you want.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Pinalytics at 15.0 against LaneMate's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. LaneMate sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Pinalytics sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
LaneMate ships an update every 4 days, Pinalytics every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LaneMate | Pinalytics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LaneMate LLC | Pinalytics |
In-app purchases
LaneMate
- House Admin 3 Monthly$9.991 Month
- Recording 100 Monthly$9.991 Month
- League + Tournament Monthly$24.991 Month
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- Coach Monthly$99.991 Month
- House Admin 10 Monthly$114.991 Month
- Tournament Admin Yearly$149.991 Year
- League + Tournament Yearly$149.991 Year
- House Admin 20 Monthly$264.991 Month
- House Admin 50 Monthly$719.991 Month
- Coach Yearly$999.991 Year
Pinalytics
- Pinalytics Pro$9.99








