Comparison

Brackdown vs Bowling Score Keeper & Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Brackdown

Features
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Brackdown is the universal scoreboard for every sport, video game, and backyard tournament you play — now with a built-in community. FIND PLAYERS, NOT JUST SCORES The Discover tab surfaces other Brackdown players ranked by the sports you both play. Tap Quick Match for a random opponent in seconds. Filter by sport, sort by ELO. Become discoverable and let others challenge you back — only your name, top sports, and ELO are shared. No accounts, no servers, just iCloud. MESSAGE YOUR FRIENDS Built-in 1:1 chat with friends. iMessage-style bubbles, read receipts, push notifications when a friend messages you, block and report tools built in. All over iCloud, no separate login. KEEP REAL ELO RATINGS Every match — Tennis, FIFA, pickleball, chess, bowling, you name it — feeds your per-sport ELO and a weighted overall rating that follows you across every game. Adaptive USCF-style scaling means new players move faster and masters move slower, just like in real chess. 120+ SPORTS, VIDEO GAMES, AND TABLETOP - Specialist engines for Tennis (with proper deuce, sets, tiebreaks), Chess (W/L/D), Golf (per-hole stroke entry, lowest wins), and Bowling (10-frame with strikes, spares, and 10th-frame bonus). - Curated presets for FIFA, NBA 2K, Madden, NHL, MLB The Show, Rocket League, Call of Duty, Valorant, CS2, Fortnite, Apex, Halo, Splatoon, Smash Bros, Mario Kart, Magic, Catan, Settlers, Wingspan, Cornhole, Spikeball, Kan Jam, Ladder Ball, and dozens more. - Add your own custom games in 30 seconds — pick rules, give it a name, it'''s in the catalog forever. TOURNAMENTS THAT ACTUALLY WORK Single elimination with seeding, byes, and best-of-N series (best of 3, 5, 7). Round robin with live standings. Visual bracket tree with animated reveal and glowing trail for advancing winners. ELO-based seeding so top players don'''t meet in round 1. Share the bracket as an image with one tap. DOUBLES + MULTIPLAYER Form teams of two for tennis doubles, golf best-ball, bowling, cornhole — anything. Free-for-all matches up to 8 players with proper pairwise ELO updates. Join a friend'''s match in person via Bluetooth + Wi-Fi (no internet needed) and bring your real ELO with you. POSTGAME MOMENTS Confetti in sport colors, ELO milestone celebrations with sparkle bursts (cross 1500, 2000, 2400), trash-talk lines, signed scorecards, photos and notes per match, auto-generated share cards for iMessage. Year in Review dashboard. Charts of your ELO over time and head-to-head records. iOS-NATIVE Live Activities show your in-progress score on the lock screen and Dynamic Island. Home screen widgets show your overall ELO and recent matches. Spotlight search surfaces your matches and players. AR scoreboard projects the live score onto your court or table. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Everything is on your device unless you choose to publish. Discoverability is opt-in. iCloud sync is optional. Profiles only sync when you explicitly share them. Chat and Discover are powered by iCloud Public — no accounts to create, sign in with your Apple ID like every iCloud app.

About

Bowling Score Keeper & Tracker

Score pin by pin on a realistic scoreboard and track detailed bowling statistics. Improve your game with insights like spare-by-leave heatmaps and personalized coaching plans. Manage leagues, handicaps, and equipment, with iCloud sync and data export options.

Highlights
  • Real-time pin-by-pin scoring
  • Detailed performance statistics
  • Spare-by-leave heatmap analysis
  • Personalized coaching plans
  • League and handicap tracking
  • Ball arsenal management
  • iCloud backup and sync
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Bowling Score Keeper & Tracker is the most complete way to score, track, and actually improve your bowling game. Score pin by pin on a real 10-pin scoreboard, and the app turns every throw into the stats serious bowlers track - average, high game, strike %, spare %, first-ball average, and a spare-by-leave heatmap that shows exactly which pins you miss. WHY BOWLERS LOVE IT - Real scoreboard scoring - tap the pins that fall, frame by frame, with automatic strike, spare, and split math. - Deep stats - average gauge, high game and series, strike/spare/open rates, first-ball average, and score trends over time. - Spare-by-leave heatmap - your single-pin conversion, pin by pin, so you know what to practice. - Your Coaching Plan - a ranked plan that names your biggest scoring leak and gives you a standard drill to fix it. - Ball arsenal - log your equipment and see which ball carries. - Leagues and handicap - track league nights plus USBC-style handicap and average. - iCloud backup and sync - your history, safe and on all your devices. - Export - CSV and JSON export of your games and stats. FREE TO START Track your first games free. Upgrade to Bowling Pro for unlimited games, an unlimited ball arsenal, and iCloud backup. BOWLING PRO SUBSCRIPTION - Bowling Pro (Yearly): $9.99 per year with one month free trial - Bowling Pro (Lifetime): $19.99 once Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off 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 Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://pandataps.com/bowling/terms Privacy Policy: https://pandataps.com/bowling/privacy

Screenshots

Brackdown4 screens
Bowling Score Keeper & Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Brackdown at none against Bowling Score Keeper & Tracker's 3. Brackdown also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Bowling Score Keeper & Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Brackdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brackdown ships an update daily, Bowling Score Keeper & Tracker every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Brackdown versus Bowling Score Keeper & Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrackdownBowling Score Keeper & Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—13 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB81 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperCaden BartlettPanda Taps LLC

In-app purchases

None

Brackdown

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Bowling Score Keeper & Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Bowling Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Bowling Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Bowling Pro Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Brackdown free?
Brackdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bowling Score Keeper & Tracker free?
Bowling Score Keeper & Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Brackdown or Bowling Score Keeper & Tracker have ads?
Neither Brackdown nor Bowling Score Keeper & Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brackdown or Bowling Score Keeper & Tracker?
Brackdown ships an update daily, and Bowling Score Keeper & Tracker every 5 days. Most recently, Brackdown was updated on October 14, 2026 and Bowling Score Keeper & Tracker on October 8, 2026.

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