Comparison

StrikeBook vs Welcome to Bowling

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

Head to head
About

StrikeBook

Features
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Your own bowling score book. The one the alley never gives you. The house screens score the whole team, then throw your night away. StrikeBook keeps just your games: every frame, your real average, and every league night, in a score book that's actually yours. Free frame-by-frame scoring, forever. No ads. No account. No subscription. SCORE EVERY FRAME, CORRECTLY • A fast pin pad. Tap the count, the strike, the spare. The sheet fills itself. • Real ten-pin rules, tenth frame and bonus balls handled exactly like the center's screen. • Tap any frame to fix a mistype. Score multiple games a night. • In a hurry? Type just the final score and move on. YOUR REAL AVERAGE, WEEK BY WEEK • Average, high game, high series, strike % and spare %: honest, real-rules numbers. • A trend line that shows your average actually moving. EVERY NIGHT, KEPT • Each night is a record: date, house, league, series, and a photo, if you want one. • Your history scrolls like an album, not a spreadsheet. SHARE THE NIGHT • One tap turns a night into a clean card: scores, series, date, straight into the group chat. GO DEEPER WITH PRO (one-time, no subscription) • Spare conversion by pin leave: the single-pin and 10-pin numbers you argue about. • First-ball average, open-frame %, clean-game count, per-house splits. • Unlimited leagues, unlimited photos per night, and CSV export of every game. StrikeBook is a personal score book, not a group scorekeeper and not a league-secretary tool. Your data lives on your device. Buy Pro once and it's yours. Family Sharing included. Score tonight's games free. Watch your book fill up.

About

Welcome to Bowling

Features
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Welcome to Bowling is the all-in-one app for running and joining bowling tournaments and leagues — built for tournament directors, league operators, and bowlers alike. For Tournament Directors & League Operators Create and manage tournaments and leagues from your phone Run brackets and side pots automatically, with entries, scores, and payouts tracked in real time Fast, organized check-in — see who's paid, checked in, and ready to bowl at a glance Full control center for managing events, centers, and results For Bowlers Find and join tournaments and leagues near you Quick, clean registration and check-in Track your scores, stats, and results live as you play Build a public bowling profile and follow your results history Spectate and follow tournaments and league nights in real time Also Includes Fantasy bowling contests Practice session tracking Wallet for tournament payments Friends and social features Live results, brackets, and leaderboards Whether you're directing a weekly league or bowling in a weekend tournament, Welcome to Bowling keeps everyone on the same page — no spreadsheets, no confusion, no paper brackets.

Screenshots

StrikeBook4 screens
Welcome to Bowling2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Welcome to Bowling at every 9 days against StrikeBook's every 3 weeks. Welcome to Bowling also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StrikeBook ships an update every 3 weeks, Welcome to Bowling every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
StrikeBook versus Welcome to Bowling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrikeBookWelcome to Bowling
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB29 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperOmer Faruk AsilCHRISTOPHER PAUL ZAPATKA

In-app purchases

None

StrikeBook

No in-app purchases

None

Welcome to Bowling

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StrikeBook free?
StrikeBook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Welcome to Bowling free?
Welcome to Bowling is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do StrikeBook or Welcome to Bowling have ads?
Neither StrikeBook nor Welcome to Bowling shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StrikeBook or Welcome to Bowling?
StrikeBook ships an update every 3 weeks, and Welcome to Bowling every 9 days. Most recently, StrikeBook was updated on November 10, 2026 and Welcome to Bowling on November 6, 2026.

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