Comparison

BOWL.com vs Group Caddie

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

Head to head
About

BOWL.com

Access your digital membership card, track statistics, and stay updated with the latest bowling news. This app provides essential resources like the rulebook and a directory for bowling centers and events.

Highlights
  • Digital membership card
  • Membership statistics
  • USBC rulebook access
  • Bowling center search
  • Latest bowling news
Features
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Stay connected with the world of bowling through the official BOWL.com mobile app! Designed exclusively for United States Bowling Congress members, this app offers easy access to your digital membership card, membership stats, and the latest bowling news. Key Features: · Membership at Your Fingertips: Show your membership card effortlessly when competing in tournaments. · Comprehensive Stats: Look up and manage your membership statistics and explore stats of fellow USBC members. · Bowling Resources: Access the USBC rulebook, and search for bowling centers, associations, coaches, volunteers, and tournaments. · Latest News: Stay up to date with breaking stories and updates from USBC. Whether you're competing in a league or simply following the action, the BOWL.com app is your go-to resource for everything bowling. Download the app now to simplify your bowling experience and take your membership with you wherever you go!

About

Group Caddie

Organize golf outings, manage tee times, and track live scores for up to 24 players. Features include easy RSVPs, automatic pairings, and instant updates for various scoring formats and side games. Settle bets easily with a single, consolidated leaderboard.

Highlights
  • Tee time planning with single link RSVP
  • Automatic pairings and cart assignments
  • Live scoring for multiple formats
  • Support for up to 24 players
  • Integrated side game tracking
  • Consolidated leaderboard for all games
Features
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Group Caddie — golf with your people, handled. From a one-link Saturday tee time to a 24-player, net-scored weekend, Group Caddie carries the logistics so you can just play. PLAN THE DAY — Set up a tee time and share one link. Guests RSVP with no sign-in, and it lands on their calendar with auto-reminders. Add rounds, courses, and who's playing — up to 24. MAKE THE PAIRINGS — Drag-and-drop or shuffle foursomes. Carts, tee times, and side-game teams push straight to every phone. SCORE LIVE — One tap per hole. Net scoring, Skins, Wolf, Nassau, and closest-to-pin / long-drive all update instantly — no paper card, no end-of-round math. Lose signal in a back-nine dead zone? Keep scoring; it syncs the moment you're back. ONE LEADERBOARD, ONE NUMBER — Every format, side game, and carryover nets out to a single number per player. Watch the live standings, crown the Champion of the Weekend, and settle up who owes what — no spreadsheet required.

Screenshots

BOWL.com3 screens
Group Caddie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Group Caddie at 100% against BOWL.com's 16%. Group Caddie also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.5) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). BOWL.com's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 2). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Group Caddie holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BOWL.com has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of BOWL.com's written reviews are positive against 100% of Group Caddie's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BOWL.com ships an update every 2 months, Group Caddie every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BOWL.com versus Group Caddie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBOWL.comGroup Caddie
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (14 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB47 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperUnited States Bowling CongressGroup Caddie, LLC

Customer experience

BOWL.com

All ratings9 ratings
Positive22.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative77.8%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive16.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative80.0%

Group Caddie

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

BOWL.com

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • App not loading membership card
  • Blank sign-in screen
  • App doesn't work after payment
  • Login loop: valid credentials but not recognized as member
  • Spinning loading wheel of death
Show 14 more
  • App quits, won't open
  • App won't load, sits on loading screen
  • App crashes when opening
  • App won't load, sits on login screen
  • App won't load, keeps spinning on lid screen
  • App exits to web browser when trying to join
  • App won't load, needs update
  • App crashes when trying to create account/register
  • App crashes when opening links
  • Cannot pull membership card, needs account activation
  • App doesn't work since update, login info invalid
  • App doesn't work on WiFi, crashes
  • App doesn't load on WiFi
  • App won't open

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add sanction number back to search results
  • Improve navigation for rule book
  • Allow screen rotation to landscape for rule book
  • Bookmark pages in rule book
  • Add support for Championships/Convention

Group Caddie

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BOWL.com

No in-app purchases

None

Group Caddie

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BOWL.com free?
BOWL.com is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Group Caddie free?
Group Caddie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BOWL.com or Group Caddie?
Group Caddie is rated higher. BOWL.com averages 2.5 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Group Caddie averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do BOWL.com or Group Caddie have ads?
Neither BOWL.com nor Group Caddie shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BOWL.com or Group Caddie?
BOWL.com ships an update every 2 months, and Group Caddie every 2 weeks. Most recently, BOWL.com was updated on October 24, 2026 and Group Caddie on September 26, 2026.

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