PinPal
4.9 ★
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PinPal is a bowling scorekeeping app that tracks league, tournament, and open bowling games while providing detailed statistics to help bowlers improve their average. The app offers advanced analytics such as spare conversion rates and performance insights across multiple tracking methods.
7.4
Popularity
4,970
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5
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About — Storefront Description
PinPal is a bowling scorekeeping application designed to provide bowlers with detailed statistics to help improve their average.
PinPal keeps track of leagues, tournaments, and open bowling, allowing bowlers to view their average and other statistics in many different ways.
PinPal puts tons of useful stats right at your fingertips. Ever wondered what your average would be if you picked up all your single pin spares? Ever wondered what spares you leave the most, and how often you are able to pick them up? Now you can find out!
Scores can be entered by selecting all the pins you knocked down or entering the scores you get for each ball. Alternatively, if you don't want to take the time to enter each frame, you can simply enter the final score for the game.
Make sure to check out PinPal Lite if you want to try it out before buying!
For questions, comments, concerns, complaints, compliments, suggestions, or any other feedback, contact PinPalApp@gmail.com or visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/PinPalBowling.
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PinPal is a bowling scorekeeping application designed to provide bowlers with detailed statistics to help improve their average.
PinPal keeps track of both leagues, tournaments, and open bowling, allowing bowlers to view their average and other statistics in many different ways.
PinPal puts tons of useful stats right at your fingertips. Ever wondered what your average would be if you picked up all your single pin spares? Ever wondered what spares you leave the most, and how often you are able to pick it up? Well now you can find out!
Scores can be entered either by selecting all the pins you knocked down or entering the scores you get for each ball. Also, if you don't want to take the time to enter each frame, you can just enter the final score for the game.
Make sure to check out PinPal Lite if you want to try it out before buying!
Any questions, comments, concerns, complaints, compliments, suggestions, or feedback of any other sort can be directed at PinPalApp@gmail.com, or to our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/PinPalBowling.
What's New
* Fix issue where tapping "Strike" in score entry mode would not properly advance to the next frame
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Features
| Feature | Sentiment | Source | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| stats tracking | Positive 0.92 | description | PinPal puts tons of useful stats right at your fingertips |
| bowling average tracking | Positive 0.88 | description | allowing bowlers to view their average and other statistics in many different ways |
| league management | Positive 0.85 | description | PinPal keeps track of both leagues, tournaments, and open bowling |
| tournament management | Positive 0.83 | description | PinPal keeps track of both leagues, tournaments, and open bowling |
| spare analysis | Positive 0.79 | description | Ever wondered what spares you leave the most, and how often you are able to pick it up |
| live scoring | Positive 0.75 | description | Scores can be entered either by selecting all the pins you knocked down or entering the scores you get for each ball |
| performance testing | Neutral 0.00 | description | Ever wondered what your average would be if you picked up all your single pin spares |
| apple watch support | — | review | integration with the Apple Watch. If it could track relea |
| monthly statistics breakdown | — | review | break down by month where we can see how we average every month would be a really cool feature |
| lane tracking | — | review | keep track of the pair of lanes you bowl on so you can compare lanes in a bowling center |
| ball speed tracking | — | review | enter ball speed by frame it would be a 5 |
| no tap league option | — | review | Need a nine pin no tap option for league |
| custom strike display | — | review | way we could change the color of a 'X' for No-Tap league |
| frame notes | — | review | editable and selectable yes/no question(s) that can be answered for each frame |
| handicap calculation | — | review | if it only did handicap it would be GOAT status |
| bowling ball management | — | review | sort your bowling balls in the list of balls |
| cross device sync | — | review | way it would maintain my data on different devices |
Review Highlights
PinPal helps me keep track of my Bowling stats
PinPal helps me keep track of my Bowling stats, including strike percentage, spare percentage, single spare percentage multipin spare percentage split percentage. it’s an awesome app.
Still Going Strong
Bought this app when I joined a bowling league and was in and out. Now I use it to improve my game and track my progress. Helps tremendously. Has been a big help to target focus areas of need of work.
Open Frame
If I get a strike in the 10th and then miss a spare in the 11th, the stats show a missed spare, which I agree with, but then it counts it as an open frame. I think it should not count it as an open frame since I filled it with a strike.
Awesome
I love this app on my iPad. I know it’s available on a phone also, but I don’t have an iPhone. If I wanted to use it on my phone, i would have to purchase it again.
Nice way to keep your scores
Been using this app for years. I enjoy the ability to sort leagues, open play, and tournaments statistics. Would recommend to keep all of your bowling info in one easy place.
Long time user, extremely happy
I’ve used PinPal for nearly 10 years now. Very reliable, easy to convert phone to phone, easy to use, very good stats. For any bowler who wants to track their stats, this is THE APP as far as I’m concerned.
Love the App, but adding a couple options would make it incredible
I’ve been tracking my shots for years now with this app, in leagues, tournaments and at nationals. It’s been one of the best resources in my bag for improving my game, especially when I’m struggling. One thing I really would love to see is an integration with the Apple Watch. If it could track release information, that would be awesome. But more important would be if I could update the app in real time when I’m still down waiting for the ball return to quickly mark the pins.
Awesome app
Love this app. I have tons of features I want added. Best on the market
Ok App, outdated with no develop action
The app works, and is easy to use, however there are things about it that need updating and it seems the developer has given up working on it.
You can’t sort your bowling balls in the list of balls. That’s ok if you have a small amount, but it’s a complete nightmare if you have a lot like me. Also, the ball list is just a single line text entry. In other apps you can upload pictures and input notes like layout, ball type, etc.
If the developer would just update the app, add new features every once in a while, this would probably be the best bowling tracker available.
Greatest App Ever
I've been using this app for the last 1,600 games. It's been incredibly reliable, cheap, and 85% of what I want on a day-to-day basis. I'd pay double the cost for a few more clicks into the stats categories (e.g. if I miss a spare I want to see what date that spare was missed so it's easier to find in my League/Tournaments selections; maybe able to change bowling balls on spares so I can see percentages of different bowling balls used at specific spares). But really, this is the most functional app I've ever owned for the money I spent and I'm forever thankful it was built.
Had it for over 10 years
Love the app one thing would love to see is in statistics if we could get a break down by month where we can see how we average every month would be a really cool feature that I think people would love
also instead listing every game and date put like. 300 X 15 then have a drop down with the dates that way people know how many times they have a certain score and series
Good app
Very good app. Just wish you could keep track of the pair of lanes you bowl on so you can compare lanes in a bowling center.
I’ve put in requests for this feature and I’m sure many others want it. Not sure why it cannot be added
Used to like it
Used to like this a lot, but found out it’s not keeping good stats. Bowled 8 strikes in a row, but it only said I had 2 in a row. Now I’m questioning all of the stats
Great app
I use this app to track my daughter’s stats. It is easy to use and very helpful. I gave it a 4 but really it’s close to a 5. If I could enter ball speed by frame it would be a 5. That’s really the only improvement I would like to see right now.
PinPal App
Best bowling record app out there!!!
Just wish there was a way we could change the color of a ‘X’ for No-Tap league
Great app
Terrific app, keeps great stats. A must for serious bowlers.
9 Pen no tap
Need a nine pin no tap option for league
Great app for stats and scores
Does everything I want for multiple leagues.
#OneAndOnly🤙🏾
Best Bowling App out there hands down!!!!
Excellent App For Bowlers Of Any Skill Level!
I thoroughly enjoy using this app, and it’s helped me with my game. Friendly UI and easy stat sorting. Excellent work! Future updates/features to consider for the developer: possible addition of a set of editable and selectable yes/no question(s) that can be answered for each frame, which then gets compiled with statistics. For example, if I wanted to practice my balance that game, I would select “Did I keep my balance?” for that game (the same as you would select a ball or oil pattern), then each frame I would select yes or no, which would then be compiled into the stats for that question. Perhaps this feature could be able to be toggled on/off.
Great tool
Great tool for recording your scores. All my family uses this app!
Simple and easy to use
If you’re just wanting to track scores and leaves PinPal is perfect. Have had no issues. I’ve been using it for several years to track my progress. Just need to get my spare % up!
Great App
Been using it for a few seasons and I love the app! Good for keeping track of your progress…if it only did handicap it would be GOAT status 😊
Worth the price
Been using this app for 3+ years and it’s nice to be able to keep track of the splits I’ve made and seperate categories for tournaments and open bowling. Gotta say this app is a must for solo bowlers who want to keep track of their stats.
Great
The app is great to keep track of progress and what not the only thing that I would like to see is maybe a no tap option?
Great app for bowlers
Love the app, have been using it for close to 10 years. Really let’s me know what I need to work on during practice sessions (more often than not it’s the 10-pin). The only thing I would like to see added is ball speed.
Love this app!
I’ve had this app for quite some time, and use it quite a bit. It’s awesome for newbies and pros alike. Keeps great track of all of the pertinent info one could need.
My only issue is that you can’t adjust what kind of League it is you’re bowling. I do regular leagues, as well as 9-Pin-Tap fun leagues, and I’d like to be able to differentiate between the two. I’d also like to be able to eliminate certain leagues from the formula, so as to get a more accurate picture of my numbers.
Still an awesome app though! Keep the updates coming!
Great App
Very useful
Bowler’s Helper
This is a great app for bowlers. It’s inexpensive and simple to use. I wish there was a way it would maintain my data on different devices.
Best bowling stat tracker
Been using this app since I starting bowling again in 2017 (been 25 years since). Had to back up my data because I got a new phone and was terrified all my data wouldn’t transfer but it did and it was so easy to do. Provided you use it regularly like I do, it’s amazing to look back on high games and watch your average grow. Also tracks what ball you use for what game, notes to add for lane conditions/adjustments, and so much more. So glad to have found this and for anyone wanting to watch their average move over a 5 year span, this is a must have. No subscription needed, just a one time fee and it is so worth it. The Lite version was good but didn’t take me long to just buy the full version. Not disappointed one bit.
Awesome!
The is great but I was wondering how to enter my average from a league?
Awesome app
It’s awesome!
Won’t add back to a new phone
How do you add back to a new phone I purchased this app years ago and now I can’t re add it
Stats are not right
Aesthetically, this is the best app. But practically, it is useless. The stats are completely incorrect. When using filters to run stats, the results don’t match the data. I have noticed several situations when the stats didn’t make sense with the data, but the latest issue I have is that I have 7 games with a particular ball, but the stats show just 2. And yes, I triple checked to make sure that all 7 games had that ball selected in the input data. Maybe it is just the filters that are not being calculated correctly, but how can the rest be trusted?
Review
Excellent App
Just right
Updated March 2022: this app has stood up to the test of time. I now have over 7000 games on the app and have gone from the iPhone 4 to the iPhone 6S+. I highly enforce this app.
I have tried many score keeping apps, but this is the one that has stuck. Ease of use is where pinpal shines. I stick my phone in my back pocket, pull it out, record my score and put it back, all before my ball returns. I have recorded over 3500 games on pinpal and I love it. Don't let the ease of use fool you, pinpal is a powerful statistic machine. All of the relevant stats are right at you finger tips: strike %, spare %, leaves etc... . Pinpal is a valuable tool for your game.
Awesome App!!
Works great!!
Great support from the creator.
Bowling app
It is a great app for bowlers especially if u really care about the sport. I would recommend for anybody into bowling
Easy to use!
Love the app, easy to use with good info! Wish I could add my friends and see their stats
Best bowling app ever
I have been using this app for many, many years through many, many phones. Always backs up perfect and the support is awesome!
Best Scorekeeper Out There.
I love this app, its really helped me analyze my game better, and more easily (maybe lazily) keep track of all my averages. The only thing I wish they would do, (especially with the high price), is add an apple watch feature that connects to your phone app for easier use while throwing back to back shots. Or just in case I forget my phone at home. But grabbing my phone is a minor inconvenience at most. I highly recommend this app to anyone trying to get serious about their game.
Really do love the app but…
This app is awesome in every way except you can’t use it between your devices and it doesn’t back up to the cloud. So when upgrade phone like I did… lose it all because didn’t back up to computer first which I of course didn’t remember I needed to do.
I upgrade my phone pretty much every 2 years. And I bowl a lot of tournaments and in a league. It would be really awesome if this backed up.
It’s frustrating that it doesn’t.
Best scoring app there is!!!
Great app. Ease of entry is great. It does not get in the way of your bowling.
4th game options for leagues
Everything is great the only thing I have a problem with is if I’m bowl in a league that bowls more than 3 games, we should have a option to keep adding games for league play.
Like this one best
Does what it suppose to do and I like that it keeps multiple leagues
Awesome
I can keep track of my stats in league and I can keep track of how I do with my equipment very useful app
Not worth $9
I didn’t realize the app is not compatible with the iPad or that it did not support more than one bowler. If I am missing something please let me know.
Great app
This bowling stat app is one of the best. Keeps everything you need to know to improve your game. Was wondering if you are working on being able to let the app go to landscape mode for example I use it on my iPad and like to turn my iPads Because my case but I can’t because the app won’t spin with the iPad.
Thank you and hope this is something you can make happen
All most great
All you need to now is be able to add your handicap in as well to how much it is going up or down as well
Great app!
It’s nice to see the developer updating the app after a few year hiatus. I’ve been a proud owner of this app for over 9 years, and have used it in every league I’ve been in since 2014. The app is fantastic in what it does. I really like the addition of the “makeable spare” category. One thing this app is missing that other scoring apps have is the ability to record your feet and mark position. Then you can record where your ball went in relation to your mark. Being able to see the percentage of throws you missed your mark, and what you left as a result would be a great teaching/learning tool. Adding Apple Watch support to record your frames would also be a phenomenal addition.
Great Bowling App!
We are so happy we found this app. It helps us share my son share his results with his grandfather and his coach...I love and use it all the time. We have introduced it to every family on his High School bowling team and they are all using it.
We cannot wait for a team application. His coaches really would like to be able to keep the teams stats on one app.
I recommend that if you love bowling and you want to see how you progress buy this app!
Still a great app.
Still a great app. Wish that there was a way to put my starting average in at the beginning of the bowling season. Also, if there was a calculation in place so I could determine and track my handicap during the season, that would be awesome. Otherwise; it’s still a great app. Are there any anticipated improvements on the horizon?
Love it
This is the third season for which I am using the app, and it has been seamless. My data transferred to my new iPhone, and I never needed to create a backup.
If you're a stat person like me and like to see what you do well (how well you make corner pins, what you average with a particular ball, what you average in the 2nd game, for example), this is an app you'll find very useful.
Great app but rarely updated
I’ve been using this app for many years to track my scores and it’s wonderful. However it’s so rarely updated that I get concerned about it going unmaintained. More updates would put me at ease, but I’ll keep using it until it doesn’t work anymore!
Great app for Data Geeks and bowlers
Used another app for scores, excel for averages and paper score sheets for reference. This bad boy does it all. The price is perfect if you care about yourself and believe in supporting programmers who put a lot of thought and care into their work.
Great job guys.
Only addition would be to show the three games scores in written form for leagues for a nice snap shot.
Great easy to use app
I have been using the app for about 6 years. Easy to use, tons of data. Only problem I have is some weird or mislabeled categories. Entering average shows as 198, average 210 for the night, NEW average shows as 197 on the end of night page. How can I bowl over average and average goes down. I think the labels are reversed
Solid 4.5
Great easy to use app that keeps track of everything that I would like. Only reason I can’t give it a full 5 stars is because it lacks more customizable settings. (Rearranging leagues, ball names, etc. Default order is based on time when relevance or a manual order option would be fantastic!!) Hope to see something like that in the next update.
Great app but need added features
Love the app. Performs as advertised. But it would be even better if you could share data between devices (e.g. Bowling data entered on an iphone transferred to the ipad i normally use so all of the score data is in the same place for stats). Also it would be great if bowling data for more than one person could be entered and saved.
new version wrong number of games
Is creating leagues where only one game is generated, Tried making 3 times. Have used for three years, and I really like it, but new bug needs to be corrected. On IOS14
Great app, until...
Have been bowling in leagues for a year now, and this app has been great. My whole history of inconsistency is there for me to see. Problem is, I now bowl in a league that bowls 4 games a night. There is no setting to change the league format in the app, so now I need to find a new app to let me keep track of scores regardless of the number of games per night.
Great bowling stat tracking app
This app has it all.. you’re able to track what ball you’re throwing, it separates leagues from tournaments, and gives stats for both individual nights and the entire season. Great tool for improvement!
Great App
I have had this app for years and still love it. It has helped me improve my games with the stats program. I have recommended this app to my friends and they have brought it and are loving it.
$$$PinPal$$$
It does everything you could ask for I'd say. I like to see it sync with my other devices complete with stats like Dropbox does. I have to take a photo of the final score, save as a jpeg and put in Dropbox that way. But no stats.
Great app. Worth the price
I've been using PinPal for 4 years and I love it. Even with its higher price tag, it's a good value. Developer has emailed back with responses within a day on both occasions.
Would be nice to see a tablet version with team stats capabilities.
$4.99 would give it 5 stars.
Spend money on this???
Down loaded this app only got part of it, only thing I could put in is the league name and lanes names and nothing else. Don’t show pins
Can load to computer
Love the app, but every time I get a new phone I lose all my saved games. The website address doesn’t work, the app support link doesn’t work.
It's the best hands down!
I've had PinPal for a long time now, and it's still the best. Easy to use and more features. Others are either lacking or too expensive. Best bowling app for stats!
The best bowling app
This has been such a successful tool for helping me improve my game. I recommend it to everyone. The four people I have recommended this app to, this year, are enjoying it also.
League setup not as expected
I have PinPal on iPhone SE gen 2 and the slider for games per week in the new league screen appears to default to 3 but it’s really set for 1 game. When I go to drag the slider the app behaves as if I am swiping left.
Great data tool
I enjoy the data this gives me. I can get single game stats, tournament stats, or even all year long stats. Plus individual ball stats
Good tracker!
Thanks for this app.... I use it in league and in practice. He only thing I’d like it to do that it does not is to also track where I start and what mark the ball rolls over. Otherwise I really like this app!
Best bowling scorer out!
This is the best scorer. It has the pins to see what you left, easy to understand statistics, and it adds your score and keeps a running average for leagues, tournaments and even practice.
Just was introduced to this app
I absolutely love it! Helps me keep track of my games and averages, well worth the one time payment’
Practically Perfect in Every Way
I love this app, I use it to track my practice as well as my games on my High School bowling team. I can find absolutely zero faults with it. Thanks for making it
Keeps the numbers I need
Inexpensive answer to my dilemma: how often do I miss the 10 pin! Other numbers too. Great tool for the league bowler looking to improve.