Learn how to use iBowlTournaments' built-in bowling score tracker to record your games, track your stats, and improve your game.
The Score Tracker lets you record bowling games frame by frame using an interactive pin deck, just like the pros. Here's the basic flow:
A session represents a single trip to the bowling center. It contains all the games you bowled that day on those lanes. Each session tracks:
Groups let you organize sessions into categories so you can filter and view stats for specific activities. For example:
When you assign a session to a League or Tournament group, the session type is set automatically — no need to pick it separately.
Click the pencil icon on any session card to edit its details, including changing the group, center, date, or notes.
Click the Groups button above your sessions to create, edit, or delete groups. Deleting a group does not delete its sessions — they become ungrouped.
The interactive pin deck shows 10 pins arranged in the standard triangle:
You can choose how you want to enter pins:
| Mode | How It Works |
|---|---|
| Tap Pins Knocked Down (default) | Tap each pin you knocked over. Pins you tap turn dark to show they're down. |
| Tap Pins Left Standing | Tap only the pins still standing. Everything else is counted as knocked down. Useful for spare shots when only a few pins remain. |
Toggle between modes using the mode button below the pin deck. Your preference is saved to your profile.
| Button | What It Does |
|---|---|
| X Strike | Records all 10 pins knocked down — marks the frame as a strike |
| / Spare | Knocks down all remaining pins on shot 2 — marks the frame as a spare |
| G Gutter | Records zero pins knocked down |
| Clear | Resets pin selections for the current shot (before submitting) |
| Submit | Submits the current shot and advances to the next frame or shot |
The system auto-detects splits based on the pin pattern left after your first shot (headpin down with a gap between remaining pins). You can also manually toggle the split checkbox below the score sheet if the auto-detection misses one. Split conversions are tracked separately in your stats.
If you've added balls to your My Equipment page, a ball selector appears below the pin deck. Select which ball you threw for each shot. This lets you track performance per ball over time.
Use the Prev and Next buttons at the top of the scoring page to move between games in the same session. You can go back and review or adjust a previous game at any time.
After all 10 frames are scored, a Save Game button appears. Click it to finalize the game. Your total score is saved and the game appears on your scores dashboard.
The traditional 10-frame score sheet displays:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| X | Strike — all 10 pins on the first shot |
| / | Spare — remaining pins cleared on second shot |
| - | Gutter or miss — zero pins knocked down |
| 1-9 | Number of pins knocked down on that shot |
The bottom row shows the running cumulative score through each frame. Bowling scoring uses look-ahead: a strike adds the next 2 shots as bonus, and a spare adds the next 1 shot as bonus.
The My Scores page is your main hub. At the top, quick stat cards show your overall:
Below the stats, your sessions are listed with:
| Icon | Action |
|---|---|
| Game | Add another game to the session |
| Edit session details (date, center, group, notes) | |
| Print a detailed session report with score sheets and pin diagrams | |
| Delete a session or individual game |
If you have groups, filter buttons appear above your sessions. Click a group name to see only sessions in that group, or click Ungrouped to see sessions not assigned to any group.
The My Stats page gives you a deep dive into your bowling performance:
Click the print icon on any session to generate a printable report that includes:
The report opens in a new window — click Print or save as PDF.
Track your bowling ball arsenal on the My Equipment page:
Once you add balls, they appear in the ball selector dropdown during scoring. This lets you log which ball you used for every shot.
The only exceptions:
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