Lanetalk Bowling 4+

Good but hope developments come in the near future

I love this app. It keeps track of my scores bowled from previous months or even years and it keeps track of my progress on current games. I would like to hopefully see a simulation strike ball shot. What I mean is you select the ball your throwing, select the oil pattern and run the simulation so it gets an idea of where you want to stand so you hit the pocket every time for a strike. I would also like them to add balls in so you can see your arsenal or other peoples arsenals. While this might take a while I believe that this is possible. I would also like a better free subscription. I like the premium but I wish they would offer more things to the free users. With that said I have not seen a better bowling app in my life than this one ever!

Developer Response ,

Hi, thank you for your great feedback! I don't know if you have seen it, but we released a new version of the app last week where you are able to add your bowling balls to your arsenal. We have added more than 2,000 balls already and will continue to add balls. In coming versions, you will be able to see others arsenals as well. Thank you for using the app!

Was Great…no longer so.

Used the app for about 9 months and was just starting to like it enough to consider subscribing, when something happened. Almost everything was moved into a pay tier. Now having worked with software vendors for decades I decided I am not playing that game this time. If a feature was free and they move it into a pay tier they will do it again. I do not feel like being on the hook for monthly subscriptions only to find out what I was using now costs more. I read some reviews and apparently this has been done by Lanetalk in the past, so it only confirms my suspicions. I was at league tonight and someone was using it and I told them I had deleted my app and I used to love it and he said they reversed the decision and opened it back up as it was before. Apparently this is not the case as I just reinstalled it and it is slightly better than when I removed it the first time but still most features are behind a paywall. I will not be sucked into using an app then my data held hostage for money down the road for a new tier to pop up. It was fun while it lasted. I will be deleting it again after this review is posted. Thanks.

Developer Response ,

Hello, we are glad to hear that you enjoyed using the app for 9 months and that you appreciated the free tools, stats, in-sights and live scoring.

We have offered a feature rich subscription for a year now and we decided to keep a limited free version and offer two subscriptions that can be purchased on a yearly basis; Basic $3/month or Pro $6/month. The Pro version is currently available as a free trial for 30 days where you can unlock ALL features and data to try if you like the additional features.

If you have ideas on how to improve the app, please let us know! support@lanetalk.com

Active developers but still minor issues.

Every once in a while there will be an adding error in the 8th, 9th or 10th frame where it will give you a wrong total score on manually added games. The only way to fix it is to edit a frame and make it look like you left more pins than you did. I have a screenshot of an example if the devs want me to email it. This has happened since the day I downloaded it all the way through current version. I know it will be fixed soon but it is frustrating for now. Still working on getting my house to set up LaneTalk with their system, which would eliminate this problem I’m experiencing, they just explain it’s a difficult process but something they would like to do. Overall, I love the app.

Feature request; a button or some place I could see max possible score on the app.