Frames for Android
Frames is a very easy to use scoring and statistics program that was designed for all levels of bowlers, from beginners who are looking for ways to improve, to scratch players who bowl in lots of tournaments.
With Frames, you can:
* List your strike, pocket, carry, spare and single pin spare percentages, plus lots of other stats.
* Display your league, tournament, or overall average.
* Generate statistics by alley, lane number, bowling ball, league, tournament, oil pattern, date range, or any combination of these.
* Track your foot position and target for each frame you bowl, so you can check what adjustments worked (or didn't work) the last time you bowled on a specific pair of lanes or oil pattern.
* Display a list of the spares you leave most, and your conversion percentage for each of them.
* Keep score for an entire team of bowlers at the same time.
While you're keeping score with Frames, you enter the results of each shot graphically, using your device's touch-screen to knock down the pins on the screen to match the real thing. It literally takes only a second or two to score each frame while you're bowling!
For each strike shot, you can also keep track of your position on the approach, your target on the lane, the ball you used, and whether your shot hit the pocket.
You can also visit our web site at www.warilysoftware.com for the following free extras:
* A free demo version of Frames is available. The demo version is the same exact program that is available for purchase here in the Android Market, but it limited to six games per bowler (up to 30 total games for five bowlers).
* The free Frames Exporter program runs on your Windows or Apple desktop computer to view and print your games or statistics, or export your game data to a spreadsheet to do your own custom analysis.
* The Frames Users Guide, available as a PDF on our web site, contains detailed information on running Frames and installing and running the Exporter program.
Frames is the original mobile score keeper for bowlers, originally released in 2003 for Palm OS and Windows Pocket PC handhelds.
Category : Sports
Reviews (25)
I like the interface. Once I learned how to record and review my bowling efforts, everything was good. I have one huge problem. It was not made obvious tome that this was a monthly fee to use the app. Nothing in the EULA mentioned a monthly fee. Nor did any of the screens that I saw say this either. I am not happy to learn that it will cost me almost $84 a year to use it..Not one bit!!!
After the update, it works perfectly! Able to input ball, lane conditions, mark on approach and alley, etc. Looks to be a great app. Cant wait to use it! Thank you for staying in touch and fixing the issue so quickly!
Been using for years. Best bowling tracker available. Would like to see a few stats added: strikes after an open, consecutive strikes, consecutive spares (and makeable spares).
Need to add on feature for expenses for the serious bowlers. Money spent on side pots, brackets, tournament cost, ball purchases, drilling maintenance, travel expenses. i used to have these features on an old desktop 10 yrs ago. Very helpful. Overall good app. Update: When deleting a ball you no longer own, it shouldn't delete the game information
Does a great job for the serious bowler. Biggest issue I personally have relates to Spare shooting: a menu setting locking (w/ adjusting it off for bucket leaves etc) in use of a spare ball for all spares would be GREAT. Also would be nice to start session quickly, filling in information later. 9 pin no tap ability would be nice too, but right now my issue is that I've had the app for about 10 years, so through the phone changes, some of my same balls have multiple names & I can't merge them.
It would be a much better program if the license was saved on the tablet or phone. Very annoying to have the app revert to demo version when you arrive at the alley without wifi. 7/17/17 could not connect with frames tonight. Please fix the license section of this app!!!
I have used this app prior on a Palm PDA and a Treo then on a Samsung s4. Upgraded to a S5 cant access options menu. Sent email to support waiting for help.
If you change cellular phones it is a big hassle to get the app to function again!
Keep adding more features
After doing the recent upgrade, I was able to use the app only in demo mode. I emailed support and quite quickly received a return email. Great help. Unfortunately, due to my own neglect, I did lose 3 years worth of my son's bowling matches. Thank you, again, for your assistance in getting this fixed for me!
I upgraded frames to 3.09b from 3.08, and it only runs in demo mode. Thanks for any help you can provide.
I downloaded an update today, and Frames has stopped working. I had to buy a different app as a result. I happily used Frames for several years on multiple devices, so this was very upsetting. Hopefully it can be fixed soon.
I do like the interface for starting position and target. One of the key things that you should be able to do is to view your scores and see the actual pin fall with out having to go through the game one frame at a time. (However, you can see your games with pin fall if you export the data and pull it in using the Frames Exporter. But this should be available directly from the app.)
I bowl in a PBA experience league so i can learn to bowl on the lanes líke the pros. Its alot of fun. Everyone should try it. Alot of times throughout bowling You at one point have to change Balls. This app doesnt allow you to do that during the game. It also would be great if we Were able to input notes about our game frame to frame. I also noticed that you cannot bring up previous notes or games bowled to view and go over at a later time. Otherwise I like this app. Hope this helps to improve this app.
App has improved, since my last review. Data would be lost, forced to enter the data again due to the app force closing, which occurred when I received an incoming call. Issue has been resolved. Only issue now is I have a Samsung Galaxy S5 & I also can't get to the option menu.
I am a serious Bowler and this give me all the information I need. If u need in depth stats this is the app for u.
When it works it's great but it tells me I've maxed out the demo when I've already paid for the full version.
Thank you for this game
I love it!
Now that its single biggest flaw has been fixed , Frames can be considered a very solid tool for bowlers of all levels. The only things missing from it that I'd like to see are: - a Default spare ball (ideally having exceptions like 2-8 sleepers or 1-2-4-10 washouts which you may need or prefer to throw your strike ball for could be selected and stored); and - a third target marker to mark your breakpoint. intended and actual marks for feet, arrow and breakpoint marks would be a good tool as well.
3.07b does not keep history. I have imported my data and after reboot, the data is gone.
Upgrading back to 4 stars, as the bug for the continuous unload is fixed - woohoo. Now you don't need to worry about having the phone lock while Frames is in the back ground and having to start over again. Now ... when game editing, and notes are back in the code, maybe I'll upgrade again!
If you delete a ball from your ball list or a pattern, then all games associated with that ball or pattern are deleted. Consider updating to eliminate these programming mistakes to get a better rating. Since there aren't too many good bowling stat apps out there to compete, this one is the best. It could definitely be improved.
I am happy overall. When you want to start a series , the ball that was entered does not show. I have to go back in and select it again under the "Change Ball" option.
As a long time satisfied user of Frames. I liked the App. Now however Samsung has upgraded my S9 to android version 9 the App is totally useless. The buttons are GONE! The app can't be used with the menu's because there is no menu item for Finish when you end a set of games. You can only go back or abort which deletes the scores just bowled. I sent support an email but have yet to hear from them or get an update to fix the problem. Hope they fix it soon. ***** Thanks, for the fix Warily. It's back high on my list again. *****