The lanes · Tournament engine
Brackets, standings, and house-floor sync — straight talk, fewer spreadsheets.
Straight talk from Rust: fewer spreadsheets, cleaner brackets, and directors who still smile on Sunday night.
From registration to final standings — Rusty's got you covered, at no charge.
Set up single or double elimination, round robin, or custom formats with ease.
Online registration with team and individual options. No paper forms needed.
Enter scores in real time and let the software update standings automatically.
Share a live results page with participants so everyone stays in the loop.
Supports handicap calculations, prize breakdowns, and award tracking.
Manage multiple tournaments and track cumulative league standings over a full season.
Optional events, brackets, scratch-style contests, doubles formats, and optional standings — configured beside your main event.
Record entry fees and bowler payments, tie them to registrations, and keep a clear tournament ledger through payout.
Configure lanes for your house, assign squads to lanes, and enter or review scores organized by shift.
Organize committees, shift assignments, and volunteer coverage so staff knows who is doing what and when.
Coordinate data across devices with sync status, conflict handling, and controlled tournament load — built for a busy house floor.
Bring registration data in from structured imports and move data out when you need to integrate with other tools.
Built-in reporting plus exports tailored for sanctioning and partner workflows.
Reach bowlers and teams from within the app when you need announcements, reminders, or last-minute updates.
Fees, divisions, bowling centers, host hotels, and event structure — lay out the tournament before the first ball is thrown.
Track prize funds and payout paths so winners, brackets, and optional pools reconcile cleanly after the event.
Feature scores are based on what each vendor advertises on its public site. Yes = clearly advertised; Partial = limited, split across products, or a different workflow; No = not evidenced in public positioning; Unclear = not enough public detail.
| Feature | 10PinShowdown | Tournament Doctor | BowlBoard | CDE (BTM / TBRAC) | Tournament Planet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament bracket management | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unclear |
| Player registration | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unclear |
| Live scoring & standings | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unclear |
| Results publishing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unclear |
| Awards & handicap tracking | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unclear |
| Season & league management | Yes | Yes | Partial | Partial | Partial |
| Sidepots & special events | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial |
| Payments & ledger | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unclear |
| Lanes & shifts | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unclear |
| Committees & volunteers | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Sync & multi-device | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Partial |
| Registration import / export | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unclear |
| Reports & sanctioning exports | Yes | Partial (iBowlTournaments, etc.) | Partial | Partial | Unclear |
| Email & outreach | Yes | Partial | Yes | Partial | Unclear |
| Tournament setup | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unclear |
| Prize funds & payouts | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unclear |
| Third-party listing & results hub (e.g. iBowlTournaments) | No | Yes | Partial | Partial | Unclear |
| QR code lane-side / phone hub for live standings | No | Yes | Partial | No | Unclear |
| Live USBC membership lookup at registration | No | Yes | Unclear | Partial | Unclear |
| Social, FTP & auto-publish to external sites | No | Yes | Partial | Partial | Unclear |
| Stepladder finals | No | Yes | Partial | Partial | Unclear |
| Big Dog, blind-draw doubles & similar named formats | Partial | Yes | Partial | Partial | Unclear |
| Bracket fairness / rollover tooling | No | Yes | Unclear | Partial | Unclear |
| Integrated card pay at registration (e.g. Stripe) | No | Yes | Yes | No | Unclear |
| House AutoScoring / lane system integration | No | No | No | Yes | Unclear |
| Pricing (public listings) | Free* | $99/yr Premium on vendor site · 14-day trial · other tiers may apply | Credits: $10/credit · 5 for $45 · 3 starter credits after org approval | BTM-2026: $235 Std · $335 Pro (download); AutoScoring by quote | Subscription for business features (see app store) |
* Free Usage for 6 months at a time; $0.01 for data updates to server.
Feature sources: vendor homepages and feature pages. Rows from “Third-party listing…” through “House AutoScoring…” highlight capabilities competitors often advertise that are not claimed for 10PinShowdown on this page (scores are conservative where public detail is thin). Pricing snapshot: tournamentdoctor.com, bowlboard.com/credits, shop.cdesoftware.com (BTM-2026 Standard & Professional), tournamentplanet.io / app listings. CDE league workflows often use separate BLS vs tournament BTM products. Competitor prices change—confirm before you buy.
The full 10PinShowdown app is live and ready to explore — no sign-up, no appointment, no sales call.
Click the DEMO button below to open the live 10PinShowdown app in a new tab.
Once inside the app, click the Load Demo Data button to populate it with sample tournaments, lanes, bowlers, and scores. You only need to do this once — the data persists for your session so you can explore every feature with realistic event content.
10PinShowdown is free to use — no credit card, no surprise tiers. Grab it when you are ready and run your next event with confidence.
Live demo environment available at demo.10pinshowdown.sawbuck-software.com. Load demo data from within the app to explore all features with sample tournaments, lanes, bowlers, and scores.