BoulOmetre

This is a well-crafted app that would work well, but for the fact that sunshine washes out the iPhone screen so badly as to render the app useless. Sigh... too bad, since it nicely solves a perennial problem facing boulistes as they pursue their passion.

The concept is elegant, but it’s almost impossible to use. In the sunlight, the iPhone display is almost impossible to read, and to actually use the app you have to get your phone absolutely level, which takes time and is really hard to do in real life. By this time, your teammates are urging you to get on with it and use a ruler.

This is a brilliant way to gauge distances while playing bocce, boule, or petanque! The only suggestion I would make is to utilize the level app as well because if the phone is tilted, it can affect measurement. But so great otherwise!